Thomas Evenstad

Democratic-Farmer-Labor · MN

Thomas Evenstad is a St. Paul criminal-justice advocate whose public activity focuses on wrongful-conviction claims and government accountability.

Environment and Public Health (1 record), Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (1 record)

Gun Control (1 record)

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Environment and Public Health · 1 support

Submitted Minnesota House testimony supporting adult-use cannabis legalization and opposing cannabis packaging designed to appeal to children.
February 16, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: house.mn.gov

Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 1 support

Submitted Minnesota House testimony supporting adult-use cannabis legalization and opposing cannabis packaging designed to appeal to children.
February 16, 2022Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: house.mn.gov

Gun Control · 1 oppose

Submitted Minnesota House testimony opposing HF 15, a proposed red-flag gun law.
February 3, 2023Opposes Gun Control
Source: house.mn.gov

Candidate Ethics · 2 records

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed denial of his federal habeas-corpus petition challenging his Minnesota criminal conviction.
November 30, 2006
Source: cases.justia.com
The Minnesota Court of Appeals affirmed denial of his second postconviction petition challenging the sentence for his 1999 first-degree criminal-sexual-conduct conviction; the opinion also noted that an earlier appeal vacated a third-degree conviction.
February 7, 2006
Source: law.justia.com

General · 1 record

Filed a federal civil-rights complaint against state officials, political figures, courts, law-enforcement personnel, and media organizations; the court dismissed the case fourteen days later.
October 15, 2025
Source: dockets.justia.com