Royce White
Republican · MN · Political activist and former professional basketball player
Royce White is a Minnesota Republican U.S. Senate candidate, political activist, and former professional basketball player. He led Minneapolis protest marches after George Floyd's death and was Minnesota's Republican U.S. Senate nominee in 2024.
Campaign Finance Information — U.S. Senator
Campaign Finance Information · U.S. Senator · August 11, 2026
Data last updated July 24, 2026
- Raised
- $649,510
- Spent
- $740,387
- Cash on hand
- $48,231
- Debts
- $75
Spent can be higher than Raised because campaigns can also use money not counted in Raised, like funds from earlier years or loans.
Top disclosed occupations of direct donors
- RETIRED$483,561
- NULL$33,031
- CONSULTING FORENSIC ENGINEER$13,300
- PHYSICIAN$10,440
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- OWNER$9,366
Source: FEC · 2026 cycle · fec.gov
Track record
Civil Rights
· 2 records
Said at a rally outside the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis that many 'Jewish elites' run the Federal Reserve, prompting public accusations of antisemitism.
July 4, 2024Against
Source: kstp.com · researched July 13, 2026
Led a peaceful Minneapolis protest that grew to thousands of participants after George Floyd's death and advocated economic investment in Black communities.
September 2, 2020For
Source: time.com · researched July 13, 2026
General
· 2 records
Received the Republican Party of Minnesota's endorsement for the 2024 U.S. Senate election.
May 18, 2024
Source: foxnews.com · researched July 13, 2026
Made his professional mixed-martial-arts debut at LFA 120 and lost by unanimous decision.
December 10, 2021
Source: mmafighting.com · researched July 13, 2026
Integrity and Ethics
· 5 records
Was placed under a court protective order barring contact with his ex-wife for 50 years and his teenage son for two years after a judge found that he abused them.
April 24, 2026
Source: patch.com · researched July 13, 2026
Did not vote in the 2022 primary in which he was a candidate; Minnesota voting records reviewed by Axios showed only one state election vote, in the 2020 general election.
June 27, 2024
Source: axios.com · researched July 13, 2026
Was named in a Federal Election Commission complaint alleging that his 2022 campaign misappropriated $157,000 in contributions and that his 2024 campaign failed to report its spending.
June 16, 2024
Source: cbsnews.com · researched July 13, 2026
His 2022 congressional campaign committee had a $7,948 Federal Election Commission administrative penalty upheld for its 2022 pre-primary report; the penalty was later paid in full.
May 24, 2023
Source: fec.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Pleaded guilty to theft and a reduced disorderly-conduct charge arising from a shoplifting incident and scuffle with a security guard; the judge imposed a $300 fine on the theft charge.
December 2, 2009
Source: foxsports.com · researched July 13, 2026
Elections
- U.S. Senator · August 11, 2026 · Minnesota
Profile last researched July 13, 2026.