Scott Jensen
Republican · MN · Family physician
Scott Jensen served as Audit Chair for a $1B financial institution for over a decade, responsible for fiscal integrity, regulatory compliance and risk management. He has served on boards for an accounting firm, several banks and Chambers of Commerce.
Where Scott Jensen stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Efficiency (1 record), Government Spending Reduction (1 record), Corporate Accountability (2 records)
Track record
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Chief-authored Senate File 2675, which became 2018 Minnesota Laws Chapter 180 and expanded permitted uses of the state's all-payer health-care claims data.
May 16, 2018Supports Government Efficiency
Source: revisor.mn.gov · researched July 12, 2026
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support
Released an education plan supporting public scholarships for private-school tuition, greater parental access to curriculum, truancy enforcement, and possible conversion of low-performing schools.
September 2, 2022Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: axios.com · researched July 12, 2026
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 2 support
Co-chaired the Minnesota attorney general's Advisory Task Force on Lowering Pharmaceutical Drug Prices, which issued a final report with 14 recommendations and 57 action steps.
February 19, 2020Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: ag.state.mn.us · researched July 12, 2026
Chief-authored Senate File 278, the Minnesota Pharmacy Benefit Manager Licensure and Regulation Act, which passed the Senate 67-0 and became 2019 Minnesota Laws Chapter 39.
May 20, 2019Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: revisor.mn.gov · researched July 12, 2026
Track record — General
General · 13 records
Appealed to the Eighth Circuit after a federal district court dismissed his amended lawsuit against the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice for lack of standing.
April 21, 2025
Source: cbsnews.com · researched July 12, 2026
A federal court reported that all medical-board complaints concerning his 2020-2022 public statements were dismissed without a contested hearing or corrective action and did not advance beyond information collection.
March 29, 2024
Source: govinfo.gov · researched July 12, 2026
Publicly urged Minnesota Republicans to rethink the party's endorsement process and abortion strategy after the party's 2022 losses.
July 24, 2023
Source: axios.com · researched July 12, 2026
Served as the sole Senate author and a conference-committee member for House File 3100, the Alec Smith Insulin Affordability Act, which became 2020 Minnesota Laws Chapter 73.
April 16, 2020
Source: revisor.mn.gov · researched July 12, 2026
Chief-authored Senate File 1618, which became 2019 Minnesota Laws Chapter 37 and designated the Captain Jeffrey Vollmer Memorial Highway.
May 20, 2019
Source: revisor.mn.gov · researched July 12, 2026
Chief-authored Senate File 2089, which became 2019 Minnesota Laws Chapter 57 and modified membership of the nonemergency medical transportation advisory committee.
May 20, 2019
Source: revisor.mn.gov · researched July 12, 2026
Chief-authored Senate File 2081, which became 2019 Minnesota Laws Chapter 46 and modified requirements for Minnesota's volunteer health-care provider program.
May 18, 2019
Source: revisor.mn.gov · researched July 12, 2026
Was the lead author of a 2019 law changing an exception to Minnesota's ban on building new hospitals, written for Carver County (Senate File 328, Chapter 41). The Senate passed it 66-0 and the House 126-0.
May 17, 2019
Source: revisor.mn.gov · researched July 12, 2026
Chief-authored Senate File 1732, which became 2019 Minnesota Laws Chapter 22 and authorized qualifying outpatient surgical centers to share facilities.
May 13, 2019
Source: revisor.mn.gov · researched July 12, 2026
Voted against an amendment barring conversion therapy for minors after saying he supported restrictions but would not risk defeat of the full health and human services budget bill.
May 3, 2019
Source: fox9.com · researched July 12, 2026
Signed on as an author of a bill requiring criminal background checks for firearm transfers, then had his name taken off the bill on May 1, 2018. It never left committee (Senate File 3279).
May 1, 2018
Source: revisor.mn.gov · researched July 12, 2026
Chaired the Senate Select Committee on Health Care Consumer Access and Affordability, which held nine meetings to develop affordability ideas for the health and human services budget committee.
July 12, 2017
Source: lrl.mn.gov · researched July 12, 2026
Chief-authored a law broadening what Minnesota can recover from the estates of people who died after receiving medical assistance (Chapter 46, Laws of 2017). It passed 64-0 in the Senate and 129-0 in the House.
May 15, 2017
Source: revisor.mn.gov · researched July 12, 2026
Track record — Candidate Ethics
Candidate Ethics · 1 record
Signed a conciliation agreement for his gubernatorial campaign committee acknowledging an inaccurate disclaimer on five Facebook advertisements and accepting a $250 civil penalty.
May 27, 2022
Source: cfb.mn.gov · researched July 12, 2026
Past race Scott Jensen ran in:
- State Auditor · August 11, 2026 · Minnesota
Profile last researched August 7, 2026.