Lisa Demuth — Governor and Lieutenant Governor

BLisa DemuthRepublican

Running mate: Ryan Wilson

Speaker of the Minnesota House and former ROCORI school board member; Republican candidate for governor.

Endorsed by MCCL, National Right to Life and NRA-PVF (A), with 100% scores from MCCL and the Minnesota Family Council; proposes income-tax cuts and returning surpluses, though her 2025 ACU score was 41%.

• Life: Endorsed by MCCL PAC and National Right to Life; answered yes to all 11 MCCL gubernatorial survey questions; MCCL 100% (2021); Pro-Choice Minnesota C- (2021-22).
• Family: Minnesota Family Council 100% (2025); pledges to keep 'woke gender and racial ideology' out of classrooms and preserve girls' sports.
• Religious liberty: No specific religious-liberty record found.
• 2nd Amendment: Rated A and endorsed by NRA-PVF for 2026; endorsed by Minnesota Gun Owners PAC; Gun Owners Caucus 100% (2019-20).
• Limited gov’t: NFIB Minnesota 100% (2023-24) and ABC Minnesota 100%, but American Conservative Union Minnesota 41% (2025), 77% lifetime.
• Fiscal: Proposes cutting the two lowest income-tax brackets, ending the tax on Social Security benefits and returning surpluses to taxpayers; cites a $5 billion budget cut as Speaker. ACU's 41% 2025 score keeps this at B.

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