Who is running for State House District 45A in Minnesota in 2026?

Tracey Breazeale (D), Andrew Myers (R)

When is the Minnesota 2026 general election?

Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Polls are open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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State House District 45A — Minnesota 2026

2 candidates on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot (official Minnesota Secretary of State files, as of October 29, 2026). Grades reflect each candidate's public record on life, family, religious liberty, the Second Amendment, limited government and fiscal responsibility.

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Candidates

DTracey BreazealeDemocratic

Candidate for State Representative, District 45A (DFL).

LifeFFamilyDReligious libertyC2nd AmendmentFLimited gov’tCFiscalC

Non-incumbent DFL; no legislative voting record. Endorsed by Women Winning and EMILY's List (2026). NRA-PVF 2026 grade F. iVoterGuide rates Liberal. Evidence pass 2026-10-29: limited government C (campaign site); fiscal C (campaign site). Still party default: marriage, religious liberty.

Life: Endorsed by Women Winning and EMILY's List (PACs backing pro-choice candidates), 2026.
Family: No specific position found; DFL; iVoterGuide rates Liberal.
Religious liberty: No specific position found; DFL; iVoterGuide rates Liberal.
2nd Amendment: NRA-PVF 2026 grade F.
Limited gov’t: Campaign site: would 'streamline business regulations' and evaluate programs to eliminate redundancy, while supporting expanded state health and child-care efforts (mixed).
Fiscal: Campaign site: describes herself as 'Fiscally Responsible. Pragmatic. Moderate.'; supports reforming the tax structure 'to improve economic competitiveness' while lowering health-care and child-care costs (mixed).

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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BAndrew MyersRepublican

Incumbent state representative, House District 45A; Republican.

LifeBFamilyBReligious libertyB2nd AmendmentALimited gov’tAFiscalA

On 20 graded roll calls (2023-2026), voted the conservative way 18 times (90%). iVoterGuide rates Leans Conservative.

Life: Voted for pregnancy resource center grants (HF 25, 2025); voted against the PRO Act (HF 1, 2023), the 2023 health omnibus repealing statutory abortion restrictions (SF 2995) and the motion to take up the preborn right-to-life amendment (HF 5084, 2026). 3 of 4 recorded votes went the conservative way (75%).
Family: Voted for the girls' sports bill (HF 12, 2025), the motion to take up the girls' sports bill (HF 12, 2026), the motion to take up the women's athletics exemption (HF 1233, 2026), the motion to take up the sex-based athletic team bill (HF 2685, 2026) and the conversion-therapy ban (HF 16, 2023); voted against the 'trans refuge' law (HF 146, 2023) and the Equal Rights Amendment (SF 37, 2024 House version). 6 of 7 recorded votes went the conservative way (86%).
Religious liberty: No specific position found; Republican; iVoterGuide rates Leans Conservative.
2nd Amendment: Voted against the 2023 public safety omnibus with red-flag and expanded background-check provisions (SF 2909), the 2024 binary-trigger/straw-purchase bill (HF 2609), the firearm safe-storage mandate (HF 4300, 2024), the lost/stolen firearm reporting mandate (HF 601, 2024), the motion to advance the assault-weapons possession ban (HF 3433, 2026) and the motion to take up the assault-weapons/large-capacity-magazine bill (HF 5140, 2026). 6 of 6 recorded votes went the conservative way (100%).
Limited gov’t: Voted against the paid leave mandate (HF 2, 2023) and the Equal Rights Amendment (SF 37, 2024 House version). 2 of 2 recorded votes went the conservative way (100%).
Fiscal: Voted against the 2023 omnibus tax bill (HF 1938) and the 2024 tax/state government omnibus (HF 5247). 2 of 2 recorded votes went the conservative way (100%).

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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