Who is running for State House District 55A in Minnesota in 2026?

Pam Myhra (R), Jessica Hanson (D)

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 55A — 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

APam MyhraRepublican

Candidate for State Representative, District 55A (Republican).

LifeAFamilyBReligious libertyB2nd AmendmentALimited gov’tAFiscalA

Non-incumbent Republican; no legislative voting record in the scored roll calls. MCCL questionnaire: 11 pro-life of 11 answered; NRA-PVF grade A. Party default applied for marriage/gender, religious liberty, limited government, and fiscal. iVoterGuide rates Conservative. Evidence pass 2026-10-29: limited government A (campaign site); fiscal A (campaign site). Still party default: marriage, religious liberty.

Life: MCCL 2026 questionnaire: 11 of 11 answered questions given the pro-life answer (all pro-life answers).
Family: No specific position found; Republican; iVoterGuide rates Conservative.
Religious liberty: No specific position found; Republican; iVoterGuide rates Conservative.
2nd Amendment: NRA-PVF 2026 grade: A.
Limited gov’t: Campaign site: second priority is 'to improve affordability for Minnesotans by reducing unfunded mandates.'
Fiscal: Campaign site: 'I will be your advocate for reducing our tax burden... while identifying and reducing waste and pervasive fraud.'

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

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FJessica HansonDemocratic

Incumbent state representative, House District 55A; DFL.

LifeFFamilyFReligious libertyC2nd AmendmentFLimited gov’tFFiscalF

Incumbent DFL; voted the conservative way on scored roll calls: pro-life 0/4, marriage/gender 0/7, Second Amendment 0/6, limited government 0/2, fiscal 0/2. Did not respond to MCCL's questionnaire; NRA-PVF grade F; Women Winning endorsed; EMILY's List endorsed. Party default applied for religious liberty. iVoterGuide rates Verified Liberal.

Life: Voted the conservative way on 0 of 4 recorded votes (0%). Liberal: voted for the 2023 PRO Act (HF 1) and the 2023 health bill repealing abortion restrictions (SF 2995); against pregnancy-center grants (HF 25, 2025) and the 2026 motion to take up the preborn right-to-life amendment (HF 5084).
Family: Voted the conservative way on 0 of 7 recorded votes (0%). Liberal: voted for the 2023 trans refuge law (HF 146), the 2023 conversion-therapy ban (HF 16), and the 2024 ERA constitutional amendment (SF 37); against the 2025 girls' sports bill (HF 12), the 2026 motion to take up the girls' sports bill (HF 12), the 2026 motion to take up the women's athletics exemption (HF 1233), and the 2026 motion to take up the biological-sex athletics bill (HF 2685).
Religious liberty: No specific position found; DFL; iVoterGuide rates Verified Liberal.
2nd Amendment: Voted the conservative way on 0 of 6 recorded votes (0%). Liberal: voted for the 2023 public safety bill with red-flag/background-check provisions (SF 2909), the 2024 binary-trigger/straw-purchase bill (HF 2609), the 2024 safe-storage mandate (HF 4300), the 2024 lost/stolen firearm reporting mandate (HF 601), the 2026 motion to advance the assault-weapons ban (HF 3433), and the 2026 motion to take up the assault-weapons/magazine bill (HF 5140).
Limited gov’t: Voted the conservative way on 0 of 2 recorded votes (0%). Liberal: voted for the 2024 ERA constitutional amendment (SF 37) and the 2023 paid-leave mandate (HF 2).
Fiscal: Voted the conservative way on 0 of 2 recorded votes (0%). Liberal: voted for the 2023 omnibus tax bill (HF 1938) and the 2024 tax omnibus (HF 5247).

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

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