
Meet The Candidates
Learn about candidates running for the Minnesota Legislature
Pioneer PBS will be airing 5 back-to-back candidate forums on Thursday, October 13 from 7 p.m to 9:30 p.m. Then, 6 back-to-back candidate forums on Thursday, October 20 from 7 p.m to 10 p.m. And 3 back-to-back candidate forums on Thursday, October 27 from 7 p.m to 8:30 p.m.
The programs will be available for online viewing soon right here, on video.pioneer.org and YouTube.
Pioneer PBS is taking a different approach to the usual live debates with the goal of having a more informative, less divisive atmosphere around the election process this year, for 2022. Instead we are individually interviewing each candidate and asking everyone the same questions. This way our viewers get succinct, uninterrupted overviews of the candidate’s positions in their own words.
Featuring candidates running for MN House 12A
Featuring candidates running for MN House 12B
Featuring candidates running for MN Senate 12
Featuring candidates running for MN House 9A
Featuring candidates running for MN House 9B
Featuring candidates running for MN Senate 9
Featuring candidates running for MN House 15A
Featuring candidates running for MN House 15B
Featuring candidates running for MN Senate 15
Featuring candidates running for MN House 16A
Featuring candidates running for MN House 16B
Featuring candidates running for MN Senate 16
Featuring candidates running for MN House 21A
Featuring candidates running for MN House 21B
Rep. Chris Swedzinski (R-Ghent) and challenger Doria Drost (DFL-Lynd).
Rep. Paul Torkelson (R-Hanska) and challenger Miranda "Mindy" Kimmel (DFL-New Ulm).
Senator Bill Weber (R-Luverne) and challenger Shawna Marshall (DFL-Luverne).
Candidates Jordan Rasmusson (R-Fergus Falls) and Brittney Johnson (DFL-Underwood).
Rep. Mary Franson (R-Alexandria) and Carol Wenner (DFL-Alexandria).
Bill Ingebrigtsen (R-Alexandria) and Michele Anderson (DFL-Fergus Falls).
House District 17A Rep. Tim Miller (R-Prinsburg) and Ben Dolan (DFL-Appleton).
House District 17B Rep. Dave Baker (R-Willmar) and challenger Logan Kortgard (DFL-Willmar)
Sen. Andrew Lang (R-Olivia) and challenger Fernando Alvarado (DFL-Willmar).
Representative Joe Schomacker (R) of Luverne and Chris Baumberger (DFL) of Slayton.
Senator Bill Weber (R-Luverne) and challenger Shawna Marshall (DFL-Luverne).
Paul Anderson (R-Starbuck) and challenger Ben Schirmers (DFL-Sauk Centre).
Jeff Backer (R-Browns Valley) and Murray Smart (DFL-Ortonville).