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Andrew Lang
Republican Party
Candidate, Minnesota State Senate District 16
Minnesota State Senate District 16
Tenure
2023 - Present
Term ends
2027
Years in position
3
Predecessor: Gary Dahms (R)
Prior offices:
Minnesota State Senate District 17
Years in office: 2017 - 2023
Successor: Glenn Gruenhagen (R)
Compensation
Base salary
$51,750/year
Per diem
$86/day
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 8, 2022
Next election
August 11, 2026
Education
Associates
Ridgewater College
Bachelor's
St. Cloud State University
Military
Service / branch
U.S. Army National Guard
Contact
Official website
Official Facebook
Personal Facebook
Personal LinkedIn

Andrew Lang (Republican Party) is a member of the Minnesota State Senate, representing District 16. He assumed office on January 3, 2023. His current term ends on January 5, 2027.

Lang (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the Minnesota State Senate to represent District 16. He declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled on August 11, 2026.[source]

Biography

Andrew Lang graduated from Crookston High School in 2001. He began serving in the U.S. Army National Guard in 2005 and had reached the rank of Battalion Senior Human Resources Sergeant as of 2023. Lang earned an associate degree from Ridgewater College and a B.S. from St. Cloud State University. His career experience includes working as an emergency air transport pilot with the U.S. Army.[1][2] [3]

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Lang was assigned to the following committees:

2023-2024

Lang was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Lang was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Lang was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Minnesota committee assignments, 2017
• Agriculture, Rural Development, and Housing Finance
• Agriculture, Rural Development, and Housing Policy
• Environment and Natural Resources Finance
• Environment and Natural Resources Policy
• Veterans and Military Affairs, Vice chair

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2026

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on August 11, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Republican primary

Republican primary for Minnesota State Senate District 16

Incumbent Andrew Lang (R) is running in the Republican primary for Minnesota State Senate District 16 on August 11, 2026.

Candidate
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Andrew Lang

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2022

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Minnesota State Senate District 16

Incumbent Andrew Lang defeated Fernando Alvarado in the general election for Minnesota State Senate District 16 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Andrew Lang
Andrew Lang (R)
 
69.7
 
24,596
Image of Fernando Alvarado
Fernando Alvarado (D)
 
30.3
 
10,690
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
22

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 35,308
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Fernando Alvarado advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota State Senate District 16.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Andrew Lang advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota State Senate District 16.

Campaign finance

2020

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Minnesota State Senate District 17

Incumbent Andrew Lang defeated Fernando Alvarado in the general election for Minnesota State Senate District 17 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Andrew Lang
Andrew Lang (R)
 
67.9
 
28,337
Image of Fernando Alvarado
Fernando Alvarado (D) Candidate Connection
 
32.0
 
13,383
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
40

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 41,760
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Fernando Alvarado advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota State Senate District 17.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Andrew Lang advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota State Senate District 17.

Campaign finance

2016

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Minnesota State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 31, 2016.

Andrew Lang defeated incumbent Lyle Koenen in the Minnesota State Senate District 17 general election.[4][5]

Minnesota State Senate, District 17 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Andrew Lang 57.29% 22,421
     Democratic Lyle Koenen Incumbent 42.71% 16,713
Total Votes 39,134
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State


Incumbent Lyle Koenen ran unopposed in the Minnesota State Senate District 17 Democratic primary.[6][7]

Minnesota State Senate, District 17 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Lyle Koenen Incumbent (unopposed)


Andrew Lang ran unopposed in the Minnesota State Senate District 17 Republican primary.[6][7]

Minnesota State Senate, District 17 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Andrew Lang  (unopposed)

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Campaign themes

2026

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2022

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2020

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Campaign finance summary

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Andrew Lang campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022Minnesota State Senate District 16Won general$39,663 $44,959
2020Minnesota State Senate District 17Won general$64,567 N/A**
2016Minnesota State Senate, District 17Won $45,164 N/A**
Grand total$149,394 $44,959
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

See also: State legislative scorecards, State legislative scorecards in Minnesota

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External links

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Minnesota State Senate, "Senator Andrew R. Lang," accessed March 30, 2023
    2. ↑ Facebook, "Andrew Lang," accessed March 30, 2023
    3. ↑ LinkedIn, "Andrew Lang," accessed March 30, 2023
    4. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed August 25, 2016
    5. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "General election results, 2016," accessed December 19, 2016
    6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings," accessed June 3, 2016
    7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Minnesota State Primary: Tuesday, August 9, 2016," accessed August 9, 2016

    Political offices
    Preceded by
    Gary Dahms (R)     		Minnesota State Senate District 16
    2023-Present    		 Succeeded by
    -
    Preceded by
    -     		Minnesota State Senate District 17
    2017-2023    		 Succeeded by
    Glenn Gruenhagen (R)


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