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Ron Schutz
Ron Schutz (Republican Party) is running for election for Attorney General of Minnesota. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]
Schutz completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Ron Schutz was born in Adrian, Minnesota. He served in the U.S. Army. He graduated from Adrian Public High School. He earned a bachelor's degree from Marquette University and a law degree from the University of Minnesota. His career experience includes working as an attorney at law.[1]
Schutz has been affiliated with the following organizations:[1]
- Center of the American Experiment
- Tee It Up for The Troops
- St. Thomas Law School
- Minnesota State Judicial Selection Commission
- YMCA of the North
- Guthrie Theater
- Minnesota Law Review
- University of Minnesota Law Alumni Association
- Northwest Suburbs Cable Communication Commission
Elections
2026
See also: Minnesota Attorney General election, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for Attorney General of Minnesota
Incumbent Keith Ellison and Ron Schutz are running in the general election for Attorney General of Minnesota on November 3, 2026.
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Ron Schutz completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Schutz's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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After leaving the military I entered private practice with most of my career at a 200 lawyer litigation firm where from 2019-2024 I was the Chairman of the firm.
I have frequently been recognized as one the top lawyers in the country. In 2024 and 2025 I was named to Forbes’ list of America’s Top 200 Lawyers. For over two decades I have been included on the list of Minnesota Super Lawyers and many years have been listed among the top ten Super Lawyers in the state.
I have been extensively involved in community and public affairs. I am the former chair and a current board member of the Center of the American Experiment and a member of the Board of Directors of Tee It Up for The Troops.
I am married to my high school sweetheart, and we have three adult children. I have run several marathons and triathlons and enjoy hunting and other outdoor adventure activities. I have trekked to Mount Everest Base Camp, Machu Picchu, and the Refugio on Mt. Cotopaxi. I have also climbed Mount Kilimanjaro and the Gran Paradiso (Italian Alps).- Tackling Crime.
Minnesota families deserve safe communities. Unfortunately, violent crime and property crime remain unacceptably high.
Homicides are rising in Minneapolis. In 2023, there were 72 murders, and in 2024 the number climbed to 76. While many major U.S. cities have seen double-digit decreases in homicide rates, Minneapolis has not.
Carjackings are a growing threat. From August 1, 2023 through July 31, 2024, there were 429 carjacking incidents in Minnesota. In 265 of these crimes, assailants used a firearm, and many incidents occurred in suburban communities.
Property crimes are out of control. Often hundreds of vehicles have been vandalized in a single night in Minneapolis. - Fighting Fraud A massive culture of fraud has taken hold and infested our one-party controlled state government that has cost Minnesota taxpayers Billions of dollars. Instead of addressing this crisis, the current Attorney General has been willfully blind to it. In fact, in December of 2021 Keith Ellison met with several of the to be indicted and convicted defendants in the infamous and sprawling Feeding Our Future fraud scandal. Astoundingly, he said he would help them. You can learn more details about that meeting here: https://www.americanexperiment.org/feeding-our-future-keith-ellison-caught-on-tape/ The Feeding Our Future fraud scandal is just the one of many under Keith Ellison's watch.
- Protecting Girls' and Women's Sports The current Attorney General has pushed policies that allow biological males to compete in girls’ and women's sports. This is unfair and unsafe. It takes away opportunities that women and girls have fought hard to achieve. As Attorney General, I will defend fairness and protect the integrity of girls’ and women’s sports.
Law enforcement officers feel under attack, making it harder for our cities and suburbs to recruit and retain the officers we need. Anti-police rhetoric and “defund the police” movements have made Minnesota less safe.
Chief legal officer for the state. Sets statewide legal positions, represents the state, its agencies, and officials in court, and defends state laws—often shaping how statutes are interpreted statewide.
Independent constitutional mandate. Elected separately the Minnesota AG has an independent democratic mandate and professional ethics duties—giving the office credibility beyond day-to-day politics.
Civil enforcement across government. Brings actions involving Medicaid fraud, wage theft, public corruption, environmental violations, and nonprofits/charities oversight—areas where state capacity and remedies are strongest.
Consumer-protection powerhouse. Investigates and prosecutes fraud, deceptive practices, data/privacy abuses, robocalls, charities misconduct, and healthcare scams; recovers restitution and civil penalties; runs complaint mediation for residents.
Advisor and watchdog to government. Issues legal opinions, reviews contracts/settlements, ensures agencies comply with open-government, procurement, and ethics laws—preventing problems before they become scandals.
More specifically, a massive culture of fraud has taken hold and infested our one-party controlled state government that has cost Minnesota taxpayers Billions of dollars. Instead of addressing this crisis, the current Attorney General has been willfully blind to it. In fact, in December of 2021 Keith Ellison met with several of the to be indicted and convicted defendants in the infamous and sprawling Feeding Our Future fraud scandal. Astoundingly, he said he would help them. You can learn more details about that meeting here: https://www.americanexperiment.org/feeding-our-future-keith-ellison-caught-on-tape/
The Feeding Our Future fraud scandal is just the one of many under Keith Ellison's watch. We also have the Autism Services Fraud scandal, the Housing Stabilization Fraud scandal, the Evergreen Recovery Medicaid Fraud scandal, and, unfortunately, certainly more to come.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
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