Matthew Hanson (Minnesota)
Matthew Hanson ran for election for the Seat 6 judge of the Minnesota Supreme Court. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Hanson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Matthew Hanson was born in Shakopee, Minnesota. He graduated from Prior Lake High School. He attended Concordia University and the University of Minnesota and earned a law degree from William Mitchell College of Law. His career experience includes working as an attorney, businessman, carpenter, over-night factory worker, and fast food worker.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Minnesota Supreme Court elections, 2024
General election
General election for Minnesota Supreme Court Seat 6
Incumbent Karl Procaccini defeated Matthew Hanson in the general election for Minnesota Supreme Court Seat 6 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Karl Procaccini (Nonpartisan)  | 56.6 | 1,322,180 |
 | Matthew Hanson (Nonpartisan) | 43.0 | 1,003,978 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 8,908 | ||
| Total votes: 2,335,066 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Karl Procaccini and Matthew Hanson advanced from the primary for Minnesota Supreme Court Seat 6.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Hanson in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Matthew Hanson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Hanson's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- I offer Minnesotans a choice this November. Our Constitution specifically provides for judicial elections as an important check on the judiciary to ensure it remains independent and non-partisan.
- I filed to run against Karl Procaccini, Gov. Walz
recent appointee. Procaccini, former General counsel and Deputy Chief of Staff for Walz (2019-2023), was a key advisor to Walz during his COVID emergency power declarations which lasted well over a year.
Gov. Walz appointing his former lawyer and deputy chief of staff to the Supreme Court raises questions about the independence and impartiality of the appointee in cases involving the governor and the executive branch. - It would be my great honor to be Minnesota's next elected Supreme Court justice.
Each justice serves as the court's representative to one or more of the state's judicial districts, has a role on one or more Supreme Court boards, and has responsibilities in the Judicial Branch ranging from day-to-day administration to strategic planning for the state's courts.
Because they are VERY good at it.
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Candidate statement
Hanson published the following statement on Twitter:
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This week I filed to run for Minnesota Supreme Court Justice. I did so in part because the courts across the country have become politicized and partisan. I intend to bring an even handed, non-partisan jurisprudence to Minnesota's highest court. I filed to run against Karl Procaccini, @GovTimWalz recent appointee. Procaccini, former General counsel and Deputy Chief of Staff for Walz (2019-2023), was a key advisor to Walz during his COVID emergency power declarations which lasted well over a year. Gov. Walz appointing his former lawyer and deputy chief of staff to the Supreme Court raises questions about the independence and impartiality of the appointee in cases involving the governor and the executive branch. I find it incumbent on me to offer Minnesotans a choice this November. Our Constitution specifically provides for judicial elections as an important check on the judiciary to ensure it remains independent and non-partisan. In Minnesota and across this country we need judges that will follow the rule of law and apply it equally without bias. I will pre-judge no case that may come before me; I am committed to ensuring the scales of justice weigh equally and accurately for all. It would be my great honor to be Minnesota's next elected Supreme Court justice. Thank you.[2] |
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| —Matthew Hanson’s campaign website (2024)[3] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 24, 2024
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Twitter, “Matt Hanson post on May 31, 2024,” accessed July 31, 2024
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