RCV Democracy Champions
Candidates that Support Ranked Choice Voting Statewide
FairVote Minnesota’s RCV Democracy Champions are candidates who support Ranked Choice Voting in primary and general elections for state and federal offices and would allow local jurisdictions to adopt RCV if they wish.
Select a category below to see which candidates have earned our 2022 RCV Democracy Champion badge!
Governor
Tim Walz
Governor of Minnesota
Peggy Flanagan
Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Joyce Lacey
Candidate for Governor
Hugh McTavish
Candidate for Governor
Congress
Dean Phillips
US Representative from Minnesota Congressional District 3
Angie Craig
US Representative from Minnesota Congressional District 2
Ilhan Omar
US Representative from Minnesota Congressional District 5
Minnesota Legislature
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Kent Eken
Senate District 04
Heather Keeler
House District 04A
John Hest
House District 04B
Jen McEwen
Senate District 08
Liz Olson
House District 08A
Alicia Kozlowski
House District 08B
Kari Doory
Senate District 12
Jeremy Vinar
House District 12B
Aric Putnam
Senate District 14
Tami Calhoun
House District 14A
Dan Wolgamott
House District 14B
Aleta Borrud
Senate District 24
Liz Boldon
Senate District 25
Kim Hicks
House District 25A
Lida Casper
House District 25B
Andy Smith
House District 25B
Ashton Ramsammy
HD 32A
Nancy McLean
Senate District 33
Hanna Velento
House District 33A
Hanna Valento
House District 33A
Joe Widmer
House District 33B
Josiah Hill
House District 33B
Carrie Mitchell
House District 33B
John Hoffman
Senate District 34
Brian Raines
House District 34A
Kari Rehrauer
Senate District 35
Zach Stephenson
House District 35A
Heather Gustafson
Senate District 36
Joe Jensen
Senate District 37
Caitlin Cahill
House District 37A
Kristin Bahner
House District 37B
Huldah Hiltsley
Senate District 38
Susan Pha
Senate District 38
Samantha Vang
House District 38B
Mary Kunesh
Senate District 39
Erin Koegel
House District 39A
Sandra Feist
House District 39B
Connie Bernardy
House District 39B
John Marty
Senate District 40
Kelly Moller
House District 40A
Jamie Becker-Finn
House District 40B
Tina Folch
House District 41B
Sharon Sund
Senate District 42
Bonnie Westlin
Senate District 42
Ned Carroll
House District 42A
Ann Rest
Senate District 43
Cedrick Frazier
House District 43A
Mike Freiberg
House District 43B
Leslie Leineman
Senate District 44
Tou Xiong
Senate District 44
Leslie Lienemann
Senate District 44
Peter Fischer
House District 44A
Kelly Morrison
Senate District 45
Ann Johnson Stewart
Senate District 45
Lauren Bresnahan
House District 45A
Dan Goodrich
House District 45B
Larry Kraft
House District 46A
Cheryl Youakim
House District 46B
Nicole Mitchell
Senate District 47
Jen Owens
House District 47A
Glory Seying Yang
House District 47A
Steve Sandell
House District 47B
Dan Kessler
Senate District 48
Steve Cwodzinski
Senate District 49
Laurie Pryor
House District 49A
Alice Mann
Senate District 50
Heather Edelson
House District 50A
Steve Elkins
House District 50B
Andrew Carlson
House District 50B
Melissa Wiklund
Senate District 51
Michael Howard
House District 51A
Nathan Coulter
House District 51B
Dani Indovino Cawley
House District 51B
Jim Carlson
Senate District 52
Liz Reyer
House District 52A
Ruth Richardson
House District 52B
Mary Frances Clardy
House District 53A
Brad Tabke
House District 54A
Lindsey Port
Senate District 55
Jess Hanson
House District 55A
Kaela Berg
House District 55B
Justin Emmerich
Senate District 56
Erin Maye Quade
Senate District 56
Robert Bierman
House District 56A
John Huot
House District 56B
Jackie Craig
Senate District 57
Greg Henningsen
House District 57A
Erin Preese
House District 57B
Kristi Pursell
House District 58A
Esther Agbaje
House District 59B
Kari Dziedzic
Senate District 60
Sydney Jordan
House District 60A
Mohamud Noor
House District 60B
Scott Dibble
Senate District 61
Frank Hornstein
House District 61A
Jamie Long
House District 61B
Omar Fateh
Senate District 62
Aisha Gomez
House District 62A
Hodan Hassan
House District 62B
Zaynab Mohamed
Senate District 63
Yusra Arab
House District 63A
Samantha Sencer-Mura
House District 63A
Kevin Mcdonald
House District 63A
Erin Murphy
Senate District 64
Kaohly Her
House District 64A
Dave Pinto
House District 64B
Sandy Pappas
Senate District 65
Sheigh Freeberg
Senate District 65
Samakab Hussein
House District 65A
Maria Isa Perez Hedges
House District 65B
Anna Botz
House District 65B
Leigh Finke
House District 66A
Yakasah Wehyee
House District 66A
Dave Thomas
House District 66A
Athena Hollins
House District 66B
John Thompson
House District 67A
Hoang Murphy
House District 67A
Liz Lee
House District 67A
Jay Xiong
House District 67B
Local Options Only
The following candidates support a Local Options Measure that would allow local jurisdictions to use Ranked Choice Voting if they wish.
Cheryl Youakim
House District 46B
Nick Frentz
Senate District 18