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
Hugh McTavish
Governor
Steve Patterson
Governor
Tim Walz
Governor
Peggy Flanagan
Lt. Governor
Congress
Angie Craig
Congressional District 2
Dean Phillips
Congressional District 3
Ilhan Omar
Congressional District 5
Jeff Ettinger
Congressional District 1
Minnesota Legislature
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Erika Bailey-Johnson
House District 02B
Rob Ecklund
House District 03A
Heather Keeler
House District 04A
John Hest
House District 04B
Liz Olson
House District 08A
Alicia Kozlowski
House District 08B
Pete Radosevich
House District 11A
Jeremy Vinar
House District 12B
Tami Calhoun
House District 14A
Dan Wolgamott
House District 14B
Tom Kuster
House District 15B
Jeff Brand
House District 18A
Carolyn Treadway
House District 19A
Michael Heidelberger
House District 21B
Mary Hinnenkamp
House District 23A
Keith McLain
House District 24A
Kim Hicks
House District 25A
Andy Smith
House District 25B
Sonja Buckmeier
House District 30A
Ashton Ramsammy
House District 32A
Matt Norris
House District 32B
Hanna Velento
House District 33A
Josiah Hill
House District 33B
Brian Raines
House District 34A
Zach Stephenson
House District 35A
Susan Strom
House District 36a
Brion Curran
House District 36B
Caitlin Cahill
House District 37A
Kristin Bahner
House District 37B
Samantha Vang
House District 38B
Erin Koegel
House District 39A
Sandra Feist
House District 39B
Kelly Moller
House District 40A
Jamie Becker-Finn
House District 40B
Tina Folch
House District 41B
Ned Carroll
House District 42A
Cedrick Frazier
House District 43A
Mike Freiberg
House District 43B
Peter Fischer
House District 44A
Lauren Bresnahan
House District 45A
Larry Kraft
House District 46A
Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger
House District 47A
Ethan Cha
House District 47B
Lucy Rehm
House District 48B
Laurie Pryor
House District 49A
Heather Edelson
House District 50A
Steve Elkins
House District 50B
Michael Howard
House District 51A
Nathan Coulter
House District 51B
Liz Reyer
House District 52A
Ruth Richardson
House District 52B
Mary Clardy
House District 53A
Brad Tabke
House District 54A
Brendan Van Alstyne
House District 54B
Jess Hanson
House District 55A
Kaela Berg
House District 55B
Robert Bierman
House District 56A
John Huot
House District 56B
Greg Henningsen
House District 57A
Erin Preese
House District 57B
Kristi Pursell
House District 58A
Esther Agbaje
House District 59B
Sydney Jordan
House District 60A
Mohamud Noor
House District 60B
Frank Hornstein
House District 61A
Jamie Long
House District 61B
Aisha Gomez
House District 62A
Hodan Hassan
House District 62B
Samantha Sencer-Mura
House District 63A
Kaohly Her
House District 64A
Dave Pinto
House District 64B
Samakab Hussein
House District 65A
María Isa Pérez-Hedges
House District 65B
Leigh Finke
House District 66A
Athena Hollins
House District 66B
Liz Lee
House District 67A
Jay Xiong
House District 67B
Laurel Stinson
House District 20A
Alan craig
Senate District 02
Grant Hauschild
Senate District 03
Rob Kupec
Senate District 04
Ben DeNucci
Senate District 07
Jen McEwen
Senate District 08
Kari Doory
Senate District 12
Alissa Brickman
Senate District 13
Aric Putnam
Senate District 14
Fernando Alvarado
Senate District 16
Kate Falvey
Senate District 19
Brandon Lawhead
Senate District 23
Aleta Borrud
Senate District 24
Liz Boldon
Senate District 25
Chris Brazelton
Senate District 29
Kate Luthner
Senate District 32
Nancy McLean
Senate District 33
John Hoffman
Senate District 34
Kari Rehrauer
Senate District 35
Heather Gustafson
Senate District 36
Farhio Khalif
Senate District 37
Susan Pha
Senate District 38
Mary Kunesh
Senate District 39
John Marty
Senate District 40
Bonnie Westlin
Senate District 42
Ann Rest
Senate District 43
Tou Xiong
Senate District 44
Kelly Morrison
Senate District 45
Nicole Mitchell
Senate District 47
Dan Kessler
Senate District 48
Steve Cwodzinski
Senate District 49
Alice Mann
Senate District 50
Melissa Wicklund
Senate District 51
Jim Carlson
Senate District 52
Alicia Donahue
Senate District 54
Lindsey Port
Senate District 55
Erin Maye Quade
Senate District 56
Jackie Craig
Senate District 57
Clarice Grabau
Senate District 58
Kari Dziedzic
Senate District 60
Scott Dibble
Senate District 61
Omar Fateh
Senate District 62
Zaynab Mohamed
Senate District 63
Erin Murphy
Senate District 64
Sandy Pappas
Senate District 65
Clare Verbeten
Senate District 66
Jeremy Peichel
Senate District 66
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
Local RCV Supporters
Mary Moriarty
Hennepin County Attorney
Martha Holton Dimick
Hennepin County Attorney
Rena Moran
Ramsey County Commissioner