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Republican Scott Jensen announces he's running again for Minnesota governor
Scott Jensen, a family physician and former state senator, announced Thursday he's running again for governor of Minnesota. After he won the Minnesota Republican Party endorsement in 2022, Jensen lost to Gov.
Republican Dr. Scott Jensen announces 2nd run for governor of Minnesota
Dr. Scott Jensen announces another run for governor of Minnesota. The Republican says he aims to lower prices while promoting law and order. Gov. Walz beat him by about 193,000 votes in 2022. The 70-year-old Jensen served a single term in the Minnesota Senate representing part of Carver County before he ran for governor.
Minnesota Republican Scott Jensen announces second run for governor
Jensen, a family physician and former state senator, unsuccessfully ran against Gov. Tim Walz in 2022 when he took 44% of the vote. He is the second high-profile Republican to announce in a 2026 bid, alongside Republican Kendall Qualls , who also ran in 2022.
Republican who lost to Tim Walz in 2022 announces another Minnesota gubernatorial bid
Former state Sen. Scott Jensen, who lost the 2022 Minnesota gubernatorial race to Gov. Tim Walz, has announced another run for the governorship.
Scott Jensen launches his second bid for Minnesota governor
Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Jensen plans to run for the second time in 2026. Jensen announced on Thursday that he's running for governor "to bring our Minnesota back." He highlighted strengthened law enforcement,
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Trump says calling Walz after Minnesota shootings would be 'waste of time'
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Trump says he won’t call Minnesota Gov. Walz after lawmaker shootings because it would ‘waste time’
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Minnesota governor says his state is national model for ... - PBS
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Minnesota Lawmaker and Mom of 2 Shot Dead in Home Remembered by Gov. Tim Walz in Emotional Press Conference
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Democratic governors face off with unions at home
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