Endorsements
MaivPAC endorses candidates for the MN House, MN Senate, and MN Governor.
Candidates who want MaivPAC’s endorsement must fill out a questionnaire, and if required, complete an interview with the Executive Committee members. We endorse candidates of all backgrounds and parties that abide by our issues and other endorsement requirements.
2024 Endorsed Candidates
Kari Rehraurer
House District 35B
Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger
House District 47A
Athena Hollins
House District 66B
Brion Curran
House District 36B
Esther Agbaje
House District 59B
Ethan Cha
House District 47B
Liz Reyer
House District 52A
Liz Lee
House District 67A
Lucia Wroblewski
House District 41A
Mary Murphy
House District 28B
María Isa Pérez-Hedges
House District 65B
Matt Norris
House District 32B
Samantha Sencer-Mura
House District 63A
Samantha Vang
House District 38B
Kaohly Her
House District 64A
Tina Liebling
House District 24B
Dave Pinto
House District 64B
2020 Endorsed Candidates
Jennifer A. McEwen
MN State Senator, District 7
Jennifer Schultz
MN State Representative, District 7A
Aric Putnam
MN State Senator, District 14
Lynn Herrick
MN State Representative, District 22B
Tina Liebling
MN State Representative, District 26A
John A. Hoffman
MN State Senator, District 36
Amir Malik
MN State Representative, District 37B
Josiah Hill
MN State Senator, District 39
Shelly Christenson
MN State Representative, District 39B
Jamie Becker-Finn
MN State Representative, District 42B
Mike Freiberg
MN State Representative, District 45B
Esther Agbaje
MN State Representative, District 59B
Omar Fateh
MN State Senator, District 62
Erin Murphy
MN State Senator, District 64
Kaohly Vang Her
MN State Representative, District 64A
Dave Pinto
MN State Representative, District 64B
Rena Moran
MN State Representative, District 65A
Athena Hollins
MN State Representative, District 66B
Foung Hawj
MN State Senator, District 67
2018 Endorsed Candidates
Erin Murphy
MN Governor
Cheniqua Johnson
MN State Representative, District 22B
Shelly Christensen
MN State Representative, District 39B
Jamie Becker-Finn
MN State Representative, District 42B
Mike Freiberg
MN State Representative, District 45B
Fue Lee
MN State Representative, District 59A
Hodan Hassan
MN State Representative, District 62A
Kaohly Vang Her
MN State Representative, District 64A
Dave Pinto
MN State Representative, District 64B
Alice Hausman
MN State Representative, District 66A
John Lesch
MN State Representative, District 66B
Jay Xiong
MN State Representative, District 67B
2016 Endorsed Candidates
Rod Hamilton
MN State Representative, District 22B
John A. Hoffman
MN State Senator, District 36
Melissa Hortman
MN State Representative, District 36B
Alan Kantrud
MN State Representative, District 39B
Chris A. Eaton
MN State Senator, District 40
Barb Yarusso
MN State Representative, District 42A
Charles “Chuck” W. Wiger
MN State Senator, District 43
Lyndon R. Carlson
MN State Representative, District 45A
Peggy Flanagan
MN State Representative, District 46A
Alberder Gillespie
MN State Representative, District 53B
Dan Schoen
MN State Senator, District 54
Bobby Joe Champion
MN State Senator, District 59
Fue Lee
MN State Representative, District 59A
Ilhan Omar
MN State Representative, District 60B
Scott Dibble
MN State Senator, District 61
Paul Thissen
MN State Representative, District 61B
Karen Clark
MN State Representative, District 62A
Erin Murphy
MN State Representative, District 64A
Sandra L. Pappas
MN State Senator, District 65
Rena Moran
MN State Representative, District 65A
John Lesch
MN State Representative, District 66B
Foung Hawj
MN State Senator, District 67
Tim Mahoney
MN State Representative, District 67A
Sheldon Johnson
MN State Representative, District 67B