The votes have been counted and the races have been called, solidifying the future of Minnesota’s legislature for the next two years - and Clean Water Voters spoke out, loud and clear!
One of our most important responsibilities is to recommend candidates for office that our members and other Minnesotans who care about protecting clean water can support on Election Day. It isn't easy to earn our endorsement: candidates must have a strong record of fighting for environmental issues, ready to be a leader in office, and run a strong grassroots campaign. We look at where candidates stand on the key environmental issues that we work on in Minnesota – climate change, clean energy, reducing toxic chemicals, protecting our water, addressing agricultural pollution… just to name a few.
Once an endorsement is earned, our staff and volunteers - and in particular, our year round field and phone canvass team - work to get out the Clean Water Voter vote.
Out of our 56 endorsed candidates for the 2022 Minnesota midterm election, 82% won!
Thank you to all Clean Water Voters who made their voice heard at the ballot box! We look forward to hitting the ground running to make meaningful change for our Minnesota environment and communities in the 2023 legislative session - and working with our newly elected lawmakers to achieve real victories and a brighter future.
Congratulations to our 2022 Clean Water Voter Endorsed Election Winners!
United States Congress
Representative Angie Craig, Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District
Representative Dean Phillips, Minnesota's 3rd Congressional District
Representative Betty McCollum, Minnesota's 4th Congressional District
Minnesota Executive Branch
Governor Tim Walz
Lt. Governor Petty Flanagan
Attorney General Keith Ellison
Minnesota State Senate
Senator Jennifer McEwen, Minnesota Senate District 8
Senator Aric Putnam, Minnesota Senate District 14
Senator Nick Frentz, Minnesota Senate District 18
Senator Liz Boldon, Minnesota Senate District 25
Senator John Hoffman, Minnesota Senate District 34
Senator Mary Kunesh, Minnesota Senate District 39
Senator Judy Seeberger, Minnesota Senate District 41
Senator Ann Rest, Minnesota Senate District 43
Senator Kelly Morrison, Minnesota Senate District 45
Senator Steve Cwodzinski, Minnesota Senate District 49
Senator Melissa Halvorson Wiklund, Minnesota Senate District 51
Senator Jim Carlson, Minnesota Senate District 52
Senator Lindsey Port, Minnesota Senate District 55
Senator Erin Maye-Quade, Minnesota Senate District 56
Senator Kari Dziedzic, Minnesota Senate District 60
Senator Scott Dibble, Minnesota Senate District 61
Senator Erin Murphy, Minnesota Senate District 64
Senator Sandra Pappas, Minnesota Senate District 65
Senator John Marty, Minnesota Senate District 40
Minnesota State House
Representative Alicia Kozlowski, Minnesota House District 8B
Representative Jeff Brand, Minnesota House District 18A
Representative Tina Liebling, Minnesota House District 24B
Representative Kim Hicks, Minnesota House District 25A
Representative Matt Norris, Minnesota House District 32B
Representative Josiah Hill, Minnesota House District 33B
Representative Melissa Hortman, Minnesota House District 34B
Representative Jerry Newton, Minnesota House District 35B
Representative Jamie Becker-Finn, Minnesota House District 40B
Representative Mike Freiberg, Minnesota House District 43B
Representative Peter Fischer, Minnesota House District 44A
Representative Patty Acomb, Minnesota House District 45B:
Representative Larry Kraft, Minnesota House District 46A
Representative Ethan Cha, Minnesota House District 47B
Representative Carlie Kotyza-Witthuhn, Minnesota House District 49B
Representative Rick Hansen, Minnesota House District 53B
Representative Robert Bierman, Minnesota House District 56A
Representative Frank Hornstein, Minnesota House District 61A
Representative Jamie Long, Minnesota House District 61B
Representative Samantha Sencer-Mura, Minnesota House District 63A
Representative Dave Pinto, Minnesota House District 64B
Representative Maria Isa Perez-Hedges, Minnesota House District 65B