Grand Portage Band

Matt Kelm and Debra K. White are running for Cook County Commissioner District 1. David Mills and Roger Westerlind are running for Commissioner District 3. Ty Backlund and Ben Hallberg are running for county sheriff.

Members of Minnesota Chippewa Tribe bands cast ballots for secretary-treasurers and tribal council representatives on June 9, 2026.

Candidates who receive more than 50% of the vote in the primary win their elections; otherwise, the top two vote-getters face off in a general election June 9, 2026.

The Republican from Hermantown authored the American Water Stewardship Act, and it passed March 24, 2026, with bipartisan support.