2022 Hennepin County Attorney election
The 2022 Hennepin County Attorney election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the County attorney of Hennepin County, Minnesota. On September 1, 2021, incumbent county attorney Michael O. Freeman announced that he would retire at the end of his term after 24 years in the role.[1] Former Hennepin County Chief Public Defender Mary Moriarty defeated former Hennepin County judge Martha Holton Dimick and became the first openly LGBTQ woman elected as Hennepin County Attorney.[2]
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Primary election
Advanced to general
- Martha Holton Dimick, former Minneapolis deputy city attorney and former judge of Minnesota's 4th judicial district[3][4][5]
- Mary Moriarty, former chief public defender of Hennepin County[6]
Eliminated in primary
- Jarvis Jones, attorney and former president of the Minnesota State Bar Association[7][8][9]
- Tad Jude, former judge of Minnesota's 10th judicial district[10][11]
- Paul Ostrow, former Minneapolis city council president and candidate for Minnesota's 5th congressional district in 2006[12][13]
- Saraswati Singh, assistant Ramsey County prosecutor and former assistant attorney general[14][15]
- Ryan Winkler, majority leader of the Minnesota House of Representatives[16][17]
Declined
- Cedrick Frazier, state representative[20] (endorsed Moriarty)[21]
- Michael O. Freeman, incumbent county attorney[22] (endorsed Dimick)[23][24]
Endorsements
Martha Holton Dimick
- Local officials
- Jacob Frey, mayor of Minneapolis[25]
- Lisa Goodman, Minneapolis city councilwoman[26]
- Barb Johnson, former Minneapolis city council president[27]
- Michael Rainville, Minneapolis city councilman[26]
- Latrisha Vetaw, Minneapolis city councilwoman[28]
- Newspapers
- Star Tribune (co-endorsed with Winkler)[29]
Tad Jude
- Local officials
- Richard W. Stanek, former sheriff of Hennepin County (2007–2019)[30]
Mary Moriarty
- U.S. Representatives
- Ilhan Omar, U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 5th congressional district[25][31][lower-alpha 1]
- State officials
- State legislators
- Organizations
- Hennepin County Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party[33]
- LGBTQ Victory Fund[34]
- LPAC[35]
- Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party[36]
- Real Justice PAC[37]
- TakeAction Minnesota[38]
- Labor unions
- National Association of Social Workers Minnesota Chapter[39]
Paul Ostrow
- U.S. Senators
- David Durenberger, former U.S. Senator from Minnesota (1978–1995)[30]
- State officials
- Arne Carlson, former Governor of Minnesota (1991–1999)[30]
Saraswati Singh
- State legislators
- Esther Agbaje, state representative[40]
- Athena Hollins, state representative[40]
- Local officials
Ryan Winkler
- State legislators
- Melissa Hortman, speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives[25]
- Samantha Vang, state representative[41]
- Labor unions
- Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation AFL–CIO[42]
- Minnesota AFSCME Council 5[43]
- SEIU Healthcare Minnesota & Iowa[44]
- UFCW Local 1189[45]
- Newspapers
- Star Tribune (co-endorsed with Dimick)[29]
Forum
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Nonpartisan | Nonpartisan | Nonpartisan | Nonpartisan | Nonpartisan | Nonpartisan | Nonpartisan |
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| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn |
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| Martha Holton Dimick | Jarvis Jones | Tad Jude | Mary Moriarty | Paul Ostrow | Saraswati Singh | Ryan Winkler | |||||
| 1[46][47] | Jun. 28, 2022 | League of Women Voters | Laura Helmer | YouTube | P | P | P | P | P | P | P |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Mary Moriarty | 62,336 | 36.36 | |
| Nonpartisan | Martha Holton Dimick | 30,668 | 17.89 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ryan Winkler | 27,924 | 16.29 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tad Jude | 18,124 | 10.58 | |
| Nonpartisan | Paul Ostrow | 14,500 | 8.46 | |
| Nonpartisan | Saraswati Singh | 12,280 | 7.16 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jarvis Jones | 5,586 | 3.26 | |
| Total votes | 171,418 | 100.00 | ||
General election
Forum and debate
A candidate forum was held on September 29.[49] A debate was held on October 14 on Twin Cities Public Television's Almanac program.[50]
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Nonpartisan | Nonpartisan |
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| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn |
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| Martha Holton Dimick | Mary Moriarty | |||||
| 1 | Sep. 29, 2022 | League of Women Voters Minneapolis | Linda McLoon | YouTube | P | P |
| 2 | Oct. 14, 2022 | Twin Cities Public Television | Eric Eskola Cathy Wurzer |
PBS | P | P |
Endorsements
Endorsements in bold were made after the primary.
Martha Holton Dimick
- U.S. Representatives
- Dean Phillips, U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 3rd congressional district[23]
- Mayors
- Jim Adams, mayor of Crystal[51]
- Todd Carlson, mayor of Excelsior[51]
- Ron Case, mayor of Eden Prairie[51]
- Jacob Frey, mayor of Minneapolis[25]
- James Hovland, mayor of Edina[51]
- Rick Ihli, mayor of Rogers[51]
- Lisa Jacobson, mayor of Brooklyn Park[51]
- Brad Johnson, mayor of Greenfield[51]
- Marvin Johnson, mayor of Independence[51]
- Ryan Karasek, mayor of Champlin[51]
- Chris Kauffman, mayor of Hanover[51]
- Kent Koch, mayor of Loretto[51]
- Jennifer Labadie, mayor of Shorewood[51]
- Jaci Lindstrom, mayor of Minnetonka Beach[51]
- Julie Maas-Kusske, mayor of Maple Plain[51]
- Kathleen Martin, mayor of Medina[51]
- Tom McKee, mayor of Corcoran[51]
- Melissa McNeill, former mayor of Deephaven[51]
- Charlie Miner, mayor of Long Lake[51]
- Johanna Mouton, mayor of Wayzata[51]
- Duane Poppe, mayor of Osseo[51]
- Ray Salazar, mayor of Mound[51]
- Jake Spano, mayor of St. Louis Park[51]
- Mark Steffenson, mayor of Maple Grove[51]
- Randy Stille, mayor of St. Anthony Village[51]
- Vince Suerth, mayor of Woodland[51]
- Kerry Taylor, mayor of St. Bonifacius[51]
- Brad Weirsum, mayor of Minnetonka[51]
- Lisa Whalen, mayor of Minnetrista[51]
- Jeffrey Wosje, mayor of Plymouth[51]
- Local officials
- Michael O. Freeman, incumbent county attorney[23][24]
- Lisa Goodman, Minneapolis city councilwoman[26]
- Barb Johnson, former Minneapolis city council president[27]
- Michael Rainville, Minneapolis city councilman[26]
- Don Samuels, former Minneapolis city councilman[50]
- Latrisha Vetaw, Minneapolis city councilwoman[28]
- Newspapers
Mary Moriarty
- U.S. Representatives
- Ilhan Omar, U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 5th congressional district[25][31][lower-alpha 1]
- State officials
- State legislators
- Local officials
- Angela Conley, Hennepin County commissioner[50]
- Irene Fernando, Hennepin County commissioner[50]
- Marion Greene, chair of the Hennepin County board of commissioners[50]
- Individuals
- John Legend, singer[52]
- Mark Osler, law professor at University of St. Thomas School of Law[53]
- Organizations
- Color of Change PAC[54]
- Hennepin County Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party[33]
- LGBTQ Victory Fund[34]
- LPAC[35]
- Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party[36]
- Real Justice PAC[37]
- TakeAction Minnesota[38]
- Labor unions
- National Association of Social Workers Minnesota Chapter[39]
- Teamsters Joint Council 32[23]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Mary Moriarty | 254,418 | 57.59 | |
| Nonpartisan | Martha Holton Dimick | 184,739 | 41.82 | |
| Write-in | 2,589 | 0.59 | ||
| Total votes | 441,746 | 100.00 | ||
References
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- "RT @Mary Moriarty: BREAKING: I am thrilled to be endorsed by Rep. Ilhan Omar! "I'm endorsing Mary because I believe she will be the transformational leader we need in Hennepin County. Mary has also been endorsed by dozens of progressive leaders across the county. I am proud to support her."". 11 May 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
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- "LGBTQ Victory Fund Endorses 23 LGBTQ Candidates, Including Patrick Branco in Hawaii and Erick Russell in Connecticut". LGBTQ Victory Fund. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- "Endorsed Candidates". LPAC. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- Hyatt, Kim (15 May 2022). "DFL endorses Moriarty, Witt for Hennepin County Attorney, sheriff". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- "Endorsements". Real Justice PAC. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- "TakeAction Minnesota Proudly Endorses Mary Moriarty for Hennepin County Attorney". TakeAction Minnesota. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- "Endorsed Candidates". National Association of Social Workers Minnesota Chapter. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
- Simba, Cynthia (21 March 2022). "Why Saraswati Singh wants to be the next Hennepin County Attorney". mshale.com. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- Vang, Samantha (13 October 2021). "House Majority leader Ryan Winkler is the leader we need for Hennepin County Attorney. He has been a leading force for my community during the tragedy of Daunte Wright. Happy to support his run". Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- "MRLF endorses Ryan Winkler for Hennepin County Attorney". minneapolisunions.org. 25 June 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
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- "SEIU Healthcare Minnesota & Iowa Endorses Ryan Winkler". 10 May 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- "First Endorsements of 2022 Election Approved by UFCW 1189 Executive Board". ufcw1189.org. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
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- Ibrahim, Mohamed (30 September 2022). "Gun violence, policing dominate Hennepin county attorney candidate forum". MinnPost. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
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Singer John Legend has also backed her campaign.
- Osler, Mark (18 October 2022). "Moriarty brings hope, not fear, to prosecutor's role". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on 26 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- "Color Of Change PAC Endorses Mary Moriarty for Hennepin County Attorney". votingwhileblack.com. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- "General election results". 8 November 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
Notes
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- Official campaign websites
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