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COMING SOON!¶ How To Win Against Lisa Demuth
Minnesota House Speaker and 2026 gubernatorial candidate Lisa Demuth supported Trump administration policies that enriched the already wealthy and further harmed already struggling Minnesotans. Demuth supported Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which put 161,000 Minnesotans at risk of losing health insurance, cut $500 billion in Medicare funding, reduced food assistance for 186,000 Minnesotan households relying on SNAP, and killed green energy jobs in Minnesota’s fastest growing industry. Demuth turned a blind eye to Trump’s tariffs, which made gas in Minnesota more expensive and threatened the state’s agricultural industry. Demuth advocated for policies in Minnesota to “root out fraud,” an excuse which Trump’s DOGE used to cut funds that impacted 20,000 federal employees and several nonprofit organizations in Minnesota. Demuth stated her personal opinion on abortion was, “as long as there is a heartbeat, there is life,” and, as a state lawmaker, she introduced a “heartbeat” abortion ban and opposed legislation to protect reproductive rights in Minnesota. Demuth also falsely took credit for being involved in exposing a Minnesota day care fraud scandal. After an ICE agent fatally shot a Minnesota resident, Demuth endorsed aggressive ICE operations in Minneapolis and did not oppose Trump overstepping his authority in sending federal forces against Minnesotans.
¶ Demuth Supported Devastating Health Care Cuts
- In 2025, Demuth supported Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which was estimated to kick 17 million Americans off their health insurance, including nearly 12 million Americans who rely on Medicaid. More than 161,000 Minnesotans could lose their health insurance as a result of the bill.
- Demuth opposed the Affordable Care Act, and said she wanted to “overhaul” Minnesota’s health care system and return to “what was working before the Affordable Care Act.” More than 151,000 Minnesotans were enrolled in Affordable Care Act Marketplace health insurance plans. Demuth said Medicaid work requirements would benefit Minnesotans, even though more than 108,000 Medicaid recipients in Minnesota were expected to lose their coverage by 2034 due to Trump’s tax bill.
Message: Demuth supported ripping away health care from tens of thousands of Minnesotans to fund tax cuts for the wealthy.
¶ Demuth Supported Massive Cuts To Medicare
- In 2025, Demuth supported Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which the Congressional Budget Office estimated would trigger $500 billion in cuts to Medicare.
Message: Demuth supported making massive cuts to health care services seniors rely on.
¶ Demuth Ignored The Crushing Impacts Of Trump’s Tariffs On Minnesota’s Economy
- In April 2025, Demuth refused to acknowledge Trump’s tariffs, which doomed Minnesotans to a trade war and rising prices. Since Canada, Mexico, and China were Minnesota’s largest trading partners, tariffs impacted the state’s agricultural industry, oil imports, and the ore industry.
- In December 2025, Demuth denied claims that Trump’s tariffs made Minnesota less affordable, even though the U.S. stock market crashed due to Trump’s escalating global trade war earlier in the year.
Message: Demuth dismissed the impact of Trump’s tariffs that crushed Minnesota’s agriculture industry and ensured Minnesotans would pay more for gas and groceries.
¶ Demuth Supported Stripping SNAP Benefits From Minnesota Families
- In 2025, Demuth supported Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which made the largest cut to SNAP in history. Demuth also supported Trump’s efforts to reverify SNAP recipients’ eligibility to root out ineligible individuals from the program. In Minnesota, more than 186,000 households relied on SNAP to afford groceries.
Message: Demuth supported making food more expensive for Minnesota families.
¶ Demuth Won’t Protect Minnesota’s Jobs Or Nonprofits From Trump
- In 2025, Demuth supported policies to “root out fraud” in government while Trump’s “Department of Government Efficiency” used fraud as an excuse to dismantle federal agencies. Demuth pledged to create an “Office of Inspector General” as governor, which would “root out fraud in all parts of government.” Additionally, as Minnesota Republicans sought to emulate DOGE tactics, Demuth touted “similar efforts” in Minnesota and uplifted the state’s new “whistleblower website,” which allowed “state workers to report potential fraud.”
- Trump and Elon Musk asserted that DOGE would “put an end to fraudulent and wasteful spending,” and did so through funding cuts that threatened the livelihoods of 20,000 federal employees in Minnesota and canceled leases for 11 federal offices. DOGE also cut funding to AmeriCorps, affordable housing nonprofits, and National Endowment for the Humanities grants.
Message: Demuth supported fraud elimination policies as Trump’s DOGE laid off Minnesota workers and cut funding for Minnesota nonprofits.
¶ Demuth Opposed Clean Energy Tax Credits That Supported Minnesota Jobs
- In 2025, Demuth supported Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which repealed clean energy tax credits and made them harder to access, threatening clean energy jobs in Minnesota.
- In 2024, Minnesota’s clean energy industry grew two times faster than the state’s overall workforce, adding 1,700 jobs. However, Energy Innovation predicted the “One Big Beautiful Bill” would kill 23,000 jobs and increase household energy bills by $2.7 billion over the next decade in Minnesota.
Message: Demuth supported dooming Minnesota’s fast growing clean energy industry to give tax cuts to the wealthy.
¶ Demuth Was An Anti-Abortion Extremist
- Demuth was an out-of-touch anti-abortion extremist, who equated the presence of a heartbeat and life.
- In 2021, as a state lawmaker, Demuth introduced legislation to prohibit “abortions when a fetal heartbeat is detected.”
- In 2023, Demuth opposed Minnesota’s PRO Act, which protected reproductive rights under state law. Demuth claimed the legislation allowed for “abortion services far beyond” existing law and had “zero guardrails.”
- In 2022, Demuth stated her personal opinion on abortion was, “as long as there’s a heartbeat, there is life,” and she praised anti-abortion advocates that “champion the unborn.”
Message: Demuth threatened the reproductive freedoms of Minnesotans.
¶ Demuth Lied About Exposing day Care Fraud In Minnesota
- In 2025, Demuth claimed she helped provide information to conservative YouTuber Nick Shirley for his video exposing alleged day care fraud in Minnesota. Shirley repeatedly denied working with Demuth, saying he had “no idea who this lady is,” and accusing her of “clout chasing” to boost her campaign.
- In his video, Shirley, a self-proclaimed “journalist” who previously paid Hispanic migrants to protest outside the White House, claimed many of the day care facilities he visited were committing fraud because there were no children inside. In reality, one of the centers was closed when Shirley arrived, two were non-operational, and another had security footage showing children were present, contrary to Shirley’s claims. Additionally, five of the facilities he visited had already been investigated for fraud and cleared of any wrongdoing. Shirley’s video also featured David Hoch as the main source, a right-wing lobbyist who said every Somali in Minnesota was “engaged in fraud,” and called the Somali community “demon Muslims.”
Message: Demuth lied about helping right-wing influencer Nick Shirley expose day care fraud in Minnesota.
¶ Lisa Demuth Would Not Protect Minnesotans From Trump’s Federal Forces Overreach
- In 2026, Demuth supported ICE operations and the presence of federal agents in Minnesota, and refused to say whether she would oppose Trump invoking the Insurrection Act against ICE protesters.
- After an ICE agent fatally shot Minneapolis resident Renee Good, Demuth did not denounce the killing, but instead urged Minnesotans to “respect the work that law enforcement is doing, whether it is city, state, or federal agents.” She further accused Governor Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Frey of inciting violence against ICE agents and of creating the conditions for the fatal shooting. Demuth also criticized Walz for not cooperating with ICE.
- When Trump threatened he would invoke the Insurrection Act to stop ICE protests in Minnesota, Demuth refused to say whether or not she supported the action, and only stated, “we need peace in Minnesota.” However, the U.S. Supreme Court previously ruled Trump did not have the authority to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago in December 2025.
- The Trump administration faced repeated legal challenges for overstepping its authority in deploying federal forces without the consent of governors and mayors across several American cities. In January 2026, Minnesota and Illinois sued the Trump administration over their deployment of federal agents to the Twin Cities and Chicago for immigration operations, arguing the unprecedented deployment of federal officers was a “federal invasion” and unconstitutional violation of the Tenth Amendment.
Message: Demuth would allow Trump to overreach his authority and send federal forces against Minnesotans.
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¶ Lisa Demuth’s Policies Have Hurt Everyday People
Demuth Supported Devastating Health Care Cuts
Demuth Supported Massive Cuts To Medicare
Demuth Ignored The Crushing Impacts Of Trump’s Tariffs On Minnesota’s Economy
Demuth Supported Stripping SNAP Benefits From Minnesota Families
Demuth Won’t Protect Minnesota’s Jobs Or Nonprofits From Trump
Demuth Opposed Clean Energy Tax Credits That Supported Minnesota Jobs
Demuth Was An Anti-Abortion Extremist
Demuth Lied About Exposing Day Care Fraud In Minnesota
Demuth Would Not Protect Minnesotans From Trump’s Federal Forces Overreach