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Jim Schultz

Jim Schultz

Overview

Current roleAttorney

PartyRepublican

Political ideologyConservative Republican

LocationMinnesota

BackgroundAttorney

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Notable personal detailsJim Schultz is a Minnesota attorney and Republican political candidate who was the GOP nominee for Minnesota Attorney General in 2022. He later became president/executive director of the Minnesota Private Business Council, a business advocacy organization active at the Minnesota Capitol. Schultz has remained active in Minnesota Republican politics and has been listed among prospective/active contenders in the 2026 Minnesota governor race.

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Positions

LiberalConservative

Economy & Taxes

Supports fiscal restraint and opposes recent state tax increases and new sales taxes, framing higher taxes as burdens on small businesses and Minnesotans. Positions emphasize defending small businesses from what he describes as overreach by the attorney general’s office and reducing tax/financial burdens on the state’s economy.

Healthcare

The candidate has not articulated a clear, specific healthcare agenda; public reporting found limited recent comment on health policy. He has said he would defend existing state laws (including Minnesota’s insulin affordability law) and would enforce laws passed by the Legislature and signed by the governor regardless of his personal views.

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Immigration & Border

Opposes sanctuary-state policies and expanded state benefits for undocumented immigrants, argues such policies encourage illegal immigration and strain public resources, and supports cooperation between local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities to reduce illegal immigration.

Abortion & Reproductive Rights

The candidate identifies as pro‑life and has served on the board of an anti‑abortion organization. He has said he supports limits on abortion (including a ban after about 20 weeks) while also stating he would enforce existing Minnesota law and not make the attorney general’s office the primary vehicle to push broader abortion policy changes.

Climate & Energy

Supports energy production and opposes using the attorney general’s office to pursue aggressive climate litigation or business-targeting suits; frames such lawsuits as politically motivated and harmful to energy costs for families. Says the office should focus on traditional law-enforcement priorities rather than what he calls ‘business harassment’ of fossil fuel companies.

Public Safety & Guns

Supports tougher criminal penalties and increased prosecution for violent and gun-involved crimes rather than new gun restrictions; emphasizes backing law enforcement and holding prosecutors accountable for not pursuing violent crime. Has not called for tougher gun laws and frames the response to gun violence around enforcement and sentencing.

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