The real power in Minnesota isn’t locked away in St. Paul behind layers of DFL machine operatives, nonprofit grifters, and their media mouthpieces—it’s sitting right in your hands, fellow Minnesotan. You’ve been sold a bill of goods that the state is hopelessly blue, that certain districts are “unwinnable,” and that challenging the status quo is futile. That’s a straight-up lie designed to keep you on the couch while the looters keep looting.
Let’s cut the nonsense and look at the facts.
Minnesota has a bicameral legislature that’s entirely up for grabs every cycle. The Minnesota House of Representatives has 134 seats (all two-year terms), covering 67 districts with each district electing two representatives. The Minnesota Senate has 67 seats (four-year terms), one per district. Every single one of these 201 positions is elected by you—the people—not appointed by some backroom committee.
Right now, the House is razor-thin (tied or power-sharing after recent shifts and specials), and the Senate sits at a slim DFL edge (34-33). But here’s the kicker: every seat is open for challenge in 2026. No district is eternally “safe.” The DFL doesn’t own any turf; they just count on you believing they do.
And the biggest embarrassment? Far too many seats go uncontested. In recent cycles, a huge chunk of Minnesota elections—sometimes 70% or more in broader local contexts—feature only one candidate. That means the so-called “representatives” waltz back into office without even a fight. No debate, no accountability, no reason to listen to you. It’s pathetic. It’s what happens when people buy the lie that “it’s not worth running” or “they’ve got it locked up.”
Stop tolerating it.
You have the power to change this. Any qualified Minnesotan can step up and run. The process is straightforward—intentionally so, because the framers of our constitutional republic wanted citizens, not career politicians, in charge.
• File an affidavit of candidacy and pay a filing fee (varies by office; waivers or petitions available in some cases).
From the Secretary of State’s office:
• Do this during the two-week filing window for state offices—for 2026, that’s May 19 to June 2, 2026, at 5 p.m.
• File with the appropriate officer (Secretary of State for statewide and legislative races).
• Make sure you meet basic qualifications (age, residency, etc.—check the details).
• You’ve got a short window to withdraw if needed.
It’s not rocket science. It’s not rigged against outsiders. It’s designed for regular folks—farmers, veterans, parents, teachers, whistleblowers like me—who’ve had enough.
Imagine your district with an actual contest. Imagine forcing these entrenched players to defend their records on camera: the daycare fraud networks they’ve ignored, the election-integrity holes they’ve papered over, the COVID cash grabs, the policies wrecking our kids’ schools and communities. They sweat when someone credible shows up and calls them out.
Every DFL seat is up for grabs in 2026. Governor’s mansion too. Don’t listen to the pundits whining about “gerrymandered districts” or “urban strongholds.” Lies. People in every corner of this state—Greater Minnesota, suburbs, even the core cities—are fed up with the corruption, the waste, the moral decay. When good candidates run, turnout shifts, minds change, and seats flip.
Your move, Minnesota.
• Find your district and current rep/senator at house.mn.gov or senate.mn.
• Check the candidate landscape (and spot the uncontested jokes) via the Campaign Finance Board’s viewer.
• Pray about it, talk to your family, your church, your neighbors.
• Then file. Run hard. Run clean. Run to win back our state for the people, under God, in a constitutional republic where the power flows from the citizens—not the criminals in suits.
We don’t have to live like this. Our kids deserve better than a state run by racketeers. Let’s dismantle the networks looting Minnesota—one honest candidate, one contested seat at a time.
If you’re thinking about running or want to help someone who is, reach out. We’re building a team of patriots ready to fight.
Candidate for Governor of Minnesota 2026
Phillip C. Parrish
Campaign Manager: Heidi Wanty at heidi@parrish4mn.com
Phone: 1 (612) 460-1717
For the Republic. For Minnesota. For our families. Let’s take it back.
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