As in 2022, all candidates for state constitutional offices had to complete a questionnaire, created by educators, and participate in a forum with Education Minnesota members to be considered for our endorsement in 2026.

• Ellison’s questionnaire
• Republican candidates did not complete a questionnaire

In his questionnaire, Ellison reiterated his commitment to protecting public education and the collective bargaining rights of educators and other union workers in Minnesota.

“I will always stand up for the principle that employers and unions have the right to set up exclusive-representation agreements, which guarantees strong unions and good wages and benefits for employees,” he said.

“Keith Ellison has used the full power of his office to protect Minnesota’s students from social media companies that addict them, vaping companies that target them, and an administration that would defund their schools,” said Monica Byron, president of Education Minnesota. “Educators see that work every day. We’re proud to stand with him.” 

Here’s why educators should care:

• The office of attorney general protects us from scammers and frauds. It defends the laws of our state. Those laws include the anti-discrimination and anti-bullying laws many members of Education Minnesota worked hard to pass. They also include the laws that grant due-process protections, like tenure, to Minnesota teachers and the laws that allow our union to operate. All of these laws are under attack and need a committed, effective protector in the attorney general’s office.