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Jim Abeler

Jim Abeler

Republican · Minnesota · 2026 · Incumbent

Running for Minnesota Senate District 35, Minnesota

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Focuses on education, veterans, and support for law enforcement and firefighters
  • Points to his record helping prevent the closure of Anoka Technical College and securing a third lane on Highway 10
Biography

Abeler is a chiropractor who has run his family's Anoka clinic for more than 47 years, and previously served 16 years in the Minnesota House and 11 years in the Senate, per the campaign site. He founded PACT Charter School and the veterans' organization Haven4Heroes, per the campaign site.

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