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Karen MacLaughlin

Nonpartisan · Minnesota · 2026

Running for Olmsted County Attorney, Minnesota

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Modernizing public safety approaches in the county attorney's office

From other published sources

  • Creating a public data dashboard showing case charges and outcomes, per KTTC
Biography

An attorney for more than 27 years, including about 17 years as an assistant Olmsted County attorney, and a member of the Rochester School Board (director and treasurer) since 2020, per KTTC. She ran for county attorney in 2022 and is in her second term on the school board, per the Post Bulletin.

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