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Matt Pelikan
Nonpartisan · Minnesota · 2026Pelikan is a litigation partner at the Minneapolis law firm MADEL PA, per his campaign site, which says he clerked for Minnesota Supreme Court Justices Paul Anderson and David Lillehaug. His campaign site also notes he earned his law degree at the University of Minnesota, where he was editor in chief of the Minnesota Law Review, and that he previously worked for U.S. Senators Paul Wellstone and Mark Dayton. The Sun newspapers primary voter guide notes he did not submit a questionnaire response.
Priorities
- Making the county safer and more just, per his campaign site
- Making the law work for everyone and not just the powerful, per his campaign site
On the ballot
Hennepin County Attorney · Minnesota · 2026
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