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TJ Hawthorne
Independence-Alliance · Minnesota · 2026TJ Hawthorne is an industrial automation engineer with more than 20 years of experience working with Oakdale public works and a six-year U.S. Navy veteran, per the East Metro Voter Guide. A lifelong resident of North St. Paul and Oakdale, he serves on the North St. Paul Emergency Food Shelf board and is running for Minnesota House District 44B as an independent after prior Libertarian campaigns.
Priorities
- Supports legislation to prevent the federal government from deploying the Minnesota National Guard overseas without a formal declaration of war from Congress, per East Metro Voter Guide
- Favors reforming the family court system around more equal parenting time, per East Metro Voter Guide
- Emphasizes local decision-making over state bureaucracy, per East Metro Voter Guide
On the ballot
Minnesota House District 44B · Minnesota · 2026
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