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RepublicanRunning for MN Governor · 2026
Lisa Demuth
Business owner
Lisa Demuth is an American politician serving since 2025 as the speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, Demuth represents District 13A in central Minnesota, which includes the cities of St. Joseph and Cold Spring and parts of Stearns County. She has served since 2023 as leader of the House Republican caucus and from 2023 to 2025 as the minority leader of the Minnesota House of Representatives.
Born 1967 · Paynesville, Minnesota , U.S.Profession Business owner
In brief
AI · verified vs data · 2026-07-03
Lisa Demuth, Speaker of the Minnesota House since 2025, is running for governor as the Republican candidate. First elected to the state House in 2019, she rose to serve as minority leader before her current role. In the general election, she trails her Democratic opponent by roughly 10 percentage points in polls, with market-implied win probability near zero.
40%
Polling average
our aggregate
4%
Win probability
market-implied
Governing & voting record
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No legislative record
Roll-call votes and sponsored bills are collected for members of Congress from congress.gov. There is no roll-call source for this office yet.
Where they stand
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Key positions not yet compiled
Positions are drawn from the candidate's public record and statements. We haven't compiled a verified set for this candidate yet.
How they vote
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No party-unity or ideology scores
Party-unity and DW-NOMINATE ideology scores are only available for candidates with a congressional roll-call record.
Ratings from advocacy groups
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No advocacy-group ratings
Interest-group scorecards have no machine-readable feed — they're curated per candidate, and none are on file yet.
Career & history
2019Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
since 2019
2023Minority leader of the Minnesota House of Representatives
2023–2025
2025Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives
since 2025
Public favorability
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No favorability data
This candidate isn't tracked by YouGov's public-figure panel, and no published state polling on their favorability was found.
Donors & money
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No campaign finance on file
FEC filings appear here once the candidate's committee reports. Early-cycle and self-funding candidates often have nothing on record yet.
ALL FIGURES DRAWN FROM PUBLICLY AVAILABLE RECORDS · CANDIDATE PROFILES ARE NONPARTISAN AND CARRY NO ENDORSEMENT. · PHOTO: OFFICE OF GOVERNOR TIM WALZ & LT. GOVERNOR PEGGY FLANAGAN · PUBLIC DOMAIN (WIKIMEDIA COMMONS)
Lisa Demuth is an American politician serving since 2025 as the speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, Demuth represents District 13A in central Minnesota, which includes the cities of St. Joseph and Cold Spring and parts of Stearns County. She has served since 2023 as leader of the House Republican caucus and from 2023 to 2025 as the minority leader of the Minnesota House of Representatives.
Lisa Demuth, Speaker of the Minnesota House since 2025, is running for governor as the Republican candidate. First elected to the state House in 2019, she rose to serve as minority leader before her current role. In the general election, she trails her Democratic opponent by roughly 10 percentage points in polls, with market-implied win probability near zero.
Governing & voting record
—
No legislative record
Roll-call votes and sponsored bills are collected for members of Congress from congress.gov. There is no roll-call source for this office yet.
Where they stand
—
Key positions not yet compiled
Positions are drawn from the candidate's public record and statements. We haven't compiled a verified set for this candidate yet.
Career & history
2019Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
since 2019
2023Minority leader of the Minnesota House of Representatives
2023–2025
2025Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives
since 2025
Public favorability
—
No favorability data
This candidate isn't tracked by YouGov's public-figure panel, and no published state polling on their favorability was found.
How they vote
—
No party-unity or ideology scores
Party-unity and DW-NOMINATE ideology scores are only available for candidates with a congressional roll-call record.
Ratings from advocacy groups
—
No advocacy-group ratings
Interest-group scorecards have no machine-readable feed — they're curated per candidate, and none are on file yet.
Donors & money
—
No campaign finance on file
FEC filings appear here once the candidate's committee reports. Early-cycle and self-funding candidates often have nothing on record yet.
ALL FIGURES DRAWN FROM PUBLICLY AVAILABLE RECORDS · CANDIDATE PROFILES ARE NONPARTISAN AND CARRY NO ENDORSEMENT. · PHOTO: OFFICE OF GOVERNOR TIM WALZ & LT. GOVERNOR PEGGY FLANAGAN · PUBLIC DOMAIN (WIKIMEDIA COMMONS)
