MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell launches campaign for Minnesota governor

President Donald TrumpMyPillow ally and CEO Mike Lindell launched a Republican campaign for governor of Minnesota on Thursday.

Lindell enters the gubernatorial race as the Trump administration and the House Oversight Committee have launched investigations into Minnesota’s Democratic governor. That of Tim Walz alleged role in what investigators call largest fraud scheme related to COVID-19 in the country.

“I will defend you as the next governor of the state of Minnesota. I will defend you against the widespread fraud under Governor Walz,” Lindell said while launching his campaign on “Steve Bannon’s War Room” on Lindell’s streaming platform.

Lindell’s main campaign pledge is to “end the fraud” in Minnesota, followed by his promise to continue deporting illegal immigrants, stop “blowing” property taxes, reform public education, cut fees and taxes, fight addiction, improve public safety and secure elections.

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Mike Lindell appears in federal district court for a defamation trial, June 5, 2025, in Denver, Colorado. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey, file)

“Minnesota deserves a governor who fight against any fraudand will prosecute anyone who steals our tax money. No one is above the law,” Lindell said on his recently launched campaign website.

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Democrats, however, are preparing to defeat him.

“Mike Lindell is the latest extreme, out-of-touch candidate to embark on what is becoming more chaotic and dangerous by the day to the far right – and his entry into the race is a bitter pill for Minnesota Republicans to swallow,” Democratic Governors Association spokesperson Izzi Levy said in a statement shortly after Lindell filed paperwork to run for governor.

Gov. Tim Walz, Democrat of Minnesota, is at the center of a growing scandal as federal prosecutors continue to unravel one of the nation’s largest fraud cases in the COVID era. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

“Minnesotans can rest easy: We’re going to put aside all of Lindell’s dreams of bringing his extreme agenda to the governor’s office.”

Lindell has faced widespread legal scrutiny for falsely claiming that Trump won the 2020 presidential election. Earlier this year, a federal jury in Colorado found Lindell liable for defamation and ordered him to pay millions in damages to a former Dominion Voting Systems employee.

The Republican joins a crowded primary field of candidates vying for the chance to challenge Walz next year, including Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth, 2022 Republican candidate Scott Jensen and state Rep. Kristin Robbins.

Lisa Demuth, a Republican state representative from Cold Spring, Minnesota, was speaker of the House during the 2025 session. (Glen Stubbe/TNS/ABACA via Reuters Connect)

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Walz is seeking a third term as governor of Minnesota next year. He was named former Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate last year, introducing his profile to the national political scene.