{"id":2517292,"date":"2025-12-03T22:18:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T03:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mypillow-ceo-mike-lindell-files-to-run-for-minnesota-governor\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T22:19:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T03:19:39","slug":"mypillow-ceo-mike-lindell-files-to-run-for-minnesota-governor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mypillow-ceo-mike-lindell-files-to-run-for-minnesota-governor\/","title":{"rendered":"MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell files to run for Minnesota governor"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmypillow-ceo-mike-lindell-files-to-run-for-minnesota-governor%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2517292&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Mike Lindell, CEO of MyPillow and known for his conservative activism and efforts to challenge teh 2020 election results, has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colin-kaepernick-jumps-aboard-spac-craze-looking-to-raise-287-million-for-social-justice-company\/\" title=\"Colin Kaepernick Jumps Aboard SPAC Craze, Looking To Raise 7 Million For \u2018Social Justice\u2019 Company\">filed paperwork<\/a> to run for governor of Minnesota as a Republican. While not yet fully confirmed, Lindell is reportedly 98% sure about his candidacy and plans to challenge incumbent Democratic Governor Tim Walz. Lindell&#8217;s entry adds to a crowded Republican field aiming to unseat Walz amid ongoing controversies, including recent accusations of fraud within state agencies during Walz&#8217;s administration. Critics from both sides have weighed in, with Democrats viewing Lindell as an extreme candidate and Republicans expressing mixed reactions. The race is gaining attention as Lindell could make a final decision by december 11.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell files to run for Minnesota governor<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2422750\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>MyPillow CEO <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-lindell\/\">Mike Lindell <\/a>filed paperwork Wednesday to run for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minnesota\/\">Minnesota<\/a> governor.<\/p>\n<p>While the paperwork doesn&rsquo;t certainly mean he is running, Lindell said he is 98% sure he is. The CEO filed with the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Disclosure Board to run as a Republican against Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN).<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3905261\/newsom-national-governors-association-national-guard-deployments\/\">Newsom to stay in National Governors Association after threats to leave over federal deployments<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3904620\/texas-gop-banks-on-new-congressional-map-to-keep-the-house-majority\/\">Texas GOP banks on new congressional map to keep the House majority<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3903922\/janeese-lewis-george-candidate-dc-mayor-beats-record-donation-requirements\/\">Democratic socialist candidate for DC mayor beats record to meet donation requirements&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>He told <em>Minnesota Public Radio<\/em> that he would make a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mprnews.org\/story\/2025\/12\/03\/mypillow-mike-lindell-files-paperwork-to-run-for-minnesota-governor\">decision as early as Dec. 11.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lindell is a conservative personality also known for his efforts to challenge the results of the 2020 election. He owns Lindell TV, which has Pentagon press credentials alongside other conservative outlets and influencers.<\/p>\n<p>A judge ruled in September that the MyPillow CEO defamed voting machine company Smartmatic for his claims that the machines &ldquo;rigged&rdquo; the 2020 election. He supported President Donald Trump against former President Joe Biden then.<\/p>\n<p>The pillow merchant joins a menagerie of Republicans looking to unseat Walz, a popular target for Republicans after being chosen as then-Vice President Kamala Harris&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kari-lake-responds-to-claim-she-could-be-trumps-2024-vice-president\/\" title=\"Kari Lake Responds to Claim She Could Be Trump\u2019s 2024 Vice President\">vice president pick<\/a> in the 2024 election.<\/p>\n<p>Walz has battled fraud accusations in recent weeks. Hundreds of Minnesota Department of Human Services employees said Walz is complicit in allowing fraud in the state.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Tim Walz is 100% responsible for massive fraud in Minnesota,&rdquo; a<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Minnesota_DHS\/status\/1994993895428461006\"> social media account <\/a>for the employees said.&nbsp;&ldquo;We let Tim Walz know of fraud early on, hoping for a partnership in stopping fraud, but no, we got the opposite response.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump cited the accusations in calling Walz &ldquo;seriously retarded&rdquo; in a social media post. &ldquo;The&nbsp;seriously retarded&nbsp;Governor of Minnesota, Tim&nbsp;Walz, does nothing, either through fear, incompetence, or both,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota House Speaker Lisa DeMuth, one of Lindell&rsquo;s possible competitors, slammed the governor for the alleged fraud on Tuesday. &ldquo;Gov. Walz says he welcomes help from the feds in cracking down on the fraud mess he created &mdash; but won&rsquo;t comply with basic requests aimed at rooting out fraud,&rdquo; she wrote <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LisaDemuthMN\/status\/1995951090022646191?s=20\">on X. <\/a>&ldquo;What is there to hide?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3904631\/walz-appointees-failed-to-stop-rampant-minnesota-fraud\/\">THESE ARE THE WALZ APPOINTEES WHO FAILED TO STOP RAMPANT MINNESOTA FRAUD<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Democratic Governors Association spokeswoman Izzi Levy said Lindell&rsquo;s entrance into the race is a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-survival-guide-for-conservatives-during-the-biden-years\/\" title=\"A Survival Guide for Conservatives During the Biden Years\">bitter pill<\/a>-ow&#038;rdquo<\/a>; for Minnesota Republicans to swallow.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Mike Lindell is the latest extreme, out-of-touch candidate to jump into what is becoming a more chaotic and dangerous race to the far-right by the day &mdash; and his entrance into the race is a bitter pill for Minnesota Republicans to swallow,&rdquo; Levy said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell files to run for Minnesota governor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2517293,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/m-lindell.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[33802,38887,37335,5356,32983],"class_list":["post-2517292","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-2022-election","tag-mike-lindell","tag-minnesota-governor","tag-mypillow","tag-political-candidates"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/m-lindell.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2517292","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2517292"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2517292\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2517296,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2517292\/revisions\/2517296"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2517293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2517292"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2517292"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2517292"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}