Candidate · November 3, 2026
Steven Young
On the ballot for Governor · Minnesota
- issues with public statements
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§1On the ballot
Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.
| Office | Governor · Minnesota1 |
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| Party on the ballot | Green1, |
| Status | Open seat — no incumbent is running for this seat. |
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§2Who they are
Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Steven Young served in the U.S. Marines and has worked as an attorney and as the owner of a neighborhood grocery store.3 His campaign website says that last winter he helped train and defend neighborhood groups in Minnesota.3
Why they say they're running
His campaign website says that, as governor, he would have the state stand behind Minnesotans rather than sit idle while neighbors are taken away or lose their housing, and would start a large green jobs program to repair and improve public infrastructure.3
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websitesteveformn.info3,
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§3What they've said on the issues
Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.
Immigration
His campaign website lists abolishing ICE as a key issue; it says a governor cannot technically abolish ICE but that he would make things as hard as possible for ICE in Minnesota.3
- Abolish ICE and move any remaining enforcement work to other agencies
- Deport only people convicted of serious crimes or who threaten national security
- Focus on people with criminal records and recent border crossers
- Deport as many people here without legal permission as possible, with or without criminal records
His campaign website lists making Minnesota a sanctuary state as a key issue.3
Energy and Climate
His campaign website says he would ban hyperscale data centers, citing their noise and the heat they add.3
- Encourage new data centers with tax breaks and faster approvals
- Require data centers to pay the full cost of the power plants and lines they need
- Pause or limit new data centers
§4Money
Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left.
Candidates for governor file campaign-finance reports with the state, not the FEC, so this guide doesn't include their fundraising. Search the state's reports: Campaign finance candidate viewer — Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board.5