2026 Endorsements
Charles Kuchlenz
Candidate for MN State AuditorCharles is a professional data engineer with over 15 years of experience building massive data pipelines, automated ETL systems, and enterprise analytics infrastructure for Fortune 500 companies.
As a Libertarian, Charles believes deeply in individual liberty, strict fiscal responsibility, and ultimate government accountability. He holds that government should be small, transparent, and efficient — and that sunlight is the best disinfectant.
The State Auditor’s office is perfectly positioned to lead a transparency revolution. Instead of relying on PDF reports and delayed audits, Charles will implement the modern data tools that exist today to give power back to the citizens.
Visit https://kuchlenzformn.com
Chip Tangen
Candidate for MN Secretary of StateLike many Minnesotans, Chip Tangen is neither a Democrat nor a Republican. He is a coalition builder focused on advancing policies based on shared interests rather than party affiliation. Raised in Eden Prairie, Chip began his career as legislative counsel to U.S. Representative Jim Ramstad. He witnessed firsthand that the most inspiring leaders courageously collaborate across party lines.
Since 2016, Chip has aligned with the Libertarian Party, primarily drawn to its resolute opposition to military adventurism and unsustainable government spending. Only after joining a third party did he learn that Minnesota’s ballot access laws and policies are among the least progressive in the country. For too long, Minnesota’s secretaries of state have ignored the interests of independents. If elected, Chip will spearhead much-needed reforms to give voters more choices on their ballots. Moreover, he has no stake in the death matches between the major parties, so Republican and Democratic voters alike can depend on his impartiality.
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Rebecca Whiting
Candidate for U.S. SenateRebecca Whiting is the Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate in Minnesota in 2026. A U.S. Army combat veteran and Iraq War medic who served two tours (Ramadi in 2004-05 during the Battle for Fallujah and Baghdad in 2006-07 with 2ID, 2BCT), Rebecca witnessed the human cost of unnecessary conflicts firsthand. She is a Christian, wife, and homeschooling mother of a large family living on a homestead farm they built in Bemidji, Minnesota. As a small business owner running a bakery and active in farmers markets and her community, she brings a working-class perspective shaped by frustration with the failed VA system, veteran suicides, burn pit illnesses, and a political oligarchy that prioritizes endless wars and corporate interests over the people.
Visit https://whiting4senate.us
TJ Hawthorne
Candidate for MN House District 44BTJ Hawthorne is an independent candidate for the Minnesota House of Representatives in District 44B. A Navy veteran who enlisted in 2001 and served five years of active duty, including an eight-month mobilization to Camp Arifjan, Kuwait in 2007, TJ has spent more than twenty years as a field service engineer and defense contractor, working in six countries including Afghanistan, the Republic of Korea, Japan, and the UAE. Raised in North St. Paul, where he played hockey, baseball, and football, he is a married father of two boys and has volunteered at the North St. Paul Emergency Food Shelf since 2023, serving on its board since 2024. Tired of the two-party system’s failures and politicians who live above the law, TJ stopped complaining about the “sham” of the democratic process and entered the race to give voters a genuine alternative to the lesser of two evils.
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