Mike Lindell, founder of MyPillow, officially entered the race for Minnesota governor on December 11, seeking the Republican nomination to challenge incumbent Democratic Governor Tim Walz in the 2026 election.Lindell's campaign emphasizes stopping fraud, fixing schools, tackling property taxes, and addressing immigration, despite facing significant legal and financial setbacks related to his false claims about the 2020 election.These challenges include multi-million dollar lawsuits from
Dominion Voting Systems and
Smartmatic, as well as debts to
DHL and
FedEx, leading Lindell to declare himself "in ruins."