MN-GOV: Attorney Chris Madel launches campaign for Minnesota governor; seeks GOP nomination

Minneapolis-based attorney Chris Madel, whose high-profile defense of a state trooper charged with murder raised his profile last year, launched a campaign for Minnesota governor Monday. He joins a growing field of candidates who will battle for the Republican nomination.

Madel represented State Patrol Officer Ryan Londregan, who was charged with murder and manslaughter after he shot and killed Ricky Cobb II in 2023. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty wound up dropping the charges against Londregan.

Madel is also an attorney for the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association and the conservative news site Alpha News.

“Minnesota has been bled dry by special interests and fraudsters under Tim Walz’s failed leadership,” Madel said in a statement. “This needs to end and it will end with me as governor of Minnesota.”



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