Doug Wardlow
Doug Wardlow (Republican Party) was a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, representing District 38B. He assumed office on January 4, 2011. He left office in 2013.
Wardlow (Republican Party) ran for election for Attorney General of Minnesota. He lost in the Republican primary on August 9, 2022.
Wardlow completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Wardlow was a Republican member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, representing District 38B from 2011 to 2013.
Biography
Doug Wardlow earned a high school diploma from Eagan High School, a bachelor's degree from Georgetown University in 2001, and a law degree from the Georgetown University Law Center.[1]
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Wardlow served on these committees:
- Civil Law
- Division on Property and Local Tax
- Judiciary Policy and Finance
- Subcommittee on Claims
- Taxes
Elections
2022
See also: Minnesota Attorney General election, 2022
General election
General election for Attorney General of Minnesota
Incumbent Keith Ellison defeated Jim Schultz and Laurice Anderson in the general election for Attorney General of Minnesota on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Keith Ellison (D) | 50.4 | 1,254,371 |
 | Jim Schultz (R) | 49.5 | 1,233,556 | |
 | Laurice Anderson (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 12 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 2,362 | ||
| Total votes: 2,490,301 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Attorney General of Minnesota
Incumbent Keith Ellison defeated Bill Dahn in the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Minnesota on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Keith Ellison | 89.3 | 378,367 |
| Bill Dahn | 10.7 | 45,110 | |
| Total votes: 423,477 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Attorney General of Minnesota
Jim Schultz defeated Doug Wardlow and Sharon Anderson in the Republican primary for Attorney General of Minnesota on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Schultz | 52.5 | 163,944 |
 | Doug Wardlow | 34.8 | 108,537 | |
 | Sharon Anderson | 12.7 | 39,723 | |
| Total votes: 312,204 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dennis Smith (R)
- Tad Jude (R)
- Lynne Torgerson (R)
Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Attorney General of Minnesota
Keith Ellison defeated Doug Wardlow and Noah Johnson in the general election for Attorney General of Minnesota on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Keith Ellison (D) | 49.0 | 1,249,407 |
| Doug Wardlow (R) | 45.1 | 1,150,459 | |
 | Noah Johnson (Grassroots Party) | 5.7 | 145,748 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 6,158 | ||
| Total votes: 2,551,772 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Attorney General of Minnesota
Keith Ellison defeated Debra Hilstrom, Tom Foley, Matt Pelikan, and Mike Rothman in the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Minnesota on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Keith Ellison | 49.8 | 281,142 |
 | Debra Hilstrom | 19.1 | 108,048 | |
 | Tom Foley | 12.5 | 70,786 | |
 | Matt Pelikan | 10.6 | 59,876 | |
 | Mike Rothman | 7.9 | 44,522 | |
| Total votes: 564,374 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Lori Swanson (D)
- Ryan Winkler (D)
- Sam Clark (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Attorney General of Minnesota
Doug Wardlow defeated Sharon Anderson and Robert Lessard in the Republican primary for Attorney General of Minnesota on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Doug Wardlow | 46.3 | 135,971 |
| Sharon Anderson | 32.1 | 94,245 | |
| Robert Lessard | 21.7 | 63,722 | |
| Total votes: 293,938 | |||
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2012
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Laurie Halverson |
51.9% | 12,210 | |
| Republican | Doug Wardlow Incumbent | 48.1% | 11,298 | |
| Total Votes | 23,508 | |||
2010
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 38B (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Mike Obermueller (DFL) | 7,680 | 47.95% | ||
| Doug Wardlow (R)
|
8,323 | 51.97% | ||
| Write-In | 13 | 0.08% | ||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Doug Wardlow completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Wardlow's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Doug Wardlow is an experienced constitutional lawyer who has spent his career fighting for our fundamental freedoms and constitutional rights in courtrooms in Minnesota and across the country. Doug fought was a litigator for Alliance Defending Freedom, a Christian non-profit law firm that fights for free speech, religious liberty, and life. Doug has also served as General Counsel for MyPillow. In addition, Doug fought against China's unfair trade practices and stood up for American manufacturing and mining, litigating international trade cases under Robert Lighthizer, who later became President Trump's U.S. Trade Representative. Doug is running for Minnesota Attorney General to restore law and order, secure our elections, and defend our constitutional rights. Minnesota born and raised, Doug and his wife, Jenny, are proud parents of three young children and live in Prior Lake.
- Doug Wardlow is an experienced constitutional litigator who take bold action starting on day one to restore law and order, secure our elections, and defend our constitutional rights..
- Doug Wardlow is a political outsider who will take on the do-nothing establishment and make Minnesota safe again.
- Doug Wardlow is a trusted constitutional conservative who will investigate and prosecute voter fraud and secure our elections.
Doug Wardlow will fight human trafficking, make sure that criminals are prosecuted aggressively, restore law and order, stand up for the right of parents to direct the education of their children, end critical race theory in Minnesota, investigate and prosecute voter fraud, prosecute welfare fraud, and make our state safe again. He will support law enforcement and ensure that lawbreaking in Minnesota has consequences once again.
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2018
Campaign website
Wardlow's campaign website stated the following:
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DOUG WARDLOW Learn more about your next Attorney General! Doug is a family man who enjoys spending time with his wife Jenny and their three children, Winston, Annabelle, and Martin.
POLICIES Doug Wardlow is running to be Minnesota's Lawyer. As Attorney General, Doug will make Minnesota Fair and Safe. You deserve an Attorney General who will fight for you and your family. As Minnesota's Lawyer, Doug Wardlow will fight for these policies:
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| —Doug Wardlow for attorney general[3] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
Taxpayers League of Minnesota
The Taxpayers League of Minnesota, a Minnesota-based taxpayer advocacy organization, releases a legislative scorecard for the Minnesota House of Representatives and Minnesota State Senate once a year. The scorecard gives each legislator a score based on how they voted in the prior legislative term on tax issues and “their efforts to balance the state budget without a tax increase.” The organization also compiles a legislator’s individual "Lifetime Score."[4]
2012
Wardlow received a score of 100% in the 2012 scorecard, ranking 1st out of all 134 Minnesota House of Representatives members.[5]
2011
Wardlow received a score of 85% in the 2011 scorecard, ranking 10th out of all 134 Minnesota House of Representatives members. [6]
Personal
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Wardlow and his wife Jenny have one child.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 12, 2022
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ "Policies," accessed September 20, 2018
- ↑ Taypayers League of Minnesota, "Legislative Scorecards," accessed May 15, 2014
- ↑ Taypayers League of Minnesota, "Legislative Scorecard, 2012," accessed May 15, 2014
- ↑ Taypayers League of Minnesota, "Legislative Scorecard, 2011," accessed May 15, 2014
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| Preceded by Mike Obermueller (DFL) |
Minnesota House of Representatives District 38B 2011–2013 |
Succeeded by Matt Dean (R) |
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