Mike Lindell, the businessman who founded My Pillow Inc. before becoming an outspoken ally of President Donald Trump, filed paperwork on Wednesday to run for governor of Minnesota in next year’s election.
Lindell, the CEO of MyPillow CEO and a 2020 election denier, joins a crowded race in his unlikely Republican bid against two-term incumbent Gov. Tim Walz (D).
The Democratic primary has exposed the party's divides, with Sen. Bernie Sanders and other progressives endorsing Craig's main rival, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan.
Labor tensions and rent-control fallout opened the door for challenger Kaohly Her, St. Paul’s incoming first Hmong American mayor.
The paperwork doesn’t mean he is certainly running. Lindell told Minnesota Public Radio that he would make a decision as early as Dec. 11.
- MyPillow chief executive Mike Lindell speaks to reporters outside federal court in Washington, June 24, 2021. On Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, a federal judge affirmed a $5 million arbitration award against the MyPillow chief executive in favor of a software engineer who challenged data that Lindell claims proves that China interfered in the U.