Steve Simon
@MNSteveSimon
Minnesota Secretary of State. Posts are mine. Prepared and paid for by Simon for Secretary of State Committee.
Thanks and congratulations to law enforcement. Coming next: Justice.
BREAKING: Vance Boelter is in custody. He was arrested minutes ago near Green Isle. Developing story,,,stay with @KSTP for more details.
The federal government has provided no legal justification for capturing private data on millions of Minnesotans - and we have no idea whatsoever how this personal information would be used.
#Breaking Minnesota rebuffs DOJ demand for voter rolls, says feds don’t have legal right to it startribune.com/minnesota-rebu…
Great to be with friends from the @MNBldgTrades - who are literally building our state. They get things done!


My thoughts are with Senator Anderson’s family. He was a kind colleague and a dedicated public servant. May his memory be a blessing.
Republican state senator Bruce Anderson has died | MPR News mprnews.org/story/2025/07/…
Two days. Seven counties in southwest Minnesota. Lots of great conversations. (The best ideas come from all over our state.)


Excellent news!
Now here’s a picture MN can celebrate. State Senator John Hoffman discharged from ICU today after being shot numerous times during assassination attempt. His family tells me he’s moving to a rehab facility and still has a long road ahead. @kare11
Decency in action.
President Joe Biden pays his respects to Minnesota House DFL Leader Melissa Hortman as she lies in state at the Capitol alongside her husband, Mark, and dog, Gilbert.
The young leaders at the annual Minnesota Girls State session are an inspiration. It was my honor to have an extended conversation with them.


We need more of this: Each political camp policing its own! This is how we can start to solve the problem of politically-inspired violence. 👇
'Insensitive, to say the least': Mike Lee deletes Minnesota posts amid GOP criticism ow.ly/h7cQ106c4o6
As I told @AnaCabrera on @MSNBC, one effective way to help solve the problem of political violence is for each side to police its own (even if it’s done quietly and behind the scenes).
'We're all in shock' The suspect in the shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses has been captured. Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon, who was friends with State Rep. Melissa Hortman, joins @AnaCabrera. msnbc.com/ana-cabrera-re…
Rep. Melissa Hortman was a bright shining light of a human being. She was my good friend. We went to law school together and entered the legislature at the same time. She was one of the most extraordinary public servants I’ve ever known. Her assassination is a loss not just for…
The announcement of federal charges against two people who tried to defraud our election system is a victory for Minnesota voters. For 2+ years, my office worked with the FBI on this case. We ensured that throughout the investigation our voter records were secure and that no…
It’s impossible not be optimistic about the future after hanging out with young leaders from all across Minnesota at the annual session of Boys State.


Immigrant business owners make Minnesota richer and better, so I was honored to be the keynote speaker at this year’s Immigrant Entrepreneurs Summit.


Helen Burgstaler has been an election judge in Crow Wing County for 75 years! I had the honor of giving her the very first of our new Excellence in Elections Awards for her outstanding service to Minnesota voters.

On Memorial Day, we honor and remember the fallen. “The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it.” —John F. Kennedy

“Out of a mountain of despair, a stone of hope.” —Martin Luther King, Jr.

We were told there would be no “weaponization” of government. But now, it looks like any college that annoys the White House politically could face coordinated attacks from the government - with no legal justification.
New: A judge blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to crush Harvard’s ability to enroll foreign students hours after the university sued. politico.com/news/2025/05/2…