Quentin Wittrock
Republican candidate for U.S. House in Minnesota
MN-03 Republican nominee?
$8.0K
AUG 18, 2026Primary Election
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$8.0KAUG 18, 2026Candidate Overview
Key details about the candidate’s background, party, office sought and current campaign.
Current roleAttorney
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyModerate Republican
GenderMale
LocationMinnesota
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BackgroundAttorney
EducationUniversity of Iowa College of Law (J.D., 1986)
Notable personal detailsQuentin R. Wittrock is a Republican candidate for the U.S. House in Minnesota's 3rd Congressional District in the 2026 election cycle. He is a retired trial lawyer and mediator with a background in international and domestic business litigation, including antitrust and franchise/distribution disputes. He is also associated with the Principle Based Politics organization as its founder.
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Political Positions
Economy & Taxes
The candidate emphasizes fiscal responsibility, lower spending and taxes, and wants Social Security reform. His advocacy materials and campaign reporting frame economic policy around reducing spending and tax burdens rather than expanding government programs.
Healthcare
The candidate emphasizes fiscal responsibility for federal programs and says he would work to shore up Medicare trust funds and reduce national debt rather than expand federal spending on social programs. His public statements favor limiting federal intervention in some medical/personal decisions and prioritize deficit reduction and entitlement solvency. No direct support for major public expansions (e.g., Medicare for All) or for a public-option was found in campaign coverage searched.
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Immigration & Border
Supports securing the southern border and reforming asylum and legal immigration systems to more quickly determine who may enter the country; objects to allowing people to enter without proper paperwork.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
The candidate says he is personally strongly opposed to abortion but supports exceptions for rape and when the life of the mother is at risk, and prefers that states set abortion law rather than the federal government. He has characterized his approach as protecting the vulnerable and urged compromise rather than advocating for an outright federal ban.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports federal action including mandatory universal background checks for all gun transfers, extreme-risk (red‑flag) temporary removal of firearms for people who pose a danger, and a federal ban on consumer sales of assault-style/semiautomatic weapons. Views some federal gun restrictions as consistent with the Second Amendment and necessary to reduce gun violence while also supporting enforcement against felons possessing firearms.
Latest News
Quentin Wittrock is being mentioned in coverage of the Wisconsin 3rd Congressional District primary, where Rebecca Cooke won the Democratic nomination. That sets up a general-election rematch with Republican Rep. Derrick Van Orden. The reports do not describe any separate new development involving Wittrock himself, so the connection appears to be limited to the broader race coverage.
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Campaign Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Campaign finance totals from the latest available reporting period.
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