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Quentin Wittrock

Republican

Quentin Wittrock

MN-03 Republican nominee?

$15.30

AUG 12, 2026

Primary Election

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Overview

Current roleAttorney

PartyRepublican

Political ideologyModerate Republican

GenderMale

LocationMinnesota

BackgroundAttorney

EducationUniversity of Iowa College of Law

Notable personal detailsQuentin R. Wittrock is a Minnesota attorney and political candidate who ran for U.S. House in Minnesota’s 3rd Congressional District. He has described himself as a retired trial/business attorney and the founder of the Principle Based Politics nonprofit website. Media coverage describes him as a Coon Rapids resident who has not previously held public office.

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startribune.com eplocalnews.org sd42gop.com projects.propublica.org principlebasedpolitics.org en.wikipedia.org politics1.com cfb.mn.gov marshallindependent.com alphanews.org sos.mn.gov mn.electionarchives.lib.umn.edu mn.gov kaxe.org cases.justia.com transition.fec.gov arxiv.org govinfo.gov justapedia.org cd3mngop.com cbsnews.com news.minnesota.publicradio.org kstp.com fec.gov leg.mn.gov lrl.mn.gov pollfinder.sos.state.mn.us justfacts.votesmart.org cdn.ballotpedia.org static.votesmart.org ballotready.org voterguide.ballotpedia.org developer.ballotpedia.org finstad.house.gov grassley.senate.gov

Positions

LiberalConservative

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.

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 Insights

MN-03 Republican nominee?

Quentin Wittrock's odds reached 64%, setting a new high for "MN-03 Republican nominee?" over the past 23 days.

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