Mike Lindell, the MyPillow founder and one of America’s most recognizable election-integrity advocates, officially launched his campaign for Governor of Minnesota on December 11, 2025. Speaking from his warehouse in Shakopee to a crowd of cheering under American flags and “Absolute Proof” banners, Lindell declared he was answering a calling from God and from thousands of Minnesotans who begged him to run. After prayerful consideration and hearing from so many patriots across this great state, he said, he could no longer sit on the sidelines while Minnesota suffers under what he called the most radical administration in its history. With that, he filed to challenge Governor Tim Walz in the 2026 election, instantly becoming the highest-profile Republican in the race.

Lindell told the crowd he is still standing after years of relentless deep-state persecution—lawsuits, cancelled contracts, IRS audits, FBI raids, and bankruptcy threats—all because he dared to fight for honest elections. Yet here he is, he said, unbroken and ready to fight for the Everyman who is too often brutalized by the soulless machine of government: the small-business owner buried in regulations, the farmer crushed by green-energy mandates, the parent watching schools indoctrinate instead of educate. “They tried to cancel me, but they only made me louder,” Lindell thundered. “Now I’m bringing that same energy to the governor’s office.”

“Let’s bring common sense back to Minnesota,” Lindell pledged as the crowd erupted. He promised to run state government what he did for MyPillow: cut the waste, fire the bureaucrats who hate the people they serve, secure the voter rolls, end sanctuary policies, and put Minnesota families first again. Whether the GOP establishment likes it or not, Lindell is all in—campaign bus wrapped, rallies booked, and a message unmistakable: the man they couldn’t silence in the private sector is now coming for the governor’s mansion.