Matt Pelikan announces run for Hennepin County Attorney

Matt Pelikan enters race for Hennepin County Attorney

Another person has thrown their hat in the ring for Hennepin County Attorney.

Matt Pelikan announced his campaign on Tuesday. Current Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said she wouldn’t be running for reelection next year.

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Pelikan attended law school at the University of Minnesota and ran for Minnesota Attorney General in 2018. He is currently a partner at the law firm MADEL PA in Minneapolis.

Pelikan released the following statement, in part:

“I love our community and believe in it. Hennepin County is full of energy, resilience, and possibility. For more than twenty years I’ve made downtown Minneapolis my home. I believe deeply in this city and this county and I am filled with optimism about what lies ahead. But optimism alone is not enough. We must stand together to confront the scourge of gun violence, safeguard the freedoms that allow us to speak and assemble, and reject the reckless voices that pit neighbor against neighbor and would trade our democracy for division and fear.”

Prosecutor Hao Nguyen and State Rep. Cedrick Frazier have also announced their candidacy for Hennepin County Attorney.
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