Bob Helland

Bob Helland (Republican Party) ran for election to the Minnesota House of Representatives to represent District 46B. He lost in the Republican primary on August 14, 2018.

Helland was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 6th Congressional District of Minnesota.[1] Helland was defeated by David Snyder in the Democratic primary on August 9, 2016.[2]

Helland was an Independence Party candidate for Minnesota Secretary of State in the 2014 elections.[3] He won the party's primary on August 12, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014. Bob Helland lost the general election on November 4, 2014.

On April 1, 2026, Helland notified [the profile publisher] that he had changed his party affiliation to Democratic.[4]

The following issues were listed on Helland's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

Constitution: My primary election issue is representative government in accordance with the Constitution of the United States; this should be the exact priority of any candidate seeking the office.

Taxes: We should stop thinking of tax reform as a game that decides winners and losers. If we start down that path, we all lose. If we see tax reform as a vehicle whereby we all - as Americans - can score points and "win", then we will have an opportunity to act with boldness in an unprecedented way to modernize our tax systems and laws in a thoughtful, well-ordered manner. I'm ready to meet the challenge of untangling centuries' worth of tangled tax law, are you? Is Congress?

National Security: National security is more than our military at war. National security is more than our counter-terrorism and intelligence gathering efforts. It is more than immigration and foreign aid. It is well understood that our military strength is fundamental to not only our security but to the idea of global security, though with questionable results. Many people in the progressive movement will ask,

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—Bob Helland's campaign website, https://bob4congress.nationbuilder.com/issues