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Bobby Joe Champion

DemocraticIncumbent

Attorney

Bobby Joe Champion is a Democratic candidate for Minnesota State Senate District 59 in the 2026 election. They are the incumbent.

From the candidate’s public filings

Background

Champion earned his B.A. in political science from Macalester College, and his J.D. from the William Mitchell College of Law. His professional experience includes working as a practicing attorney, Assistant Attorney General, and attorney for the Legal Rights Center; and in the music industry for Flyte Tyme Productions.[2]

Law:
William Mitchell College of Law
Bachelor's:
Macalester College

Campaign themes

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Champion's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[12]

Jobs

Excerpt: "Boby (sic) Joe Champion is proud of his 96% lifetime voting record with the Minnesota AFL-CIO and is a strong voice for working families in the Minnesota legislature. Creating good jobs in our community is Bobby Joe Champion's top priority."

Education

Excerpt: "Quality public schools form the backbone of our community. The Minneapolis public schools continue to face challenges, many of them forced onto us by the state's unwillingness to properly fund our schools. Bobby Joe Champion is an advocate for early childhood education programs, keeping our North Minneapolis schools open, closing the achievement gap, lowering class sizes, and ensuring teachers have the resources they need to educate the diverse student population of our district."

Healthcare

Excerpt: "The federal health care law has made many important improvements in our health care system. Here in Minnesota, it has allowed us to insure 95,000 more Minnesotans. However, there are still more than 46 million Americans without health care insurance, and roughly 500,000 just in Minnesota."

Housing

Excerpt: "Home foreclosures continue to rip apart our neighborhoods in North Minneapolis. This is an issue that has affected everyone in North Minneapolis, whether you were foreclosed on, or if you have seen boarded up houses depress the value of your home. "

On the 2026 ballot

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Compiled from the candidate’s published profile as of September 30, 2026.

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