Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., announced Tuesday he will withdraw from his House re-election race and instead run for Minnesota attorney general.
“Today I am announcing my candidacy to be the People’s Lawyer, and to protect and defend all Minnesotans as your next Attorney General,” Ellison posted to Twitter Tuesday afternoon.
Today I am announcing my candidacy to be the People’s Lawyer, and to protect and defend all Minnesotans as your next Attorney General. pic.twitter.com/XvHFPPKX7i
— Rep. Keith Ellison (@keithellison) June 5, 2018
Ellison said in a statement he will be running on a platform of confronting fraud and abuse when it comes to student loans and drug prices and said he would push for equal rights and criminal justice reform.
“No one — not even a President — is above the law,” Ellison said in his statement, in a nod to the recent debate on whether or not President Trump could pardon himself. “It has never been more important to have a leader as Attorney General who can stand up against threats to our neighbors’ health or freedoms.”
You deserve an Attorney General who will never stop fighting for you and your family. That is what I plan to do. My full statement: pic.twitter.com/2uPsH3aAlQ
— Rep. Keith Ellison (@keithellison) June 5, 2018
