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Scott's Priorities
Candidate positionStop FraudGo on offense to provide the necessary oversight to prevent and stop fraud.
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Stop FraudGo on offense to provide the necessary oversight to prevent and stop fraud.
DEDICATED TO RESTORING TRUST.
Candidate positionEducator & Training Leadership: As an adjunct associate professor at the University of MN, Scott brings university-level teaching experience to the Auditor's role to educate and support local governments with financial best practices, internal controls and compliance.
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Educator & Training Leadership: As an adjunct associate professor at the University of MN, Scott brings university-level teaching experience to the Auditor's role to educate and support local governments with financial best practices, internal controls and compliance.
CIVIC PILLAR
Candidate positionOver these many years, Scott earned a reputation as a principled reformer who put people before politics, whether fighting for affordable healthcare, improving education, or standing up for personal freedoms. A husband, father, and grandfather, Scott Jensen is running to restore lawful, efficient, and transparent stewardship of your hard-earned tax dollars.
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Over these many years, Scott earned a reputation as a principled reformer who put people before politics, whether fighting for affordable healthcare, improving education, or standing up for personal freedoms. A husband, father, and grandfather, Scott Jensen is running to restore lawful, efficient, and transparent stewardship of your hard-earned tax dollars.
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Candidate positionScott Jensen is a lifelong Minnesotan, family physician, and bold voice for common sense in government. As State Auditor, he’ll challenge the political status quo and restore accountability. Scott is eager to revive lawful, efficient, and transparent stewardship of your tax dollars. Together, we will restore Minnesota to be the shining star of the north!
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Scott Jensen is a lifelong Minnesotan, family physician, and bold voice for common sense in government. As State Auditor, he’ll challenge the political status quo and restore accountability. Scott is eager to revive lawful, efficient, and transparent stewardship of your tax dollars. Together, we will restore Minnesota to be the shining star of the north!
Scott Jensen Announces Run for State Auditor
Candidate positionToday, Scott Jensen announced that he is withdrawing from the Governor’s race and will instead seek the office of State Auditor. “Our state’s problems can’t be fixed by simply replacing a leader. Our biggest problem right now is broken trust in government.”
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Today, Scott Jensen announced that he is withdrawing from the Governor’s race and will instead seek the office of State Auditor. “Our state’s problems can’t be fixed by simply replacing a leader. Our biggest problem right now is broken trust in government.”
LET'S FIGHT FOR MINNESOTA'S FUTURE!
Candidate positionMinnesota needs bold, honest, and experienced leadership. If you believe in protecting our freedoms, restoring fiscal sanity, and putting people before bureaucracy, I need you on this team!
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Minnesota needs bold, honest, and experienced leadership. If you believe in protecting our freedoms, restoring fiscal sanity, and putting people before bureaucracy, I need you on this team!
Scott's Priorities
Candidate positionFund Public PensionBring transparency to the long‑term solvency of public pension plans and give lawmakers the independent data they need to keep them fully funded.
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Fund Public PensionBring transparency to the long‑term solvency of public pension plans and give lawmakers the independent data they need to keep them fully funded.
DEDICATED TO RESTORING TRUST.
Candidate positionLead Contract Negotiator: Scott was Chair of the Waconia School Board where he skillfully led negotiations for teacher contracts . He protected taxpayer interests while successfully navigating multi-million dollar budget allocations.
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Lead Contract Negotiator: Scott was Chair of the Waconia School Board where he skillfully led negotiations for teacher contracts . He protected taxpayer interests while successfully navigating multi-million dollar budget allocations.
Scott Jensen Announces Run for State Auditor
Candidate positionJensen went on to acknowledge the numerous highly qualified gubernatorial candidates and his confidence that one will emerge to be well-positioned to win in November. To further explain the pivot of his campaign, Jensen stated, “I am ready and determined to be the person who opens up the hood and looks at what the engine of our government is doing and not doing, and fix it.”
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Jensen went on to acknowledge the numerous highly qualified gubernatorial candidates and his confidence that one will emerge to be well-positioned to win in November. To further explain the pivot of his campaign, Jensen stated, “I am ready and determined to be the person who opens up the hood and looks at what the engine of our government is doing and not doing, and fix it.”
DEDICATED TO RESTORING TRUST.
Candidate positionEducation: In addition to earning multiple degrees through the University of Minnesota, including a B.A. in Physiology and a Doctor of Medicine degree, Scott completed a Mini MBA program at the University of St. Thomas and a Bush Fellowship for Leadership and Policy Studies through the University of Minnesota's Masters Program. Furthermore, he has achieved the completion of leadership certificate programs through both the Management and Development Institute of Eckerd College and the Master of Liberal Studies at the University of Minnesota.
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Education: In addition to earning multiple degrees through the University of Minnesota, including a B.A. in Physiology and a Doctor of Medicine degree, Scott completed a Mini MBA program at the University of St. Thomas and a Bush Fellowship for Leadership and Policy Studies through the University of Minnesota's Masters Program. Furthermore, he has achieved the completion of leadership certificate programs through both the Management and Development Institute of Eckerd College and the Master of Liberal Studies at the University of Minnesota.
Scott Jensen Announces Run for State Auditor
Candidate positionJensen asserted that we need to declare war on waste, fraud, and abuse. “It’s time to protect your paycheck. Let’s go Minnesota. Let’s get back to work!”
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Jensen asserted that we need to declare war on waste, fraud, and abuse. “It’s time to protect your paycheck. Let’s go Minnesota. Let’s get back to work!”
