Meet Your Candidates: City Cast Twin Cities' 2026 Election Interviews

We requested interviews from most candidates running in the major Twin Cities races ahead of the August 11 primary and November general election. Below, you'll find their answers in their own words on the issues facing the Twin Cities, their priorities if elected, and why they're running. We'll keep updating this page as more interviews come in throughout the fall, so keep checking back.

• Hao Nguyen for Hennepin County Attorney
• Angie Craig for U.S. Senate
• Cedrick Frazier for Hennepin County Attorney
• Peggy Flanagan for U.S. Senate
• Kendall Qualls for Governor
• María Isa Pérez-Vega for Ramsey County Commissioner, District 5
• Rebecca Noecker for Ramsey County Commissioner, District 5
• Sharon El-Amin for Hennepin County Commissioner District 2
• Irene Fernando for Hennepin County Commissioner District 2
  

Some interviews might be edited for length/clarity.