2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Minnesota House District 13A

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Tanja Goering

Republican

Work: Community engagement, Celebrate Minnesota; former staffing and HR manager

Tanja Goering has worked in community engagement for Celebrate Minnesota since 2022. She previously worked in staffing and human resources, including as a business development manager at Pro Staff (2012-2019) and HR director at PAM's Auto.

Sources for Goering

Tanja Goering (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Arlis Sayler

Democratic–Farmer–Labor

Work: Former capital excellence manager, Cargill; agricultural engineer

Arlis Sayler worked at Cargill from 1986 to 2021 as a project manager and operations manager, most recently as a capital excellence manager. He holds an agricultural engineering degree from North Dakota State University and an MBA.

Sources for Sayler

Arlis Sayler (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

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Candidate list and race details

2026 State General Election candidate file (cand.txt) (Minnesota Secretary of State, Public record)

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