2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Minnesota House District 1B

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Jennifer Compeau

Democratic–Farmer–Labor

Work: Advocate in recovery, mental health, peer support and family services

Jennifer Compeau has worked in recovery advocacy, peer support and family services, helping families navigate mental health challenges, the justice system and poverty, and has served in statewide leadership roles on those issues.

Sources for Compeau

About (Jennifer Compeau campaign website, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Steve Gander

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now: State Representative, District 1B (since 2024)
Work: State Representative, Minnesota House District 1B; optometrist; former mayor of East Grand Forks

Steve Gander has served as State Representative for District 1B in the Minnesota Legislature since 2024.

Steve Gander was first elected to the Minnesota House in 2024. He is an optometrist with a doctor of optometry degree from the Illinois College of Optometry (1987) and served eight years as mayor of East Grand Forks and on its city council.

Gander's committees

Agriculture Finance and Policy
Education Finance
Human Services Finance and Policy

Sources for Gander

Steve Gander: official member information (Minnesota Legislature (Minnesota Senate; Minnesota House of Representatives), Public record)
Minnesota Legislature: current member roster (Minnesota Legislature (Minnesota Senate; Minnesota House of Representatives), Public record)
Steve Gander - Legislator Record (Minnesota Legislative Reference Library, Public record)

Sources

Candidate list and race details

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

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