2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Minnesota House District 40B

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

David Gottfried

Democratic–Farmer–LaborIncumbent

In office now: State Representative, District 40B (since 2025)
Work: State Representative, Minnesota House District 40B (since 2025); pro bono specialist, Stinson LLP

David Gottfried has served as State Representative for District 40B in the Minnesota Legislature since 2025.

David Gottfried was elected to the Minnesota House in a March 2025 special election. He has been a pro bono specialist at the law firm Stinson LLP since 2021 and holds a master's degree in public policy from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs.

Gottfried's committees

Agriculture Finance and Policy
Education Policy
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Sources for Gottfried

David Gottfried: 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)
David Gottfried (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))
David Gottfried - Legislator Record (Minnesota Legislative Reference Library, Public record)

Allen Shen

Republican

Work: Marketing professional (product marketing, medical device and technology companies); U.S. Army veteran

Allen Shen has worked in marketing roles at 3M, Boston Scientific, Medtronic and Best Buy. He served in the U.S. Army, including with Special Operations Command, from 1998 to 2010 and holds a business degree from the University of Minnesota.

Sources for Shen

Allen Shen (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Sources

Candidate list and race details

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

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