2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Minnesota House District 44B

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

TJ Hawthorne

Independence-Alliance

Work: Field service engineer; U.S. Navy veteran

TJ Hawthorne has worked as a field service engineer since 2006 and served in the U.S. Navy and Navy Reserve from 2001 to 2007.

Sources for Hawthorne

TJ Hawthorne (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Leon M. Lillie

Democratic–Farmer–LaborIncumbent

In office now: State Representative, District 44B (since 2004)
Work: State Representative, Minnesota House District 44B; airline employee

Leon M. Lillie has served as State Representative for District 44B in the Minnesota Legislature since 2004.

Leon M. Lillie was first elected to the Minnesota House in 2004. He worked as a baggage handler and ramp agent for Northwest Airlines and served on the North St. Paul City Council from 1995 to 2004.

Lillie's committees

Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement
Capital Investment
Legacy Finance
Ways and Means

Sources for Lillie

Leon M. Lillie: 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)
Leon M. Lillie (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))
Leon M. Lillie - 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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