2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Minnesota House District 46A

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

Candidates

Larry Kraft

Democratic–Farmer–LaborIncumbent

In office now
State Representative, District 46A (since 2022)
Work
State Representative, Minnesota House District 46A; former executive director, iMatter; former technology executive

Larry Kraft has served as State Representative for District 46A in the Minnesota Legislature since 2022.

Larry Kraft was first elected to the Minnesota House in 2022 after serving on the St. Louis Park City Council (2020-2022). He was executive director of the youth climate organization iMatter (2014-2019) and senior vice president of sales and marketing at Digi International (2003-2013).

Kraft's committees

  • Energy Finance and Policy (Co-Vice Chair)
  • State Government Finance and Policy
  • Transportation Finance and Policy

Sources for Kraft

Karl Olson

Republican

Work
Retired U.S. Foreign Service diplomat (30+ years)

Karl Olson served as a U.S. diplomat in the Foreign Service for more than 30 years, focusing on Latin America, Iraq and Afghanistan.

Sources for Olson

  • Karl Olson (The Ballot Brief, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Sources

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