2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Minnesota House District 53A

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

Candidates

Mary Frances Clardy

Democratic–Farmer–LaborIncumbent

In office now
State Representative, District 53A (since 2022)
Work
State Representative, Minnesota House District 53A; former elementary teacher, St. Paul Public Schools

Mary Frances Clardy has served as State Representative for District 53A in the Minnesota Legislature since 2022.

Mary Frances Clardy was first elected to the Minnesota House in 2022. She taught elementary school in St. Paul Public Schools from 2009 to 2024 and serves on the Inver Grove Heights school board.

Clardy's committees

  • Education Finance (Co-Vice Chair)
  • State Government Finance and Policy
  • Veterans and Military Affairs Division

Sources for Clardy

AJ Gubash

Republican

Work
Litigation paralegal, Upper Midwest Law Center; U.S. Army veteran

AJ Gubash has been a litigation paralegal at the Upper Midwest Law Center since 2026. He served in the U.S. Army from 2014 to 2018 and earned a degree in law and politics from Hamline University in 2025.

Sources for Gubash

  • AJ Gubash (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Sources

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