2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Minnesota Senate District 16

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Kathy Jorgenson

Democratic–Farmer–Labor

Work: Agronomist (formerly with Central Regions Cooperative); part-time teacher; Morton City Council member

Kathy Jorgenson is an agronomist who has worked at Central Regions Cooperative. She also teaches part time and serves on the Morton City Council and the Morton Community Foundation.

Sources for Jorgenson

Kathy Jorgenson (The Ballot Brief, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Andrew R. Lang

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now: State Senator, District 16 (since 2016)
Work: State Senator, Minnesota Senate District 16; air ambulance helicopter pilot; Minnesota Army National Guard pilot

Andrew R. Lang has served as State Senator for District 16 in the Minnesota Legislature since 2016.

Andrew R. Lang was first elected to the Minnesota Senate in 2016. He flies air ambulance helicopters for North Memorial Air Care and has served as a pilot in the Minnesota Army National Guard since 2002.

Lang's committees

Education Finance
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
State and Local Government (Ranking Minority Member)
Transportation

Sources for Lang

Andrew R. Lang: 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)
Andrew R. Lang (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))
Lang, Andrew R. - 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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