2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Minnesota Senate District 34

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Karen Attia

Republican

Work: Small business owner; former critical care nurse, Allina Health

Karen Attia has owned a small business since 2017. She worked as a critical care registered nurse at Allina Health from 1997 to 2016 and as a nurse at St. Vincent from 1983 to 1996.

Sources for Attia

Karen Attia (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

John Hoffman

Democratic–Farmer–LaborIncumbent

In office now: State Senator, District 34 (since 2012)
Work: State Senator, Minnesota Senate District 34; owner, Hoffman Strategic Advisors

John Hoffman has served as State Senator for District 34 in the Minnesota Legislature since 2012.

John Hoffman was first elected to the Minnesota Senate in 2012. He owns Hoffman Strategic Advisors and has worked in business development at ALLY Business Solutions; he co-founded Consumer Credit of Minnesota and earlier worked at the PACER Center and the Iowa Department of Human Services.

Hoffman's committees

Human Services (Chair)
Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate
Environment, Climate, and Legacy

Sources for Hoffman

John Hoffman: 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)
John Hoffman (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))
Hoffman, John - 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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