2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Minnesota Senate District 45

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Shannon Bruce

Republican

Work: Principal, Trista Technology LLC; former Minnetrista City Council member

Shannon Bruce has been principal of Trista Technology since 2008 and served on the Minnetrista City Council from 2017 to 2020. She founded Horses Helping Humans and worked as a government affairs specialist at AT&T from 1984 to 1991.

Sources for Bruce

Shannon Bruce (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Ann Johnson Stewart

Democratic–Farmer–LaborIncumbent

In office now: State Senator, District 45 (since 2020)
Work: State Senator, Minnesota Senate District 45; civil engineer; instructor, University of Minnesota

Ann Johnson Stewart has served as State Senator for District 45 in the Minnesota Legislature since 2020.

Ann Johnson Stewart served in the Minnesota Senate for District 44 from 2021 to 2023 and returned in a November 2024 special election for District 45. She is a civil engineer who founded PE Services, Ltd. and has taught civil engineering at the University of Minnesota since 1996, including as faculty director of the construction management program (2000-2015).

Stewart's committees

Transportation (Vice Chair)
Capital Investment
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
State and Local Government

Sources for Stewart

Ann Johnson Stewart: 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)
Ann Johnson Stewart (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))
Stewart, Ann Johnson - 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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