Hennepin County Attorney primary election: Frazier and Folk win
Cedrick Frazier advances in Hennepin County attorney race
Cedrick Frazier reacts to advancing in the Hennepin County attorney race and says his campaign’s message resonated with voters.
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Cedric Frazier and Anders Folk will be facing off against each other for Hennepin County Attorney after they both won the nomination.
Five candidates ran in Tuesday's primary, which narrowed down the candidates to two, Frazier and Folk. The Hennepin County Attorney race is non-partisan and Frazier and Folk will advance to the general election.
Hennepin County Attorney primary election results
Matt Pelikan: 17,648 votes (7.25%)
Diane M. Krenz: 46,150 (18.97%)
Cedrick Frazier: 87,447 (35.95%)
Anders Folk: 55,610 (22.86%)
Hao Nguyen: 36,424 (14.97%)
Hennepin County Attorney Candidates
Here’s a look at the candidates running for Hennepin County Attorney.
Local perspective:
Anders Folk is a Minnesota native who joined the Marines while attending law school and later served as a military lawyer. He went on to become a federal prosecutor and served as acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota, where he signed the federal civil rights indictment against Derek Chauvin. Folk also served as senior counsel to Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco during the Biden administration, according to his campaign website.
Cedrick Frazier is serving his third term in the Minnesota House of Representatives, representing District 43A. Before joining the Legislature, he worked as a public defender in Hennepin County. According to his campaign website, Frazier became the first Black person to serve on the New Hope City Council in 2018.
The Source: This story uses information from candidate campaign websites.