Lisa Demuth Picks Attorney Ryan Wilson As Running Mate For 2026 Gubernatorial Race

By Nick Lentz, CBS Minnesota

November 11, 2025

Republican Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth has selected attorney and former business owner Ryan Wilson as her lieutenant governor running mate for the 2026 gubernatorial race.

Demuth announced her choice during a news conference on Monday afternoon.

Wilson, a Republican, founded a company that audits clinical trials for medical device companies. He lost by just over 8,400 votes to Julie Blaha in the race for Minnesota state auditor during the 2022 midterm elections, according to state data, or less than half a percentage point.

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