Scott Jensen (Minnesota politician)

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Scott Mitchell Jensen (born November 19, 1954) is an American physician and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the Minnesota Senate from 2017 to 2021. He was the Republican nominee for governor in 2022. Jensen was born and raised in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota. He earned his M.D. from the University of Minnesota. Jensen practices family medicine at his clinic in Watertown, Minnesota. During the 1990s and 2000s, he served on the Waconia school board. Jensen was elected to the state senate in 2016 from a district covering part of Carver County, Minnesota, on the outskirts of the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area. During his term in the legislature, he was regarded as moderate. After leaving the legislature, his views shifted to the right. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Jensen was known for his criticisms of COVID-19 lockdowns and promotion of COVID-19 anti-vaccination falsehoods. He chose not to seek reelection in 2020. In 2021, Jensen announced his bid to challenge...

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