Gene Dornink
IncumbentMinnesota Senate, District 23 · Senate District 23
Republican-endorsed candidate.
Also on the November 3 ballot for this seat: Angie Hanson (DFL).
Local Republicans in this district
53,482 registered voters in the First District's part of the district.
Campaign
- genedorninkforsenate.com
- X
- sen.gene.dornink@mnsenate.gov
- Volunteer with the campaign
- PO Box 111, Albert Lea, MN 56007
Official office: senate.mn
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Committee
Dornink (Gene) for Senate Committee
Prepared and Paid for by Dornink for Minnesota State Senate Committee, District 23, PO Box 111 Albert Lea, MN 56007
In their own words
Albert Lea Tribune · May 22, 2026 · Op-ed
Senate Report: Partisanship leads to polarizationEnd-of-session column by Sen. Dornink reflecting on the 2026 session's adjournment and on bipartisanship, quoting retiring Sen. Jeremy Miller.
Minnesota Senate Republicans · April 16, 2026 · Op-ed
Sen. Dornink: Life in Minnesota is taxingTax-season column by Sen. Dornink on state taxes, posted on the Senate Republican caucus site (official, not campaign).
In the news
Minnesota Senate Republicans (caucus) · October 13, 2026
Sen. Dornink: Democrats misguided health care policies driving another year of higher health insurance rates as the ACA fails to deliver on its promiseSenate Republican caucus release under Dornink's name on the 2027 individual and small-group health insurance rate increases. It is caucus material, not campaign material.
KAAL (ABC 6 News) · August 11, 2026
Election 2026: Angie Hanson wins DFL nomination for Minnesota Senate Dist. 23Primary-night report: Hanson wins the DFL nomination for SD23 and will face Dornink, who was unopposed for the Republican nomination.
Steele County Times · April 2, 2026
Dornink seeks re-election to SenateAnnouncement of Dornink's 2026 re-election bid; reports he won the Republican endorsement 78-3 over Cynthia Gale at a convention in Albert Lea.
Organizations backing Dornink
Minnesota Farm Bureau (MFB PAC and MFBF PAC) · August 27, 2026
2026 PAC Endorsements (Minnesota Farm Bureau)The Minn Farm Bureau PAC and Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation PAC list Gene Dornink, Senate District 23, among their 2026 state endorsements.
NRA Political Victory Fund
NRA-PVF Minnesota grades, State Senate District 23 (2026)NRA-PVF's grades for the 3 Nov 2026 election give Dornink an A and mark him NRA Endorsed in Senate District 23.