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Minnesota GOP Honors Chauvin; AG Ellison Condemns, Secures Endorsement

6/1/2026

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Minnesota Republicans held a moment of silence for former officer Derek Chauvin at their Duluth convention.
Chauvin, convicted of second-degree murder for George Floyd’s 2020 death, is serving a 22-year sentence in Spring, Texas, release set for November 2037.
Attorney General Keith Ellison condemned the tribute as a profound cruelty to the Floyd family and an affront to accountability.
Ellison received the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party’s endorsement for attorney general at the convention.

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Minnesota Republicans held a moment of silence for former officer Derek Chauvin at their Duluth convention.
Chauvin, convicted of second-degree murder for George Floyd’s 2020 death, is serving a 22-year sentence in Spring, Texas, release set for November 2037.
Attorney General Keith Ellison condemned the tribute as a profound cruelty to the Floyd family and an affront to accountability.
Ellison received the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party’s endorsement for attorney general at the convention.