04/05/2026
Bad faith attacks are used to distract from the real issues and candidate's experience. Mary Moriarty and her backers made several false allegations of me throughout the 2022 campaign, including saying that I used homophobic slurs while in the County Attorney's Office (I did not), calling me a Republican (I am not and have never been), repeatedly lying about my law license (which was current and active throughout my career), and even insinuating that I wasn't pro-choice because I had a daughter at a young age.
I am disappointed, but not surprised, that Moriarty's heir apparent, Cedrick Frazier, is highlighting similarly baseless attacks against former U.S. Attorney Anders Folk, who I've proudly endorsed for County Attorney. The author of these attacks works for a subsidiary of Take Action Minnesota. Take Action Minnesota spent over $230,000 to elect Mary Moriarty as Hennepin County Attorney in 2022. That massive contribution triggered a campaign finance investigation, which found that Take Action had received those funds from a national partner with the stipulation that the money be used in state legislative races — not a local county attorney contest like ours.
Kudos to former DFL Chair Mike Erlandson for his very thorough response to these attacks.
