State Representative Ned Carroll

09/14/2026

While it's not a scientific poll, I always love seeing the House State Fair poll results. Some interesting result here including strong support for an assault weapons ban:

Three-quarters of respondents to the 2026 House of Representatives’ State Fair Poll support banning the possession of semiautomatic military-style assault weapons in Minnesota.

08/18/2026

Applications are now open for the Minnesota House High School Page Program (for HS juniors) and the Undergraduate Internship Program! These opportunities offer students hands-on experience in state government and the legislative process.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a young adult in your life. They'll learn all about how legislating at the Capitol works!

For details and application links, please visit:

I am pleased to announce the Minnesota House of Representatives High School Page Program is now accepting applications for the 2027 legislative session which begins on January 12, 2027. Since 1975, Juniors from throughout the state have traveled to Saint Paul to spend a week in our magnificent Capit...

07/14/2026

Be sure to read my most recent update and last one for the year! I cover a number of things including my next and final community coffee hour at Fox and Pantry this Thursday at 10am. I hope to see you there!

I hope you’ve had a wonderful first half of your summer! After a brief post-session recovery period I’ve been out and about in our community meeting with constituents, and enjoying everything Minnesota has to offer. But there is still so much more to look forward to, including the State Fair whi...

06/19/2026

Happy Juneteenth, everyone! As we celebrate ending slavery in America we can think about what oppression and exploitation remains, and how we should overcome it.

06/17/2026

Thanks to everyone who came out to our successful town hall! It was wonderful getting to connect with you about our district. If you missed it be sure to join me at my next Community Coffee Hour at Fox and Pantry on Thursday, June 25 at 5pm!

06/12/2026

06/11/2026

Minnesota was ranked as the state with the highest quality of life in the country. We get to live in a wonderful state and I'm proud that I get to represent a small portion of it.

https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-tops-quality-of-life-us-study/601854426?utm_source=gift

https://stateofnation.org/minnesota/

Several Midwestern states ranked high in the State of the Nation Project’s newest report.

06/08/2026

I hope you join me and my district mates next Monday for our Town Hall! I look forward to covering what happened this session and answering any questions you may have!

06/04/2026

I hope you join me and my district mates Monday, June 15th for our Town Hall! I look forward to covering what happened this session and answering any questions you may have. You can RSVP for the location and pre-submit questions here: http://tiny.cc/district42townhall

06/03/2026

The human cost of the ICE surge was evident, we all witnessed it, and are continuing to deal with those devastating effects. But the full economic toll is becoming more clear everyday. We now know that it cost our hospitality industry over 4,600 jobs. Yet Minnesota Republicans continue to insist that the surge didn't happen in the way we all saw, or that the human/economic toll was worth it to make some twisted ideological point.

Minnesota deserves compensation and the Trump admin must be held accountable for their unconstitutional and harmful overreach.

Reporting on Operation Metro Surge (OMS) in Minnesota has focused on economic harm to several industries with large immigrant worker populations, including construction, child care, and agriculture. But one industry has appeared particularly hard hit: restaurants. Across the state, reports have desc...