Ethics committee dismisses complaint against DFL Rep. Alex Falconer

By: Michelle Griffith

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: May 1, 2026

Words: 410

Last Updated: 2 months, 4 weeks ago

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The Minnesota House Ethics Committee dismissed a complaint against Rep. Alex Falconer, DFL-Eden Prairie, alleging that he was lobbying for a Boundary Waters advocacy group while serving as a legislator — a violation of House rules.

Falconer, who was elected to the House in 2024, is employed by Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness. House Republicans allege that Falconer has carried Boundary Waters-related bills that the organization he works for supported and lobbied for, so that amounts …

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