Minnesota Republican lawmaker Kristin Robbins has suspended her gubernatorial campaign.

“It was not a tough decision to get into the race 10 months ago,” Robbins told Fox News Digital.

“We could not allow Tim Walz to have a third term in Minnesota. He’s destroyed our state, and we had to stop him, and so, I think I made a great case for that, and because of all my work on the fraud committee he got out nine months ahead of schedule, which is great,” she continued.

“Once Senator Klobuchar became sort of the anointed candidate to replace him, I just think the establishment kind of circled the wagons and, you know, it became a challenging endeavor, and I’m a realist, and I am a numbers person, and when I look at the math, I don’t see a path for me to win,” the state representative added.

Fox News shared further:

Weeks after Walz dropped his re-election bid in January amid a massive fraud scandal that unfolded during his watch, Sen. Amy Klobuchar jumped into the race, bringing her deep political backing and name recognition with her as the presumptive nominee for the Democrats.

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Robbins told Fox News Digital she determined it was better to “bow out” and find a “new way to contribute” due to love of her state and the realization that there are “many ways to serve.”

In terms of what’s next, Robbins says she hasn’t had the time to give that much thought but said she is focused on closing out the current legislative session and said “there’s a lot of big things going on in the front committee.”

“I know where the bodies are buried,” Robbins said about the fraud situation, pointing out that there is much more work to be done to get answers on how the billions of dollars in fraud was allowed to go unchecked for so long.

“Our state government and political system are broken, and after fighting for Minnesotans from the inside for the past eight years, I have determined that the best way for me to fight for the future of our state is from the outside,” Robbins said in a statement.

“I believe more than ever that it’s going to take a grassroots coalition of common-sense Minnesotans to save our state. And that starts with our families, faith and communities, not government,” she added.

Her term as a state representative ends in 2027.

KARE 11 noted:

Robbins joined a crowded field of Republican candidates, which includes House Speaker Lisa Demuth, businessman Kendall Qualls and MyPillow founder Mike Lindell.

Robbins is the assistant leader in the House and is serving her fourth term. She’s also the Chair of the Minnesota House Fraud Prevention Committee.

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