U.S. House, Minnesota 3rd Congressional District · November 3, 2026
Who should I vote for in Minnesota's 3rd Congressional District?
Kelly Morrison has the strongest record in Minnesota's 3rd Congressional District. Kelly Morrison scores 63 out of 100 on the Ballot Standard, as of October 5, 2026. Kelly Morrison's highest marks are relevant experience and command of the job. Tyler Bass (4 of 15 criteria) has too little public record to score. Every score comes from public records on character, qualifications and performance, the same way for every party.
Republican
Tyler Bass
Not enough public record for a score
Public evidence on 4 of 15 criteria
- Character
- NR
- Qualifications
- 56
- Performance
- NR
DFL · incumbent
Strongest record
Kelly Morrison
63 / 100
Public evidence on 13 of 15 criteria
- Character
- 44
- Qualifications
- 80
- Performance
- 63
The good, the bad and the unresolved
The record
The notable facts of each candidate's public life, each tied to a source and confirmed to be this person. Unresolved matters are labeled with where they stand and do not move a score.
Tyler Bass
- On the record2026-02-03
His FEC statement of candidacy, signed February 3, 2026, and his Minnesota business filings list a Minnetonka address, which is inside the 3rd District.
- On the record2026-10-05
As of October 5, 2026 the FEC filing index for his campaign committee, registered February 11, 2026, listed two statements of organization and no financial reports.
Sources: FEC electronic filings index, committee C00938886, MinnPost, September 2026
- On the record2026-10-01
In a campaign site post dated October 1, 2026 he wrote that Plymouth police gave him a trespass citation while he filmed outside a nonprofit's building. No court or news record of it was found.
Source: Campaign site post, Oct. 1, 2026
- On the record2017 to 2025
Minnesota Secretary of State records list him as chief executive of At Home Fitness, Inc. (filed 2018) and Recruited Athletes, Inc. (2017), manager of Bass Financial LLC (2021) and agent for LOZ Exteriors LLC (2025).
Sources: Minnesota Secretary of State, At Home Fitness, Inc., Minnesota Secretary of State, Recruited Athletes, Inc., Minnesota Secretary of State, Bass Financial LLC, Minnesota Secretary of State, LOZ Exteriors LLC, Minnesota Secretary of State, Cities Exteriors LLC assumed name
Kelly Morrison
- Mark against2026-04-02
On April 2, 2026 she reported eight trades after the STOCK Act's 45-day deadline, including Andersen Corporation sales dated January to October 2025; her office acknowledged the late reporting.
Sources: House Clerk, periodic transaction report 20034213, NOTUS (published as The Washington Sun), April 6, 2026, Minnesota Star Tribune via Daily Gazette, April 9, 2026
- On the record2026-03-09
On March 9, 2026, nine days after the U.S. war with Iran began, she reported buying $15,001 to $50,000 of Navy contractor Saronic Technologies; her office said an adviser made the trade.
Where it stands: A filing signed May 5, 2026 reports the sale of the Saronic stake.
Sources: House Clerk, periodic transaction report 20034156, NOTUS (published as The Washington Sun), March 11, 2026, Minnesota Star Tribune via Daily Gazette, April 22, 2026, House Clerk, periodic transaction report 20034300
- On the record2026-04-21
On April 21, 2026, after the Star Tribune reported 106 trades in 16 months, she pledged to divest all individual stocks and private stakes; filings show sales through August 11, 2026.
Where it stands: Pledge made April 21, 2026. Sales reported in May, June and August 2026 filings. No statement or filing confirming completion was found as of October 5, 2026.
Sources: House office press release, April 21, 2026, Minnesota Star Tribune via Daily Gazette, April 22, 2026, House Clerk, periodic transaction report 20035244
- Credit2025 to 2026
From January 2025 to September 2026 she missed 2 of 676 House roll call votes, 0.3 percent, per GovTrack.
Source: GovTrack member page
- Credit2025-02-25
Her bill H.R. 804, on small business assistance in rural areas, passed the U.S. House on February 25, 2025 with two Republican and two Democratic cosponsors; it has not become law.
- Credit2025-04
She held an in-person town hall at Hopkins High School in April 2025 that drew more than 1,300 people, her second in-person town hall in a month.
Sources: Eden Prairie Local News, April 18, 2025, Eden Prairie Local News, March 24, 2025
- Credit2021 to 2024
She served as an assistant majority leader in the Minnesota House in 2021 to 2022 and in the Minnesota Senate in 2023 to 2024, per the Legislative Reference Library.
Source: Minnesota Legislative Reference Library legislator record
- Credit2020-05-12
As chief House author she carried the Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act, enacted May 12, 2020 as Minnesota Laws Chapter 78 after passing the Senate 63 to 2 and the House 99 to 33.
Sources: Minnesota Revisor, HF 1246 (2019 to 2020), Minnesota Revisor, SF 1098 (2019 to 2020)
Who they are
Character
Integrity
Tells the truth, keeps their word, and takes no private gain from public office.
Tyler Bass. No public record found.
Kelly Morrison. A transaction report signed April 2, 2026 listed eight trades past the 45-day STOCK Act deadline, the earliest dated January 20, 2025. Her office acknowledged the late reporting. No Ethics Committee action was found.
Sources: House Clerk financial disclosure search (Morrison, MN, 2025), House Committee on Ethics site search, FEC candidate page, House Clerk, periodic transaction report 20034213, NOTUS (published as The Washington Sun), April 6, 2026, Minnesota Star Tribune via Daily Gazette, April 9, 2026
Courage
Takes a stand that costs them something, including telling their own side no.
Tyler Bass. No public record found.
Kelly Morrison. No public record found.
Accountability
Owns mistakes, answers hard questions, and works in the open.
Tyler Bass. No public record found.
Kelly Morrison. Held in-person town halls on March 20, 2025 in Bloomington and on September 21, 2025, and answered the Eden Prairie Local News 2026 candidate questionnaire. No report of a 2026 general election debate or forum was found.
Sources: Eden Prairie Local News, March 24, 2025, House office press release, Sept. 21, 2025, Eden Prairie Local News, Oct. 2, 2026
Temperament and judgment
Steady under pressure, decides on evidence, and treats opponents and staff with respect.
Tyler Bass. No public record found.
Kelly Morrison. Has held elected office since January 2019 in the Minnesota House, Minnesota Senate and U.S. House. No formal censure, reprimand or conduct finding was found.
Sources: Minnesota Legislative Reference Library legislator record, House Committee on Ethics site search
Fidelity to the oath
Uses power inside its limits: accepts certified results, obeys court rulings, follows the rules of the office.
Tyler Bass. No public record found.
Kelly Morrison. Took the oath of office in the Minnesota Legislature in 2019, 2021 and 2023 and in the U.S. House on January 3, 2025. No official finding of misuse of office and no recorded action to reject certified results was found.
Sources: Clerk of the U.S. House member profile, Minnesota Legislative Reference Library legislator record
What they bring
Qualifications
Relevant experience
Has done work that prepares them for this specific office.
Tyler Bass. Campaign biography lists businesses he started since 2013 in personal training, athletic recruiting, credit repair and insurance, and a current general contracting company. No government service was found.
Sources: Campaign site, About Tyler Bass, Eden Prairie Local News, Oct. 2, 2026
Kelly Morrison. Completing her first U.S. House term after two terms in the Minnesota House (2019 to 2023) and part of a term in the Minnesota Senate (2023 to 2024). Career as a physician.
Sources: Minnesota Legislative Reference Library legislator record, Clerk of the U.S. House member profile, Ballotpedia
Command of the job
Knows the issues and knows what the office can and cannot do.
Tyler Bass. Campaign site publishes a five-point fraud plan with specific funding conditions and inspection rules, and a health insurance proposal. News coverage summarizes the same specifics.
Sources: Campaign site, fraud plan, Eden Prairie Local News, Oct. 2, 2026
Kelly Morrison. Ranking Member of the Small Business Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Supply Chains and member of the Veterans' Affairs Committee. Has sponsored 17 measures and gave specific answers to a 2026 candidate questionnaire.
Sources: GovTrack member page, House office site, Committees and Caucuses, Eden Prairie Local News Q&A, Oct. 2, 2026
Communication
Explains plainly, persuades, and listens.
Tyler Bass. Completed Ballotpedia's 2026 Candidate Connection survey and publishes issue articles on his campaign site. Did not submit responses to the Eden Prairie Local News candidate questionnaire.
Kelly Morrison. Answered the Eden Prairie Local News 2026 questionnaire, offers an email newsletter and has held in-person town halls. Has not completed Ballotpedia's 2026 Candidate Connection survey.
Sources: Eden Prairie Local News, Oct. 2, 2026, House office site, newsletter sign-up, Ballotpedia
Roots in the constituency
Lives there, knows the people, and is funded by them.
Tyler Bass. His February 2026 FEC statement of candidacy and Minnesota Secretary of State business filings list a Minnetonka address, inside the 3rd District. No FEC contribution data exists to compute an in-state share.
Kelly Morrison. Born in Minneapolis. Legislative records list Deephaven as her residence at her 2018, 2020 and 2022 elections. She represented Hennepin and Carver county districts in the Minnesota Legislature from 2019 to 2024. In-state contribution share not obtained.
Source: Minnesota Legislative Reference Library legislator record
Management
Can build and run an organization.
Tyler Bass. No public record found.
Kelly Morrison. The FEC filing index shows her 2025 and 2026 quarterly, year-end and pre-primary reports received on their due dates. The latest summary shows no debts owed by the committee.
What they deliver
Performance
Results
Turns ideas into outcomes.
Tyler Bass. No public record found.
Kelly Morrison. GovTrack lists 17 measures sponsored since January 2025. None is enacted. One bill passed the House and one resolution was agreed to. Minnesota Revisor records show six bills under her chief authorship with session law chapters in 2019 to 2020.
Sources: GovTrack bill data, sponsor Morrison, Minnesota Revisor, chief author search, 2019 to 2020 session
Showing up
Does the basic work of the job.
Tyler Bass. No public record found.
Kelly Morrison. Missed 2 of 676 roll call votes, 0.3 percent, from January 2025 to September 2026, per GovTrack.
Source: GovTrack member page
Constituent service
Solves problems for the people they represent.
Tyler Bass. No public record found.
Kelly Morrison. Operates one district office in Plymouth and offers casework help with federal agencies. No published casework totals were found.
Sources: House office site, office locations, House office site, help with a federal agency
Coalition building
Wins support beyond their own faction.
Tyler Bass. No public record found.
Kelly Morrison. Not scored by the Lugar Center Bipartisan Index, whose latest published House scores cover 2023. Her bill H.R. 804, which passed the House, lists 2 Republican and 2 Democratic cosponsors.
Source: GovTrack, H.R. 804 cosponsors
Stewardship of public money
Treats tax dollars as someone else's money.
Tyler Bass. No public record found.
Kelly Morrison. No public record found.
How to read this
Each criterion is scored 0 to 4 against the written rubric in the Ballot Standard. NR means no record: there is no reliable public evidence either way, so the criterion is left out and never counts against the candidate. A total is published when at least 8 of 15 criteria have evidence.
A sitting officeholder has a longer public record than a first-time candidate, so the two totals rest on different amounts of evidence. Read the count of criteria beside each score. Low marks require an official finding or a primary record. Allegations and opinion are not used.
No policy position is scored. Evidence checked October 5, 2026. Campaigns and readers can send a correction with a public source to tpg@thepoliticalgroup.com.
Questions
Who should I vote for in Minnesota's 3rd Congressional District?
Kelly Morrison has the strongest record in Minnesota's 3rd Congressional District. Kelly Morrison scores 63 out of 100 on the Ballot Standard, as of October 5, 2026. Kelly Morrison's highest marks are relevant experience and command of the job. Tyler Bass (4 of 15 criteria) has too little public record to score. Every score comes from public records on character, qualifications and performance, the same way for every party.
Who is running in Minnesota's 3rd Congressional District in 2026?
Tyler Bass (Republican), Kelly Morrison (DFL, incumbent). The general election is November 3, 2026.
Is Tyler Bass a good candidate for Congress?
Tyler Bass has public evidence on 4 of the 15 Ballot Standard criteria, short of the 8 needed for a score. The evidence that exists is shown on the scorecard. No record never counts against a candidate.
Is Kelly Morrison a good candidate for Congress?
Kelly Morrison scores 63 out of 100 on the Ballot Standard, with public evidence on 13 of 15 criteria: character 44 of 100, qualifications 80 of 100, performance 63 of 100. The standard measures character, qualifications and performance, not policy positions.
How is the strongest record decided?
The candidate with the highest Ballot Standard score has the strongest record. Each of 15 criteria on character, qualifications and performance is scored 0 to 4 from public records and established reporting, the same way for every party. No policy position is scored, and unresolved accusations never move a score.
More on this race: every Minnesota race scored, the trailing candidate's path to victory, and the Minnesota 2026 election guide. Independent scorecard by The Political Group, not affiliated with any candidate or party.