Minnesota Senate Primary Election — Candidate Comparison

Score:  / 22  Tom Weiler:

Tom Weiler’s story starts in Morris, Minnesota, where his parents were born and raised. After college they married and their family began a life of service when Tom’s father joined the U.S. Navy as a pilot. Tom was born during these Navy years, but Minnesota was always home: summers on his grandparents’ farm, time at the family cabin, and countless games of football, baseball, and basketball shaped his character and deep love for this state. A graduate of Eden Prairie High School, Tom attended the University of Notre Dame on a Navy ROTC scholarship, earning a Civil Engineering degree with honors and commissioning in 2001. Stationed at Navy Nuclear Power Training Command on 9/11, he watched the terror attacks unfold and his desire to serve our great nation was strengthened...

Score:  / 22  Adam Schwarze:

Adam Schwarze was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1983 and was adopted by Joel and Deb Schwarze at six months old. He spent his youth in Bloomington, Minnesota. Like most Minnesota families, hockey dominated most of the Schwarze family’s time and resources. Hockey was Adam’s foundation for leadership and teamwork. As a young man, Adam developed a passion for service and viewed the military as a vehicle to be a part of something greater than himself. He answered the call to serve his nation during his senior year of high school following the terrorist attacks on 9/11. On Adam’s 18TH birthday in October 2001, he was sworn into the Marines as an infantryman. After completing Marine Corps Boot Camp and the School of Infantry, Adam deployed with the 1st Marine Division for direct...

Score:  / 22  Royce White:

Royce White was born and raised in the Twin Cities. A native to the Rondo community of St. Paul, he started playing sports at the age of 5 years old. By age 9, he was playing basketball on the Northside of Minneapolis. Royce has lived in various neighborhoods around the Twin Cities. As the son of a single mother, Royce has lived in various neighborhoods around the Twin Cities. Much of his family remained in the Rondo community, where he spent much of his time and received schooling. White excelled in basketball, and by 10th grade, he was ranked as a top 20 player for his class. White, a standout high school basketball player, earned numerous scholarship offers from prominent Division 1 universities. In 2009, he was named Minnesota’s Mr. Basketball and received All-American honors...

Score:  / 22  Tom Weiler:

Over the next 20 years, Tom served in 13 duty stations and deployed worldwide as a Submarine Officer - completing numerous submarine deployments and dozens of missions vital to America’s national security. Additionally, he supported humanitarian operations in Japan following the Great Japanese Earthquake of 2011 and completed a record 206-day deployment to the Middle East aboard the USS Eisenhower. Known for technical excellence, work ethic, and inspirational leadership, he screened early for command of a Fast Attack Submarine before an early-onset Parkinson’s diagnosis altered his path. Tom continued to serve, including at the Office of the Secretary of Defense, before retiring honorably. Today, Tom is running for the U.S. Senate to bring pragmatic problem solving,...

Score:  / 22  Adam Schwarze:

Serving as the Assistant Marine Detachment Commander for the American Embassy in Yerevan, Armenia, followed by the American Embassy in Bamako, Mali, allowed Adam to conduct interagency work abroad, which catalyzed Adam’s interest in international policy education. His time attached to the Department of State also allowed Adam to work with the United States Peace Corps to conduct humanitarian missions. In 2008, Adam led an interagency effort that worked to raise and deliver over 50,000 essential items of need to orphanages and schools in an impoverished region of Northwest Africa. That same year, while serving as an Assistant Detachment Commander, he was selected for early promotion to Staff Non-Commissioned Officer of Marines. That same year, he was also selected from the top...

Score:  / 22  Royce White:

In his sole season with the Cyclones, White led the team in points, assists, rebounds, blocks, and steals – becoming the only player in the country that year to achieve this feat and one of the few to do so in school history. He earned First-Team All-Big 12 honors, as well as spots on the Big 12 All-Rookie Team and as the Big 12 Newcomer of the Year. Additionally, he was named to the Naismith Award top-30 watchlist and made the Dean’s List for academic excellence at Iowa State. After being selected as the 16th overall pick by the Houston Rockets in the NBA draft, White soon found himself at the center of a public dispute over the NBA’s collective bargaining agreement (CBA), particularly concerning its lack of a comprehensive mental health policy at the time. This issue eventually...

Score:  / 22  Tom Weiler:

NATIONAL SECURITY: America’s National Security looks different through a periscope. Having operated around the globe and under the oceans for 20-years as a Submariner, Tom has a unique understanding of the true threats to our nation and what is required to defend against those threats. Peace through strength is not a slogan to Tom, it is what he did in the Navy and he will ensure it continues as a Senator. Tom has operated against our most dangerous adversaries — Russia, China,...

Score:  / 22  Adam Schwarze:

CommonSense Solutions That Work Adam Schwarze will keep men out of women’s sports, support lower taxes, and put parents in control of their children’s education. That’s what makes sense for our families. Adam will always put Minnesota families, students, and taxpayers first. Under Minnesota’s liberal leadership, we have seen out of control spending and extreme social agendas. Instead of supporting groups that burn the American flag on campuses, burn down our cities, and divide everyday...

Score:  / 22  Royce White:

BORDER | DEBT | FOREVER WARS: My top priorities are the border, debt, and forever wars. The 3 issues are inextricably linked. You can’t have a country without a BORDER… you can’t have a country $36 trillion in DEBT… You also can’t have a border when you defend everyone else’s borders more than your own. These critical issues can be addressed on day 1 of Donald Trump’s presidency. These three issues can drastically change our country and help add value back to American citizenship...

Score:  / 22  Tom Weiler:

GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY: Minnesota Fraud Rebate: Billions of dollars stolen from Minnesota tax-payers and $60 million recovered? Unacceptable. Minnesotans have seen enough of the waste, fraud, and excuses. From the Feeding Our Future, to Child Care, to Governor Walz’s office budget, fraud must be stopped, people held accountable and the money recovered. Significant portions of the Minnesota fraud attacked federal programs, and as your United States Senator, Tom will lead the...

Score:  / 22  Adam Schwarze:

A Stronger American Economy: From rooting out fraud and waste to making Washington live within its means, Adam Schwarze will unleash our economy’s full potential by focusing on small business, strengthening and fighting and investing here at home, fight for our farmers, and invest in the future. Americans are waking up to the nightmare of the federal government’s fraud and waste. Reckless government spending fuels inflation, making everything from gas to groceries more expensive...

Score:  / 22  Royce White:

AMERICAN VALUES: SMALL GOVERNMENT. The size of the federal government undermines the meaning of community and the value of citizenship. A level of self-governance must be restored to make this country strong again. PRO-LIFE. As moral and spiritual matter, I believe that life starts at conception. I defer to the judgment of legal scholars & experts of sending back to the states. PRO 2A. The 2ND amendment is a constitutional right that can never be infringed upon...

Score:  / 22  Tom Weiler:

ECONOMIC PROSPERITY: Congress Must Budget, Not Just Tax, Spend, and Tax Again. A $38,000,000,000,000 debt (that is $38 trillion), a 44-day government shutdown, $1 trillion per year spent to pay interest on the debt. How did we get here? Our United States Congress passed 4 federal government budgets on time 4 times in the last 48 years - that is how. Should we continue with more of the same and hope for different results? Or, force Congress to fix itself, so it can actually work to...

Score:  / 22  Adam Schwarze:

A Safer Nation: Only Adam Schwarze has the experience we can trust to restore America’s strength and stability. That’s what the American people deserve. The military’s purpose is to fight and win wars, but distractions have weakened its readiness and caused historic low morale. We must enable the DOD to focus on effectiveness, not political agendas. Foolish foreign policy has emboldened our enemies, leading to global instability and rising threats. America must restore its strength...

Score:  / 22  Royce White:

LEGISLATIVE GOALS 1. Term Limits. As a United States senator, the first bill I hope to bring is one that will limit my own ability to become a career politician. We need term limits in the House and Senate. This is long overdue. The term limit should be a maximum of 12 years in either body. The ability to move from or graduate from one body to another is still constrained by the total amount of years and members of that body. 2. Election Integrity 3. American Manufacturing. 4. Energy...

Score:  / 22  Tom Weiler:

CHAMPION THE AMERICAN DREAM: Tom served as a Navy Submariner for over 20-years for his love of country and to protect the freedom and liberty for all Americans to pursue their unique American Dream. Today, the goodness of that genuine Dream is far too often painted with shades of division, guilt, and entitlement; sadly leaving far too many young Americans naive to the greatness, uniqueness, and generosity of our great nation. America is great today not despite our past, but because of...

Score:  / 22  Adam Schwarze:

Score:  / 22  Royce White:

Public Safety: Public safety and economy, public safety and education, and public safety and mental health are all “which comes first, the chicken or the egg” propositions. I believe in a set of legislative initiatives that approaches economic, education, and mental health issues in novel and holistic ways, which empowers individuals while shrinking the size and scope of an administrative state that has become overly burdensome and unnecessarily large. I reject the notion that crime is...

Score:  / 22  Tom Weiler:

EDUCATION EXCELLENCE: Tom grew up in Minnesota public schools and believes in restoring excellence and accountability to every classroom. He supports school choice, ensuring every family is empowered to make the best decisions for their children. Parents deserve transparency, and students deserve an education rooted in opportunity.

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Score:  / 22  Royce White:

Economy (Globalism): As an NBA player, I experienced first-hand the operation of a globalized media, merchandising, and sports entertainment company that cared for its employees as a master managed a slave. Only in this case, riches and stardom replaced the whip to maintain discipline and compliance. I reject the “you’ll be happy and own nothing” mantra of the globalists as “slavery 2.0”. What is globalism? It is the international merger of the military, media, and medical global...

Score:  / 22  Tom Weiler:

PROTECTING THE SANCTITY OF LIFE: Guided by his Catholic fatih, Tom believes in the sanctity of life and in supporting moms, babies, and families. His goal is to minimize abortions by creating a culture and economy where life is valued, mothers are supported, and families thrive. He’s pro-baby, pro-mom, and pro-family.

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Score:  / 22  Royce White:

The Chinese Communist Party: I want to make a big distinction between the Chinese Communist Party and the Chinese people. I also believe that a people’s government reflects the will of the people. There is little today to be proud of as regards the actions of my own government, so my efforts in the Senate will be to rally an effort to CLEAN HOUSE here at home – replacing rampant corruption with sacred honor at every level of governance by the will of the Free People of America...

Score:  / 22  Tom Weiler:

UPHOLDING THE SECOND AMENDMENT: Tom is a strong supporter of the Second Amendment and responsible gun ownership. As a sportsman and Navy Veteran, he knows firearms are part of America’s heritage and freedom. He supports keeping guns out of the hands of criminals and will take action to ensure our kids are safe at school with his Protect Our Kids Bill - an armed security professional at every school in Minnesota.

Score:  / 22  Adam Schwarze:

Score:  / 22  Royce White:

Immigration & Citizenship: I love my nation, the United States of America. Globalists seek to dominate or destroy all nations through the international merger of the military, media, and medical global industries, big tech, and the global banks – into a system of authoritarian control. Open borders and the value of my citizenship are intentionally in conflict. I seek, by all peaceful and legitimate means, the increased value of every American’s citizenship.

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Mandates: I believe that the decisions which govern life and death are made by individual human persons, and that the choice to follow one’s faith in God is of at least equal value to following the advice of one’s doctor. We are a free people, and I will not forget the globalist COVID-19 power grab attempt to snatch away freedom. Elect me to Senator, and I will be part of the effort to hold those responsible for the COVID-19 deceit accountable.

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Score:  / 22  Royce White:

Censorship: I know there are some readers who are shocked to read that there is a COVID-19 power grab and deceit. That’s only because the media is in on it; part of the globalist scam, skillfully suppressing the truth. I am in search of truth and lifting of the veil of censorship. The big tech and social media companies have damaged our nation’s spirit – and therefore, they must be broken up by using anti-trust laws created for just such a condition as we face today. We have faced this ...

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Score:  / 22  Royce White:

Mental Health: Only the truth can relieve my anxiety. Faith and the fruits of faith are the way our Free People have traditionally increased their health. For the last fifty years, we have experimented with our freedoms, squandered our safety, and moved far from the spiritual world of our parents and grandparents. Our world is dominated by materialism. This entire experiment has been an abject failure. The explosion of mental health issues is the evidence of this failure. A life of meaning...

Score:  / 22  Tom Weiler:

Introduce the Budget Bill to address uncontrolled government spending and taxing by requiring actual budgeting instead of endless taxing and spending. @TomWeilerMN Fri, 06 Feb 2026

Score:  / 22  Adam Schwarze:

I will never back down, never stop fighting for the rule of law, and defending EVERY American’s constitutional rights. I support ICE operations and removing of violent illegal criminals. @AdamSchwarze February 8, 2026

Score:  / 22  Royce White:

As a U.S. Senator I will lead a charge to help reform the family court and marriage court system. @Highway_30 Wed, 03 Sep 2025

Score:  / 22  Tom Weiler:

Introduce the Protect Our Kids Bill to ensure the safety of K-12 students by addressing vulnerabilities in schools. @TomWeilerMN Fri, 06 Feb 2026

Score:  / 22  Adam Schwarze:

I’m the MN homegrown FRONTlINES Fighter ready to attack the fraud, waste, and abuse in Washington! @AdamSchwarze February 2, 2026

Score:  / 22  Royce White:

The 1st thing we're going to address is the problem in our Minnesota Republican Party. No more neocons, whatsoever. No more Ukraine funding! @Highway_30 Sun, 16 Feb 2025

Score:  / 22  Tom Weiler:

Introduce the Strikeout Gerrymander Bill to reduce division and partisanship among Americans by using math instead of politicians to draw congressional districts and eliminating media echo chambers' influence. @TomWeilerMN Fri, 06 Feb 202

Score:  / 22  Adam Schwarze:

I will always support keeping repeat criminals off Minnesota streets. @AdamSchwarze January 29, 2026

Score:  / 22  Royce White:

As a United States Senator I will bring a bill that changes tax exempt status law, allowing Christian institutions to speak to their communities about politics and policies, without losing their 501C3 status. @Highway_30 Mon, 21 Oct 2024

Score:  / 22  Tom Weiler:

Bring new leaders and accountability to combat fraud in Minnesota stemming from zero oversight and bad leadership. @TomWeilerMN Fri, 06 Feb 2026

Score:  / 22  Adam Schwarze:

Minnesotans deserve leaders who will protect our children and hold criminals accountable—not look the other way. @AdamSchwarze September 24, 2025

Score:  / 22  Royce White:

I will assist him and American citizens in the Senate. Our Country is Bankrupt... Close the Border, End the Wars! @Highway_30 Tue, 01 Oct 2024

Score:  / 22  Tom Weiler:

Foster new leaders at local, state, and federal levels to work as one team against Minnesota's ICE mentality caused by horrible leadership, sanctuary policies, poor tactical decisions, and media. @TomWeilerMN Fri, 06 Feb 2026

Score:  / 22  Adam Schwarze:

We are going to build a Stronger America! @AdamSchwarze March 21, 2025

Score:  / 22  Royce White:

I will turn the Senate upside down, which is exactly what we need. @Highway_30 Thu, 01 Aug 2024

Score:  / 22  Tom Weiler:

Help Congress fix itself by introducing the Budget Bill to incentivize actual budgeting, with penalties like no fundraising, no government-funded travel, no salary for members and staff, and no... @TomWeilerMN Mon, 10 Nov 2025

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Score:  / 22  Tom Weiler:

Introduce the Strikeout Gerrymandering Bill to let math, not partisan politicians, draw congressional lines and end gerrymandering that makes districts safe from competition, compromise, and common sense. @TomWeilerMN Mon, 10 Nov 2025

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Score:  / 22  Tom Weiler:

Day 1 in the Senate, introduce the "Do Your Job Bill" to penalize failure to pass a federal budget by Sept 30th by banning fundraising for any Senate or House member or staff for the quarter (Oct 1 to Dec 31). @TomWeilerMN Wed, 01 Oct 2025

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