MyPillow CEO Is 98% Sure He’s Running for Minnesota Governor

Mike Lindell during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, in February.
Photographer: Aaron Schwartz/Bloomberg

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By Miranda Davis

December 3, 2025 at 9:21 PM UTC

Updated on

December 3, 2025 at 10:11 PM UTC

Mike Lindell, the businessman who founded My Pillow Inc. before becoming an outspoken ally of President Donald Trump, filed paperwork on Wednesday to run for governor of Minnesota in next year’s election.

“I’m 98% sure I’m going to run,” Lindell said in a brief interview, adding he will make an announcement either way on Dec. 11 from his pillow company’s Minnesota factory.