“A Republican philosophy goes something like this: If you take your car to the mechanic, and instead of fixing it, they take out the engine and charge you an arm and a leg, you should conclude that mechanics can't fix cars and you should probably just take yours to the junkyard and sell it for scrap metal.”

American politician and lawyer

Keith Ellison is an American politician and lawyer serving as Minnesota’s attorney general since 2019. Born in 1963, he is known for his long career in state and national politics, including service in Congress and the Minnesota legislature. From 2007 to 2019, he represented Minnesota’s 5th congressional district, which includes the Minneapolis area. He also served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2003 to 2007 and was deputy chair of the Democratic National Committee from 2017 to 2018. He is a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party.