Elliott Engen (born October 6, 1998) is an American politician serving since 2023 in the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, Engen represents District 36A in the northern Twin Cities metropolitan area, which includes the cities of Lino Lakes and Circle Pines, White Bear Township, and parts of Anoka and Ramsey Counties.
Engen attended White Bear High School in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. He earned a bachelor's degree in legal studies and political science from Hamline University.
While attending Hamline, Engen started a chapter of the right-wing student organization Turning Point USA. He was encouraged to run for office by Iowa state representative Joe Mitchell while the two were discussing policy and their support of Donald Trump at a Turning Point USA Student Action Summit. Engen was inspired by Charlie Kirk and modeled his debate style after his.
Engen worked for a wildlife conservation group focused on invasive species prevention, but left the job before joining the legislature.
Engen was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2022. He first ran in 2020, unsuccessfully challenging one-term DFL incumbent Ami Wazlawik. He ran again and won in 2022 in an open seat created by legislative redistricting and Wazlawik's retirement. He is the first Generation Z Republican elected to the Minnesota Legislature.
Engen serves as an assistant minority leader for the House Republican caucus and sits on the Human Services Policy, Public Safety Finance and Policy, and Rules and Legislative Administration Committees.
In 2025, Engen announced his candidacy for Minnesota State Auditor. His campaign launch focused on recent incidents of fraud in Minnesota. The office of State Auditor is intended to be nonpartisan, but Engen ran an ad saying he would investigate his political opponents and implement a DOGE-style audit of the state.
Engen's 2022 campaign platform focused on "public safety, education, and pocketbook concerns". He is anti-abortion and has said it "won't be an issue that Republicans address" due to an earlier state supreme court decision. Engen has voted against legislation that codified the right to an abortion into state law, and a law to restore voting rights for felons serving parole. He opposed a move to raise legislators' per diem payments, calling it "self-centered" and "egregious".
In 2023, Engen authored the "Safe Haven In Every Local District (SHIELD) Act", which would require school security system improvements.
During the 2024 dispute between the City of Minneapolis and Uber/Lyft, he argued that the city law helping Uber/Lyft drivers collectively bargain would lead to more expensive rides.
In 2025, Engen voted against using the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund to combat invasive species in Minnesota.
During a townhall event, Engen said that he believes that conflicts between protesters and ICE agents were the fault of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz.
Engen lives in White Bear Township, Minnesota with his wife, Faith.
On March 27, 2026, during his campaign for State Auditor, Engen was arrested by the White Bear Lake Police Department on suspicion of DWI. Engen was stopped in the area of 4th Street and Otter Lake Road at 1:51 a.m. for observed traffic violations that included speeding, expired registration, and an inoperable headlight. He was then booked into the Ramsey County Adult Detention Center and later released on a pending charge of fourth-degree DWI after a breathalyzer test indicated a blood alcohol level of 0.142, above the 0.08 legal limit. House Speaker Lisa Demuth expressed disappointment in Engen for his arrest and said further political consequences are possible pending the legal process. In the car with Engen was his fellow state representative Walter Hudson, who was intoxicated with a loaded firearm and a bottle of alcohol in a childâÂÂs car seat.