Occupation & Background: Attorney and Republican candidate for Minnesota’s 3rd Congressional District. Wittrock has practiced law for roughly four decades, with experience in business, antitrust, employment, and commercial law. He is challenging incumbent DFL U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison in the 2026 election. Age: Approximately 66. Public sources do not consistently provide his date of birth. Accomplishments: Built a lengthy legal career representing businesses and clients in complex commercial matters. He has practiced law in Minnesota since 1992 and has experience involving antitrust, business, and employment law. His professional background emphasizes private-sector legal experience rather than previous elected office. Economic Justice: Identifies affordability as a major campaign concern, emphasizing higher take-home pay, secure retirements, and lowering everyday costs for families. His broader Republican economic approach emphasizes private-sector growth, competition, and limiting policies that increase costs for businesses and consumers. Climate: Favors balancing environmental stewardship with economic growth and affordable, reliable energy. His approach generally emphasizes innovation and private-sector solutions rather than broad federal mandates. Detailed climate proposals have not been a major focus of his publicly available 2026 campaign materials. Healthcare: Supports approaches centered on affordability, competition, and patient choice. His professional legal background includes representing businesses in regulated industries, but detailed healthcare proposals have not been a prominent part of his publicly available campaign platform. Housing: Views housing affordability as part of the broader cost-of-living challenge facing families in the 3rd District. Supports increasing economic opportunity and addressing regulatory and cost pressures that can make housing and homeownership more expensive. A detailed federal housing plan has not been prominently published by his campaign. Criminal Justice / Policing: Supports public safety and law enforcement and favors maintaining strong community safety while holding government accountable. Detailed criminal justice proposals have not been a major focus of his publicly available campaign materials. Immigration: Supports enforcing federal immigration laws and strengthening border security while maintaining legal immigration. Detailed immigration proposals have not been prominently outlined in the campaign materials currently available