Minnesota AG candidate’s stock portfolio presents 174 potential conflicts of interest

Republican attorney general candidate Ron Schutz faces scrutiny over potential conflicts of interest regarding his $1.74 million stock portfolio. If elected, he would be responsible for regulating many of the 174 companies in which he holds shares.
If Republican Ron Schutz wins the attorney general’s race in November, he will be responsible for enforcing Minnesota’s laws against the country’s biggest and most powerful corporations. His own personal fortune is staked on many of them. Schutz owns more than $10,000 of stock in 174 companies — at least $1.74 million altogether — according […]
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