Nat Smith Pledges to Continue Fighting Fraud and lower costs in First Digital Ad
STILLWATER, Minn. — On Tuesday, Nat Smith released the first ad of his 2026 campaign as the DFL candidate for Senate District 33.
The ad, “Root Out,” highlights Smith’s role in a whistleblower claim that disrupted a Medicaid fraud scheme stealing from Minnesota taxpayers.
Smith’s ad recalls his role as an attorney for a Minnesotan who filed a False Claims Act against her former healthcare employer, alleging suspicious billing. The case ultimately led to 14 felony convictions for the perpetrator for more than $1.8 million worth of Medicaid fraud.
Smith, who’s represented numerous whistleblower clients across different industries, names combatting fraud as a top priority of his campaign. As the son of a pediatrician and a geriatric care doctor, Smith knows we can’t let fraud interfere with affordable, high-quality healthcare for Minnesotans of all ages.
Transcript of “Root Out”
When healthcare corporations were stealing our taxpayer dollars,
I went after them and exposed the fraud.
I’m Nat Smith, and now I’m running for State Senate
to root out the fraud in Minnesota,
so we can focus on bringing down costs and making your life more affordable.
ABOUT NAT SMITH
Growing up in Minnesota, Nat Smith graduated from the University of Minnesota and William Mitchell College of Law, education he put to work representing whistleblowers against corporate and healthcare fraud.
Smith is actively involved in improving the Stillwater community as a member of the city’s Human Rights Commission and on a Washington County advisory committee shaping local housing and community development goals. His legislative priorities include investing in quality education, responsible spending, economic growth and environmental protection, especially keeping PFAS chemicals out of local drinking water.
Nat lives in Stillwater with his wife and five month old daughter. Outside of work and family, his hobbies include backyard beekeeping and horseback riding, a childhood interest that brought his family to the St. Croix Valley decades ago.
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