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Kalshi Bans And Fines Three Politicians For Placing Bets On Their Own Races

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🗓️ 24 April 2026

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Kalshi caught and suspended three political candidates who bet on the outcomes of their own elections, the prediction market company said in a statement on Wednesday, fining the three politicians and issuing five-year bans from their platform. Minnesota State Senator Matt Klein, a candidate running for the Democratic nomination for Minnesota’s second district in the House of Representatives, agreed to pay a $539.85 fine. Ezekiel Enriquez, a former candidate for the Republican primary for a congressional district in Texas, was fined $784.20. Enriquez lost this race after the primary elections in March. Both Klein and Enriquez bought less than $100 worth of contracts on their own elections, according to Kalshi’s filings, and both were also issued five-year suspensions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Colchie caught and suspended three political candidates who bet on the outcomes of their own elections,

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the prediction market company said in a statement on Wednesday, finding the three politicians

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and issuing five-year bans from their platform. Minnesota State Representative Matt Klein,

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a candidate running for the Democratic nomination for Minnesota's second district in the House

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of Representatives, agreed to pay a $539.85 fine. Ezekiel Enriquez, a former candidate for the Republican primary

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for a congressional district in Texas, was fined $784.20. Enriquez lost his race after the

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primary elections in March. Both Klein and Enriquez bought less than $100 worth of contracts on their own

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elections, according to Kalshys' filings, and both were also issued five-year suspensions.

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Klein apologized and said he agreed to pay the penalty and accept the suspension. A representative

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for Enriquez could not be immediately reached. Mark Moran, a Senate

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candidate who was running in the Democratic primary for a Senate seat in Virginia and is now running as

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