Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email Email * SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy noticeMike Lindell has stepped down as CEO of his bedding company, MyPillow, to focus on his run for Minnesota governor. I'm stepping down as CEO of MyPillow so I can devote 100% of my time and energy to my campaign for Governor of Minnesota,” Lindell, who founded the company in 2004, wrote on X Tuesday. Lindell, a Minnesota native, announced late last year that he would enter the gubernatorial race. Current Minnesota Governor Tim Walz abruptly announced in January that he would not seek re-election amid scrutiny of his handling of welfare fraud in the state.