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Legislative Session Will Open with a Sober Reminder and Continue Throughout its Duration
Minnesota Report
Throughout the legislative session, members of the Minnesota House of Representatives entering through the front entrance of the legislative chamber will pass the empty first desk on the left adorned with a photo of Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman (DFL-34B, Brooklyn Park) and a spray of roses, a touch added by House Chief Clerk Patrick Murphy. As nearly all have come to know, she was assassinated on the morning of June 14, 2025 in her home in Brooklyn Park.
This commemoration of a colleague is a powerful statement and reflective of the healing underway in the Minnesota legislature. Each legislator of the 134, but one Rep Greg Davids (R-26B, Prescott), has served without Hortman in the body, and with a historical tied body the odd-year Bonding Session will prove to be rife with challenges.
Simultaneously, the Minnesota Senate will welcome the return of Sen John Hoffman (DFL-34, Champlin) back to the chamber after having survived eight gun shots and his wife Yvette nine. He is still in recovery and physical therapy maintaining his normal jovial nature hoping for full use of his left hand in order to return to drumming.
The impact of that June night will haunt the halls of the State Capitol and be evidenced when each person who now enters will not pass through open doors, but be subjected to a security screening and all of their belongings x-rayed even though those with a Conceal & Carry permit will be allowed to enter with their side arm.
Times have changed and not for the better. After the opening ceremony and speeches end, we expect, the respective bodies will return to their partisan sides and the accusations will commence. In the House, we expect it will be far more shrill since, there only will be a floral arrangement sitting in the back row of the chamber Verses, in the Senate, there is a person who is a survivor, a true embodiment of the pure evil of political violence sitting among the members.
And because the Senate has more rules of decorum than does the House it may seem to be more ordered, but only on the outside.
The Republicans will all sing from the same hymnal of Fraud, DFL incompetence, while the DFL which point out the overreaches of the Federal Government in regards to the Occupation and Insurrection of ICE and the CPB still remaining throughout our state.
This is a tumultuous time, and one where if people are true Minnesotan’s their character will be evident ever single day of those remaining in this legislative session and those forthcoming. Any members whose tone is over the top should be called out not just by the other side but by their own side.
Its time to show the world what it means to be a Minnesotan. Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretty did, and neither was a Domestic Terrorist.
Minnesota: Situation Largely Unchanged
National & Minnesota Report
Minnesota has been treated as a playground for the full exercise of Executive Power of the President of the United States and the evidence of Donald J Trump’s (R) abuse of power has been has been clearly documented in full view. The video images of the murders of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretty along with people having the windows of their vehicles smashed and being dragged out of their cars, whether or not they were illegally in the country are hours long.
We fully believe, Trump sought through the Occupation and Insurrection of ICE and the CPB, he would be able to insight the citizen’s to riot and thus providing him the necessary rationale for instituting the Insurrection Act. This is mentality of a deranged aspiring dictator.
The peaceful protests, which resulted in over-the-top responses of pepper spray, flash-bang grenades, intended to stun and tear gas clouds and marked violence against people recording the proceedings is something seen in other countries not in America. These are tactics used to support an oppressive regime, and we are being oppressed.
The arrival of Tom Homan, the Border Czar, replacing CPB Commander Greg Bovino is not much of a change, accept, it will wean off the numbers of agents slowly. The aggressive efforts on a state with small number of undocumented people sends a sharp signal to other states and is a reflection of an Imperial Presidency out of control. As we said before, this is a Who Song, Won’t Get Fooled Again, and the lyric, “Meet the New Boss. Same as the old Boss, is clear and evident.”
As the legislature commences, we will see the difference between the sycophant Trump supporting legislators on the right and if there are any reasonable Republicans left and the DFLers who are calling for more civil responses such as the removal of masks and actual targeted efforts at locating the true “Worst of the Worst” rather than a 5 year-old in a blue bunny hat with a Spiderman backpack or an elderly man who they didn’t even allow to get fully dressed before the hustled him out in Crocks and a small blanket.
Liam Conejo Ramos
The situation in Minnesota remains the same, and what has happened here in the Land O’ 10,000 Lakes is coming to a community near you. If the US Supreme Court refuses to curtail the power of the Executive Branch then its up the Congress to do so, but it will take a dramatic change in the House and senate to make it happen. The power of the people needs to be fully on display in all fifty states.
Historically, in recent elections, the party out of power on average gains 16 seats in the House. In 2018, during Trump’s first term Democrats gained 40 seats. We expect a similar result in 2026.
The real point of contention will be in the Senate. There are nine incumbents who have declared their retirements. Now, the question is can their party’s hold the seats or will the Trump Effect once again have an adverse impact?
The five Republicans are: Tommy Tuberville R-AL, Joni Ernst (R-IA), Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY). The four Democrats are: Dick Durbin (D-IL), Gary Peters (D-MI, Tina Smith (D-MN, and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH).
These races are key to deciding the Senate Majority.
|
State |
Incumbent |
Party |
Status |
Notes |
|
Alabama |
Tommy Tuberville |
(R) |
Retiring |
|
|
Alaska |
Dan Sullivan |
(R) |
Running |
|
|
Arkansas |
Tom Cotton |
(R) |
Running |
|
|
Colorado |
John Hickenlooper |
(D) |
Running |
|
|
Delaware |
Chris Coons |
(D) |
Running |
|
|
Georgia |
Jon Ossoff |
(D) |
Running |
|
|
Idaho |
Jim Risch |
(R) |
Running |
|
|
Illinois |
Dick Durbin |
(D) |
Retiring |
|
|
Iowa |
Joni Ernst |
(R) |
Retiring |
|
|
Kansas |
Roger Marshall |
(R) |
Running |
|
|
Kentucky |
Mitch McConnell |
(R) |
Retiring |
|
|
Louisiana |
Bill Cassidy |
(R) |
Running |
|
|
Maine |
Susan Collins |
(R) |
Running |
|
|
Massachusetts |
Ed Markey |
(D) |
Running |
|
|
Michigan |
Gary Peters |
(D) |
Retiring |
|
|
Minnesota |
Tina Smith |
(D) |
Retiring |
|
|
Mississippi |
Cindy Hyde-Smith |
(R) |
Running |
|
|
Montana |
Steve Daines |
(R) |
Running |
|
|
Nebraska |
Pete Ricketts |
(R) |
Running |
|
|
New Hampshire |
Jeanne Shaheen |
(D) |
Retiring |
|
|
New Jersey |
Cory Booker |
(D) |
Running |
|
|
New Mexico |
Ben Ray Luján |
(D) |
Running |
|
|
North Carolina |
Thom Tillis |
(R) |
Retiring |
|
|
Oklahoma |
Markwayne Mullin |
(R) |
Running |
|
|
Oregon |
Jeff Merkley |
(D) |
Running |
|
|
Rhode Island |
Jack Reed |
(D) |
Running |
|
|
South Carolina |
Lindsey Graham |
(R) |
Running |
|
|
South Dakota |
Mike Rounds |
(R) |
Running |
|
|
Tennessee |
Bill Hagerty |
(R) |
Running |
|
|
Texas |
John Cornyn |
(R) |
Running |
|
|
Virginia |
Mark Warner |
(D) |
Running |
|
|
West Virginia |
Shelley Moore Capito |
(R) |
Running |
|
|
Wyoming |
Cynthia Lummis |
(R) |
Retiring |
|
|
Special Elections |
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|
Florida |
Ashley Moody |
(R) |
Running |
Appointed to the Marco Rubio seat, election to fill the balance of the term. |
|
Ohio |
John Husted |
(R) |
Running |
Appointed to the JD Vance seat, election to fill the balance of the term. |
January 2025 Campaign Finance Reports for Governor, Other Executive Offices and the State Legislature
Minnesota Report
The election year, along with the open US Senate seat, and the open 2nd Congressional District seat there is an open seat for Governor & Lt Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, State Auditor, all state house seats and in this decade all state senate seats. (The state senate seats are inline with the Presidential election every other decade).
Because she entered the race after the start of the year, we will not be able to see any information about the receipts or expenditures for the Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) Campaign until the pre-Primary report in late July. In spite of this reality, we expect she will have no problem fundraising from her nationwide database or even here locally.The more significant question will be how robustly her future opponent on the Republican side will be able to curry favor with supporters pre-Primary, followed by how enthusiastic people will be after the August 4th Primary to dig deep and pony up more money for the General Election.
Because of the crowded field on the GOP side they will need to carve each other up in order to garner attention, elicit financial support, and show performance at every turn. Even though Governor Tim Walz (D-MN) is not seeking relection, he is still in office and when he speaks he can tamp down any criticisms against his administration, through decisive action after-the-fact, which may seem too little too late to many, but is an opportunity to rein in future problems.
This also is an opportunity for the state legislature to bring forward specific oversight and controls prevent future problems. All of this will be in the hands of the Governor in 2027.
Governor
In 2025, as Republicans sought to capaitalize on the blame game politics surrounding fraud and threw chum into the water regularly and bring more attention to the issue, Governor Walz was was slow to declare his election intentions. He seemed flatfooted and caught unaware of the severity of his own PR problems, and in turn the slow bleed of his polling numbers basically declined to what we consider to be the base of the DFL vote, which is 43%.
The one surviving reality is the pure and simple fact, no Republican has won a statewide office since Governor Tim Pawlenty (R-MN) in 2006 and he did so with his second plurality of 46.69%.
With this as the backdrop, we will be writing our future articles based this reality, certain aspirants will come up far short of their goal. To this end, we will present the candidates we measure by actual results as features in our stories. Our criteria will vary depending on the issue. We will identify the factors at he front of what we write. In this article, it will be a measureable factors Straw Poll Results and Finances from their End-of-the Year Reports.
Party-Republican
KENDALL QUALLS (R-MN)
|
Beginning Cash |
0.00 |
|
Total Receipts |
604,677.93 |
|
Total Expenditures and Disbursements |
485,562.25 |
|
Ending Cash Balance |
119,115.68 |
|
Total Debt of Committee |
37,000.00 |
LISA DEMUTH (R-MN)
|
Beginning Cash |
0.00 |
|
Total Receipts |
507,458.18 |
|
Total Expenditures and Disbursements |
61,889.70 |
|
Ending Cash Balance |
447,281.04 |
|
Total Debt of Committee |
0.00 |
MIKE LINDELL (R-MN)
- Amendments
- Amendment #1
|
Beginning Cash |
0.00 |
|
Total Receipts |
352,513.40 |
|
Total Expenditures and Disbursements |
272,578.03 |
|
Ending Cash Balance |
79,935.37 |
|
Total Debt of Committee |
0.00 |
Attorney General
DFL
KEITH ELLISON (DFL-MN)
|
Beginning Cash |
45,312.31 |
|
Total Receipts |
473,491.55 |
|
Total Expenditures and Disbursements |
244,898.62 |
|
Ending Cash Balance |
273,905.24 |
|
Total Debt of Committee |
0.00 |
DFL Party (MN DFL Central Committee)
|
Beginning Cash |
948,697.73 |
|
Total Receipts |
5,935,884.61 |
|
Total Expenditures and Disbursements |
4,756,090.10 |
|
Ending Cash Balance |
2,128,492.24 |
|
Total Debt of Committee |
0.00 |
|
Beginning Cash |
42766.69 |
|
Total Receipts |
296,601.96 |
|
Total Expenditures and Disbursements |
300835.54 |
|
Ending Cash Balance |
38533.11 |
|
Total Debt of Committee |
0.00 |
|
Beginning Cash |
1,226,555.63 |
|
Total Receipts |
5,603,032.17 |
|
Total Expenditures and Disbursements |
3,283,326.70 |
|
Ending Cash Balance |
3,546,261.10 |
|
Total Debt of Committee |
0.00 |
|
Beginning Cash |
877,422.77 |
|
Total Receipts |
1,715,109.96 |
|
Total Expenditures and Disbursements |
606,152.04 |
|
Ending Cash Balance |
1,987,993.09 |
|
Total Debt of Committee |
0.00 |
Republican House Caucus (HRCC)
|
Beginning Cash |
704,630.59 |
|
Total Receipts |
1,846,308.78 |
|
Total Expenditures and Disbursements |
916,623.50 |
|
Ending Cash Balance |
1,634,315.87 |
|
Total Debt of Committee |
0.00 |
Republican Senate Caucus (Senate Victory Fund)
|
Beginning Cash |
1,237,683.59 |
|
Total Receipts |
630,551.05 |
|
Total Expenditures and Disbursements |
419,256.33 |
|
Ending Cash Balance |
1,448,978.31 |
|
Total Debt of Committee |
0.00 |
2025 End of Year Campaign Finance Reports for MN US Senate, and US Congress Seats
Minnesota Report
Every other even year election in the mid-term (non-Presidential years) evey other decade offers the most candidates for office. This year we have an open US Senate, the eight Congressional seats
US Senate Campaigns (Open Seat)
Party-Democrat
ANGIE CRAIG (D-MN)
Date Filed: 04/25/2025
Coverage dates: 04/20/2025 to 12/31/2025
|
Beginning Cash* |
|
|
Total Receipts |
6,788,377.06 |
|
Total Expenditures and Disbursements |
3,001,653.36 |
|
Ending Cash Balance |
3,786,723.70 |
|
Total Debt of Committee** |
389,289.67 |
|
Offsets to Operating Expenditures*** |
* Because Angie Craig is a sitting member of Congress she can transfer the money from her Congressional Campaign into her US Senate Campaign.
** Because of her personal wealth, Angie Craig was able to make a substational personal loan to her US Senate Campaign, and is not restricted from making additional contributions in the future.
*** As a sitting member of Congress Angie Craig flies at taxpayer expense, but her campaign activity requires payment from her campaign.
MARGARET “PEGGY” FLANAGAN (D-MN)
Statement of Organization 2025
Coverage dates: 04/20/2025 to 12/31/2025
Date Filed: 02/14/2025
|
Beginning Cash |
0.00 |
|
Total Receipts |
3,287,670.06 |
|
Total Expenditures and Disbursements |
2,477,023.89 |
|
Ending Cash Balance |
810,646.17 |
|
Total Debt of Committee |
0.00 |
| Offsets to Operating Expenditures |
Party-Democrat
| NORD, BILLY | DEMOCRATIC-FARMER-LABOR | $0.00 | $0.00 |
$0.00
|
No processed data this period. |
Statement of Candidacy 2025 | Original
Date Filed: 04/01/2025 (April Fools Day)
Coverage dates: 01/01/2025 to 09/30/2025
Recent Filings after the end of the year report deadline.
Party-Republican
MICHELE TAFOYA (R-MN)-Television and radio personality, and a Manhattan Beach, California transplant.
| TAFOYA, MICHELE | REPUBLICAN PARTY | $0.00 | $0.00 |
$0.00
|
No processed data this period. |
Statement of Organization 2026 | Original, Statement of Organization 2026 | Amendment, Statement of Organization 2026 | Amendment
Date Filed: 01/20/2026
Not financial reports are available since this filing occurred during to the first quarter reporting period.
DAVID HANN (R-MN) former State Senate Republican Minority Leader and Republican Party Chair.
| HANN, DAVID W | REPUBLICAN PARTY | $0.00 | $0.00 |
$0.00
|
No processed data this period. |
Statement of Organization 2026 | Original, Statement of Organization 2026 | Amendment
Date Filed:12/18/2025
Not financial reports are available since this filing occurred during to the first quarter reporting period.
ADAM SCHWARZE (R-MN)
Statement of Candidacy 2025, Statement of Candidacy 2025 (Amendment)
Coverage dates: 01/01/2025 to 12/31/2025
Date Filed: 09/23/2025
|
Beginning Cash |
0.00 |
|
Total Receipts |
822,518.59 |
|
Total Expenditures and Disbursements |
528,789.99 |
|
Ending Cash Balance |
293,728.60 |
|
Total Debt of Committee |
0.00 |
| Offsets to Operating Expenditures | 0.00 |
ROYCE WHITE (R-MN)
2024 Republian US Senate Candidate
Statement of Candidacy 2023 (Original), Statement of Candidacy 2024 (Amendment), Statement of Candidacy 2024 | Amendment, Statement of Candidacy 2025 | Amendment
Coverage dates: 01/01/2025 to 12/31/2025
Date Filed: 02/12/2025
|
Beginning Cash |
0.00 |
|
Total Receipts |
822,518.59 |
|
Total Expenditures and Disbursements |
528,789.99 |
|
Ending Cash Balance |
293,728.60 |
|
Total Debt of Committee |
0.00 |
| Offsets to Operating Expenditures | 6,304.79 |
TOM WEILER (R-MN)
Statement of Candidacy 2025 | Original
Date Filed: 08/08/2025
Coverage dates: 01/01/2025 to 09/30/2025
|
Beginning Cash |
0.00 |
|
Total Receipts |
82,239.70 |
|
Total Expenditures and Disbursements |
26,387.15 |
|
Ending Cash Balance |
57,613.23 |
|
Total Debt of Committee |
112,570.00 |
| Offsets to Operating Expenditures | 0.00 |
| ALYCIA GRUENHAGEN, | REPUBLICAN PARTY | $0.00 | $0.00 |
$0.00
|
No processed data this period. |
| MARK YORK | REPUBLICAN PARTY | $0.00 | $0.00 |
$0.00
|
No processed data this period. |
US House of Representative Campaigns
Minnesota – House District 01
Party-Democrat
Jacob Johnson (D-MN01)
Statement of Candidacy 2025 | Original
Date Filed: 04/17/2025
Coverage dates: 04/01/2025 to 12/31/2025
|
Beginning Cash |
0.00 |
|
Total Receipts |
751,106.41 |
|
Total Expenditures and Disbursements |
447,770.14 |
|
Ending Cash Balance |
303,336.27 |
|
Total Debt of Committee |
0.00 |
|
Offsets to Operating Expenditures |
0.00 |
Party-Republican
Brad Finstad (R-MN01) (Incumbent)
Statement of Organization 2025 | Amendment
Date Filed: 05/28/2025
Coverage dates: 01/01/2025 to 12/31/2025
|
Beginning Cash from 2024 Report |
61,409.23 |
|
Total Receipts |
1,031,699.77 |
|
Total Expenditures and Disbursements |
476,361.08 |
|
Ending Cash Balance |
616,747.92 |
|
Total Debt of Committee |
0.00 |
|
Offsets to Operating Expenditures |
0.00 |
Party-Independent
| MORLAN, OLIVER RODERICK | INDEPENDENT | $0.00 | $0.00 |
$0.00
|
No processed data this period. |
| YOUNGERBERG, LUCAS TODD | INDEPENDENT | $0.00 | $0.00 |
$0.00
|
No processed data this period. |
Minnesota – House District 02
Party-Democrat
MATT LITTLE (D-MN02)
Statement of Candidacy 2025 | Original
Date Filed: 04/30/2025
Coverage dates: 04/01/2025 to 12/31/2025
|
Beginning Cash |
0.00 |
|
Total Receipts |
583,843.67 |
|
Total Expenditures and Disbursements |
192,888.72 |
|
Ending Cash Balance |
390,954.95 |
|
Total Debt of Committee |
|
|
Offsets to Operating Expenditures |
0.00 |
Party-Democrat
Dr. MATTHEW DAVID KLEIN (D-MN02)
Statement of Candidacy 2025 | Original
Date Filed: 05/06/2025
Coverage dates: 04/01/2025 to 12/31/2025
|
Beginning Cash |
0.00 |
|
Total Receipts |
565,209.13 |
|
Total Expenditures and Disbursements |
236,882.50 |
|
Ending Cash Balance |
328,326.63 |
|
Total Debt of Committee |
0.00 |
|
Offsets to Operating Expenditures |
Party-Democrat
KAELA JO BERG (D-MN02)
Statement of Organization 2025 | Original
Date Filed: 10/01/2025
Coverage dates: 04/01/2025 to 12/31/2025
|
Beginning Cash |
0.00 |
|
Total Receipts |
583,843.67 |
|
Total Expenditures and Disbursements |
78,954.70 |
|
Ending Cash Balance |
53162.20 |
|
Total Debt of Committee |
0.00 |
|
Offsets to Operating Expenditures |
| ABDULLE, ABDI | DEMOCRATIC-FARMER-LABOR | $0.00 | $0.00 |
$0.00
|
No processed data this period. |
Party-Republican
TYLER KISTNER (R-MN02)
Statement of Candidacy 2025 | Original
Date Filed: 06/04/2025
Coverage dates: 04/01/2025 to 12/31/2025
|
Beginning Cash |
0.00 |
|
Total Receipts |
327,941.63 |
|
Total Expenditures and Disbursements |
317,597.04 |
|
Ending Cash Balance |
10,344.59 |
|
Total Debt of Committee |
0.00 |
|
Offsets to Operating Expenditures |
Party-Republican
ERIC PRATT (D-MN02)
Date Filed: 07/21/2025
Statement of Candidacy 2025 | Original
Coverage dates: 07/01/2025 to 12/31/2025
|
Beginning Cash |
0.00 |
|
Total Receipts |
208,663.39 |
|
Total Expenditures and Disbursements |
66,155.18 |
|
Ending Cash Balance |
142,508.21 |
|
Total Debt of Committee |
|
|
Offsets to Operating Expenditures |
0.00 |
Minnesota – House District 03
Dr KELLY LOUISE MORRISON (D-MN03) (Incumbent)
Statement of Candidacy 2023 | Original, Statement of Candidacy 2024 | Amendment
Date Filed: 11/21/2024
Coverage dates: 01/01/2025 to 12/31/2025
|
Beginning Cash from 2024 Report |
25,388.55 |
|
Total Receipts |
777,312.50 |
|
Total Expenditures and Disbursements |
575,556.95 |
|
Ending Cash Balance |
227,144.10 |
|
Total Debt of Committee |
0.00 |
|
Offsets to Operating Expenditures |
| WESTBY, JEREMY | REPUBLICAN PARTY | $0.00 | $0.00 |
$0.00
|
Coverage ending: 12/31/2025 View all |
Minnesota – House District 04
Party-Democrat
BETTY MCCOLLUM (D-MN05) (Incumbent)
Statement of Candidacy 2000, Statement of Candidacy 2024 | Amendment
Date Filed: 11/07/2024
Coverage dates: 01/01/2025 to 12/31/2025
|
Beginning Cash from 2024 Report |
554,918.77 |
|
Total Receipts |
208,663.39 |
|
Total Expenditures and Disbursements |
722,672.68 |
|
Ending Cash Balance |
628,814.15 |
|
Total Debt of Committee |
0.00 |
|
Offsets to Operating Expenditures |
Party-Democrat
| RAHMAN, ASWAR | DEMOCRATIC-FARMER-LABOR | $0.00 | $0.00 |
$0.00
|
No processed data this period. |
Minnesota – House District 05
ILHAN OMAR (D-MN05) (Incumbent)
Statement of Candidacy 2018 | Original, Statement of Candidacy 2024 | Amendment
Date Filed: 11/21/2024
Coverage dates: 01/01/2025 to 12/31/2025
|
Beginning Cash from 2024 report |
324,220.63 |
|
Total Receipts |
3,125,782.67 |
|
Total Expenditures and Disbursements |
2,329,198.78 |
|
Ending Cash Balance |
1,120,804.52 |
|
Total Debt of Committee |
0.00 |
|
Offsets to Operating Expenditures |
Party-Democrat
LATONYA T REEVES (D-MN05)
Statement of Candidacy 2025 | Original
Date Filed: 11/15/2025
Coverage dates: 10/01/2025 to 12/31/2025
|
Beginning Cash |
0.00 |
|
Total Receipts |
19,056.86 |
|
Total Expenditures and Disbursements |
18,874.65 |
|
Ending Cash Balance |
182.21 |
|
Total Debt of Committee |
0.00 |
|
Offsets to Operating Expenditures |
0.00 |
Party-Republican
DALIA AL-AQIDI (R-MN05)
Statement of Candidacy 2025 | Amendment
Date Filed: 02/03/2025
Coverage dates: 10/01/2025 to 12/31/2025
|
Beginning Cash |
0.00 |
|
Total Receipts |
742,068.51 |
|
Total Expenditures and Disbursements |
767,645.01 |
|
Ending Cash Balance |
13,342.38 |
|
Total Debt of Committee |
0.00 |
|
Offsets to Operating Expenditures |
3,866.08 |
Party-Republican
John Nagel (R-MN)
Statement of Candidacy 2025 | Original
Date Filed: 10/27/2025
Coverage dates: 07/01/2025 to 12/31/2025
|
Beginning Cash |
0.00 |
|
Total Receipts |
64,413.83 |
|
Total Expenditures and Disbursements |
45,585.40 |
|
Ending Cash Balance |
18,828.43 |
|
Total Debt of Committee |
0.00 |
|
Offsets to Operating Expenditures |
0.00 |
| JACKSON, DEVELLE LAVAUGHN MR. | INDEPENDENT | $0.00 | $0.00 |
$0.00
|
No processed data this period. |
Minnesota – House District 06
THOMAS EARL EMMER JR (R-MN06) (Incumbent)
Statement of Candidacy 2013 Original, Statement of Candidacy 2024 | Amendment
Date Filed:11/12/2024
Coverage dates: 07/01/2025 to 12/31/2025
|
Beginning Cash from 2024 Report |
1,688,451.83 |
|
Total Receipts |
6,763,926.56 |
|
Total Expenditures and Disbursements |
3,507,247.18 |
|
Ending Cash Balance |
4,945,131.21 |
|
Total Debt of Committee |
0.00 |
|
Offsets to Operating Expenditures |
Party-Democrat
DOUG CHAPIN (D-MN06)
Statement of Candidacy 2025 | Original, Statement of Candidacy 2025 | Amendment
Date Filed: 07/15/2025
Coverage dates: 07/01/2025 to 12/31/2025
|
Beginning Cash from 2024 Report |
0.00 |
|
Total Receipts |
130,642.11 |
|
Total Expenditures and Disbursements |
50,761.59 |
|
Ending Cash Balance |
79,880.52 |
|
Total Debt of Committee |
0.00 |
|
Offsets to Operating Expenditures |
67.15 |
| GRANDY, SIERRA MARIE | DEMOCRATIC-FARMER-LABOR | $0.00 | $0.00 |
$0.00
|
No processed data this period. |
Minnesota – House District 07
Party-Republican
MICHELLE FISCHBACH (R-MN07) (Incumbent)
Statement of Candidacy 2019 | Original, Statement of Candidacy 2024 | Amendment
Date Filed: 11/15/24
Coverage dates: 07/01/2025 to 12/31/2025
|
Beginning Cash |
766,733.92 |
|
Total Receipts |
2,016,031.04 |
|
Total Expenditures and Disbursements |
1,615,955.09 |
|
Ending Cash Balance |
411,080.51 |
|
Total Debt of Committee |
0.00 |
|
Offsets to Operating Expenditures |
1,109.92 |
Party-Democrat
ERIK OSBERG (D-MN07)
Statement of Candidacy 2025 | Original
Date Filed: 03/10/2025
Coverage dates: 01/01/2025 to 12/31/2025
|
Beginning Cash |
0.00 |
|
Total Receipts |
160,412.68 |
|
Total Expenditures and Disbursements |
73,124.50 |
|
Ending Cash Balance |
87,288.18 |
|
Total Debt of Committee |
0.00 |
|
Offsets to Operating Expenditures |
0.00 |
Party-Democrat
HEATHER KEELER (D-MN07)
Statement of Candidacy 2025 | Original
Date Filed: 11/13/2025
Coverage dates: 10/01/2025 to 12/31/2025
|
Beginning Cash |
0.00 |
|
Total Receipts |
18,973.04 |
|
Total Expenditures and Disbursements |
6,709.60 |
|
Ending Cash Balance |
12,263.44 |
|
Total Debt of Committee |
0.00 |
|
Offsets to Operating Expenditures |
| ADAMS, JARED | DEMOCRATIC-FARMER-LABOR | $0.00 | $0.00 |
$0.00
|
No processed data this period. |
Minnesota – House District 08
Party-Republican
PETER ALLEN STAUBER (R-MN08) (Incumbent)
Statement of Candidacy 2017 | Original, Statement of Candidacy 2024 | Amendment
Date Filed: 11/11/2024
Coverage dates: 07/01/2025 to 12/31/2025
|
Beginning Cash from 2024 Report |
528,493.55 |
|
Total Receipts |
1,154,701.58 |
|
Total Expenditures and Disbursements |
751,720.06 |
|
Ending Cash Balance |
931,475.07 |
|
Total Debt of Committee |
0.00 |
|
Offsets to Operating Expenditures |
Party-Democrat
CHAD MCKENNA (D-MN08)
Statement of Candidacy 2025 | Original
Date Filed: 07/09/2025
Coverage dates: 07/01/2025 to 12/31/2025
|
Beginning Cash |
0.00 |
|
Total Receipts |
27,295.00 |
|
Total Expenditures and Disbursements |
18,221.82 |
|
Ending Cash Balance |
9,073.18 |
|
Total Debt of Committee |
0.00 |
|
Offsets to Operating Expenditures |
0.00 |
Party-Democrat
CYLE CRAMER (D-MN08)
Statement of Candidacy 2025 | Original, Statement of Candidacy 2025 | Amendment, Statement of Candidacy 2025 | Amendment
Date Filed: 06/13/2025
Coverage dates: 10/01/2025 to 12/31/2025
|
Beginning Cash |
0.00 |
|
Total Receipts |
901.00 |
|
Total Expenditures and Disbursements |
1,022.65 |
|
Ending Cash Balance |
2,794.57 |
|
Total Debt of Committee |
0.00 |
|
Offsets to Operating Expenditures |
0.00 |
| ANASTOS, EMANUEL | DEMOCRATIC-FARMER-LABOR | $0.00 | $0.00 |
$0.00
|
No processed data this period. |
| MCBRIDE, JOHN-PAUL 2183436597 | DEMOCRATIC-FARMER-LABOR | $0.00 | $0.00 |
$0.00
|
No processed data this period. |
| SWANSON, TRINA | DEMOCRATIC-FARMER-LABOR | $0.00 | $0.00 |
$0.00
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No processed data this period. |
Caucuses Result in Strong Examples of Community Involvement
Minnesota Report
People who have never attended Precinct Caucuses miss out on the feeling of appreciation one can have for the friends and neighbors who weather the cold on a Tuesday Night in February. People come from the warmth of their homes to sit in classrooms, church basements, community centers and town halls to directly interact on important matters of the day.
Our reading from what we have learned from both party’s is a much heavier weight on attendance on the DFL side compared to the Republican. The DFL put out a press release without specific number claiming over 30,000 attendees, while the Republicans were silent on that question.
While we are still waiting for the results, which a large turnout is a petty excuse for why the results of the DFL Governor Straw Poll are still pending. We expect it will show no surprise with the virtual dominance of US Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) over a field of virtue unknowns—except to their immediate families—Bill Gates Jr, Kobey Layne, Christopher Seymore.
Now, we will highlight the reality, The GOP has not won a single state wide race since 2010, but it is interesting to see what their side puts forward, and if the current direction holds the DFL had better be recruiting a major candidate in the Cold Spring area.
Our read on the Republican Governor Straw Poll results, which is the main event of the night show lower GOP turnout 14,105 Republicans participated in the poll.
Now, there may be some stragglers and the results could change slightly, but since the “universe”, a political polling term for the number of participants, is unknown its hard to gauge completely the sentiments of those polled. What is often a result of a poll like this is, it winnows the field of candidates, because financial support dries up unless someone is will is self-fund. Needless to say, here is what we gleaned.
Republican party loyalists are interested in a new face to be what they put forward to Minnesota voters for Governor. The top three candidates, House Speaker Lisa DeMuth (R-13A, Cold Spring), Kendall Qualls (R-MN), and Mike Lindell (R-MN) have never sought statewide office prior. Due to her post as Speaker DeMuth has garnered media attention, as did Qualls during his failed bid for Congress against Dean Phillips (D-MN03) in 2020 and Lindell “The MyPillow Guy” has had an over saturation from infomercials for years and is likely the most well known.
This is not what can be said for past Republican gubernatorial candidates. Their nominee in 2022, former state senator Dr Scott Jensen (R-MN) has lost his luster with the party faithful scoring under 10%, just ahead of Undecided by less than a percentage point, and two time nominee former Hennepin County Commissioner Jeff Johnson (R-MN), even with a quality Scandinavian name only drew support of 0.74%.
|
Candidate |
% |
|
Lisa DeMuth |
32.36 |
|
Kendall Qualls |
25.36 |
|
Mike Lindell |
17.02 |
|
Dr Scott Jensen |
6.05 |
|
Undecided |
5.94 |
If The Parties Would Stop Mucking (sp) Around With Straw Polls, It Would Be Great
Minnesota Report
Now, on the matter of Straw Polls, these are an opportunity that is often missed by both parties and while we are still waiting for the DFL to announce it’s results of it’s own, but with two significant statewide races with inter-party contests for two open seats US Senate and Governor, why isn’t there a party loyalist poll of the US Senate Candidates? Additionally, with an another open seat in the 2nd Congressional District, due to Congresswoman Angie Craig’s all-in bid for the US Senate, why isn’t there a Straw Poll there as well. This is an opportunity to generate buzz, press and interest in your candidates.
On the GOP side, the recent entrance of Michelle Tafoya (R-MN) could be measured. On the DFL side determining which candidate Lt Governor Peggy Flanagan (DFL-MN) or Angie Craig (DFL-MN) is currying favor with the people who are set to be delegates to the respective State Conventions or are sending said delegates to said conventions.
Now because our publisher has significant experience in party processes, the question over Straw Polls is one he fought for decades ago and prevailed over Chief Deputy Attorney General and future Federal Judge John “Jack” Tunheim in 1994. At that time, in advance of the 6th Congressional District convention Shawn Towle advocated for a Straw Poll for Governor, over the opposition of the Freeman Campaign, of which Tunheim was a co-Chair. Towle argued the significance of a Congressional District which offered a broad cross-section of Minnesotans with an acknowledgment of the importance of the “Suburban Voice” and prevailed. As he said it then, “So goes the sixth, so goes the state,” with the importance being the suburbs should be where most of the attention should be focused in the state, as is evident in our current state politics.
Historical note: The results of the Congressional District 6 Straw Poll directly showed the sentiments of the district at the time with regarding the Governor’s race to challenge either the incumbent Arne Carlson (IR-MN) or former State Representative Allen Quist. The DFL race was between Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman (DFL) Senator John Marty (DFL-54, Roseville) and, former Commerce Commissioner Mike Hatch (DFL). In the end the results showed Freeman with 41%, Marty 37% and Hatch in single digits.
Later the endorsement went to Marty, a St Paul suburban legislator, but only after Mike Hatch (DFL) finagled with the MCCL (MN Citizen’s Concerned for Life) and got the anti-Choicers to back Marty because Hatch thought he was the easiest to beat in the DFL Primary.
This resulted in a top of the fold, Metro section front page Pioneer Press story, by Gary Dawson. Which is the reason for a Straw Poll in the first place, to garner media attention of an event and to result in a news story after.
The reason the Freeman Campaign wanted to kill the poll was the Freeman Campaign Manager Sarah Stoesz asked Towle, who was the 6th Congressional District coordinator for Freeman, “What are the results going to be?” Towle said, “It’s tight. Us 39% Marty 37.” She said, “Not good enough, kill the poll.” To which, Towle ignored her instruction, having dedication to his district over the campaign, and having belief in his own mantra, “So goes the sixth, so goes the state.” This is an example of what some have come to call a Towleism.
For the record, the John Marty and Nancy Larson ticket prevailed in the DFL Primary barely, with 37.80% over Mike Hatch and Bob Schmitz 36.40%. Then experienced one of the greatest historical DFL losses with a 34.12% result losing to Arne Carlson with 63.34%.
Klobuchar Makes Formal & Expected Announcement for Governor
National & Minnesota Report
It appears Minnesotan’s will be seeing a lot more of US Senator Amy Klobuchar in the coming months since she has made her formal announcement to be a candidate for Governor. She is the DFL’s best proven performer statewide, despite the adverse impact of Donald J Trump (R) and what we call the Trump Effect. In her four mite video announcement she lays out why she is the right person, at the right time, for this position.
https://x.com/i/status/2016843854054641696
In each of her elections every six years, she has outpaced all other candidates in any party and for any office.
Year |
% |
2006 |
58.06 |
2012 |
65.23 |
2018 |
60.31 |
2024 |
56.20 |
She enters the race without any adverse impact oln the issue of fraud, which drove Governor Tim Walz (D-MN) from running for an unprecedents third term for office. But if elected the selection of her own successor for the vacated seat could pose a significant challenge to her first decision while in office. We will again remind people about the 1978 Minnesota Massacre, which hinged on the idea of the Governor’s CHoice seeming to be an orchestrated affair..
The expectation among Democrats, DFLers is that Klobuchar will continue her proven track record. Has name recognition far and above any other candidate in the field Democrat, Republican, Freedom/Independence Party or Independent Candidate. They believe she will continue the trend started after 2014 where no Republican has been elected statewide.
The issue of ICE,and the Border Patrol will be front and center in this election and the strength of the Governor’s Office to fight these occupation forces and a pushbash against Donald J Trump will be paramount to her showing her strength and the state sovereign rights we have and how those extend to our citizens.
The shift change from CBP Commander Greg Bovino to Border Czar Tom Homan reminds one of the Who song Won’t Get Fooled Again specifically the line, “Meet the New Boss Same as the Old Boss.”
ICE in St Paul and Too Close to Home
National & Minnesota Report
Trump, Noem and Bovino Chalk Up 2nd Minneapolis Murder.
National & Minnesota Report
As was the case with Renée Nicole Good two weeks prior, Alex Pretti did not need to die, and his actions clearly seen in the video of his last moments were in now way in any form cause for the surround ICE agents to draw weapons and shoot him as he lay in the street. He came to the aid of a woman, of whom an ICE agent shoved to the curb and fell down. They sprayed something in his face, then threw him down to the street, and six cowards began pummeling him. One drew his piston from his belt and scuttled away like it was a prize.
The group of thugs then drew weapons and shot the unarmed man at least 10 times. This is not law enforcement, it is abject murder. We witnessed with our own eyes, unjustifiable homicide.
The unjustified end of Pretti’s life means, his care and compassion as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA will not continue and has enjoyment of the outdoors will come to a close. This man had value and meaning and did not warrant being gunned down in the street.
What followed his death were attempts to denigrate and sully his name and his purpose. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem called him a Domestic Terrorist as did Deputy Chief of Staff Steven Miller.
The Noem’s initial statements made by were, “An individual approached US Border Patrol officers with a 9 mm semi-automatic handgun. She then added, “the suspect was “brandishing” a firearm.” Which is a boldfaced lie. Anyone who is not deluded can see, the only thing ever seen in Pretti’s hand was a cellphone.
Then she said, “This looks like a situation where an individual arrived at the scene to inflict maximum damage on individuals and kill law enforcement.” Which, as a law abiding Conceal and Carry permit holder, the carrying of a loaded firearm and an additional magazine does not establish any form of intent to inflict maximum damage. The attempt to spin this narrative into turning Pretti into a domestic terrorist is disgusting.
Third, as we witness the ICE agents beat him, Noem said, “The officers attempted to disarm this individual, but the armed suspect reacted violently.” Yes, the held him down, punched and kicked him and then one drew his gun from the holster.
Finally, “Fearing for his life and the lives of his fellow officers around him, an agent fired defensive shots.” Really, fearing for their lives from a man they just disarmed and then shot him dead.
CBP Commander Greg Bovino said during his press conference, “The suspect was assaulting ICE officers.” Which is no evident from any of the video footage. According to Bovino being there was his own fault and carying a weapon had its own consequences. As he said on CNN, Bovino implies, Pretti’s mere presence of being on scene and recording the actions of the ICE agents was how, “The suspect decided to injected himself into a law enforcement action.”
This makes two killings of two Caucasian law abiding citizens, when the purpose of ICE in Minnesota is to root out the bad illegal immigrants, worst of the worst. Why is it each incident is followed by a Federal cover-up because ICE agents as “according to Vice President JD Vance and Bovino these ICE officials are supposedly afforded complete immunity.”
Whatever they are trying to hide isn’t very well hidden, thanks to the number of cellphones also providing visual evidence to combat the federal government’s lies. The old adage of if you lie down with dogs, you wake up with fleas is so true. Those in bed with Donald J Trump (R) mark history through offering up the same lies, misrepresentations and attempts to get people to fail to believe what they see for themselves. The Trump Administration is rife with liars willing to lie to protect all of their ilk.
As Trump Touted His One-Year Hit Parade, He Sounded Subpar and Utterly Delusional, Obsessed, While Spouting Unfounded “Facts” Better Stated as Lies.
International, National & Minnesota
Last week, in the press conference, announced as Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Briefs Members of the Media, Jan 20, 2026, Donald J Trump (R) took center stage and spent 167 minutes in a rambling, in a screed/rant ticking off his accomplishments of the first year of his second term. His unabashed look at what I have done moment, was akin to a celebration of a child’s first bowel moment.
He initially, showed a stack photos of people arrested in Minnesota dubbed the Worst of the Worst, he identified as “Murders, and Drug Dealers”. As he called attention to each assertion, he again, repeated the same lines over and over, just as someone with dementia would at the dinner table. He frequently, misspoke calling Greenland, Iceland, which is another example of his mental deficiency. It must be the reality of his being a Carny, a Pitchman, Con Artist and using the tried and true process of if you say the same thing multiple times someone will eventually listen, and believe you. Where there’s smoke there’s fire. Problem is this is the President of the United States, the strongest country in the world and what he says does matter.
We have repeatedly said, this is Bizarro World, where everything is backward, chaotic, or opposite to how it should be.
As he targets our state, disparages Somalians universally, and specifically Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-05MN). He continues his one man show. He is unhinged, constantly self-promoting and successfully maintains his “Watch Me Moment.”
While showing the photos Trump spewed the following, “These are just in Minnesota. In California. It’s worse. In other states, it’s worse. Now, Minnesota, the crime is incredible. The financial crimes are incredible. And the problem is because of the agitators and insurrectionists, whatever you want, troublemakers, but they’re paid agitators and insurrectionists. Nobody talks about the fact that $19 billion, at a minimum, is missing in Minnesota. Given to a large degree by Somalians, they’ve taken it. Somalians, can you imagine? And they don’t do it. A lot of very low IQ people, they don’t do it. Other people work it out, and they get them money and they go out and buy Mercedes-Benzes. And they come from here.
They have no money. They never had money. They never had a life. They never had a government. They never had a country because there’s basically no country. Somalia’s not even a country. They don’t have anything that resembles a country. And if it is a country, it’s considered just about the worst in the world.
They come here and they become rich and they don’t have a job. I was told that Ilhan Omar is worth $30 million. She never had a job. She’s a crooked congressman. So here it’s another one.”
Then we believe he is continuing to refer to Ilhan Omar, “Came out of Somalia, a really corrupt place. It’s not a country. They don’t have government, they don’t have anything. I always hate to see this, Ilhan Omar, she comes from Somalia, a backward country, probably the worst country. They say it’s the worst country in the world. If it’s a country. I don’t even think it’s a country. There’s no organization. They don’t have police. They don’t have military. They don’t have anything, they just have people running around, killing each other, and trying to pirate ships. But she’ll come here, comes, and then she wants to tell us how to run our country, “The Constitution says that I am entitled to this.” I can’t stand her.”
As we sit and watch this bravado of unmitigated self-promotion, the only question that is brought to mind is, “How long with this go on?” The answer is simple “Three More Years.”
Yes, T-minus 1089 days. Its like the Doomsday Clock. https://presidentialtermclock.com/
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