2022 Pre-primary Campaign Finance Reports for State House Candidates

Minnesota Report Minnesota House Primary Races Republican House District 03A Blain Johnson Beginning Cash 0.00 Total Receipts 2000.00 Total Expenditures and Disbursements 692.60 Ending Cash Balance 1307.40 Total Debt of Committee 0.00 Roger J Skraba Beginning Cash...

DFL House Primary Contests

Minnesota Report There are only two DFL Primary contests which pit incumbent Houses members against their colleagues and one where the incumbent is trying to recapture the label of DFL, when he has been clearly rejected by the DFL House Caucus. Rep John Thompson...

Moving or Musical Legislative Districts

Minnesota Report When new legislative districts are announced the spate of choices are limited for legislators drawn together with another member or for those drawn out of the districts they currently represent. Those choices are, run in the district you are drawn...

Trump Fosters QAnon, and We See Signs of It in MN

Minnesota and National Report Attention is being given to Republican candidates who are showing a sympathy to QAnon. This should not be a surprise since Donald J Trump (R) has spoken favorably about the movement because, “They like me very much.”  This radical fringe...

MN House Seat Concessions

We have spoken with operatives on both sides of the aisle in the battle for control of the MN House this legislative session, and strangely they are both in agreement. They see the outcome as too close to call and the number of variables too vast.  Those variables are...