Sen. David Hann is not running for state GOP chair. The influential chair of the Health and Human Services Committee is backing Brandon Sawalich for the party's top post.
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Sawalich to run for MN GOP chair
Sawalich, who made an unsuccessful bid for the position in 2009, announced the news on his Twitter feed this morning.
Read More »With the state GOP mired in debt, candidates for the party’s vacant top post have been slow to emerge
Who wants to run the Republican Party of Minnesota? That’s the question that has been generating a steady stream of rumors and trial balloons since state party Chairman Tony Sutton suddenly resigned earlier this month.
Read More »Sutton resignation puts focus on state GOP debt, discord
In late November, a group of roughly two dozen Republican activists gathered at a residence in Edina to discuss the future of the state Republican Party. The meeting included a broad cross-section of the GOP’s notoriously fractious base.
Read More »GOP party chair field: Many strong potential challengers rule out run
In the five days since Tony Sutton resigned as chair of the Republican Party of Minnesota, many names have been floated as potential replacements. But only one potential challenger -- GOP activist Sue Jeffers -- has stated that they're seriously considering seeking the post. Many others have ruled out a run for the cash-strapped party's top post.
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