DFL Party chair Ken Martin said the current financial state puts the party in one of its strongest positions ever.

Tagged with: Al Franken Bron Scherer Chris Dahlberg Jim Abeler Julianne Ortman Keith Downey Ken Martin Kurt Zellers Mark Dayton Marty Seifert Mike McFadden politicsinminnesota Scott Honour

The party began this year with just $90,000 in the bank, and total liabilities in the amount of $1.17 million.

Tagged with: Bron Scherer David Gerson John Kline Keith Downey politicsinminnesota Sean Nienow

Johnson, a Hennepin County Commissioner, and Ortman, a state senator from Chanhassen, placed first in candidate straw polls cast by Republican Party of Minnesota activists gathered at the National Sports Center in Blaine on Saturday. Johnson beat five other Republican candidates for governor with 35 percent of the vote, with state Sen. Dave Thompson coming in second with 27 percent of the vote.

Tagged with: Bron Scherer Chris Dahlberg Dave Thompson Harold Shudlick Jeff Johnson Jim Abeler Julianne Ortman Keith Downey Kurt Zellers Mike McFadden Monti Moreno politicsinminnesota Republican Party of Minnesota Rob Farnsworth Scott Honour

Sitting in his St. Paul office overlooking the Minnesota state Capitol, Republican Party of Minnesota Chair Keith Downey says there was a point in his life when, in his “wildest dreams,” he never would have imagined sitting at the helm of a state political party.

Tagged with: Brandon Sawalich Bron Scherer David Sturrock Keith Downey MNGOP Pat Shortridge political contribution refund program politicsinminnesota Republican Party of Minnesota Tony Sutton

With oft-controversial 6th District U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann out of the picture for the 2014 election cycle, national Democratic groups are looking for their next GOP bogeyman in Minnesota.

Tagged with: Bill Jungbauer Bron Scherer John Kline Mike Obermueller politicsinminnesota Shelley Madore Steven Schier

The wounds had started to heal by the time Minnesota Republicans faced each other at an annual activist gathering in Blaine over the weekend. Many Republicans had already come to terms with the drubbing that took place on Nov. 6, when both Republican legislative majorities and two GOP-led constitutional amendments were rejected by voters.

Tagged with: Andy Brehm Ben Golnik Bill Guidera Brandon Sawalich Brian Sullivan Bron Scherer Dan Severson Keith Downey Kurt Bills Marianne Stebbins MN GOP Pat Shortridge Pete Hegseth politicsinminnesota Tony Sutton