House Republican caucus

Jan 2, 2015

Davids ready for tax debate

If there is a fight to be had over a number of hot-button topics over the course of the 2015 legislative session, expect Representative Greg Davids to wind up in the middle of it.

Mar 15, 2012

GOP Rep. John Kriesel will not seek re-election

The first-term lawmaker from Cottage Grove announced his retirement in a letter to his colleagues on Thursday, citing a "strain at home" caused by his work at the state Capitol.

Nov 9, 2011

Rixmann a growing force among political donors

Brad Rixmann likes to say he was dragged into politics “kicking and screaming.” Just five years ago, Rixmann, the founder and CEO of Pawn America had been at the Capitol only a few times as a child.

Oct 14, 2011

Winkler and Zellers square off on Reform 2.0

GOP House Speaker Kurt Zellers and DFL Rep. Ryan Winkler exchanged some good-natured barbs at a TwinWest Chamber of Commerce forum as they debated the so-called Reform 2.0 initiative that House Republicans are assembling.

May 16, 2011

GOP leaders respond to Dayton: We still won’t raise taxes

GOP leaders of the Legislature - flanked by a majority of both the House and Senate GOP caucuses - reiterated their refusal to increase taxes to help solve the $ 5 billion budget deficit following Gov. Mark Dayton's move to slice his proposed tax increases nearly in half.

Jan 10, 2011

House GOP reveals zero-based budgeting and permitting bills

While Senate Republicans put two of their most powerful members - Majority Leader Amy Koch and Deputy Majority Leader Geoff Michel - in front of the group's major "jobs bill," the House GOP plucked two freshman to carry the caucus' first major proposals of the session.

Nov 16, 2010

GOP revamps House, Senate committees

The number of committees will go from 36 to 24 in the House. In the Senate, 25 committees will be reduced to 16.

Feb 6, 2009

Overheard at the Capitol: Pawlenty’s budget a disappointment to some House Republicans

Sure, Greg Davids is quick with a quip and has built a reputation as a cooperative, even genial, partner with Democratic colleagues. But he doesn’t shrink from conflict, either. If there is a fight to be had over a number of hot-button topics over the course of the 2015 legislative session, expect Davids to wind ...

Feb 6, 2009

Overheard at the Capitol: Pawlenty’s budget a disappointment to some House Republicans

Sure, Greg Davids is quick with a quip and has built a reputation as a cooperative, even genial, partner with Democratic colleagues. But he doesn’t shrink from conflict, either. If there is a fight to be had over a number of hot-button topics over the course of the 2015 legislative session, expect Davids to wind ...