Republican Party Of Minnesota

Gov. Tim Pawlenty has disbanded his gubernatorial committee, formalizing his decision not to seek a third term. In terminating the organization, he had to disburse more than $500,000 in remaining campaign funds. The funds were split almost evenly between political contributions and charitable gifts, as reported by Tom Scheck at Minnesota Public Radio.

The Republican Party of Minnesota and the Republican National Committee released a pair of ads on Tuesday attacking Reps. Tim Walz and Collin Peterson on health care reform. The spots spoof the ubiquitous television ads for prescription medications using a fake drug, “Reforma.” They’re not new, having been around since July, but this is the [...]

Al Franken will become Minnesota’s junior senator — and everyone wants to weigh in on the development. Here’s a round-up of the latest statements about the end of the bruising U.S. Senate contest. We’ll continue to update as reactions come in.

The Minnesota Republican Party has no plans to use lists of recent home foreclosures to challenge voters on election day, according to party officials. Earlier this month, our sister site, the Michigan Messenger, reported that local Republican party officials intended to utilize such lists in order to strike voters from the rolls. “We will have a list of foreclosed homes and will make sure people aren’t voting from those addresses,” James Carabelli, chairman of the Republican Party in Macomb County, Michigan, told reporter Eartha Jane Melzer.

The Republican Party of Minnesota promised a “leading conservative” to headline the state convention in Rochester this weekend and got one: former top Bush adviser Karl Rove.

Party chairman Ron Carey told the party’s leadership team last weekend that the planning would work to “further motivate [John McCain's supporters] to be in Rochester early” — a [...]

Since 2000, the Republican Party of Minnesota has had problems complying with the Federal Election Commission’s requirements for reporting, a fact made painfully clear over the last month as the party has amended virtually every report it has made since 2002. The Federal Election Commission (FEC) is responsible for enforcing election laws pertaining to contributions [...]

The Republican Party of Minnesota is concerned that Ron Paul supporters could take control of the Republican state convention in Rochester this weekend. Paul supporters are touting the likelihood of a Ron Paul appearance during the convention, while party officials are asking delegates and alternates supportive of Sen. John McCain to show up early to [...]

As the Republican Party of Minnesota hyperventilates over Senate candidate Al Franken’s lack of bookkeeping skills, MN Observer makes an astute observation: the Republican Party of Minnesota lacks bookkeeping skills as well.
[T]his is the Minnesota Republican Party we’re talking about.  You know, the one that is under investigation by the FEC for  years of financial [...]