Like many political conventions, corruption and vote manipulation took place at the National Young Republicans (YR) convention, which is held to conduct the business of the organization. Notably, this YR national convention centered around the Chairman election. 

The Chair election included two candidates with incumbent RINO Hayden Padgett leading the “Grow YR” slate and America First challenger Peter Giunta leading the “Restore YR” slate (who had 1977 to 1979 National YR chair Roger Stone’s endorsement). This race served as a microcosm of the current intra-party battles within the GOP. The National YR leadership had even selected neocon Nikki Haley as their preferred choice for President in November 2023 and Meatball Ron previously that year. While many young conservatives are rebellious and like to challenge the status quo, the Globalist RINO Tom Emmer loving MN Young RINOs voted for the Establishment slate of candidates amidst major corruption.

The National YR convention featured the Chair Hayden Padgett threatening to kick out pro-Trump delegates, the use of super-delegates positions like the DNC given to board members who serve with incumbent Hayden Padgett, so-called “state surveys” were used that manipulated delegate counts to hurt swing states, and delegates were blocked from being seated/had credentials pulled from delegates. Many online speculated that the election was rigged. Despite the obvious happening in their faces, the MN delegation voted for the Establishment incumbent slate. The RINO slate even passed around a bingo card mocking ideas like rooting out corruption, audits, and election integrity. See a map of how state YR delegations voted below, blue states voted for the Establishment slate and red states voted for the MAGA slate:

See the MN Young RINOs at the convention proudly proclaiming their allegiance to the corrupt RINO slate of candidates below:

Beyond being a Tom Emmer RINO social club to groom future RINOs, it led by a gay Nikki Haley & David Hann backer named Jacob Ringstand. The MN YRs are a party affiliate that are granted certain privileges like delegate and alternate positions at State conventions, Congressional district endorsing conventions, and State Central. This organization has become a breeding ground for young Republicans to get to rub elbows with politicians and become ingratiated into the social club RINO Swamp. While one might think this organization is simply a group of 20-somethings, it allows individuals up to the age of 40 to be members. See some of the members below including Neocon Nikki lover Jacob Ringstad & Mason Epeneter, Emmer puppet Joe Teirab, RNC Committeeman/woman A.K. Kamara and Emily Novotny Chance, former RINO David Hann MNGOP Exec. Dir. Anna Mathews, and others desperate to climb the RINO ladder:

The MNGOP should think twice before giving affiliate status and delegate positions to a group willing to look the other way on corruption. In part, the 12 MNGOP affiliates that exist represent the diversity, identity politics that conservatives seek to eliminate. It is likely true that the 12 MNGOP affiliates are largely serving Establishment interests because these groups must keep those in charge happy to keep their affiliate status.

Corruption at all levels must be rooted out and the MN Young RINOs are misrepresenting the voices of young conservatives across Minnesota who would never co-sign corruption, super-delegates, manipulated delegate counts, and kicking Trump supporters out of the convention. RINO leadership in place stifles participation from real America First young conservatives (evidenced by the MN YR "Get Involved" webpage that has 1 sign up in at least a year). Action 4 Liberty will continue leading the charge for grassroots MN conservatives and call out corruption in all elements of our state’s politics.