The land of the free was never meant to be a police state. One of the most dangerous ways that the government has expanded mass surveillance is with Flock cameras. These cameras are used to warrantlessly capture and store the data of license plates of all passing vehicles and provide mass video surveillance. While corrupt government officials have allowed this to go on, Wright County Commissioners voted 4 to 1 to defund the Flock camera program due to pressure from grassroots citizens.

As seen in the 8/18/26 Wright Co. Commissioner meeting (starting around the 21 minute mark), a vote was held on a formal request to the sheriff to have no funding for Flock cameras in the 2027 budget. It was noted in the meeting by Commissioner Chair Darek Vetsch that this request had no statutory or legal requirement for the county sheriff to abide by this motion. He further called the motion “political grandstanding” and urged for collaboration with the sheriff. One commissioner also stated that they have been trying to get this issue onto the agenda for 3 weeks. 

Despite the discussion and vote on the Flock camera issue, the issue was not listed on the meeting agenda. The issue appears to have been spearheaded by Commissioners Jeanne Holland and Nadine Schoen. Only Commissioner Tina Diedrick voted no. 

Wright County Sheriff Sean Deringer was not at the 8/18/26 meeting but it was said that he will be at the upcoming 8/25/26 meeting where Flock cameras will again be discussed. Since Flock cameras are in use in Wright County, it is fair to assume that Sheriff Deringer supports their use. It was said in the meeting that Sheriff Deringer was in communication with Flock’s CEO.

As discussed in previous A4L reporting, the CEO of Flock is a Globalist who wants to eliminate prisons. He wants criminals on the streets so regular citizens demand public safety, thus creating a desire for mass surveillance. Even if the CEO of Flock had the best of intentions, spying on law-abiding citizens is antithetical to what America is supposed to be all about.

Chair Vetsch also admitted in the Commissioner meeting that it was public pressure that caused action to finally take place! He specifically said about Sheriff Deringer that “He’s probably getting a lot of pressure, as we are with the public trust on it.”

Minnesota’s Department of Public Safety has published the locations of all Flock cameras in the state and the county or city that is authorizing their use. That listing can be viewed here.

Counties and cities across Minnesota should take action to protect the individual liberties of their constituents. Flock cameras are dystopian and if people do not fight, they may not be able to fight again.

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The RINOs say that the GOP has to water down their message and abandon core conservative principles in order to win. In reality, spineless politicians fail to inspire voters and the base does not turn out to vote. Despite this obvious fact, the MNGOP selected RINO Lisa Demuth to be the party’s nominee, largely thanks to the millions of dollars funneled in from an out of state billionaire, and is set to be destroyed in the general election.

New polling from KSTP/Survey USA shows Klobuchar with over 50% support and holding a 16 point lead over Demuth. As seen in the results, Demuth is polling at just 36%. So much for being the "electable" Republican in the primary. See below:

KSTP reports that this poll included 661 likely voters and has a 4.3% credibility interval (margin of error). This poll also featured the Green Party candidate for Governor, Steve Young, who will be the only other Governor candidate on the general election ballot besides Klobuchar and Demuth. Some demographics of the poll results can be seen below:

Republicans had a massive opportunity in the 2026 election thanks to national exposure of MN’s fraud regime. Instead of capitalizing on this chance, the GOP nominated the candidate who funded ALL of the fraud as Speaker of the House! Republicans caved on their values and it appears it was all for nothing!

To start the legislative session out, Demuth certified Democrat election fraud (Brad Tabke) which guaranteed the GOP would not have a true House majority. Then, Demuth cut backroom deals with Tim Walz to corruptly pass unconstitutional, fraud-ridden omnibus bills including a bonding bill that gave Minnesota over $1.2 Billion of debt. Demuth funded the very fraud she claims she will stop as Governor!

Demuth voted for every single budget bill signed into law by Tim Walz in 2025 (the budget year). This includes all of the daycare fraud, autism center fraud, and other Socialist programs for Somalis. In fact, Demuth voted for the Health and Human Services omnibus bill (HF2435) that funded BOTH abortion and Somali fraud! Of course, Klobuchar has voted for her fair share of taxpayer-funded fraud in the U.S. Senate which means both major party nominees have no credibility on one of the top issues for voters.

In the primary elections, Klobuchar won nearly 90% of Democratic voters while Demuth won about 43% of Republican voters. The majority of Republican voters chose someone other than Demuth on the ballot and she is not guaranteed those votes in the general election. She will have to earn the votes of conservatives or she will lose in spectacular fashion. Additionally, Democrats had over 272,000 more voters in their Governor primary than the Republican's which shows Democrats are generally more motivated to vote in this election cycle. 

My Pillow founder Mike Lindell has not yet conceded the race for Governor and has now created a fund for a statewide hand recount and audit of the Governor primary election.

On Polymarket, where betters put their money where their mouth is, Klobuchar has a 95% chance of winning the general election as of 8/20/26. This shows that engaged political observers have completely counted Demuth out. See below:

The MNGOP is in this position in part because the party failed to support the endorsed candidates. In all but one statewide GOP primary, an unendorsed candidate was victorious. This is because MNGOP Chair Alex Plechash propped up Michele Tafoya's U.S. Senate campaign and excused Demuth’s primary campaign after she lied to Republicans by saying she would abide by the party endorsement. If the party wants to ever have a chance at retaking the Governor’s office, they cannot cave on their principles or undermine the grassroots and the endorsement process. 

GOP voters may be more apt to focus on the Secretary of State race or the Attorney General race than RINO Lisa Demuth’s Governor campaign since KSTP/Survey USA polling shows Republican Ron Schutz tied with radical Socialist Keith Ellison. See below:

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Property taxes are exploding in Minnesota which is making life even more unaffordable for homeowners. Instead of being rewarded for purchasing, developing, and maintaining land, property owners are being punished. In Dakota County, the county commissioners are looking to pass a MASSIVE property tax increase while inflation has made life unaffordable.

The property tax levy proposals being offered by the Dakota County Commissioners includes tax increases ranging from 13.9% to 24.3%. This would increase many homeowners taxes by hundreds of dollars annually. These tax hike plans come as property taxes are already sky-high across Minnesota. 

While Dakota County residents would like to see Commissioners’ work session and discussion of the various property tax increases from their Aug. 4th meeting, the Dakota County website does not have the video posted! Not only is the government trying to increase taxes but they aren’t even transparent about it!

Like seen in previous A4L reporting on Itasca County’s property tax hike, county commissioners will excuse their big spending by blaming Democrat-imposed unfunded mandates. While there is merit to that argument, they must also realize that they are the cause of wasteful government in their own right. Over-paid government employees, contracts given to special interests, social services fraud, misuse of funds, and other examples of county government fraud must always be fought to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of tax dollars.

Minnesotans are fed up with high taxes. While crony politicians raise your taxes or sit on their hands and do nothing, Action 4 Liberty is fighting back!

Sign the A4L petition to ABOLISH property taxes! If you have to pay taxes on the property you own, you do not really own it! Sign the petition by clicking the image below:

Dakota County residents can fight against the property tax hike by attending upcoming meetings like the Commissioner work session and follow-up meeting. This will begin at 10AM on Tuesday, Aug. 18th at the Dakota County Administration Center in Hastings, conference room 3A. Government meetings should take place at times outside of normal work hours of their constituents so more people can voice their opinions, not 10AM on a Tuesday.

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While the media has called the Minnesota Governor GOP primary, Mike Lindell has refused to concede to RINO Lisa Demuth. 

Mail-in and early voting ballots are counted first in Minnesota so Lindell supporters remained optimistic at the campaign watch party on election night when seeing initial results favoring Demuth. As the night continued, some supporters began questioning the legitimacy of the numbers coming in.

When Lindell took the stage at the watch party, he decried the actions of candidate Kendall Qualls, who immediately threw in the towel and endorsed Lisa Demuth. Lindell stated that he and his team need to reconcile the results and potential irregularities, adding that he is very skilled at finding election fraud.

Some supporters of the Lindell campaign allege several irregularities and abnormalities including the SOS election results webpage listing precincts as reported while they votes were not yet appearing.

Lindell supporters tell A4L that a campaign email was sent to the campaign's county ambassadors that they will be looking into matters on the election ahead of the August 18th Minnesota State Canvassing Board meeting to certify the election results.

Since the 2020 Stop The Steal movement, grassroots conservatives have been extremely skeptical of voting machines and instead prefer ballots to be hand-counted. With the Lindell team having questions, it becomes even more clear that Minnesota must make the election process cleaner and more transparent.

Action 4 Liberty will keep Patriots updated as we learn more.

The RINO Establishment supported primary challenges against party-endorsed Republican candidates like Nathan Wesenberg (SD10), Mike Wiener (SD5), Aaron Brutger (SD13), Mark Striemer (10A), John Jose (14A), Sara Bertschinger (20B), and Natalie Barnes (54B). In 5 of those 7 races, the party-endorsed candidates defeated the RINOs.

As seen in recent A4L reporting, Wesenberg won his primary with over 74% of the vote. Despite MCCL, RINO Ron Kresha, and other Establishment forces trying to tear Wesenberg down, he prevailed due to massive grassroots support. In the deep red district of SD10, Democrats have no chance at defeating Wesenberg in the general election.

In the 10A race, party-endorsed businessman Mark Striemer defeated Brian Lindquist. Lindquist pledged in writing to abide by the party endorsement but chose to file for the primary on the last day of the filing period. Striemer defeated Lindquist in the primary by over 14%.

Like SD10, deep red SD5 had a GOP primary for the State Senate seat. Incumbent Paul Utke was easily defeated by State Rep. Mike Wiener for the party endorsement for Senate. Local sources tell A4L that MCCL sent a mailer supporting Utke toward the end of the campaign. Though the media falsely reported the results in this race last night and had to put out a correction story, Wiener prevailed with a narrow victory. While Wiener’s voting record could use some improving, he will clearly bring stronger conservative representation for the district than RINO Paul Utke is doing.

As seen in previous A4L reporting, Sara Bertschinger (20B) had an unendorsed RINO opponent who wants to eliminate the caucus and party endorsement process. Bertschinger won with nearly two-thirds of the votes in the primary.

Nurse Natalie Barnes, who had run against RINO Eric Pratt in 2024 for State Senate, won the party endorsement for State Rep in district 54B. In this cycle, Pratt endorsed Barnes. One of the individuals who Natalie defeated for the GOP endorsement, Chris Steward, continued his campaign to the primary. Barnes defeated Steward by winning over 66% of the vote.

The Establishment was able to undermine the local party endorsement in two cases this primary. This included the 14A race between party-endorsed conservative John Jose and RINO-backed Mike Conway. The other race was the Senate District 13 race between party-endorsed Aaron Brutger and RINO-backed Jared Gapinski. Aside from the Establishment RINOs like Jeff Howe working against him, Brutger likely struggled convincing GOP primary voters that he was the conservative candidate in the race since he has a punkish lip-ring on his face.

In five of seven contested primary races between party-endorsed candidates and Establishment RINO opponents, the grassroots was successful. The local wins for conservatives show that it is often more effective to organize locally.

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The results are in and the grassroots in Senate District 10 has re-elected Nathan Wesenberg and elected businessman Mark Striemer to fill the seat currently held by RINO Ron Kresha. In acts of desperation, Kresha twice begged Democrats to vote in the GOP primary to oppose Wesenberg and Striemer. The Establishment went all out in this district and lost big time.

Nathan Wesenberg won the GOP primary against RINO Deb Holthaus by winning over 74% of the vote. Wesenberg defeated Holthaus by over 48%! See below:

Fake pro-life group MCCL spent big money against Wesenberg by smearing him with deceptive mailers sent to voters. MCCL tried and failed to convince grassroots conservatives that the most pro-life Senator in MN was actually pro-abortion. Wesenberg has forced a floor vote on life at conception, never voted to fund abortion, and fought to defund abortion from the Health omnibus bill. MCCL was against Wesenberg fighting for life because they want to protect RINOs who vote to spend tax dollars on abortion.

MCCL and RINO Ron Kresha’s recruited candidate, Deb Holthaus, has been labeled a pro-abortion secret Democrat by former colleagues and was caught wearing leftist Ruth Bader Ginsburg apparel. Holthaus filed to run on the final day of the filing period and did not compete for the party endorsement, which Wesenberg won unopposed.

While MCCL sent Republican voters propaganda, the Action 4 Liberty Independent Expenditure Fund informed voters of the truth on Deb Holthaus! See two of the mailers sent out below:

Sources in SD10 tell A4L that Holthaus ran a horrible campaign and it appeared she had no idea what she was doing. While she was in over her head, Wesenberg has built a massive ground-support and had a strong door-knocking and phone-banking operation. By putting in the work to win the primary, Wesenberg has ensured SD10 that they will have four more years of conservative leadership fighting for them.

In the House race to replace Kresha, businessman and MNGOP-endorsed candidate Mark Striemer defeated RINO Brian Lindquist by over 14%. See below:

Striemer previously defeated Lindquist for the party endorsement. Following the local convention, Lindquist backtracked on his written pledge to honor the party endorsement. Like Wesenberg, locals tell A4L that Striemer put in the work by doorknocking and making phone calls while Lindquist coasted. Striemer campaigned on an agenda promoting core conservative and biblical principles. 

The re-election of Wesenberg and the election of Striemer shows that the Establishment is losing power in the GOP. They have long been able to maintain the corrupt status quo by keeping real conservatives out of office, even in deep red districts like Senate District 10. Grassroots have wisened up to their antics and are rejecting the Establishment.

MCCL has lost all credibility! They exposed themselves as a fake pro-life group and didn't get their way in Senate District 10.

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Along with the Governor, U.S. Senate, and other statewide races in Minnesota, Republican voters in 6 of 8 U.S. Congressional districts will see a contested primary for the Congress seat. Only CD2 and CD7 do not have GOP primary elections this cycle. Below, you will see a breakdown of the six contested GOP Congressional primaries.

Congress District 1

Incumbent RINO Brad Finstad is facing two GOP opponents. Finstad was first elected in 2022 following Rep. Jim Hagedorn passing. Since getting in office, Finstad has aligned himself with the RINO Establishment and has voted to grow government. Despite having the best voting record of Minnesota’s GOP delegation, Finstad has failed to deliver an America First liberty agenda. Finstad’s opponents include small business owner Oliver Morlan and an individual named Greg Goetzman. Morlan filed for office alongside GOP primary opponents to RINOs Tom Emmer and Pete Stauber unified behind an anti-corruption agenda. Goetzman is running on a platform about nuclear disarmament and investing in green energy. Morlan's platform includes an America First foreign policy, end lobbying, releasing the full Epstein files, and other issues. Votes for Morlan and Goetzman will largely be protest votes due to the massive financial and name ID advantage that Finstad has over them.

Congress District 3

The race to defeat radical leftist Kelly Morrison features two GOP candidates: Quentin Wittrock and Tyler Bass. Wittrock is the party’s endorsed candidate despite publicly saying he has never voted for Trump. Tyler Bass has positioned himself as the conservative alternative, even saying that Wittrock admitted to him that he voted for Hillary in 2016, Biden in 2020, and Kamala in 2024. Wittrock’s campaign website offers vanilla and vague propositions while Bass’ website compares his views on top issues with Wittrock. Quentin Wittrock holds a significant financial advantage in the race.

Congress District 4

The CD4 GOP race features three candidates to take on radical leftist career politician Betty McCollum. This race features two candidates who competed for the party endorsement, Paul Wikstrom and Paul Xiong, with Wikstrom ultimately winning the endorsement. As discussed in part on Xiong's website, he grew up in the Communist country of Laos, where his father fought alongside Americans as a leader in the military, and became an orphan after both parents died following the Secret War. Xiong discusses some of his life story and anti-Communist beliefs in a campaign video. Xiong was a former law enforcement officer and the former leader of the Hmong 18 Council, which encapsulates the 18 different Hmong clans (families) in Minnesota and has broad support from various groups. Wikstrom was the GOP nominee in a State House campaign that became vacant after the court ruled the Democrat who won was not eligible. After the court ruling, a special election was called and Wikstrom was defeated by radical leftist David Gottfied. Wikstrom has centered his Congress campaign around the fraud issue. In an email to CD4 Republicans, Wikstrom expressed doubts about continuing his campaign due to low volunteer participation and low funds. Xiong has raised $60,577 to Wikstrom’s $28,031. There is also a perennial candidate named Gene Rechtzigel running in the GOP primary.  

Congress District 5

The race to take on radical socialist Ilhan Omar features four Republicans. Two of the candidates sought the party endorsement, former police officer John Nagel and anti-Trump Muslim Dalia Al-Aqidi, which resulted in Dalia winning the endorsement. Al-Aqidi was the GOP nominee in 2024 and received less than 25% of the vote in the general election. Al-Aqidi egotistically portrays herself as a superhero and previously made the ridiculous claim that Trump would not win the 2024 Presidential primary or general elections. John Nagel has positioned himself as a more traditional Republican. Another candidate named Angie Windhauser has a campaign website that shows her campaign slogan is “Make Minnesota For Jesus Again”. A fourth candidate, Abbey Zieska, has very limited info available on her campaign but there is a statement from her discussing fraud. Al-Aqidi has raised $1,128,978 to Nagel’s $747,046, though both have spent almost all of their funds.

Congress District 6

Globalist RINO and Somalia First Tom Emmer has two opponents in the GOP primary including America First conservative Chris Corey and Marine Corps veteran Mike Foley. Chris Corey ran against Emmer in 2024 but Emmer’s puppets rigged the convention so Chris could not speak or run. Chris ran in the 2024 primary and received about 13% of the vote. Chris Corey has told A4L that he would fight to shrink government, reduce the national debt, stand with law enforcement, and oppose more Somali refugees that Emmer helped bring in. Unlike Corey, Mike Foley has attacked Emmer from the left on the Somali fraud issue as he was critical of Emmer for turning his back on them. Foley also has been critical of ICE and called it federal overreach, which puts him in a minority among GOP primary voters. Foley has stated that he is running in part because Emmer has refused to respond to his inquiries on a Congressman that was accused of stolen valor. Foley previously confronted Tom Emmer on the issue and Emmer ran away. Foley was allowed to compete at the 2026 CD6 convention against Emmer but was unsuccessful, likely due to some of his liberal positions. As the GOP Whip, Emmer is able to have an insane financial advantage having raised nearly $10 Million. Both Corey and Foley have said they would release the Epstein files while Emmer had a pivotal role in the coverup of Epstein co-conspirators.

Congress District 8

RINO Pete Stauber has a primary challenge from homesteader and hobby farmer Anthony Hamilton. Hamilton filed for office alongside GOP primary candidates in CD1 and CD6 on an anti-corruption platform. Hamilton is campaigning on issues like term limits, ending lobbying, and banning Congressional stock trading. Stauber has raised nearly $2 Million for his campaign which gives him a major financial advantage over a regular, grassroots candidate.

Democrats

There will also be 6 U.S. Congress primaries on the Democrat side in Minnesota. This includes primaries against Ilhan Omar and Betty McCollum. Ilhan faces MN Democrat’s DNC Committeewoman Latonay Reeves, former DHS lawyer Julie Trang Le, nurse Abena McKenzie, and an individual named Nate Schluter. McCollum faces a leftist filmmaker named Aswar Rahman. CD3 and CD6 do not feature Democrat primaries.

Conclusion

Minnesota has an open U.S. Senate seat that will lead the primary and general election ballots. Incumbent lunatic Democrat Tina Smith has been an embarrassment for Minnesota and some speculate that Minnesota could swing Republican under the right circumstances. 

There are nine GOP candidates in the U.S. Senate primary election taking place on Tuesday, August 11th. To learn about all of the options, read below:

Adam Schwarze

Adam Schwarze is the MNGOP-endorsed candidate for U.S. Senate and is a ten-year infantry Marine and an eleven-year Navy Seal veteran. Schwarze has been the most active candidate in regards to on-the-ground events and meeting voters where they are. During Schwarze’s military service, he disobeyed tyrannical Covid quarantine orders in Hawaii (where he was stationed and did not have Covid) and had to fight to clear his name with the military. The most common reason conservatives cite as their reason they do not support Schwarze is due to his donation to Nikki Haley and her presidential campaign naming him the CD5 co-chair for her MN campaign and his donations to Nikki Haley. Schwarze has since explained that he did not follow the presidential race, the debates, or Haley’s candidacy but his girlfriend’s family supported her and he didn’t realize his name being listed would appear as an endorsement. Schwarze has said it was a mistake and that he stands with President Trump. As seen in previous A4L reporting, Schwarze blew the whistle on voter fraud by claiming that his vote was stolen in 2012. KSTP polling has continued to show low levels of support for Schwarze, even with one poll unbelievably stating that little-known Tom Weiler was out-polling Schwarze. Adam Schwarze has signaled support for the Iran War, pushes a pro-life message, and has been endorsed by two U.S. Senators and many state legislators. More of Schwarze’s policy positions can be seen on his campaign website.

Michele Tafoya

Michele Tafoya is a well-known name due to her professional career as a NFL sideline reporter. As seen in previous A4L reporting, Tafoya is out of step with MN conservatives due to her anti-Trump and pro-abortion political positions. Supporters of Tafoya argue she is the most electable candidate, though they are forgetting that she will need the votes of nearly all of the over 1.5M Trump voters in MN in order to win. Tafoya’s longtime opposition to President Trump and her support of taxpayer funded abortion will cause many MAGA and Pro-Life voters to not show up to vote in the general election. Tafoya seemingly believes Joe Biden was legitimately elected by calling the 2020 Stop The Steal effort “election-denialism”. Tafoya has said that she leans left on social issues and wrote an open letter to Trump in 2022 demanding he not run for President again in 2024, even calling Trump “chaos” , not sane, and implying that he doesn't genuinely love America. During the 2024 GOP Presidential debates, Tafoya sang the praises of Neo-Con Nikki Haley for her uninformed, hawkish takes on the Ukraine/Russia War. Tafoya initially endorsed Ron DeSanctimonious for President but later posted an article on social media demanding Nikki Haley stay in the race and be more aggressive in attacking Trump. Tafoya has been endorsed by the NRSC and RINO U.S. Senator Tim Scott, highlighting that the D.C. Swamp thinks she'd fit in. Despite having the biggest financial and name ID advantage, Tafoya handedly lost the MNGOP endorsement at the state convention. Tafoya has been the leading the GOP primary polls but her liberal record is keeping many conservatives from voting for her. Tafoya has signaled support for the Iran War. More can be seen about Tafoya on her campaign website.

Royce White

Royce White was the 2024 GOP nominee for U.S. Senate against Shaky Amy Klobuchar and outperformed all preceding Republican opponents to Klobuchar. White captured the MNGOP endorsement at the 2024 State Convention and again defeated his main opponent, He/Him banker Joe Frasier, and six other candidates in the primary. Due to being primaried by the Establishment in the 2024 election and his distrust with MNGOP Chair Alex Plechash running the convention fairly, White is refusing to abide by the party endorsement. According to his campaign website, White is endorsed by America First thought leaders like Alex Jones, Steve Bannon, Mike Lindell, Kari Lake, and Matt Gaetz. White has a speaking style and charisma that cannot be taught and as a former NBA player with a brash, hardcore style, he is able to appeal to MN conservatives and broader audiences. Some on the right critique White’s use of profanity on social media or hold campaign finance mistakes over his head but Royce appears unfazed. Royce White has been the most active of the candidates in creating differentiation between the GOP candidates. White has called Adam Schwarze a NeoCon for being a listed endorser of and donor to Nikki Haley’s 2024 Presidential campaign, called out Michele Tafoya for her anti-Trump/pro-abortion record, and attacked Tom Weiler for his defense contract work. White is the only major GOP candidate who distinctly tells voters that he is America First, not Israel First or any other Globalist ideology. White’s critiques of Israel/AIPAC and the U.S. politicians beholden to them will distinguish him from the large pack of candidates, as most will follow standard Establishment thinking on the issue. As seen in recent A4L reporting, Royce White SLAMMED Michele Tafoya on abortion and amnesty in the Farmfest forum. More can be seen about Royce White on his campaign website. 

Tom Weiler

Tom Weiler is a twenty-year Navy veteran and was the 2022 GOP nominee in CD3 against Democrat Dean Phillips. In that campaign, Weiler was endorsed by Neo-Con Dan Crenshaw (Eye-Patch McCain) and sources tell A4L that Weiler supported using the previously mentioned military paperwork error to force Adam Schwarze out of the CD3 race. Since that race, Weiler had been doing defense contractor work with the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) and the Office of Naval Research (ONR). As seen in a screenshot on social media, Weiler’s LinkedIn page appears to have originally said he lived in Maryland, making some question if he is carpetbagging. This in mind, Weiler does have lifelong connections to Minnesota according to his campaign website bio. Weiler has not managed to gain serious traction in the U.S. Senate campaign thus far but as someone who has won an endorsing convention and was the GOP nominee for a U.S. Congressional seat, he should not be fully counted out yet. Weiler refused to abide by the 2026 U.S. Senate party endorsement and received just 2.2% at the state convention. Previous polling from KSTP unbelievably stated that Weiler had more support overall than Schwarze and more support from young voters than Royce White. Some have speculated that Weiler is only in the race to detract votes from Schwarze, though Weiler has attacked Tafoya for her refusal to debate him. More can be seen about Weiler on his campaign website.

Patrick Munro

Patrick Munro is a conservative candidate who is running on an agenda to “Make Americans Makers Again”. The essence of the agenda is to increase American manufacturing, improve national security, and tap into America’s creative potential. Munro has run for office multiple times including three Congressional primary campaigns against Somalia First RINO Tom Emmer, two previous campaigns for U.S. Senate, and one previous campaign for State Senate. Munro was a volunteer at A4L’s 2025 State Fair booth and is a hardcore conservative. More can be seen about Munro on his campaign website.

Bob “Again” Carney Jr.

Perennial candidate Bob “Again” Carney is again on Minnesota GOP primary ballots. Carney is known for wearing his “Super RINO Man” costume at events. At a BPOU convention in CD1 in 2022 while running for Governor, Carney was booed off the stage after attacking President Trump and calling for the Supreme Court to have a trial against Trump for insurrection on January 6th. Carney appears on the ballot in just about every election cycle, including a Minneapolis City Council seat where he claims he would not have taken the oath of office if he won.

Joyce Lacey

Joyce Lacey has run for office a couple of times including the 2022 GOP Governor primary against Scott Jensen and in 2024 for U.S. Senate as the Independence-Alliance Party nominee. Lacey’s campaign website offers a vague vision of being a voice for the voiceless and her thoughts on several issues. Lacey was given a distinction from gun-grabber group Moms Demand Action, showing that she would infringe on Americans’ 2nd Amendment Rights if elected. Joyce Lacey was also won the Ms. Wheelchair Minnesota crown in 2000. 

Cynthia Gail

Cynthia Gail has run for office a few times including a 2016 primary run for state senate where she was defeated by Gene Dornink. Gail also ran for U.S. Senate in 2020 and finished second in the primary, defeated by Jason Lewis. Gail does not have a website that shows her agenda but she appears to have an old campaign Facebook page.

Ahmad Hassan

Ahmad Hassan is a perennial candidate who does not appear to be a citizen of Minnesota. He owns reality and mortgage businesses based in Texas and Kansas. Hassan has run for office in Texas, Kansas, and Minnesota for the last several years, including this year. Hassan has primarily run as a Democrat and recently ran in the US Senate Democrat primary in Texas against ratchet Jasmine Crockett and James “Low T” Talarico. As seen in the picture above, Hassan is posing with gun-grabber leftist Beto O’Rourke, who he calls "the great Beto". Hassan’s campaign website says he left the Democratic party due to poor leadership. Hassan also lists himself as a doctor of some kind but his website does not say what kind of doctor he is. Hassan primaried Tina Smith in 2020 and Amy Klobuchar in 2024 in U.S. Senate races. 

Democrats

There are six Democrats seeking their party’s U.S. Senate nomination in the primary. Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan and Congresswoman Angie Craig are the only real contenders in the race. Very little separates the two ideologically but Flanagan has been embraced by the far-left including Bernie Sanders, Keith Ellison, Ilhan Omar, and more. Flanagan is considered to be the weaker general election candidate because of her role in the Walz Administration on the issue of fraud. Here is a brief summary of the other four Democratic candidates:

Kurt Anderson - Former Democrat party activist, attorney, says he is conservative socially and fiscally radically liberal, campaign website is a document on a Google Drive

George Kalberer - Capital management business owner, former Star Tribune employee, no campaign website

Peter Murgic - Concerned with big money in politics, has a Facebook campaign page

Billy Nord - Endorsed by David Cross and other C/D tier celebrities, put some of his agenda on Reddit, was interviewed on The Truth Hurts, and has a very limited campaign website

The winner of the GOP and Democrat primaries will go on to face Libertarian Rebecca Whiting and Independent Marisa “Tarantula” Simonetti.

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Minnesota’s Governor race is top of mind for voters as many candidates seek to replace Tim Walz, who dropped out due to pressure following national exposure of the massive Somali fraud he enabled. Now, seven Republicans are running to be the GOP nominee. 

Below you will learn about each candidate running.

Mike Lindell & Phillip Parrish

My Pillow founder Mike Lindell and Navy veteran Phillip Parrish is the leading anti-establishment ticket and they have been endorsed by President Donald Trump. While the Establishment was likely pushing Trump to oppose Lindell, Trump said he admires Lindell’s loyalty and couldn’t go against him. Lindell has the highest name recognition of the GOP candidates, largely thanks to his prominent role in the 2020 Stop The Steal election integrity efforts. Despite crooked Democrats and deep state actors trying to take Lindell down, he has refused to back down. Lindell has proposed a state budget that would eliminate the income tax and significantly shrink government. Lindell and Parrish have each signed Action 4 Liberty’s Never Again Pledge, signifying that they would protect individual liberties and will never allow another Governor to shut down MN like Walz did during Covid. Mike Lindell has led in statewide primary polls and has an undeniable grassroots base of support.  

Kendall Qualls & Brian Nicholson

Healthcare businessman Kendall Qualls and home manufacturing businessman Brian Nicholson are the MNGOP-endorsed candidates for Governor and Lt. Governor after winning the endorsement on the tenth ballot at the state convention. Despite having the party endorsement, the Qualls campaign has fallen to third place in polling. J6er Brian Nicholson has only received negative coverage from the media, some of which alleges that he owes workers money, used company funds for personal expenses, or asked for fraudulent loan documents to be submitted. Nicholson has denied the claims but has likely dragged the ticket down. Though Qualls has been able to raise competitive funds throughout most of this race, he has spent nearly $300,000 of it on political consultants, several of which being out of state. Qualls has appealed to conservatives on several issues and will benefit from the MNGOP mailer telling voters to support the endorsed candidates. Qualls refused to sign A4L’s Never Again Pledge in his 2022 campaign and during the beginning of his 2026 run but signed the pledge at a debate for candidates that would abide by the party endorsement. Interestingly, RINO Lisa Demuth also participated in that debate despite her backtracking on her word and continuing her campaign after losing the party endorsement.

Lisa Demuth & Ryan Wilson

RINO Lisa Demuth is the Speaker of the House who has failed conservatives on just about every issue. Demuth has been reliant on an out of state billionaire to fund a Super PAC (Restore Sanity) running TV commercials for her. Despite Restore Sanity spending over $1 Million for Demuth before the endorsement, she was crushed at the convention due to the votes of grassroots conservatives. Demuth is the only GOP candidate taking money from lobbyists/special interests. As Speaker, Demuth cut backroom deals with Tim Walz, corruptly passed unconstitutional omnibus bills, funded abortion, funded Somali fraud, certified Democrat election fraud (Brad Tabke), opposed the Never Again Bill, and voted for gun control. Ryan Wilson has hurt his own credibility with conservatives by choosing to defend Demuth’s corrupt, liberal record in office. The Demuth/Wilson disinformation campaign to fool conservatives has placed Demuth in second place in most primary polling.

Raul Estrada & Joe Kincaid

Raul Estrada is a construction worker and organizer with the American Indian Coalition who is running an unorthodox campaign with Joe Kincaid, who is better known as Joe Liberty. While most politicians will be found wearing suits, Estrada can be found wearing overalls. Estrada and Kincaid have run an anti-establishment campaign to “Crush Communism”. The Estrada campaign did not compete for the MNGOP endorsement and has very limited campaign funds. Estrada has signed Action 4 Liberty’s Never Again Pledge.

John Krhin & Dennis Conn

John Krhin is a retired pastor from Side Lake and pushes a biblical campaign message as seen in his 87 County prayer tour. He explains in a campaign video that his father was 60 years old (born in 1892) and his mother was 50 years old when he was born as the youngest of 8 children, highlighting his unique life experience and upbringing. Krhin selected pilot Dennis Conn as his running mate. Krhin competed for the MNGOP endorsement but was eliminated in 6th place at the state convention. After the convention, John stated that his social security number was leaked by the MNGOP for a short period of time. Krhin has largely self-funded his campaign which allows him to be truly independent but some concern has been raised about his spending on campaign managers. Krhin has signed A4L's Never Again Pledge.

Ross Nova & Kerry Busby

Ross Nova is a truck driver and unserious candidate. He has a campaign website that features creepy AI videos of him but makes no mention of his running mate. Nova has refused to sign A4L’s Never Again Pledge. Minnesota’s court record search makes it appear that Nova has previously been committed for a mental health reason and his running mate has a criminal record.

Loner Blue & Andrew Maass

Loner Blue is a perennial candidate where very little is known about him or his campaign. His campaign has not filed campaign finance reports, likely because they have not raised or spent enough to be obligated to do so. Loner Blue does have a Facebook account where some of views can be seen. Not much information can be found on Blue and Maass other than searches in the Minnesota court record search.

Democrats

While it appears Amy Klobuchar is a shoe-in for the Democrat ticket, she does face competition from six opponents. This includes:

1. A transgender socialist named Kobey Layne who previously was a legislative staffer for RINO Jim Abeler. Layne competed for the Democrat party endorsement and nearly blocked Klobuchar winning in the first round of the state convention

2. A perennial candidate named Ole “Viking“ Savior

3. A man who calls himself Mohammad Wazwaz on the ballot and Mohammad Majed on his website, appears to be related to the Wazwaz vape shop family and a Palestinian activist

4. A convicted rapist named Tom Evenstad that alleges he was framed

5. A self-described centrist and former pastor named Bill Gates Jr. (no relation to billionaire Bill Gates) 

6. A disabled man named Po Vang who is opposed to AIPAC and tells people to “Vote for the cripple, Not the retards”

If nothing else, people cannot say the Minnesota Governor race is boring!

Action 4 Liberty will continue to keep Patriots informed with liberty-based reporting that cannot be found anywhere else.

RINO Ron Kresha is desperate and is again asking Democrats to vote in the Republican primary so they can vote for the RINO candidates against Senator Nathan Wesenberg and businessman Mark Striemer in one of the most conservative districts in the state.

Wesenberg and Striemer are the endorsed GOP candidates yet are facing last minute primaries from unendorsed RINOs. Wesenberg’s opponent, liberal Deb Holthaus, has been labeled a secret Democrat by former colleagues and has been caught wearing leftist Ruth Bader Ginsburg apparel. Holthaus did not compete for the party endorsement. Striemer’s opponent, RINO Brian Lindquist, lied to Republican delegates by saying in writing that he would abide by the endorsement. Lyin’ Lindquist and liberal Deb Holthaus have both been censured by Morrison County Republicans for their anti-grassroots campaigns.

RINO Ron Kresha is deeply unpopular in the district due to his alleged PPP loan fraud. A4L exposure and pressure on this story forced Kresha to not seek reelection. Kresha also lost grassroots support due to his ultra-liberal voting record including introducing a bill in 2021 (HF2409) would give $5M to lawyers to keep illegal aliens in our state, voted for SF3045 in 2025 which gives the LGBTQIA2S+ Council and ANTIFA Keith Ellison’s office budget increases, voted in 2025 for HF2435 which pays for taxpayer funded abortions, and voted in 2025 for HF2433 which funds DEI in schools and other leftist projects. 

Since Kresha cannot get Republicans to vote for RINOs Deb Holthaus and Brian Lindquist, he is begging Democrats to vote in the GOP primary! See below:

As seen in the post above, Kresha shows just how desperate he is to protect the Uniparty Establishment. Despite being in office for the last 14 years, Kresha is seemingly unaware that Minnesota does not have registered Republicans or Democrats since there is no party registration at all. Kresha’s post may actually inspire some Republicans to legislatively create party registration and impose closed-party primary elections.

Kresha wants Socialists, Communists, and LGBTQ freaks to determine who wins Republican primaries!

To make matters worse, previous A4L reporting shows this is not the first time Kresha has begged Democrats to vote against Wesenberg and Striemer. This is a pattern of behavior that is typical of crony, corrupt politicians. Kresha is showing that he is no different than RINO Tony Jurgens who endorsed Democrat Judy Seeberger and handed Democrats complete trifecta control. RINOs like Kresha and Jurgens prefer Democrats to conservatives and show it publicly all the time.

Fake pro-life group MCCL has also spent nearly $12,000 against Nathan Wesenberg despite him being the most pro-life Senator in Minnesota. MCCL covers for RINOs who vote for taxpayer funded abortion while attacking the conservative who fought to defund it. The deceptive and bogus attacks MCCL has leveled against Wesenberg has lost them donors.

The Senate District 10 and House District 10A races will prove if grassroots Republicans in a deep red district will vote for the conservative options or if they will be fooled into voting for leftist RINOs. Action 4 Liberty will continue to keep Patriots up to date with liberty-based reporting that cannot be found anywhere else.