RINO State Representative and Governor candidate, Kristin Robbins, chairs the House Fraud Committee yet has voted for fraud-ridden, unconstitutional omnibus bills throughout her career. While A4L and the grassroots have long known of the corruption and fraud hidden deep within omnibus bills, which are sometimes thousands of pages long, Kristin Robbins has been a loyal ally to the Establishment Uniparty. Now, the DC Swamp is treating Robbins like some kind of expert on fraud in Minnesota.

Kristin Robbins testified in the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, Feb. 4th after testifying in the U.S. House Oversight Committee on Jan. 7th alongside fellow Establishment goons Walter Hudson and Marion Rarick. Like Robbins, Hudson and Rarick have also voted for fraud-ridden omnibus bills as evidenced in A4L Scorecards.  

Robbins has a FAILING 59.39% lifetime score in A4L Scorecards with votes including including spending tax dollars to fund abortion/Planned Parenthood, increasing Keith Ellison’s AG budget/giving millions of tax dollars to a LGBTQIA+ Council, proposing a FAKE Never Again Bill that increased Governor Emergency Powers, giving billions of tax dollars to woke universities, and giving our state $700M in debt. 

Robbins and the GOP legislators controlling the State House have had the opportunity to play hard-ball and defund the fraud by shutting down Walz' government if need be. Robbins voted to seat radical leftist Brad Tabke despite the massive election fraud in his district that could’ve changed the results of the election. If they had done so, the GOP could’ve expanded their control but they instead caved to the Democrats. With true GOP control, they could’ve refused to fund the fraud and return Minnesota to conservative governance but the RINOs instead chose to cut deals with Democrats and continue forward the corrupt practice of fraud-ridden omnibus bills.

Everyone knows that Congress is broken and that most of the DC politicians are sell-outs. It is no surprise that the DC Swamp looks for a solution to MN fraud by turning to an Establishment RINO responsible for passing fraud-ridden bills signed into law by Tampon Tim. 

Committee hearings are often performative and lead to no action. As seen on Kristin Robbin’s social media, she was immediately posting clips and pictures of her testimony to boost her political profile. This is all about playing to the camera and giving tough talk but the RINOs now have to contend with conservatives that know their games and inaction. This is why the MN House Fraud Committee was doomed from its inception, it lacked teeth and the ability to take action. The Fraud Committee could not compel testimony, did not move legislation, and served as a performative measure for partisan ends. The issue of MN fraud was not solved by the committee, the problem was just kicked down the road.

While Robbins’ attendance will lead to nothing of substance, independent investigative journalist David Hoch also testified and was Nick Shirley’s right hand man in uncovering Somali fraud in MN. Hoch has long fought for exposure on this critical issue and is serving as an expert witness while Robbins is just climbing the political ladder. 

Despite the national exposure and DC Swamp propping her up, Robbins has failed to capitalize on it in a meaningful way in the Governor’s race. Robbins partook in a Morrison County GOP forum took place shortly after her first DC testimony and she failed to even mention that it happened during her answers!

Despite Robbins’ campaign incompetency, she has raised over $550K as seen in previous A4L reporting. Robbins was assisted in fundraising by NeoCon Nikki Haley, who even called Robbins her “secret weapon”. Robbins was the Chair of Haley’s MN Presidential campaign and fought to make sure President Trump would not retake the White House.

As mentioned, a candidate that raised over $550K and has over $372K cash-on-hand as of Dec. 31st 2025, one would think that this candidate would perform well in polling. Unfortunately for RINO Kristin Robbins, she lost to NOBODY! More GOP caucus attendees selected “Undecided” than Robbins in the caucus straw poll! Kristin Robbins is more like Nikki Haley than many would have thought since Nikki ALSO lost to ‘None of the Above” in the Nevada primary when President Trump was kept off the ballot. See caucus straw poll results below, cut off results are due to the MNGOP website formatting:

It is one thing for a low-name ID, grassroots candidate to perform poorly in the straw poll. It is a completely different situation when a State Representative boosted to high-profile roles with over HALF A MILLION DOLLARS behind them can’t even get 5% in a straw poll!

Kristin Robbins is out of touch with grassroots conservatives but she has enough campaign funds to stay in the race. Robbins has not committed to supporting the endorsed candidate and may run to a primary. Robbins has a history of primarying endorsed Republicans as she did to conservative Brad Ganzer in her first run for State House after Ganzer was endorsed by local Republican delegates.

Action 4 Liberty will continue to provide Patriots with hard-hitting, anti-establishment, pro-liberty reporting that cannot be found anywhere else. RINO Kristin Robbins is part of the problem and will not be part of the solution in reducing the size and scope of government. Drastic changes are needed and Robbins is an incrementalist at best for conservatives. The MN fraud issue will continue to persist until tax dollars are respected and government spending is kept to serve its core, Constitutional obligations. 

RINO Ron Kresha (10A) continues to find new ways to make a fool of himself! After being pressured not to seek reelection by the grassroots due to his ultra-liberal voting record and alleged PPP loan fraud, Kresha has lost nearly ALL of his support in the district. At the Feb. 3rd caucus, Kresha was humiliated in front of the entire room and could not win a delegate position in his local precinct.

At the Morrison County GOP caucus in the Little Falls HS cafeteria, some attendees had a difficult time hearing Morrison GOP Chair Noel Collis while he was explaining how precincts will elect BPOU delegates. Collis, a retired physician, stated a specialist was needed and asked 2025 A4L Top Activist Paul Tuschy to explain the delegate election process to caucus attendees.

Paul Tuschy, a longtime Republican activist who is very familiar with caucus protocol, was obstructed from explaining delegate elections by RINO Ron Kresha, who stood up in a fury, yelling and screaming that Tuschy does not live in the district. Unfortunately for RINO Ron, Tuschy IS a resident and eligible voter for district 10A. Keep in mind, what Kresha was objecting to was simply allowing a Republican activist to explain a piece of paper to attendees, nothing more and nothing less.

Republican attendees appeared dismayed and began shouting down Kresha, with some even thinking that he is a Democrat agitator. Grassroots conservatives said “Sit down Ron”, “Sit down you idiot!”, “You’re done!”, “What are you doing Ron!?”, and argued that Tuschy knows how to explain the delegate process. Senator Nathan Wesenberg was given the floor by Chair Collis and calmly explained what was going on. Kresha continued interjecting so Wesenberg said that people weren’t there for a “b**ch-match” and that Kresha was out of order and lying about Tuschy's residency.

One attendee even took a VIDEO of what happened! The video can be viewed HERE.

Seeing the company Kresha surrounds himself with, it is no surprise some thought he was a leftist disrupter. See Kresha happily posing with corrupt Democrat Governor candidate Amy Klobuchar:

The night eventually turned to the election of precinct leadership and BPOU delegates. As a BPOU delegate in Morrison County, an individual earns the ability to vote at the Morrison BPOU convention and can vote in the state House/Senate GOP endorsements. 

With Kresha leaving office in disgrace, he still hoped to cling onto a delegate seat so he can vote on the endorsement for who will succeed him and take over as the 10A State Representative. Unfortunately for RINO Ron, the spectacle he caused earlier in the night and his legislative career spoke for themselves. Kresha ran to be a delegate but was REJECTED by the grassroots for all ELEVEN of the available spots. In the end, Kresha became the 2nd Alternate for the BPOU convention, meaning that if the delegates show up to the SD10 Endorsing Convention, Kresha will not be allowed to vote!

Kresha is out of touch with grassroots conservatives with more and more locals realizing the RINO he is. Kresha was unable to be endorsed by the GOP in 2022 and 2024 for a reason, he has failed to represent his conservative constituents. It is no wonder why the grassroots decided that they should choose their next legislator, not the incumbent that has failed to represent them.

Action 4 Liberty will continue providing Patriots with hard-hitting, anti-establishment, liberty-based reporting that cannot be found anywhere else in MN. RINO Ron Kresha is feeling the consequences of backstabbing conservatives and only A4L will provide you with that story. A4L will never waiver in our mission to protect liberty for the next generation.

On Tuesday Feb. 3rd, the Campaign Finance Board (CFB) released the 2025 Year-End donation and spending reports for political party units, candidates, and committees. As Minnesotans prepare to go to their local precinct caucus, there is plenty to draw from these CFB reports, most notably in the Governor race.

Shaky, Angry Amy Klobuchar did not have to file a year-end report because she did not launch her campaign until 2026 so it is not known how much money she has already raised. What is known is that Tampon Tim raked in nearly $6M throughout 2025 and has nearly $3.9M cash-on-hand. Walz can transfer ALL of that money to Amy Klobuchar’s campaign and he may choose to do so considering that she is his hand-selected, backroom choice to replace him. In addition, Amy Klobuchar's three active FEC accounts has over $2M cash-on-hand as of Dec. 31st, 2025.

The GOP has the deck stacked against them monetarily and it is no different when comparing the state parties’ finances. As seen in CFB filings, the Democrats’ MN DFL State Central Committee raised over $5M and has over $2M cash-on-hand. Meanwhile, the MNGOP’s committee raised around $750K with only $45.5K cash-on-hand.

For the GOP Governor candidates, see how much they have raised (excluding in-kind donations) along with their cash-on-hand as of Dec. 31st, 2025. Click on their name to see their campaign finance report. Each dollar figure is rounded down in cases where it is not already a whole number. See below:

Peggy Bennett: Raised - n/a | COH - n/a (CFB Committee filed on 1/1/26) 

Lisa Demuth: Raised - $490,108 | COH - $447,281 

Raul Estrada: Raised - $109 | COH - $109

Scott Jensen: Raised - $383,920 | COH - $224,519

Jeff Johnson: Raised - $7,876 | COH - $7,876

Patrick Knight: Raised - $157,995 | COH - 127,003

Brad Kohler: Raised - $129,804 | COH - $2,501

John Krhin: Raised - $11,553 | COH - $500 

Mike Lindell: Raised - $352,513 | COH - $79,935

Phil Parrish: Raised - $5,411 | COH - $1,516

Kendall Qualls: Raised - $604,407 | COH - $119,115

Kristin Robbins: Raised - $553,925 | COH - $372,670

As seen above, five GOP Governor candidates have far surpassed the others in donations and that includes Lisa Demuth, Scott Jensen, Mike Lindell, Kendall Qualls, and Kristin Robbins. The natural next question is: Where did they get this money and how much of it is from the grassroots vs. the RINOs/lobbyists/special interests?

The Campaign Finance Board requires candidates to publicly report a donor’s name, address, and occupation for any donation over $200. Small-dollar donations beneath that amount do not require the same reporting requirements but it is noted on CFB reports how much was raised in smaller donations. This shows major differentiation of candidates and shows how much (or how little) grassroots conservatives are supporting their candidacy.

It is not necessarily a bad thing to have large donors, there are many well-meaning voters who can contribute big bucks toward politicians. The issue is when a candidate is almost entirely reliant on those big donors and has little to no support from the grassroots.

Upon review of Empty Suit Lisa Demuth’s CFB report, it is shown that she has received MORE money from lobbyists and PACs ($32,945) than she has received in small-dollar grassroots donations ($24,560)! Almost all of her campaign money is from big donors and she lacks connections to the America First base of the MNGOP. As mentioned previously, the non-itemized total shows how much was raised from small-dollar donations. See below:

Demuth is the sitting Speaker of the MN House and is taking big money donations including from PACs that we are supposed to believe will not impact the 2026 legislative session. Lobbyists, PACs, and big money donors. As Speaker, she has an atrocious voting record (20.83% score in the 2025 A4L Scorecard) that included passing the 2nd LARGEST budget in MN history after cutting a backroom deal with Tim Walz, proving that she has always served the Establishment’s interests.

Demuth has also signed onto the Socialist Political Contribution Refund (PCR) program where she will receive your tax dollars for campaign purposes. In doing the PCR program, Demuth has limited the amount of money she can spend. This means her campaign can only spend $4.23M IN TOTAL for the primary and general elections. It will likely take more than $4.2M to defeat the Democrats, Walz has a war-chest with almost that same amount right now and he can give it to Klobuchar at any time! Demuth has tied her own hands and limited herself from being able to win the general election. Scott Jensen has also limited his spending to the same amount as Demuth while Lindell, Qualls, and Robbins have unlimited spending abilities. 

Kristin Robbins can likely thank a lot of donations, including out-of-state donations, coming from NeoCon Nikki Haley's emails and text blasts supporting her campaign. As seen in previous A4L reporting, Robbins was the MN Chair for RINO Nikki Haley's 2024 Presidential campaign and Haley calls Robbins her "secret weapon". On the other hand, RINO Kendall Qualls can probably thank his deceptive advertisement for some of the donations he received.

Mike Lindell had the shortest runway to collect funds by launching his campaign only 20 days ahead of the filing. As the most recent to announce his candidacy of the top five fundraising candidates, collecting over $350K is a massive feat. As seen in Lindell’s CFB report, he has raised ZERO from lobbyists and PACs! See below:

Additionally, the majority of fundraising Lindell has received has been from small-dollar donors. See below:

One area of concern some delegates have raised about Lindell's CFB report  is his campaign purchasing his copies of his book: What Are the Odds? From Crack Addict to CEO. This has already been an attack line used against the campaign by the leftist Minnesota Reformer. Lindell's campaign spent around $187K on books to give away for free to delegates and GOP event attendees. Lindell's campaign tells A4L that CFB rules prohibit the campaign from buying the book at cost/with no profit but they have applied discount codes to lower the cost on their end. The campaign also says that the money they collect from out of state donors will exclusively fund their book buys.

More details can be extrapolated from the CFB reports and A4L will continue to provide ground-breaking, anti-establishment, and liberty-based reporting with information that Minnesotans cannot find anywhere else. The MN Governor race is set to be a highly competitive contest and A4L will continue providing Patriots with the latest. A4L will continue fighting for our mission to protect liberty for the next generation.

While arguing that Trump must lose to “protect our democracy” in 2024, the Democrats undemocratically installed Kamala and Walz as their President/VP nominees despite them not winning a single primary. Joe Biden endorsed Kamala and the DNC officially installed her as the nominee. There was not a care in the world for Democrat primary voters to be truly represented, especially considering how rigged their primary was. In Minnesota, we now see a similar story unfolding with Walz anointing Klobuchar the nominee behind the scenes before she even announced she was running.

Tim Walz is the Joe Biden of Minnesota: He’s a corrupt, Establishment, incompetent politician whose party realized that he hurts the Democrats’ chances of winning. It was not Walz' corruption or incompetence that took Walz out of the race, it was Democrats realizing that Walz was a major electoral liability.

After Walz dropped out, one would think that a competitive primary would be underway including lots of top-level Democrats. Instead, Walz and the Democrat Party Establishment are anointing Amy Klobuchar with the nomination. It appears that Walz believes Amy is ENTITLED to be Governor and that he is ENTITLED to select her. Like is often the case with politicians, Walz, Klobuchar, and Establishment MN Democrats are egomaniacs who do not respect voters and think they and they alone should decide who holds power.

It was reported by The Star Tribune that on January 4th, Tim Walz met with Amy Klobuchar privately at the Governor Mansion to discuss her running for Governor. Walz dropped out the VERY NEXT DAY!

Did Democrats learn NOTHING from the 2024 election? Elitists hand-picking nominees behind the scenes was detrimental for the Democratic ticket but Walz is repeating history! Walz is selecting an Establishment, crony prosecutor UNILATERALLY behind closed doors just like Joe Biden did by hand-selecting Kamala!

Amy Klobuchar cannot sell a message of change in 2026, she is the continuation of Tampon Tim! Klobuchar will never hold Walz accountable for anything, she is just another corrupt politician who happens to have higher favorability ratings in polls. She has failed to stand up to the far-left base in her party and has become more unpopular in Minnesota in each election she runs.

Democratic voters have been trained to be submissive and to vote blue no matter who but their Socialist base has been gaining more and more control in the party. In the eyes of leftists: Klobuchar is controlled by AIPAC / has funded genocide of Palestinians / is friendly with Bibi Netanyahu, kowtows to special interests & lobbyists, failed to prosecute Derek Chauvin / prosecuted people with unsubstantiated claims as Hennepin Co. Attorney, voted to confirm ten members of Trump's first term Cabinet (including Neocon Nikki Haley and Mitch McConnell's wife), and has been a pawn of the Establishment Democrats all along the way.

Shaky Amy is on shaky ground and she does not handle pressure well. See example below:

Why is Amy Klobuchar violently shaking?#DemDebate pic.twitter.com/1QpUZ6xLI4

— Caleb Hull (@CalebJHull) November 21, 2019

It is well reported that Klobuchar has a bad temper and explodes on staff in fits of rage and fury. Many staffers even turned on Klobuchar during her 2020 Presidential run to expose just how mean and nasty she is. Staff says that Klobuchar is “not just demanding but dehumanizing” and considered her an emotionally abusive boss. Klobuchar even threw office supplies at employees and contemptuously ate a salad with a hair comb after berating a staffer. Klobuchar has one of the highest staff turnovers in the Senate for a reason! When people think of “Minnesota Nice”, Klobuchar does not fit the bill! Shaky Amy is Minnesota's Katie Porter!

Three other Democrats have filed to run for Governor, though they are not formidable challengers. This includes perennial candidate Christopher Seymore, transgender activist Kobey Layne, and self-described centrist William “Bill” Gates (no relation to Globalist Bill Gates) who previously ran for Arkansas Governor as an independent but did not make it on the ballot.

Action 4 Liberty will continue providing Patriots with liberty-based reporting that cannot be found anywhere else. Minnesota’s Governor race will be a heated contest watched nationwide. Democrats think they have sealed the deal by swapping out Walz for Klobuchar but they may be in for a rude awakening. A4L will continue being the megaphone of the grassroots and will never waiver in our mission to protect liberty for the next generation.

Here we go again. Career politician and serial candidate Kendall Qualls — who’s been running for something, anything, for nearly a decade — just got caught misleading Republican delegates and grassroots conservatives. And after being exposed, he doubled down with another dishonest move.

Qualls, who pulls in over $300,000 a year through his NGO with his wife, ran Facebook ads claiming he was “the only candidate who pledged to respect the GOP endorsement process.”

That’s a flat-out lie.

As Liberty & Prosperity Blog first reported on January 26, several other candidates — including Jeff Johnson — publicly pledged to abide by the GOP endorsement. So Qualls wasn’t “the only one.” He was the only one lying about it.

The Non-Apology “Apology”

A few days later, on January 29, Qualls posted what can only be described as a politician-style non-apology on Facebook. He said he wanted to “address the claim,” as if someone else made it up. Let’s be clear: Qualls made the false claim himself.

No apology. No accountability. Just the same old polished D.C. politician routine about “integrity” and “making it right.” Except — he didn’t.

Caught Again — Same Lie, Same Ad

Senator Michael Holmstrom called out Qualls directly, saying he had “specifically misled delegates to buy a hand up.” Holmstrom even showed proof that Qualls kept running the same false ad after his so-called “correction.”

That’s Strike Two — caught lying to the grassroots twice in the same week.

None of this should surprise anyone who’s been paying attention. 

Qualls misled the grassroots in 2022 when he said he would sign the Never Again pledge and then reneged on that promise.

Qualls claims to be an outsider, but his campaign is run by establishment insiders. 

Qualls’ latest campaign — his third in seven years — is once again being run by D.C. consultants and establishment operatives.

• In 2020, Qualls ran for a Congressional seat that was held by Republicans the previous cycle. He lost — badly — by 11%, one of the worst showings for Republicans in that district’s history.
• In 2022, he ran for governor and failed to win the GOP endorsement.
• Then in 2024, he undermined the endorsement process by backing establishment pick Joe Fraser (He/Him) after Fraser lost to grassroots conservative Royce White for U.S. Senate.

This is a pattern — Qualls says one thing to the base and does another behind closed doors.

Qualls pretends to be an outsider. But the only reason he’s outside the system is because the grassroots keeps rejecting him. He surrounds himself with the same consultant class that’s been losing Minnesota elections for decades and cashes in while doing it.

He’s been running for something nonstop for seven years, and every time, it’s the same story: misleading ads, establishment spin, and betrayal of the conservative base.

Bottom Line: The grassroots can’t trust Kendall Qualls.

He’s a D.C.-approved, consultant-crafted DEI candidate who will say anything to get elected — and do anything to stay relevant.

Minnesota conservatives deserve better than another establishment-backed loser trying to fool the grassroots.

The easiest and most effective way people can be involved politically begins on February 3rd, 2026. The precinct caucuses are the start to giving individuals an outsized impact politically and allow you to vote in party endorsements.

At the precinct caucus, you meet with neighbors and other locals who reside in the same Basic Political Operating Unit (BPOU). A BPOU organizes as a County, State Senate district, or State House district typically and it represents your local party. At the caucus you will: 1. Select local leadership (precinct chairs), 2. Pass resolutions for the party platform, 3. Vote in a Governor straw poll, and 4. Elect delegates for your BPOU convention. To get a full refresher on the caucus, see A4L's Caucus Info video below:

You have the power when you become a BPOU delegate! Find out where your caucus is HERE.

As a BPOU delegate, you will get to vote for who receives the party endorsement for the State House and State Senate. The date of your BPOU convention will be announced at the caucus or at a later time by local party leadership. At the BPOU convention, you also have the opportunity to run to become a Congressional District/State delegate to endorse candidates for U.S. Senate, Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, State Auditor, and Congress.

In the MNGOP, around 300K people voted in each of the 2018 and 2022 Governor primaries. On the flip side, the State Convention features about 2,200 delegates and the candidate endorsed at the convention won their primaries. In fact, an endorsed Republican for Governor hasn’t lost the primary since 1994! Most endorsed candidates for any office become the party’s nominee and you can make sure your voice is involved for who wins a party’s critical endorsement.

Additionally, if you cannot make it to the caucus, you can STILL become a BPOU delegate for the MNGOP! On the MNGOP website, you can find the following non-attendee form that allows individuals to sign up to become a Republican BPOU delegate if they are absent. See form by clicking here or see below:

Another form was available for planned reasons of missing but it can no longer be used as the deadline (Jan. 27th) has passed. This means that if you cannot attend the caucus but want to become a Republican BPOU delegate, you just need to explain your reason and note that you did not know of your scheduling conflict until after Jan. 27th. This form must be returned to your BPOU Chair, you can find your BPOU here and you can find the BPOU Chair here or on the BPOU’s website/social media. If you are struggling to find your BPOU Chair’s email address, email [email protected] and we will help you find who to send it to.

These forms are completely new in the MNGOP and have not been used before. They do not appear to be in accordance with the MNGOP Constitution or Bylaws but it is a tool the RINOs are using so it is a tool YOU can use too!

Sources tell A4L that Globalist RINO Tom Emmer puppets are stacking the deck to help the Establishment! If you cannot attend the GOP caucus but want to, you can counter-act this! Fill out the Emergency absence form and return it to your BPOU Chair!

Democrats also have a non-attendee form which is also available in Spanish, Hmong, and Somali. 

BPOU Chairs MUST tell the precincts the names who filled out the forms and the attending members of the precinct get to vote who wins the delegate positions.

You can also push strong platform resolutions like supporting the Never Again Bill so that no future Governor can unilaterally lock our state down again! If you want to push that agenda item fill out the following information on a Platform Resolution form for the Republican or Democrat party (which should be available at your caucus location):

Resolution to Pass the “Never Again” Bill

Therefore, BE IT RESOLVED, the Republican Party of Minnesota demands the MinnesotaLegislature pass the “Never Again” Bill (HF26/SF1191 in 2025-2026 legislative session) immediately, regardless of opposition stemming from radically corrupted politicians.

As mentioned, the caucus is the beginning of the political process in MN and increases your power as a Citizen. The 2026 elections in Minnesota are already drawing national attention and that will continue to ramp up. The party’s endorsement guarantees candidates support and resources from the MNGOP that you will want to make sure your favorite candidate receives. Make your voice heard and fight for liberty at your precinct caucus on Feb. 3rd! A4L will continue being the megaphone of the grassroots and will never abandon our mission to protect liberty for the next generation.

Minnesota’s open U.S. Senate race will lead the 2026 ballot and a competitive contest is underway. With so much focus on the Governor race, many Minnesotans are unaware of incumbent leftist Democrat Tina Smith not seeking reelection. In fact, most Minnesotans would have zero clue who she is if her name was mentioned despite being the former Lt. Governor! Smith has flown under the radar by sticking with the pack and voting however the Establishment Democrats tell her to.

With Tina Smith’s absence in the race, it becomes more winnable for Republicans. The Democrat nominee will likely have less money and connections than Smith which the MNGOP may be able to capitalize on. Democrats have three candidates including fake moderate Angie Craig, fake Somalian Peggy Flanagan, and outsider Billy Nord. Independent Marisa “Tarantula” Simonetti has also filed to run.

The GOP has ten candidates running for the U.S. Senate. Those interested in a breakdown of Governor candidates can see it here. See information on each of the candidates below:

Royce White

Photo credit: Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune

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 them and has called for debates against the candidates. White has slammed GOP opponents across the board, including calling Adam Schwarze a NeoCon for being a listed endorser of and donor to Nikki Haley’s 2024 Presidential campaign, calling out Michele Tafoya for her anti-Trump/pro-abortion record and for the party propping her up pre-endorsement, slamming David Hann for secretly paying a Kamala supporter with MNGOP money as Chair, and attacking 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. Royce White remains a top-tier candidate who challenges the status quo. 

Adam Schwarze

Adam Schwarze is a ten-year infantry Marine and an eleven-year Navy Seal veteran who likely has done the most on-the-ground events this campaign season out of all the GOP candidates, building in-roads with delegates. During his military service, Schwarze 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 to not support Schwarze has been his name appearing on a Nikki Haley press release stating that he was the CD5 co-chair for her MN campaign against President Trump in the 2024 primary. Schwarze previously appeared on The Truth Hurts show to discuss this where he explained that he did not follow the race, the debates, or Haley's candidacy but his girlfriend’s family supported Nikki and he didn't realize his name being listed would appear as an endorsement. The explanation was whole but some conservatives do not want to support someone who was ever able to support Nikki Haley, despite the fact that Schwarze has said it was a mistake.

Schwarze has since aligned himself with President Trump and has appealed to many grassroots conservatives with the argument that a Navy Seal is a smart electoral choice. In 2022, Schwarze initially ran for Congress against Dean Phillips in CD3 but was unable to do so due to a military paperwork error that was not an issue of his own making. Schwarze has charted a course that does not involve attacking the other GOP candidates and is focused on the general election. Schwarze has been endorsed by Montana U.S. Senator Tim Sheehy and Congressman John McGuire (VA-5). Schwarze remains one of two GOP U.S. Senate candidates (himself and Mark York) publicly pledging to abide by the party endorsement.

Michele Tafoya

Photo credit: Don Wright/AP

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.

Before running, Michele Tafoya ran a YouTube podcast where she had been interviewing GOP candidates for Governor, which likely has built her some good–will with the candidates and their supporters. Tafoya was the co-chair of Kendall Qualls’ 2022 gubernatorial campaign and many suspected she would be named as his Lt. Gov. due to Qualls refusing to name his running mate throughout the nine rounds of voting at the convention, including when Gov. candidate Mike Murphy alleged Qualls offered him to be the running mate but retracted it. Qualls likely feared that Tafoya would drag the ticket down for delegates due to her known anti-Trump and pro-abortion positions in contrast with Scott Jensen’s running mate of Pro-Life former NFL player Matt Birk. Tafoya will still face major opposition despite the MNGOP violating Article IV, Section 8 of their own Bylaws to promote and prop up Tafoya’s candidacy. The MNGOP putting their thumb on the scale for the Establishment is nothing new, Alex Plechash has done this before and has given the Grassroots a reason to be skeptical of Tafoya. Tafoya does not appear to have made no public comment on abiding by the party endorsement.

David Hann

Corrupt David Hann is the former MNGOP Chair who destroyed the party and is desperate for relevancy. As Chair, David Hann: 1. Secretly paid a Kamala/Walz supporter tens of thousands of dollars in party funds, 2. Disenfranchised hundreds of duly-elected Otter Tail delegates, 3. Shredded party documents/wiped MNGOP computer servers Hillary Clinton-style after losing the Chairmanship, 4. Sent a letter to GOP candidates demanding that they say abortion up to the moment of birth is a Constitutional Right in MN, 5. Kept the party buried in debt until President Trump bailed them out, 6. Played nice with radical Democrat Ken Martin (treating political opposition like an ally), 7. Cut off data access to endorsed GOP legislative candidates, and 8. Used lie-ridden attacks against A4L and grassroots conservatives.

Hann is a major opponent to President Trump and the MAGA agenda that he is desperate to hide away. Hann said the GOP was not the party of Trump in 2017 and 2021, called Trump “vulgar, rude, and obnoxious”, said he was “not a Trump guy”, and did not want President Trump to visit MN in 2022 to help the GOP win. During the 2024 Presidential election, Hann & the MNGOP promoted a Nikki Haley event and never publicly informed delegates of a grassroots resolution passed at the State Central condemning the politically motivated indictments against President Trump. As seen in previous A4L reporting, David Hann was originally considering a run for Governor and seems to have chosen the U.S. Senate race as a consolation prize. In the end, Hann will be no threat for the GOP endorsement or in the primary. Due to his bitter fall-out with the party, it is not clear if he will abide by the party endorsement or not. Incumbent RINO legislators endorsing David Hann include Sen. Gary Dahms (SD15), Sen. Paul Utke (SD5), Sen. Jim Abeler (SD35), Sen. Andrew Lang (SD16), Sen. Rich Draheim (SD22), and Rep. Duane Quam (24A). Hann is also an Army veteran. More can be learned about David Hann at DavidHann.com.

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 has refused to pledge to abide by the 2026 U.S. Senate party endorsement.

Christopher Brooks

Christopher Brooks is a thirteen-year Army veteran who does not appear to have run for public office before. He calls himself a political outsider who opposes career politicians. His campaign website promotes him as a Constitutional conservative that believes the Government’s purpose is to defend our freedoms, secure the border, enforce the law, and create an environment where hard work is rewarded. Brooks’ website also lists out some of his campaign priorities which are generally conservative but lack substance and clarity. At a recent Tea Party event, Brooks said the reason he felt compelled to step forward and run was due to the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Brooks lacks name recognition, big money, and a large campaign apparatus, making him a major underdog in this race. 

Alycia Gruenhagen

Alycia Gruenhagen is the daughter of GOP State Senator Glenn Gruenhagen and she has run for office three times, including twice as a Democrat. Alycia ran for U.S. Congress in CD7 as a Democrat in 2020 and 2022. In 2022, she received over 40% of the vote in the Democratic primary. In 2024, Gruenhagen suddenly changed and became a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate where she went on to get 7.7%/4th place in an eight-way primary. Gruenhagen explains her becoming a Republican broadly on her campaign website by saying that she had planned on running as an Independent but felt more drawn to conservatives in meeting people. She had reportedly called herself a conservative Democrat previously and was labeled a “MAGA Republican” during the 2022 campaign by a former news reporter.  Her father has never publicly endorsed Alycia’s political runs and it is not clear if he supported the runs or not. Gruenhagen does not have serious name recognition, a big campaign apparatus, and is considered to be a screwball by many conservative activists. Interestingly, Alycia was a volunteer at Royce White’s State Fair booth despite being a political opponent.

Raymond Petersen

Ray Petersen is a Navy veteran, an engineer (in military service and privately), and a retired truck driver who ran for U.S. Senate in 2024 and received 8.4%/3rd place in an eight-way GOP primary, falling short of only Royce White and He/Him Joe Frasier. Petersen had never run for office before and likely benefitted from the public falsely recognizing his name with some other politician that has a similar name. Petersen still remain generally a political unknown but does express strong, conservative principles on his campaign website including his opposition to warrantless surveillance of Americans, shrinking the government down to its Constitutional purposes, and says each decision he would make as U.S. Senator will be based on protecting the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Petersen also says he has not been very politically active and would not vote in many elections but now realizes the importance of each vote in each election. Petersen is clearly a pro-grassroots candidate but lacks the name recognition, money, and serious campaign apparatus to be a real threat in this field.

Mike Ruoho

Mike Ruoho is a business owner with experience running restaurants and job-related training services according to his campaign website bio. Ruoho appears to be all over the map politically by championing new-found pro-Trump rhetoric on certain issues despite being a Trump hater/Liz Cheney lover who even ran a pretend campaign for President in 2024 against Trump! While conservatives will likely agree with Ruoho on securing the border, eliminating regulations, cutting taxes, cutting spending, and other issues, Ruoho will have a tough time selling Republicans on his platform including that he is pro-abortion and supports gun control. Mike Ruoho lacks name recognition, big money, and a serious campaign apparatus and will likely be a non-factor for the endorsement and primary.

Mark York

Mark York is a seventh-generation farmer who received Masters and Ph.D. degrees in computer science from Harvard University. York’s family has farmed in Lake Wilson, MN since 1930 and began his career as a commodity trader and data scientist as seen in his campaign website bio section. York is the President and co-founder of Farm Yield Africa which provides tractor services to about 1,500 farmers in Ghana. Mark York clearly has an impressive resume but conservatives will be hesitant to support his candidacy after learning that Joe Biden appointed York as a White House Fellow for the Dept. of Defense Office of Strategic Capital (though it was a nonpartisan role). York says on his website that he also served in President Trump’s National Energy Dominance Council following his previous role but the fellowship expired and York returned to Minnesota. York’s "Priorities" section on his campaign website is limited, unspecific, milque-toast, boring, and the messaging seems geared for a general election as opposed to a GOP contest. As seen at a recent Tea Party event, former MNGOP Exec. Director Jennifer DeJournett introduced York and is supporting his campaign. York is clearly an intelligent, presentable candidate but as a new face, it remains to be seen how strong of a campaign he will be able to put together. A source also tells A4L that Mark York will abide by the MNGOP endorsement for this race.

Conclusion

Action 4 Liberty will continue to keep Patriots informed with hard-hitting, truth-exposing, anti-establishment, pro-liberty reporting and breakdowns. The U.S. Senate race will surely be closely watched due to the potential for it becoming a toss-up. A4L will continue to be the megaphone of grassroots conservatives in Minnesota by protecting liberty for the next generation!

To the surprise of nobody, MN tax dollars are funding leftist organizations that openly support left-wing causes. Under the control of Democrats and RINOs, the government does not exist to serve its core, necessary functions but rather to funnel money to different interest groups. If a group is funded with state tax dollars and they push anything politically, it is a safe assumption that they are left-wing.

Tax dollars are not meant for pet projects and hand-outs but that is what the state government has become under the control of far-left Democrats and spineless RINO legislators. Democrats and most GOP legislators are voting to fund leftist causes as opposed to defunding them! As a result, taxpayer funded institutions like the Walker Art Center are participating in leftist protests instead of doing their jobs!

On January 23rd, insane leftist rioters demanded businesses close down as to not interfere with their pro-illegal alien criminals protest. By demanding solidarity/uniformity from businesses and organizations for leftist causes, the left has become fascists who hate personal freedom. Included in this protest was the Walker Art Center, who is clearly using the tax dollars they were granted to keep business closed to satisfy the woke mob.

As seen on the Minnesota State Arts Board webpage, Minneapolis’ Walker Art Center received over $668K for 2026! Other woke causes and organizations are also listed on that site, highlighting how little respect politicians have for the average taxpayer. One of the reasons there is so much wasteful spending on groups like this is the fault of the “Clean Water, Land, and Legacy Amendment” within the MN Constitution which raised taxes until 2034 to mandate spending on several topics including art. This Amendment has been used to fund all kinds of Somali services, lgbtq+ causes, and even to hold an openly demonic event.

Legislators do not have their hands completely tied, they can always vote no when out-of-control, stupid spending is presented in front of them. In this case, the Legacy omnibus spending bill (HF2563) contained approximately $777M in spending which includes nearly $180M for “Arts and Cultural Heritage”. This bill is how the Walker Art Center and other leftist causes are raking in big bucks on YOUR dime. 

In the House, only 21 GOP Reps. voted no on the bill while the majority of “Republicans” (46/67) voted yes for the woke spending! On the bill’s final vote, all three GOP Reps running for Governor, Peggy Bennett (23A), Lisa Demuth (13A), and Kristin Robbins (37A), voted for the leftist spending. In the Senate, only RINOs Julia Coleman (SD48), Karin Housley (SD33), Andrew Lang (SD16) and Carla Nelson (SD24) voted with the Democrats for the spending. See votes below for HF2563:

Senator Nathan Wesenberg (SD10) has introduced legislation to counter-act the left’s control of funding woke art projects. As previously mentioned, certain funding is constitutionally mandated to be used for purposes including art. In use of this mandate, Sen. Wesenberg has proposed legislation to commission a statue of Charlie Kirk at the University of Minnesota campus, where Kirk was set to hold an event just 12 days after his tragic, public, widely seen assassination to honor Kirk’s legacy of promoting open debate over political violence. This legislation was supported by the MNGOP State Central Committee and must be a priority for Republicans heading into the 2026 legislative session during these divisive political times.

Conservatives are sick and tired of MN’s bloated budget funding leftist groups and projects while taxpayers are struggling to make ends meet. Democrats and RINOs do not respect taxpayers’ hard-earned money and have forgotten that they work for We The People, not the other way around. A4L will remain the cutting-edge source for Patriots exposing the corruption and carelessness of our state government. A4L will never abandon the grassroots and will continue in our mission to protect liberty for the next generation.

Chris Madel is a major donor to Democrats in Minnesota and nationally and the full list of his over $55K in Democrat donations can be seen in our previous reporting. This includes giving $12,200 to Joe Biden, $5,500 to Tim Walz (including during the height of Covid tyranny), and $8,800 to Amy Klobuchar across various campaigns. Many conservatives viewed Chris Madel skeptically, especially since the very people he was donating to were set to be his general election opponents. On the heels of Shaky, Angry Amy Klobuchar announcing a Governor campaign, Chris Madel has announced he is dropping out of the race.

Madel faced an uphill battle in the campaign as he failed to properly address his massive donations to Democrats. As seen in previous A4L reporting, Madel argued that his donations to Democrats helped free his legal clients, which suggests there is a corrupt pay to play scheme that allows criminal charges to be reduced or completely removed by paying off certain Democrat politicians. This failed to explain away his various donations to people like Joe Biden, Steve Simon, Angie Craig, Jamie Raskins, and more. Madel was also one of three GOP candidates to not pledge to veto taxpayer funded abortion.

While Madel was not leading the field, he was able to generate some buzz about himself and would typically place in the top half of candidates in various straw polls happening around the state. As the Alpha News attorney and the lawyer who represented Trooper Ryan Londgregen, Madel had some cache with conservatives and appealed to certain voters using strong, outsider, pro-police, populist messaging. Madel likely understood that he lacked the name recognition and conservative credentials to win the GOP endorsement or the primary.

In an over 10 minute long video, Madel announced on X on Monday, Jan. 26th that he would end his campaign. See video below:

I am ending my campaign for Minnesota Governor. I describe why in the below video. Please watch until the end. (It is 10 minutes, 52 seconds.)

Thank you,
Chris pic.twitter.com/2nfyAyTzNZ

— Chris Madel (@CWMadel) January 26, 2026

As seen in the video above, Madel trashes the Trump Administration for alleged retribution against Minnesota citizens and that he could not support I.C.E.’s metro surge operation any longer. Madel grandstands with arguments that misrepresent I.C.E.’s presence in MN like “Driving while hispanic is not a crime”. Madel further argues that national Republicans have made it “nearly impossible” for a Republican to win the Governor’s race.

Despite arguing that it would be “nearly impossible” to win, Madel later argues that he believes he would have beaten Amy Klobuchar and her entering the race did not impact his decision. It seems Madel wants to have it both ways by quitting because he believes he would inevitably lose but argue that he would have won with no evidence to support that. Had Madel become the GOP nominee for Governor, his anti-Trump record would have made many voters in the MAGA coalition stay home. If a voter’s interests are not represented on the ballot, the GOP cannot count on their vote.

Madel quitting the race makes it appear that his entire campaign was just a publicity stunt for his legal career. If he truly thought he could beat Amy Klobuchar, of course he would remain in the race. As a donor to Klobuchar, he may feel at ease with her in the race. Madel did not offer an endorsement to any candidate remaining in the race but he did rightfully take a final swing at Lisa Demuth and Kristin Robbins for having “done nothing to properly investigate Minnesota fraud” in the State House as they’ve instead “chosen to write strongly-worded letters” asking the federal government to do their job instead of doing it themselves. At the end of the video, Madel wisely announced that he is returning campaign donations back to the donors.

Madel’s candidacy coming to a close makes one thing very clear: A big-time Democrat donor faces extreme challenges in becoming the nominee because the MAGA base is sick and tired of the RINO establishment. Madel’s exit reduces the size of a crowded field and will likely be the first of many to drop off. The Governor race remains a focal point for MN Republicans due to the national exposure of mass fraud. 

Action 4 Liberty will continue to keep Patriots informed with the latest in MN politics and the Governor race. A4L will remain the leading source for hardcore, anti-establishment, and pro-liberty reporting. A4L will never abandon our mission to protect liberty for the next generation.

Minnesota citizens have long known that the state is run by corrupt politicians who work against the will of the People. MN has become a national embarrassment due to MASSIVE Somali fraud and far-left Democrats obstructing the deportation of illegal criminal thugs. While most Republicans would have cowered at this point in the battle out of weakness, President Trump’s Dept. of Justice has issued grand jury subpoenas for Gov. Tim Walz, AG Keith Ellison, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, self-described illegal immigrant St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her, and one other person not yet named in the media.

The grand jury indictments are part of a federal investigation related to these individuals using their office for conspiracy to coerce or obstruct federal law enforcement during the DHS’s Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota. 

Just looking at the words of Walz, Ellison, Frey, and Her alone shows their radical public rhetoric and policies. Walz compared I.C.E. agents to Nazis, Ellison called I.C.E. removing criminal illegal aliens from MN streets an “invasion” and is compiling complaints to use against I.C.E. agents, Frey compared a car ramming an I.C.E. agent to closing a refrigerator door with your hip, and Her insanely claiming I.C.E. agents are going door to door asking “where the Asian people live”. 

The Democrats are appealing to their unhinged, far-left base causing chaos in the streets while I.C.E. conducts deportation operations. It is also clear that the named individuals are using the power of their office to oppose federal law and federal law enforcement.

This is not a state and localities protecting the Constitutional Rights of the citizens of their state from federal overreach. This is a state and localities protecting criminal illegal aliens over American citizens. America cannot be a free nation with an open border and mass welfare for the illegals.

Instead of realizing what kind of trouble these politicians have caused for themselves, they appear to be doubling down on their nonsense! The very same people who thought you belonged in prison for going to church/holding a gathering during Covid also think millions of criminal illegal aliens deserve some slack. Tyrant Democrats’ pearl-clutching for the liberty of illegal aliens is just a tool to be used to the detriment of the average American. Ellison is even taking Don Lemon's side about when Lemon and other liberal lunatics took over a church service to scream obscenities and to intimidate the pastor and congregation.

As seen in the grand jury subpoena published by Fox 9, Jacob Frey has been ordered to testify on February 3rd, 2026. The subpoena demands documentation, communications, policies, directives, guides, instructions, and other records since January 1st, 2025 related to the Minneapolis Mayor Office’s lack of compliance with federal immigration law. President Trump’s appointed Minnesota U.S. Attorney, Daniel Rosen, filed the subpoena.

Minnesota conservatives have long been waiting for corrupt Democrat politicians to be held responsible for their illegal actions and this appears to be the first step in that process. Patriots will be demanding that this action has follow-through to avoid another all-talk, no-action predicament. The actions of rogue Democrats like Walz, Ellison, Frey, and Her are facing some initial consequences, though many conservatives hope to see Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna’s criminal referrals for Walz and Ellison come to fruition.

Action 4 Liberty will continue providing Patriots with hard-hitting, anti-establishment, pro-truth, liberty based reporting that cannot be found anywhere else. The Trump Administration understands that they were elected (by a majority of voters + a landslide in the Electoral College) to close the border and deport the millions of illegal aliens Joe Biden (and others) let in the country. A4L will never waiver in our mission to protect liberty for the next generation.