After much anticipation, the Trump Administration is cracking down on MN fraudsters and has begun raiding the fraudulent child care facilities, often run by Somali migrants. 22 judicial warrants have been issued, including for the infamous “Quality Learing Center” exposed nationally by Nick Shirley. The MN House Fraud Committee also met today and disingenuously paid lip service to the massive fraud within the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) while there was no mention of abolishing the program!

Sources say the FBI, the Homeland Security Investigations, and local authorities executed the search warrants. Notably, the city of Minneapolis released a statement saying that MPD officers were not involved in the raids. Democrat leadership in Minneapolis used Operation Metro Surge as their excuse for not helping uncover fraud.

These raids are reportedly focused on fraud from both state and federal funds, not citizenship status. This in mind, there may be a much needed immigration focus. Vice President JD Vance spoke at the 4/28/26 White House Media Press Briefing and argued that we must stop allowing “people who shouldn’t even be in this country to fleece the United States and our taxpayers”. See his full statements on video HERE.

With Walz being a former opponent to Vance for the Vice Presidency, Vance has paid particular attention to Minnesota’s fraud epidemic. Vance has announced that the Dept of Justice will create a new Assistant Attorney General position that will have nationwide jurisdiction on fraud and this position will start and focus on Minnesota and will expand out. Vance also states that Senate Majority leader John Thune has ensured a swift confirmation process, though the individual who is being selected has not yet been identified publicly.

Tim Walz knows his Administration oversaw and allowed billions upon billions in tax dollars to be stolen by fraudsters and did nothing about it. In fact, Walz even continued payments to the fraudulent group “Feeding Our Future” by falsely claiming a judge mandated it. This lie was so egregious that the judge took the unprecedented step to publicly correct the record. Like that case, the child care fraud has been known for years and Walz, Ellison, and others in the Administration let it happen. After his fraud regime was uncovered, Walz is trying to save face and even take credit for the raids! See below:

FBI Director Kash Patel corrected the record and stated that the FBI, DOJ, and DHS drafted and executed every search warrant. See below:

On the same day of these raids (4/28/26), the MN House Fraud Committee also met to discuss the child care fraud within the CCAP program. While Action 4 Liberty has been calling out this fraud since at least March of 2019 (over 7 years ago), crooked politicians have continued funding it through Human Services Omnibus spending bills. Of the 5 Republicans on the fraud committee, 3 of them voted alongside Democrats for the CCAP fraud last year! State Reps Jim Nash (48A), Kristin Robbins (37A), and Isaac Schultz (10B) voted for HF2434 which funded the CCAP program for 2026 and 2027. The other two GOP Fraud Committee members, Reps Pam Altendorf (20A) and Patti Anderson (33A), voted against the omnibus bill.

See the votes below in the House and Senate for HF2434, the CCAP-funding omnibus bill:

Kristin Robbins is Chair of the Fraud Committee and has used the position to elevate herself as she runs for Governor. The Fraud Committee lacks teeth, does not require legislation to move through it, and does not have the power to compel testimony due to Speaker Lisa Demuth’s pathetic negotiation skills. Robbins even complained that Walz refused to show up to testify on CCAP fraud and has previously complained that Ellison has no-showed. Robbins is highlighting fraud in a program that she voted to fund and she currently is on no bill that abolishes the CCAP due to its massive fraud. The full committee meeting can be viewed HERE.

Robbins is listed as a co-author on a House bill (HF3819) that requires more oversight of child care facilities getting more than $500K in CCAP funding but this is woefully inadequate. This bill does not have a companion in the Senate despite being introduced roughly 2 months ago which means legislators do not appear to be seriously pushing the bill. The HHS Office of Inspector General has already exposed that Walz and Democrats did not comply with federal and state attendance documentation requirements and paid the fake daycares anyway. More regulations and more government is NOT the answer! The answer is to DEFUND THE FRAUD!

Senator Nathan Wesenberg (SD10) and Rep. Drew Roach (58B) are leading the front to defund the child care fraud in the legislature by pushing a bill (HF4336 / SF4421) that completely eliminates CCAP. The program has been proven to be a detriment to taxpayers and Minnesotans can spend their money better than the government. Despite voting to fund the CCAP fraud in 2025, Rep. Isaac Schultz is a co-author on the bill to eliminate CCAP.

Kristin Robbins and the Fraud Committee need to realize that there has been enough talk about fraud, now there needs to be action on fraud. Robbins giving the issue lip service is not enough, she must push the CCAP Elimination Bill or nothing will change. Robbins is clearly struggling to get traction in her Governor campaign and has remained a low polling candidate. Legislators who initially endorsed her have quietly abandoned her campaign and even Nikki Haley (who Robbins endorsed in 2024 over President Trump) has stopped sending out text blasts encouraging her supporters to donate to Robbins’ campaign.

Action 4 Liberty will continue to advocate for policies that eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse of tax dollars. The government must be shrunk down to its proper, Constitutionally-mandated size to ensure our tax dollars and liberties are protected. A4L will never waiver on conservative principles and will continue providing Patriots with liberty-based reporting that cannot be found anywhere else. 

Sign the Petition to Defund CCAP Here

Action 4 Liberty is a target of the political Establishment because we are representative of the grassroots conservative base. Patriots know they can trust A4L to expose the corruption within our government and the crony politicians enacting it. Unfortunately, the MNGOP has shown open hostility to A4L and our supporters, even going as far as to pass a bogus resolution condemning our organization and supporters with totally FAKE accusations.

Despite the MNGOP’s hostility with A4L, they are partnering with a RINO group that is attacking endorsed Republican candidates for voting against a big government housing policy! See MNGOP partnership below:

Minnesota’s chapter of the Nikki Haley-loving, pro-big government, Koch Brothers-funded Americans for Prosperity (AFP) is run by RINO Senator Julia Coleman’s husband and son of RINO Norm Coleman, Jake Coleman. Since they are controlled by special interests and lobbyists, one of their major legislative priorities is to force localities to bring in high density apartments into some of the last remaining suburban GOP districts. This will undoubtedly impact the electorate, turn red districts blue, Somalify MN suburbs, and expand cities without the support and permission of locals. This is not just for big cities, this is for every city with a population larger than 5,000 people!

The Americans for Prosperity poses as a conservative, pro-small government organization while they push the opposite agenda. If their endorsement of Neocon Nikki Haley isn’t enough to convince you, look at their attacks against four GOP State Representatives for opposing the leftist housing agenda to overrule local populations. See below:

While it is still unknown who will face primary challenges, former RINO Rep. Brian Johnson updated his CFB paperwork following his 2024 election defeat and may be preparing for a rematch against Jimmy Gordon. Local sources tell A4L that Gordon ran unopposed for the GOP endorsement this cycle and won the GOP endorsement for a second time. See below:

The vote in question was in the House Elections and Government Operations Committee on 3/23/26. The bill, HF3895, contained a provision that undermines local authority and mandates high density apartments in commercial areas. See highlighted section below:

HF3895, in addition to the Senate companion, has 12 Democrats and only 4 Republicans listed as authors. Democrat co-authors include radical socialist Omar Fateh and 2-spirit lunatic Alicia Kozlowski while RINO Rep. Spencer Igo (7A) is the lead House author.

In the Elections Committee, Rep. Joe McDonald motioned to have the bill be taken up for debate and even moved to adopt two amendments requested by Igo. While making these motions would typically mean the member supports the bill, it appears McDonald did this on a procedural and courtious basis. McDonald ultimately expressed some concern with taking away local authority before the vote. The full debate of the bill in the committee meeting can be viewed HERE.

The committee voted 7-5 to not advance the bill to the House floor. All Republicans voted against advancing the bill and were joined by Democrat Patty Acomb, who argued the bill gave the power to for-profit developers and did not ensure affordable housing would be built. This means that the only people in support of this bill were big government Democrats yet the Americans for Prosperity wants to make it a conservative drawing line!

It is very interesting that this group is choosing to only target Reps Pam Altendorf (20A), Ben Davis (6A), Jimmy Gordon (28A), and Joe McDonald (29A) because Republicans Duane Quam (24A) and Drew Roach (58B) and Democrat Patty Acomb (45B) voted the exact same! The American for Prosperity being intellectually dishonest. Meanwhile, A4L publishes a yearly Scorecard that explains how ALL legislators vote, not just some of them! 

While Minnesota is undoubtedly facing a housing crisis, the solution is not to impose top-down mandates on local communities. This bill would not encourage home ownership, it locks more people into apartments and keeps them out of reach of owning property. The Americans for Prosperity making this bill a priority shows they are not real conservatives.

This makes many wonder why the MNGOP would choose to partner with them at this time. As mentioned previously, A4L is treated like the red-headed stepchild for demanding GOP legislators vote in support of the MNGOP platform! On the other hand, the Americans for Prosperity is rewarded for demanding GOP legislators vote for liberal policy! What is MNGOP Alex Plechash thinking?!?

Action 4 Liberty will continue to be the consistent, anti-establishment, pro-grassroots, conservative organization representing Patriots across Minnesota. We will never waiver in defending our principles and will continue providing Patriots with liberty-based reporting that cannot be found anywhere else. 

Beyond passing policy and spending through legislation, one of the core responsibilities of a legislator is oversight of the Executive branch. In Minnesota, the State Senate is given the responsibility to review the performance of Tim Walz appointed bureaucrats and votes to confirm or deny the appointments. 

Rather than complete these obligations, Democrats and some RINOs chose to abdicate their responsibilities by blocking confirmation votes for 114 of Walz’ hand-picked selections with procedural tactics. The full floor session can be seen here and the Senate Journal showing all the votes in writing can be found here.

The nomination review process of the Senate established in statute is the legislature’s most direct way to hold Walz’ Administration accountable for the massive fraud that wasted away billions upon billions in tax dollars. Minnesota state statute requires the Senate to offer advice and consent for all appointments that must receive a Senate vote. 

According to EVERY SINGLE Democrat in the State Senate, including the swing district, far-left, fake moderates Aric Putnam, Judy Seeberger, Rob Kupec, and Grant Hauschild, think that Tim Walz is doing a PERFECT job and his 114 nominations deserve ZERO scrutiny! Even if some of his nominees are qualified, the Senate nomination process should ensure that for the taxpayer’s sake.

One of Walz’ nominations, Commissioner of the Dept. of Corrections Paul Schnell, has kept men in the Shakopee female prison and is opposed by the MN Sheriff’s Association. Despite deserving a full-fledged debate, egotistical leftist Ron Latz argued that the GOP had moved nominations like this while they were in the majority. Latz is showing that he is a total hypocrite! It is wrong no matter which party is in power to avoid legitimate legislative responsibilities, appointments deserve vetting and oversight.

Another nomination was for Tikki Brown, the person who has overseen Minnesota’s CCAP fraud, including the Somali child care fraud exposed nationally by Nick Shirley. Democrats had zero interest in having any accountability for fraud.

Democrats have a one seat majority but never concede an inch to Republicans. Meanwhile, some RINOs are constantly caving to the radical left!

Democrats protected Walz and gave him unchecked power by proposing a series of motions that forced all of these nominations to return to committee to die. Of the 11 motions Democrats made, 7 had complete GOP opposition, resulting in 34-33 votes.

The first motion that did not have unanimous GOP opposition was made by radical socialist Omar Fateh. For whatever reason, GOP Senator Warren Limmer did not vote on the nominations of MN State Colleges & Universities Board of Trustees and the MN Higher Edu. Facilities Authority. The Senate vote was 34-32.

Following this vote, RINO Keri Heintzeman voted alongside Democrats to block confirmation proceedings for the MN Housing Finance Agency. The vote was 35-32. With rampant fraud in MN, Tim Walz’ appointees CANNOT be trusted!

Several votes on other nominations again returned to complete GOP opposition and complete Democrat support. This continued until the Tax Court nominations where 21 of the 33 GOP members folded! While Minnesotans are being overtaxed by Tim Walz, they are wondering why the majority of the GOP would forgo a proper nomination process of Walz’ Tax Court nominations! Though Democrat Ann Rest claimed the Tax Committee would take up the relevant nominations at their next meeting, the GOP should've realized that they were dealing with bad faith actors! See vote below:

Action 4 Liberty believes bureaucrats deserve scrutiny and are NOT entitled to taxpayer money. Transparency is the only answer. Action 4 Liberty will continue providing Patriots with liberty-based reporting that cannot be found anywhere else. 

See the 114 nominations who were installed by Walz with zero oversight:

BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH

Peggy Hawkins

Abigail Maynard

Steve Neil

Brandon Schafer

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMISSIONER

Brad Lindsay

MINNESOTA RURAL FINANCE AUTHORITY

Brent Kelsey

Gary Wertish

BOARD OF THE PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION

Sally Grans Korsh

Pasha Khosravi

BOARD OF THE MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES

Annette Freiheit

Hernan Moncada

Sara Pratt

Jamie Speier

Katherine Wangberg

BOARD OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS

Jinger Gustafson

Drew Hildenbrand

Melissa Schaller

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR LICENSING AND STANDARDS BOARD

Amy Aho

Justin Hoelscher

Kurt Stumpf

Jennifer Trask

Janie Yang

SCHOOL TRUST LANDS DIRECTOR

Aaron Vande Linde

BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES CHAIR

Todd Holman

DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSIONER

Sarah Strommen

CLEAN WATER COUNCIL

John Barten

Steven Besser

Richard Biske

Richard Brainerd

Steven Christenson

Warren Formo

Brad Gausman

Kelly Gribauval-Hite

Holly Hatlewick

Annie Knight

Ole Olmanson

Peter Schwagerl

Jessica Wilson

LESSARD-SAMS OUTDOOR HERITAGE COUNCIL

Suzanne Baird

Tom Saxhaug

MINNESOTA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY BOARD

Ed Brands

Daniel Katzenberger

Nicholas Martin

Angela Smith

MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY COMMISSIONER

Katrina Kessler

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES COMMISSIONER

Tikki Brown

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH COMMISSIONER

Brooke Cunningham

MNSURE BOARD

Matthew Anderson

David Fisher

Stephanie Stoffel

Andrew Whitman

OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES DIRECTOR

Dylan Ferguson

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

John Cowles

Dawn Erlandson

Jim Grabowska

Timothy Huebsch

Jacqueline Johnson

Jana Johnson

Roger Moe

Kathleen Sheran

George Soule

Cheryl Tefer

MINNESOTA HIGHER EDUCATION FACILITIES AUTHORITY

Bonnie Anderson Rons

Gary Benson

Mary Ives

David Rowland

Kenneth Westphal

MINNESOTA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY

Eric Cooperstein

John DeCramer

Stephanie Klinzing

Terri Thao

DESTINATION MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION

Pamela Wheelock

BOARD ON JUDICIAL STANDARDS

Debbie Toberman

Timothy O'Brien

Nhia Vang

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS COMMISSIONER

Paul Schnell

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSIONER

Robert Jacobson

BOARD OF THE ARTS

Carol Bruess

Jose Uriel Camarena Michel

Michael Charron

Emily Galusha

Phillip McKenzie

Michele Sterner

DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION COMMISSIONER

Tamar Gronvall

GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD DIRECTOR

Laura Wade

GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD

Alan De Jesus

Doug Forsman

Kate Luthner

James Nardone

Mike Sundin

MINNESOTA RACING COMMISSION

Melanie Benjamin

Barbara Colombo

Raymond Dehn

Dan Erhart

Johnny Johnson

Roy Johnson

David Koob

MINNESOTA STATE LOTTERY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Adam Prock

TAX COURT

Jane Bowman

Bradford Delapena

METROPOLITAN COUNCIL

Deb Barber

Anjuli Cameron

Tyronne Carter

Willetha Carter

Gail Cederberg

Reva Chamblis

Judy Johnson

Chai Lee

Robert Lilligren

Peter Lindstrom

Diego Morales

Yassin Osman

John Pacheco Jr.

Wendy Wulff

Over 250 delegates, alternates, guests, candidates, and attendees gathered at the Roseville Middle School on Saturday, April 18th to hold the biannual congressional district convention for CD4. The convention was chaired by outgoing State Rep. Patti Anderson and attendees appreciated the neutrality she used as Chair. Among other party business to complete, the focal point of the paulitical convention was the Congress endorsement contest between candidates Paul Wikstrom and Paul Xiong to take on radical Democrat Betty McCollum.

Paul Wikstrom was previously the GOP nominee for State Representative in District 40B. His State House campaigns were particularly notable because his first opponent, Democrat Curtis Johnson, violated residency rules and did not actually live in the district. This was not adjudicated until after the general election and resulted in a temporary GOP majority. Once this was decided in court, a special election was called and Wikstrom was defeated by radical leftist David Gottfied.

Paul Xiong is the former Chairman of the Hmong 18 Council, which encapsulates the 18 different Hmong clans (families) in Minnesota. Xiong’s candidacy centered around his leadership and connections within communities that have been unreached by Republicans. Xiong also touted his resume and life story as a former police officer and small business owner with parents who fled Communism.

Both candidates agreed on stage to abide by the endorsement of the CD4 delegates and not pursue a primary campaign.

Ahead of the endorsing convention, Wikstrom sent an email insinuating that Xiong was a Democrat plant since he previously made a donation to a Democrat. This donation was to Democrat Ethan Cha, a current State Representative. The MN Campaign Finance Board (CFB) does show this donation. See below:

As seen above, Xiong also appeared to have donated to a candidate for Judge in the 2nd District who ran against a Walz-appointed liberal.

Paul Xiong addressed the attacks against him in an email and rejected Wikstrom’s characterization of him and chose not to sling mud in return. Xiong contended that he is a Constitutional conservative, a supporter of President Trump, an opponent to illegal immigration, and ready to fight Minnesota’s fraud regime. Xiong also made sure to explain his previous donation to Ethan Cha, pointing to his Chairmanship of the Hmong 18 Council, which demanded his attendance and support of Hmong candidates, including Ethan Cha.

The pre-endorsement attacks were barely and vaguely mentioned at the CD4 convention in speeches. Wikstrom and Xiong opted to not attack the other in their speeches and in the Q and A section.

Wikstrom brought a group of some local and out-of-district Republicans on stage with him during his speech and spoke about how his efforts led to the temporary GOP House majority and the creation of the fraud committee. Xiong led a group of Hmong, Laotian, Buddhist, Asian, and some Republican individuals on stage and spoke about his resume and qualifications. While it was clear that English is not Xiong's first language, many delegates were interested in his message. 

Questions for the Q and A section were submitted by delegates and alternates. A committee, including the article’s author, read all the questions, combined questions, and had the same five questions ready for both candidates. Interestingly, John Kyzylyzyn, a frequent attacker of A4L, was also in the committee and had an incredibly positive attitude. While it was bizarre and unexpected, A4L will not hold the fact against him that he told the committee that he did not know the 2nd Amendment off-hand.

Following speeches and the Q&A section, a paper ballot vote was held with delegates voting. In the vote, sources tell A4L that Wikstrom won approximately 70% and Xiong won 30% of the vote.

Xiong gave a concession speech and congratulated Wikstrom’s victory. Wikstrom released an online video thanking Xiong for running and making him a better candidate.

The convention also featured platform resolution. Included in the CD4 Resolutions Committee report was A4L’s Never Again platform resolution. This now goes to the MNGOP Resolutions Committee before a vote of the delegates at the state convention.

A straw poll for Governor and U.S. Senate. See the results for both below:

Governor results

1. Lisa Demuth & Kendall Qualls (TIE) - 31.79% (48 votes each)
2. Mike Lindell - 10.60% (16 votes) 
3. Patrick Knight - 9.93% (15 votes)
4. Kristin Robbins - 5.96% (9 votes)
5. Phil Parrish - 4.64% (7 votes)
6. Raul Estrada - 2.65% (4 votes)
7. John Krhin - 1.32% (2 votes)
8. Undecided - 1.32% (2 votes)
9. Peggy Bennett - 0% (0 votes)
10.  Write in - 0% (0 votes)

The above Governor straw poll also included Scott Jensen and Brad Kohler as options despite Jensen running for Auditor and Kohler leaving the GOP. Jensen and Kohler both received zero votes.

A source tells A4L that a Lisa Demuth volunteer was caught throwing Kristin Robbin's literature in the trash and stole a clipboard. Robbins did attack the "bad deals" Demuth cut with Democrats during her speech to the convention.

U.S. Senate results

1. Adam Schwarze - 43.71% (66 votes)
2. Michele Tafoya - 31.13% (47 votes)
3. Mark York - 11.92% (18 votes)
4. Royce White - 3.97% (6 votes)
5. Undecided - 3.97% (6 votes)
6. Alycia Gruenhagen - 3.31% (5 votes)
7. Tom Weiler - 1.99% (3 votes)
8. Write in - 0% (0 votes)
9. David Hann 0% (0 votes)

As seen above, 2024 nominee Royce White is trailing in fourth place. White was unable to attend due to basketball coaching obligations according to his campaign representative, David Penn. Since White is known to give powerful speeches, his absence was clearly felt. Previous supporters of Royce seemed to favor Schwarze at the CD4 convention but the State Convention delegates will ultimately determine the party endorsement.

A4L would also like to thank the many individuals who approached this article’s author and showed appreciation for our reporting. Grassroots conservatives know that A4L is fighting against big government and exposing the corruption in our state’s politics. Action 4 Liberty will continue providing Patriots with hardcore, liberty-based, and anti-establishment reporting that cannot be found anywhere else. 

 

The 2nd Amendment is not just under threat by radical Democrats, it is also under threat by big government, liberal Republican politicians. On Monday, April 20th, only THREE Republican State Representatives voted against an anti-gun bill. This bill is the ANTITHESIS of Constitutional carry!

This unconstitutional gun control bill, HF3762, allows expunged (sealed) records to be used against people while seeking to obtain a permit to purchase, receive, or carry a firearm. It would seem that all Republicans would be in opposition to this but not with Lisa Demuth running the show! Only Reps. Ben Davis (6A), Marj Fogleman (21B), and Drew Roach (58B) voted against the bill. All three are members of the MN Freedom Caucus. See vote below:

As seen above, the “Feardom Walkus” including Reps Tom Dippel (41B), Jeff Dotseth (11A), and Mike Wiener (5B) abandoned their constituents and left them voiceless on the House floor during the vote! All three were present throughout the floor session and INTENTIONALLY did not vote on the bill! Wiener is challenging incumbent Paul Utke in the SD5 Senate race and if Utke votes against the gun control bill, pro-gun groups may have no choice but to back Utke! If Constitutional conservatives cannot rely on Wiener to vote conservative on behalf of his deep red district, his constituents may choose he hasn’t earned their votes.

The only reasonable rationale for why a legislator should ever abstain from a vote is if they have a personal conflict of interest with the legislation. Since that clearly was not the case with this bill, these three showed weakness and an unwillingness to take a stance when Minnesotans’ Constitutional liberties are on the line.

Of course, it is even worse to vote for gun control than to not vote! 61 out of 67 GOP legislators COMPLETELY backstabbed the base that gave them power. They aligned themselves with Democrats and gained nothing from it. They are doing the exact opposite of Constitutional carry!

RINOs Ben Bakeberg (45B), Paul Novotny (30B), Jeff Witte (57B), and Michael Kruen (SD32) partnered with radical Democrat Judy Seeberger (SD41) to co-author this legislation.

Republicans who backstabbed the GOP base today on gun control include: Reps. Keith Allen (19A), Pam Altendorf (20A), Patti Anderson (33A), Paul Anderson (12A), Jeff Backer (9A), Ben Bakeberg (54B), Dave Baker (16B), Peggy Bennett (23A), Matt Bliss (2B), John Burkel (1A), Greg Davids (26B), Lisa Demuth (13A), Tom Dippel (41B), Jeff Dotseth (11A), Bidal Duran (2A), Elliott Engen (36A), Mary Franson (12B), Steve Gander (1B), Dawn Gillman (17A), Jimmy Gordon (28A), Bobbie Harder (17B), Josh Heintzeman (6B), Walter Hudson (30A), Spencer Igo (7A), Steve Jacob (20B), Wayne Johnson (41A), Jim Joy (4B), Krista Knudsen (5A), Jon Koznick (57A), Ron Kresha (10A), Bryan Lawrence (27B), Joe McDonald (29A), Shane Mekeland (27A), Patti Mueller (23B), Tom Murphy (9B), Andrew Myers (45A), Danny Nadeau (34A), Jim Nash (48A), Nathan Nelson (11B), Harry Niska (31A), Paul Novotny (30B), Tim O'Driscoll (13B), Bjorn Olson (22A), Bernie Perryman (14A), Duane Quam (24A), Marion Rarick (29B), Aaron Repinski (26A), Kristin Robbins (37A), Max Rymer (28B) Joe Schomacker (21A), Isaac Schultz (10B), Erica Schwartz (18A), Peggy Scott (31B), Tom Sexton (19B), Roger Skraba (3A), Terry Stier (22B), Chris Swedzinski (15A), Paul Torkelson (15B), Scott Van Binsbergen (16A), Cal Warwas (7B), Nolan West (32A), Mike Wiener (5B), Jeff Witte (57B), and Natalie Zeleznikar (3B). 

This legislation is also extremely unnecessary since individuals must already submit expunged relevant crimes with their application for a permit. This law expands it far beyond that!

Action 4 Liberty will continue providing Minnesota Patriots liberty-based reporting that cannot be found anywhere else. Those interested in reading the legislation can see it below:

The Minnesota Governor race remains a focal point for voters after massive fraud was uncovered and Tim Walz ended his campaign in shame. Since that point, Walz has undemocratically anointed Amy Klobuchar as his successor but Minnesota voters still get to weigh in. 

One way voters are able to gauge candidates is by viewing their campaign finance reports. Through these reports, voters can learn how much a candidate is raising, who their donors are, and where they are spending money. Grassroots Patriot Karla Nelson created a page on Senate District 44 GOP’s website that allows voters to easily and simply view the campaign finance reports of all statewide and federal GOP candidates.

As seen in the newest campaign finance reports, conservative firebrand and My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell has received the most financial support among the Republican candidates. Lindell raised nearly half a million dollars in just a three month span. Since Democrats have a massive financial advantage over Republicans in MN, Lindell brings an advantage that no other candidate has due to his marketing skills, celebrity influence, and deep connection to conservatives/election integrity activists as he brings in small dollar donations nationwide.

See how much each GOP candidate for Governor fundraised from January through March of this year below rounded to the nearest whole number:

Mike Lindell - $495,988

Lisa Demuth - $225,803

Kendall Qualls - $124,625

Kristin Robbins - $61,217

Peggy Bennett - $60,770

Patrick Knight - $45,538

John Krhin - $38,801

Phillip Parrish - $6,652

Ross Nova - $6,000

Raul Estrada - $4,065

Of the Republican candidates, only Lisa Demuth has accepted money from lobbyists in the Quarter 1 report. Her report states that she collected donations from 12 different lobbyists totaling $7,275.

Since Amy Klobuchar did not get into the race until January of this year, her CFB report is the first time Minnesotans can find out how much she has raised. In total, Klobuchar has raised over $4.8M this quarter. Despite her report showing she has spent over $1.4M already, her campaign website remains blank on policy. Apparently $1.4M can’t even buy her a campaign platform!

A4L will provide further coverage of campaign finance reports to keep Patriots informed about the candidates asking for their votes. Action 4 Liberty will continue providing Minnesotans with liberty-based reporting that cannot be found anywhere else.

Following a closed door meeting featuring Tim Walz, Lisa Demuth, and Democrat legislative leaders to discuss giving Minnesota hundreds of millions to billions of dollars worth of debt to fund pet projects for politicians, Empty Suit Lisa 'Kamala' Demuth said she was “encouraged by the levels of alignment” she was in with her fishing buddy Tim Walz and Democrats. Democrat House leader Zack Stephenson also stated that a debt bill was a priority for all in the meeting. See below:

Lisa Demuth stood right by Stephenson and did not dispute what he said. This confirms what A4L has been warning about: Demuth is not governing like a conservative and will help advance the Democrat’s big government agenda. The bonding bill is the typical tool of crony politicians to give the state debt to fund various pet projects. While most normal people do not spend money when they run out, the government goes in debt to keep taxes and spending high.

The day before this meeting, GOP legislators attempted to impeach Walz and Ellison. Demuth has refused to take a position on it.

As seen in previous A4L reporting, Tim Walz’ bonding plan includes demolishing the historic Centennial Building years early with an estimated 80% of material going to be scrapped instead of giving it immediate reuse, increasing security at the Capitol, and renovating buildings to give politicians/bureaucrats cushier offices. He also wants to spend over $5.5M repainting some windows at the Capitol, though his plan decides to steal it from the general fund.

Tim Walz is looking to benefit crooked politicians and bureaucrats as one of his final moves as Governor! This should be rejected outright as an unserious proposal. Minnesota taxpayers are struggling and crooked politicians are prioritizing their office space above them.

Notably absent from this meeting was GOP Senate Leader Mark Johnson (SD1). Sources at the Capitol tell A4L that Johnson was not invited so he grabbed a baseball glove and went outside by Walz’ office windows to play catch.

A bonding bill requires 3/5ths support of both chambers in order to pass. A simple majority does not cut it and the vote would have to be bipartisan due to the tied house and one seat Democrat Senate majority. By excluding the GOP Senate from negotiations, they have no incentive to go along with the Walz/Demuth secret agenda. If Senate Republicans stand strong and oppose the disrespectful power-grab by Demuth and Democrats, MN may be able to avoid more debt.

As seen in the clip above, when Demuth was asked for details on what bonding bill projects the GOP was prioritizing, she refused to answer and would not give specifics! She refuses to give transparency over the closed-door meeting with Tim Walz and is still trying to fool people into thinking she is a conservative in her Governor campaign.

In a previous press conference, Demuth stated that MN "doesn’t have money right now and that is a choice that was made over time” however she leaves out that SHE was the one who made the choice to waste away our tax dollars! Demuth voted for every single bill in 2025 that was signed into law by Walz and it amounted to the 2nd LARGEST budget in MN history with new projections showing cost will total $70.2B.

Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB) has set a maximum amount of $1.1B that can be bonded this year. In 2025, RINOs and Democrats passed a $700M bonding bill and that was the maximum amount they could put our state in debt. Walz, Demuth, and Democrats are likely looking to spend every penny they can so we should not be shocked if they try to give MN over a billion dollars worth of debt.

Action 4 Liberty will continue providing Patriots liberty-based reporting that cannot be found anywhere else.

Action 4 Liberty lives rent free in the minds of crooked politicians at the Capitol because they know A4L will always expose their corruption. RINOs and radical leftists know that A4L has broad support among grassroots conservatives and we will prioritize nothing above truth and liberty. This acknowledgement of A4L influence/leadership took place in the House Rules Committee while debating a resolution to investigate impeachment articles against Tim Walz and Keith Ellison.

The massive, multi-billion dollar fraud scandal that has been exposed in Minnesota took place because of the incompetence and corruption of two individuals: Tim Walz and Keith Ellison. Impeachment becomes the only option when all other strategies have been exhausted. Articles of Impeachment must originate in the State House and be confirmed by the State Senate.

As seen in our previous reporting and petitions, Action 4 Liberty has long known that these two have acted in a rogue, unconstitutional, and flagrantly pro-fraud fashion and has led the movement to see them impeached. From Walz’ tyrannical abuse of Emergency Powers in Covid to the fraud scandal we see now, A4L has been the consistent voice for Constitutional conservatives and the legislature has taken notice. In 2021, then-State Rep, now-A4L President Erik Mortensen introduced Articles of Impeachment against Tampon Tim himself for "unconstitutional lockdowns"! A4L has been leading on this issue for years!

The House Rules Committee combined the Walz impeachment effort (HR6) by Rep. Mike Wiener (5B) and the Ellison impeachment effort (HR7) by Rep. Ben Davis (6A) into a single motion. This resolution required that the Republican-controlled Fraud Committee investigate the accusations expressed in the resolution. See full resolution below:

Rather than debate the Resolution for its own claims and merits, Democrats chose to obfuscate and bring up Donald Trump every chance they got. Of course, the state legislature has no influence on impeaching a President but they have the Constitutional authority to impeach state executive officers like Governor and Attorney General. Democrats provided no defense to the claims leveled against Walz and Ellison, highlighting that they prioritize their party over MN taxpayers.

One Democrat, radical leftist Sydney Jordan (60A), accused the committee of “holding a political circus for Action 4 Liberty”! While most days in the legislature feature clowns engaging in a political circus, impeaching Walz and Ellison is the BEST use of time the legislature could engage in! Jordan’s comment also signifies that crooked politicians know A4L is paying attention and LEADING the impeachment effort against Walz and Ellison! See clip below:

The resolution did not advance to the Fraud Committee following a vote of 8-8, with all Republicans supporting the motion and all Democrats opposing it. Rules Committee members can be seen here and the full committee meeting/Resolution debate can be seen here. Of course, GOP members voted in lockstep because they know how critical this question is to their base. Several GOP members of the House, including Speaker and Governor candidate Lisa Demuth, has refused to take a position on this issue thus far.

Following the committee vote, a press conference was held with several members of the MN Freedom Caucus and supporters of the legislation to discuss what took place. The Freedom Caucus, was attacked by several Democrat members for promoting the Resolution and it being presented to the committee. The MN Freedom Caucus is led by Minnesota State Director and 2025 A4L Top Activist award recipient Paul Tuschy.

If crooked politicians would've listened to A4L from the beginning, Tim Walz would've been long gone years ago! Walz would've never been able to conduct his multi-billion dollar fraud operation or have been selected as Kamala Harris' VP candidate. Instead, spineless RINOs and radical Democrats have given Walz a pass for years. 

Action 4 Liberty is appreciative of Wiener and Davis pushing this Resolution, especially since A4L has previously had to expose Davis for misrepresenting himself on the House floor, ironically on the question of Keith Ellison's budget. Action 4 Liberty is the proven leader of the conservative movement in MN thanks to our unwavering pursuit to protect liberty for the next generation. A4L will continue providing Patriots with liberty-based reporting that cannot be found anywhere else.

America is supposed to be the land of the free where you can make as much of yourself as possible being limited only by your own abilities. This belief was the norm for both political parties for decades. As our government has gotten bigger and more corrupt, Democrats have pivoted to a total surrender to the radical Socialist movement.

15 far left Democrats in the State House have proposed a bill (HF4616) that establishes a Socialist wealth tax in Minnesota. While most of these Democrats represent deep blue districts, Kari Rehrauer (35B) won her last election by just 1.22%. See below:

One might think Democrats are targeting multi-billionaires with this legislation but they are actually going after anyone with more than $10M in assets/wealth! This means that farmers and businesspeople with costly, heavy machinery will be run out of business! So much for the “Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party”...

This legislation is NOT targeting the Elitists, this legislation will strip small business owners of the limited profit they may have collected. This legislation will destroy Minnesota and successful farmers/businesspeople will flee the state. Once the state has less people to tax, politicians will turn to the middle and lower class for more money because government crooks think they’ve never got enough money. Of course, the wealth tax would only increase if implemented, highlighting why the legislation is so dangerous.

Perhaps a “Wealth Tax” needs to be imposed on Minnesota’s government instead of Minnesota’s citizens! The government has more power and money than any individual citizen! In fact, if you add up the total wealth of all Minnesota billionaires, it would equal about 1/6th of the biennial budget passed by the Minnesota legislature last year!

The Socialist wealth tax bill appeared before the House Taxes Committee and was laid over for possible inclusion in the tax omnibus bill. Since the legislation appears to have unanimous opposition from the GOP, it likely will not advance any further. If this is included in the omnibus tax bill, A4L will be sure to inform Minnesotans. The bill currently does not have a Senate companion either because Democrats do not want it on people’s radars or it does not have the full support of all Democrat legislators.

Big government Socialists want to strip Minnesotans of their hard-earned dollars and destroy the state from within. A4L will continue to provide Patriots with liberty-based reporting that cannot be found anywhere else.

In exchange for breaking federal law, protecting criminal illegal aliens, and allowing violent leftist mobs, corrupt politicians are trying to reward these localities with $100M. Of course, it would be expected that radical Democrats would be behind something like this but RINO State Rep. Dave Baker (16B) is joining in to support the legislation!

This bill, HF4477, would spend $100M giving grants to businesses “adversely affected by activities and events related to increased immigration in Minnesota beginning December 1, 2025”. This money will not be evenly distributed across Minnesota, bill authors say that they want 80% to go to the Metro area and say that Baker agreed to that split!

This bill received its first hearing in the House Labor Committee, of which Baker is a co-chair, on April 8th and featured testifiers like Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Vang Her complaining about the economic impact of deportations conducted by ICE in Minnesota. While pointing no blame at sanctuary city policies or leftist riots in the streets, Democrats want Minnesota taxpayers to bail out the twin cities. 

While a couple of Republicans asked about the potential for fraud, only one truly took it to Democrats and EVISCERATED their insane proposal. GOP Rep. Isaac Schultz (10B) took the bill authors to task and exposed their corrupt, pro-illegal alien, leftist agenda while Democrats Cedrick Frazier (43A) and Jay Xiong (67B) arrogantly pretended their proposal was non-political. Schultz wisely pointed out that taxpayers received no relief for Feeding Our Future which cost MN more tax dollars the supposed impact of Metro Surge. See at marked timestamp below below:

The bill was tabled in this committee so no vote was taken. The subject matter of the bill was then mentioned at the House Ways and Means Committee on April 13th where Mayors Her and Frey again testified, with Frey ironically calling ICE deportations an unconstitutional invasion. RINO Dave Baker took this time to suck up to Frey, let Frey trash ICE, let Frey pretend riots weren’t going on, prop up the leftist bailout plan, and even calling Minneapolis the “most amazing city in the state of Minnesota”! Baker also admitted that he hires illegal aliens in his business since he says he lost housekeepers (likely from the hotel he owns) due to ICE deportations in Minnesota. One has to wonder if Baker plans on getting one of the business grants he is helping create with this program.

Also in the Ways and Means committee, Baker made a fake capitalist argument by pointing out the economic impact of paid family medical leave but then implied that ICE deportations were another government imposed mandate. If the government imposing its will is the problem with the economy, then why would Baker’s solution be more government and bailouts? See the pathetic back and forth at the marked timestamp below:

A final version of the bill has not yet been completed so it may end up costing MORE than $100M!

There does not appear to be any other Republican who is openly supporting this legislation as of now. Since Republicans control the gavel in the House and can block bills if they vote as a block, this bill can be KILLED if RINO Dave Baker corrects course!

Baker has been a State Rep for over a decade and received a pathetic score of 29.17% in the 2025 A4L Scorecard and has a FAILING lifetime A4L score of 46.42%. This means Baker is more likely to vote for big government/less liberty than he is to vote against it on critical votes!

Minnesotans can contact their legislators and contact Dave Baker what they think of the wasteful, anti-ICE, and pro-illegal alien legislation, HF4477, he is supporting. See email address and office number below:

[email protected]

651-296-6206

Action 4 Liberty will never waiver in the mission to protect liberty for the next generation and we do not have liberty with open borders and massive bailouts due to deportations. Minnesota taxpayers continue to be ripped off thanks to radically corrupt politicians. A4L will continue providing Patriots with liberty-based reporting that cannot be found anywhere else.