Minnesota is slipping further and further into third-world territory by accepting thousands upon thousands of lowly educated Islamic refugees from failed nations like Somalia. This issue has spiraled into out of control fraud schemes and barbaric violence from Somalis in our state committing some of the worst crimes known to man that are excused by Democrats and Muslim mosques.

42 year old Somalian, Qalinle Ibrahim Dirie, was convicted to a 12 year prison sentence for raping a 12-year-old girl in Minneapolis last year. 12 years is the lowest amount of prison time recommended by MN sentencing guidelines for first-degree criminal sexual assault. Dirie is currently locked up at the Minnesota Correctional Facility - Saint Cloud and it is not immediately clear if Dirie is even a citizen of the United States.

This sentencing decision was made by District Judge Michael E. Burns who was appointed to the Fourth Judicial District by Democrat Gov. Mark Dayton in 2016. According to the Star Tribune, this is seemingly what the prosecution requested for (Lead Prosecutor was Allison Elizabeth Reyerson). Burns made the decision on this case following a unanimous jury conviction. According to court records, Burns was the third Judge assigned this case. See Judge Michael Burns below:

The case number for this case is 27-CR-24-17247 and all related court documents can be found using the Minnesota Court Record search. On July 21st 2025, the court put documents into the record with people testifying on behalf of Dirie’s character. Included in these testimonies was the Al-Ihsan Islamic Center with a “Community Support Letter for Qalinle Dirie”. See full letter below:

As seen above, the Muslim mosque is praising Qalinle Dirie as a family-man father that faced “the challenge of starting over in a new culture”, alleges that Dirie has “never been involved in conflict” in the years they knew him, and suggests that he has made a “positive difference”. As many know, Islamic teachings tell their followers that deception is not only permitted, but obligatory in some cases. The Al-Ihsan Islamic Center is advocating for a Judge to go soft on a child rapist because he is a Somali Muslim in their community. As mentioned previously, Judge Burns gave Dirie the lightest recommended sentence and MN law allows Dirie to be released in 2033.  

Crooked MN politicians and judges have fallen victim to a radical Muslim contingency that demands they face no responsibility for repercussions for their actions. The influx of Somalis and other Muslims has led to Islamic mosques advocating for child rapists, if now is not a drawing line in the sand, nothing else will be. In the case of Qalinle Dirie, we see yet another example of violence from a group of Muslim immigrants who cannot and will not assimilate themselves into American culture. 

Minnesota Republican state Senator, Bruce Anderson, unexpectedly passed away on July 21st, prompting a special election in SD29. This district is deep red that Anderson won 68% of the vote for in 2022 while maintaining a conservative voting record and being a respectful conservative.

According to the Wright County GOP website, five candidates will be seeking the GOP endorsement taking place tomorrow, Tuesday, August 5th. The five GOP candidates include failed MNGOP deputy chair candidate Kip Christianson, Wright County Commissioner Tina Diedrick, Delano city councilman Jason Franzen, business owner Michael Holmstrom, and Marine Corps veteran Melinda Mihajlov. 

RINO Kip Christianson is a Monticello city councilman and shady political operative who lost against Donna Bergstrom in the race for Deputy Chair of the MNGOP while running in a so-called “unity ticket” with RINO David Hann. In 2020, Kip fooled a blind, wheelchair-bound veteran into getting on the ballot for Congress under a Marijuana-related political third party while being paid by the RNC and was labeled a “political stalker” while being paid by the RINO funded, anti-grassroots MN Jobs Coalition. Kip worked to change the MNGOP platform and the RNC platform to abolish pro-life language, something his district would not approve of. The idea of Kip being elevated to Senator with his stained record (including a DWI) should make him unqualified to conservatives for an office so critical.

Kip also credited David Hann and Globalist RINO Tom Emmer on the Jack Tomczack podcast for getting the MNGOP out of debt when it was truly President Trump speaking at the Lincoln-Reagan Dinner since the grassroots refused to support the party under Hann. This is in part due to the 1972-10 Wyoming company that received tens of thousands of dollars that A4L exposed was run by Kamala supporter Michael Brodkorb, who Kip also has a relationship with. Another strange relationship with liberals that Kip has was with Melissa Hortman, who Kip revealed was a friend and mentor to him following her and her husband's high-profile assassinations. Putting Hortman’s horrific death aside, why would an ultra-liberal Democrat Speaker of the House want to “mentor” Kip and what political advice will he follow? Many Republicans may wonder how close Kip is to others in the Democrat Establishment that he is keeping secret.

Establishment puppet Walter Hudson inserted himself into this race by calling Kip his “brother in arms through political trench warfare” and verbally slapped the hand of candidate Melinda Mihajlov for demanding the GOP endorsed candidate for the Senate be a “STRONG Constitutional conservative”. Mihajlov is a Marine Corps veteran and appears to be a standard line conservative but unfortunately looks up to RINOs like Patricia Mueller (23B) passing unconstitutional omnibus bills and may not rock the boat if elected. Interestingly, Melinda Mihajlov has been endorsed by Gonzalo Duran, the Conservative party & Republican nominee for New York City Public Advocate.

Another candidate for Senate, Michael Holmstrom, is a small business owner according to his campaign website and unsuccessfully ran for school board in 2024. Holmstrom is also the Deputy Chair of the Wright County GOP. Many conservatives may hesitate to support Holmstrom due to him being supported by social media addict RINO Dustin Grage, others in the district say not to hold that against him. Holmstrom also lost a County Commissioner race in 2022 which was ultimately won by another Senate candidate, Tina Diedrick.

If voters are looking for an anti-Emmer conservative, they likely won’t find it in Wright County Commissioner Tina Diedrick who poses with RINOs like him and Jim Nash for social media. Locals tell A4L that Establishment Republicans and Democrats supported Diedrick’s run for County Commissioner (since the primary and race is nonpartisan). She is additionally the former mayor of Norwood Young America and is clearly well-versed in government by serving on numerous committees and projects. While Diedrick certainly appears to be a hard worker and very involved in her community, she does not appear to be a hardcore conservative willing to buck party leadership.

The final candidate seeking the GOP endorsement is Delano city councilman Jason Franzen who is also the Wright Co. GOP Treasurer. From what can be gathered from his social media, he appears to be a standard Republican but he unfortunately shares HRCC and other Establishment material. Franzen, like all other candidates mentioned, will have the chance to make his case to the SD29 delegates at the convention.

In addition to the five mentioned candidates, Rachel Davis has filed for office but is not listed as a participant for the endorsement. Reportedly, the Wright Co. GOP alleges that Davis has not lived in the district for at least 6 months which Davis denies. Nora Greteman had a website for a Senate candidacy but the content has since been removed aside from a title saying “Coming Soon” and her campaign logo. The social media accounts linked on the website no longer go to pages so Greteman may have chosen not to run or to run in a primary (as it appears Davis will do and Mihajlov alluded to on X). Additionally, Greteman is the Wright Co. GOP event coordinator, which may have been seen as a conflict of interest if she organized the convention as a candidate.

One Democrat, Louis McNutt, has filed to run for the SD29 special election. Considering Republican Bruce Anderson received 68% of the vote in 2022, any hope for Democrats would be a longshot. 

Candidates and politics aside, there are serious issues with the process of the SD29 special election.

On July 29th, Tim Walz filed a writ of election for SD29 alongside another writ of election for SD47 following Nicole Mitchell FINALLY resigning from the Senate after her jury conviction for burglarizing her widowed-stepmother. Tim Walz scheduled primary election dates of Aug. 26th and a withdrawal deadline of Aug. 7th, giving voters very little time to vet candidates. The general election will take place on Nov. 4th. As A4L has exposed, Walz has a history of breaking special election laws to try to benefit Dems (which was even struck down by the liberal MN Supreme Court). With the timeline and leniency Walz has in scheduling elections while the legislature is not in session, he easily could have scheduled a primary in September or October to give voters more time to vet candidates in their unexpected vacancy. 

In addition, the Wright County GOP perhaps should have followed the routes that Cass, Crow Wing, and Itasca counties did in the SD6 special election by not holding an endorsing convention and allowing candidates to fight it out in a primary. By holding an endorsement on an unexpected short time notice, many delegates may be unable to attend and the process becomes rushed. Small portions of Hennepin and Meeker counties are also in SD29 and sources tell A4L that all delegates from these areas may not have received their required convention call. Of course, the endorsing convention could end with no endorsement resulting in a crowded primary, especially considering it begins at 6PM on a Tuesday night with five candidates. If run corruptly, there will almost certainly be a primary following it.

With the GOP endorsing convention taking place tomorrow (Aug. 5th), we will keep Patriots informed on this race as well as the SD47 special election. We will continue to lead the conservative movement by putting truth and liberty first and be unwavering in our Constitutional, small-government principles. 

Whenever free speech becomes regulated, blocked, or criminalized, you no longer have free speech. Unfortunately and unsurprisingly, the leftist newspaper Star Tribune is pushing for the criminalization of First Amendment auditing. While one might think that the longest-running newspaper in Minnesota might know something about the ‘Right to Free Press’, they clearly need a Constitutional lesson.

First Amendment text: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

First Amendment auditing is essentially an individual who films themselves and/or others in government buildings or other public areas. This activity has become popularized on YouTube and other social media and is an umbrella term that could be citizen journalists looking for answers, individuals looking to provoke an arrest to file a lawsuit calling the arrest unjustified, individuals looking to provoke the public/police to the limit of threat of arrest, satirized auditing, and sovereign citizens. On one hand it can expose a power-hungry, nit-picky government official but on the other hand, it is putting random people in an uncomfortable position for no reason other than getting their reaction. Some channels, like Long Island Audit, do great videos reminding officers and other government employees that the public has a right to audit them with a camera on property owned by taxpayers. Of course bad apples exist too which busy-bodies use as examples to justify why anti-free speech laws are necessary.

As to be expected, many people do not want to be filmed in public and have negative reactions to it. Filming someone without permission, regardless of being on private or public property, feels like an invasion of privacy to some and often the longer it goes on, the angrier the person being filmed gets. To make matters more frustrating, sometimes the filmers/auditors will choose to be masked to remain semi-anonymous and act extremely inconsiderate to trigger people for social media content.

In this case, Karen Tolkkinen from the Star Tribune wrote an article discussing a recent First Amendment audit video that took place in Albert Lea, MN and suggests people who do this be fined or arrested. The individual wore a mask to conceal his identity as he filmed a row of businesses hosting a community sale and would not speak when people approached him to ask why he was filming them. Long story short, he was attempting to provoke people and get them angry by silently filming them so the cops come and say he is allowed to film.

When the individual would speak, it would be things like “You have no expectation of privacy in public” and was clearly freaking some people out with his behavior.

All of this kept in mind, rude or unwanted filming in public is protected under the First Amendment. It would be a massive mistake to give a bloated government more power to police speech, public recordings/press, or other activities protected under the First Amendment. Minnesota already has a hate speech/hate crime database and Democrats like Tim Walz look to censor their opponents by applying labels like “disinformation” or “conspiracy theory” or “hate speech” on speech that is politically inconvenient or is actually true.

Speech you don’t like is free speech. Speech the Star Tribune doesn’t like is free speech. Speech that is hateful is free speech. Speech only becomes criminal (or punishable on civil penalties) when it incites violence or mass panic, is defamatory, or is harassing. 

The Star Tribune should know better than to push a policy objective that undermines our Bill of Rights and the Right to free speech and free press. Keep in mind, the liberal media warned President Trump was going to lock up journalists. Now, they want to criminalize certain forms of free press. Unfortunately, major corporate media like the Star Tribune completely conformed to the left and far from neutral and unbiased. The Star Tribune also knows that their access to politicians and government buildings will never be challenged like other regular citizens.

Unintended consequences of criminalizing individuals filming events in public would erode our Constitution and could be used selectively by those in power. While the creator of the YouTube video serves as a poor example of wielding free speech, it is none-the-less protected. Arbitrary judgments cannot determine how society is governed.

And of course, the creator of the YouTube video is going to have a hay-day with the fact that a woman named Karen is writing about him in the Star Tribune about his video titled “Recording Karens On The Sidewalk”. Karen also ridiculously suggests that people carry “collapsible privacy sheets” to block their face and even says it should read “Go play in traffic” (suggesting Karen wants First Amendment auditors to die). If Karen is to be commended for anything in her article it is her shaming of the filmer wearing a mask, it's about time the Star Tribune takes a stand against masks!

While the Star Tribune will continue to pretend to be neutral while subliminally or openly pushing the leftist agenda, keep in mind that the Star Tribune is run by billionaire Glen Taylor who previously was the Republican Minority Leader in the state Senate. The corruption in our state will never be fully exposed by the Star Tribune because they are controlled by the Uniparty.

Unlike the Star and Sickle, Action 4 Liberty lays out our biases upfront. We want a limited government that adheres to its basic Constitutional obligations and our mission is to protect liberty for the next generation. We understand that it is not just the speech that we like that needs protecting, it is also the speech we don’t like. With this in mind, Karen and the Star Tribune have every right to debate this idea but the government has zero right to implement it. A4L will continue to lead and stand shoulder to shoulder with the grassroots conservative movement to preserve freedom in Minnesota.

Minnesota has become a fraud ridden Socialist state totalling $1 Billion according to federal prosecutors. While Tim Walz and Keith Ellison have administered and oversaw the massive fraud, RINOs helped Democrats in the state legislature to fund this very fraud!

As seen in previous A4L reporting, acting U.S. Attorney for Minnesota, Joe Thompson, told KSTP in an interview that when investigations are prosecuted and finished, the amount of fraud in MN government programs could exceed $1 Billion. Notably, Thompson said 1 in 5 autism centers are under investigation and the Housing Stabilization Services providers were mostly fraudulent. See interview here.

Housing Stabilization Services are funded through the MN Dept. of Human Services through a Medicaid Medical Assistance program, separate from Medical Assistance abortion funding contained in the Health Omnibus bill. The Housing Stabilization Services funding was most recently passed through the 316 page Human Services spending omnibus bill during the 2025 special session (HF3). DHS data says Housing Stabilization Services received over $107 Million in 2024. 

As mentioned earlier, many RINOs worked with Democrats to get this fraud funding across the finish line! HF3 was passed by a vote of 35-32 in the Senate with only RINO Jim Abeler (SD35) voting with the Democrats. In the House, 30 RINOs partnered with Democrats to pass an unconstitutional omnibus bill containing funding for fraud ridden government programs. No Democrat voted against the bill on the floor and one Democrat Rep., Peter Fischer (44A), did not take a vote. This bill was authored by two Democrats and RINO Joe Schomacker (21A). This legislation contributed to the 2nd largest budget in MN history and the majority of GOP Reps voted no on this bill, proving Demuth made a bad, corrupt backroom deal with Walz and legislative Dems for the special session. See House vote below:

As seen above, here are the 30 RINO Reps voted for the Housing fraud that was recently uncovered: Dave Baker (16B), Matt Bliss (2B), Greg Davids (26B), Lisa Demuth (13A), Jeff Dotseth (11A), Bidal Duran (2A), Mary Franson (12B), Steve Gander (1B), Dawn Gillman (17A), Josh Heintzeman (6B), Walter Hudson (30A), Spencer Igo (7A), Wayne Johnson (41A), Andrew Myers (45A), Danny Nadeau (34A), Jim Nash (48A), Harry Niska (31B), Tim O’Driscoll (13B), Bernie Perryman (14A), Marion Rarick (29B), Aaron Repinski (26A), Joe Schomacker (21A), Erica Schwartz (18A), Peggy Scott (31B), Tom Sexton (19B), Roger Skraba (3A), Paul Torkelson (15B), Cal Warwas (7B), Jeff Witte (57B), and Natalie Zeleznikar (3B).

Keep in mind, this fraud was not uncovered by the Republican-controlled House Fraud Committee, it was exposed by federal prosecutors and the media! In fact, only 3 out of 8 of the Fraud Committee members voted against this bill! This means that the majority of the fraud committee (Pinto, Elkins, Greenman, Hudson, and Rarick) voted to fund fraud with your tax dollars! And these are the clowns that are supposed to be stopping the fraud?!?

Since this fraud has been exposed, Tampon Tim froze payment to the Housing Stabilization Services. Walz’ time as MN Governor will forever be remembered for the non-stop fraud that he has funded and oversaw. The same can be said for radical leftist Attorney General Keith Ellison. From the Feeding Our Future fraud to this, Walz has faced zero responsibility for destroying our state and covering up fraud. When Congress called Walz in to testify, he gave a $430K bill to taxpayers for his lawyers to help him cover up his failed Administration.

Beyond Walz and Ellison, the Housing Stabilization Services fraud is thanks to Democrats and spineless RINOs who voted for the unconstitutional Human Services omnibus bill. A bloated, far-reaching government will always be unmanageable and lead to fraud. If Republicans truly want to stop fraud, they must stop passing omnibus bills that are hundreds to thousands of pages long that hide policy and funding for radical left causes or programs that do not have proper oversight and fraud prevention.

Action 4 Liberty will continue leading the MN conservative grassroots movement by holding firm to conservative, Constitutional principles. We will never waiver in our mission to protect liberty for the next generation. The Uniparty is responsible for the out-of-control government of our state and the Uniparty will never fix itself. A4L will continue exposing the rampant corruption across Minnesota politics.

In order to maintain the corrupt St. Paul Swamp, the RINO Establishment protects itself with the House Republican Campaign Committee (HRCC) as a tool to sabotage grassroots conservative candidates and support unendorsed RINO career politician incumbents. A4L now learns that the HRCC is demanding $25K in order to be a part of leadership.

The HRCC is a party unit of the MNGOP, despite previous denial and eventual admittance on this topic by Establishment Rep. Walter Hudson (30A). As a party unit, the HRCC is obligated to abide by the endorsements of Republican party units on all races, most notably, the state House races. Article IV, Section 8 of the MNGOP bylaws states “No Party Officer shall use their official position to promote pre-primary endorsement support or induce the candidacy of any individual by assuring Party support prior to any endorsement by the convention which is representative of the entire electorate for the office.”

To provide further evidence of the HRCC existing as a party unit of the MNGOP, look no further than the category the HRCC belongs to in Campaign Finance Board (CFB) reporting because they are under the category called party unit! This means they must abide by MNGOP bylaws and the party’s endorsements. The HRCC’s desperate desire to work outside of MNGOP endorsements, especially in deep red districts for RINO incumbents, proves they are working against the interests of Republican voters. 

So who are the party officers of the HRCC? Are they elected by the GOP Representatives? Do they have a Constitution or bylaws governing their actions?

The party officers of the HRCC would likely include its Chair Lisa Demuth (13A), the Treasurer Paul Torkelson (15B), and steering committee members who A4L is told includes Harry Niska (31A) and Josh Heintzeman (6B). A4L is also told that these ‘leaders’ were not elected. On episodes of the Truth Hurts, both Rep. Walter Hudson (30A) and Rep. Mike Weiner (5B) said they had never seen HRCC bylaws and were unsure how HRCC leadership was decided.

A4L has been told that a meeting was held this month led by Speaker Lisa Demuth with GOP Representatives concerning HRCC issues raised by members (including that there are no bylaws or a Constitution governing the HRCC and some desire to make the HRCC focus only on general elections) at a hotel down the road from A4L Headquarters. A4L is told that Demuth required GOP Reps pay $10K in 2025 and $15K in 2026 ($25K in total), volunteer at 15 HRCC events, and then put in an application subject to approval by the HRCC in order to be on the steering committee! A4L was informed that 4 Representatives have put in applications. So even if a Rep. fork over the money, the RINOs running the HRCC can deny them!

This is a corrupt pay-to-play scheme that requires big donations to a group working against the interests of Republican endorsed candidates. Do we want a system where $25K to a corrupt party unit buys politicians more power?

Ironically, Josh Heintzeman and Harry Niska did not pay $25K in 2023 and 2024 according to CFB reports which means they do not meet the requirements to serve in the HRCC if the $25K requirement is truly a rule. In 2023-2024, Niska gave $15,300 and Heintzeman gave $20,200. Demuth and Torkelson surpassed $25K in donations from 2023-2024. According to the June 2025 HRCC CFB report, Demuth has given $5K, Heintzeman has given $2,500, and Niska and Torkelson have given nothing. This means all 4 of the mentioned Reps do not meet their own requirements to run the HRCC unless they’ve donated big money since the June report which covers 2025 up to May 31.

As mentioned earlier, there is no Constitution or bylaws for the HRCC and A4L is told there was debate about giving the HRCC bylaws and requiring that the HRCC abides by GOP endorsements. Reportedly, RINO Ron Kresha (10A) argued that bylaws would handcuff the HRCC and cause the GOP to lose, even going as far as to say that that certain members aren't ready for the Majority in the House. Harry Niska also reportedly opposed bylaws and defended the HRCC protecting unendorsed RINO incumbents by saying “We can’t leave a soldier behind.” This means that the HRCC does not care who conservative Republican delegates endorse at state House endorsing conventions, the HRCC will back the Establishment incumbents no matter what We the People say.

The HRCC has gone out of its way to work against the endorsement process and are only seeking to protect unendorsed incumbents to maintain the corrupt status quo. In deep red districts, the HRCC protected RINO Ron Kresha against Aikin County farmer Diane Webb Skillings, RINO Brian Johnson against then-challenger now-incumbent Jimmy Gordon (28A), and RINO Greg Davids (26B) against conservative challenger Gary Steuart. Despite mass mailers and other HRCC spending, Skillings was only 35 votes behind Kresha (closest primary election in MN for 2024), Jimmy Gordon won his primary by 32%, and Gary Steuart got over 47% of the vote against Greg Davids (who Walz recently said should be an example that Trump and other DC Republicans should act more like). When Walz praises big government RINOs like Davids, Demuth, Torkelson for passing the 2nd largest budget in MN history while the HRCC does too, you realize the Uniparty is in full effect.

MNGOP leadership should take immediate action to reclaim this swampy legislative party unit. Until that is done, the MNGOP and GOP Reps must quit funding the HRCC. The MNGOP has given the HRCC $135K from 2023-2025 and has shielded this party unit from abiding by endorsements.

The HRCC must be dissolved as the legitimate House GOP party unit since it will not exclusively support candidates endorsed by the MNGOP. The HRCC must then be replaced with a legislative party unit that agrees to abide by party endorsements and uses funds for the sole purpose of electing Republican candidates in state House swing district general elections. In addition, the pay-to-play scheme must end and the House GOP caucus members must be able to elect their own leadership.

The following incumbent Reps have given money to the HRCC in 2025, 2024, and 2023 according to CFB reports. If you donated to any of these candidates, your dollars may have been spent protecting unendorsed career politicians RINOs in red district primaries. See below:

Jan. 1 to May 31, 2025: Jeff Backer (9A) - $500. Dave Baker (16B) - $2K. Matt Bliss (2B) $2.5K. Lisa Demuth (13A) - $5K. Josh Heintzeman (6B) - $2.5K. Paul Novotny (30B) - $500. Tim O'Driscoll (13B) - $2.5K. Kristin Robbins (37A) - $2.5K. Max Rymer (28B) - $3K. Erica Schwartz (18A) - $350. Peggy Scott (31B) - $1,050. Roger Skraba (3A) - $1.1K.

2024: Keith Allen (19A) - $3.2K. Pam Altendorf (20A) - $7.2K. Patti Anderson (33A) $8,250. Paul Anderson (12A) $10K. Jeff Backer (9A) - $4K. Ben Bakeberg (54B) - $10.2K. Dave Baker (16B) - $67.5K. Peggy Bennett (23A) - $17K. Matt Bliss (2B) - $2.5K. John Burkel () - $2.2K. Lisa Demuth (13A) - $25K. Mary Franson (12B) - $18.7K. Dawn Gillman (17A) - $5.2K. Bobbie Harder (17B) - $1.1K. Josh Heintzeman (6B) - $20.2K. Walter Hudson (30A) - $2,650. Spencer Igo (7A) - $8,625. Jim Joy (4B) - $1.1K. Krista Knudsen (5A) - $1K. John Koznick (57A) - $6.6K. Bryan Lawrence (27B) - $1K. Shane Mekeland (27A) - $1K. Patti Mueller () - $250. Tom Murphy (9B) - $1,150. Jim Nash (48A) - $16,605. Nathan Nelson (11B) - $15K. Harry Niska (31A) - $14.2K. Paul Novotny (30B) - $22.2K. Tim O'Driscoll (13B) - $12,650. Bjorn Olson (22A) - $8,751. Marrion Rarick (29B) - $30K. Duane Quam (24A) - $1K. Kristin Robbins (37A) - $21,250. Isaac Schultz (10B) - $30.5K. Peggy Scott (31B) - $15,150. Tom Sexton (19B) - $300. Terry Stier (22B) - $250. Chris Swedzinski (15A) - $10.3K. Paul Torkelson (15B) - $8,550. Cal Warwas (7B) - $300. Nolan West (32A) - $26K.   

2023: Pam Altendorf (20A) - $1,050. Patti Anderson (33A) - $500. Paul Anderson (12A) - $2,050. Jeff Backer (9A) - $5.7K. Ben Bakeberg (54B) - $1K. Dave Baker (16B) - $6,850. Peggy Bennett (23A) - $5,150. Matt Bliss (2B) - $350. Lisa Demuth (13A) - $8,250. Greg Davids (26B) - $500. Ben Davis (6A) - $3K. Dawn Gillman (17A) - $2,750. Tom Dippel (41B) - $2K. Mary Franson (12B) - $2.5K. Bobbie Harder (17B) - $600. Harry Niska (31A) - $1,100. Walter Hudson (30A) - $1K. Spencer Igo (7A) - 5,650. Steven Jacob (20B) - $1K. Joe McDonald () - $2.5K. Jim Joy (4B) - $500. Jon Koznick (57A) - $2.1K. Kristin Robbins (37A) - $7.7K. Jim Nash () $1.3K. Paul Novotny (30B) - $3.3K. Bjorn Olson (22A) - $2,950. Bernie Perryman (14A) - $1.3K. Isaac Schultz (10B) - $2,650. Peggy Scott (31B) - $1.1K. Chris Swedzinksi (15A) - $350. Paul Torkelson (15B) - $10.1K. Nolan West (32A) - $5K. Jeff Witte (57B) - $500. 

Action 4 Liberty will continue leading MN’s grassroots conservative movement by exposing the corruption of our state’s government and politics. Protecting liberty for the next generation requires uprooting institutions of corruption and that is exactly what A4L will continue doing.

Habitual liar Tim Walz often warns of the dangers of billionaires but seemingly has no problem with fraud under the most powerful billionaire in our state, the Minnesota state government. The billionaire that you have to fear more than any other is not a single person, it is the government itself.

Acting U.S. Attorney for Minnesota, Joe Thompson, told KSTP in an interview that when investigations are prosecuted and finished, the amount of fraud in MN government programs could exceed $1 Billion, reaching historic levels of wasted tax dollars. He additionally stated that 1 in 5 autism centers are currently under investigation with Medicaid and housing stabilization funding claims that were mostly fraudulent. See interview here or click below.

This news piles onto the mountain of failures by Tim Walz and Keith Ellison to stop fraud in their elected capacities. If any organization outside of government oversaw this level of fraud and disrespect to taxpayer dollars, the organization would be shut down or at the very least, be severely reformed.

Instead, RINO politicians chose to partner with Tim Walz to cut backroom deals to pass the 2nd largest budget in Minnesota history, which will fund ongoing and future fraud. The issue of corruption in government cannot be stopped with spineless RINOs selling out to Democrats, it must be rooted out in its entirety. Recently, Tim Walz said that he wishes Trump and Republicans in Congress would work with Democrats like MN RINOs Speaker Lisa Demuth (13A), Paul Torkelson (15B), Greg Davids (26B), and Sen. Min. Ldr. Mark Johnson (SD1) did in the big government budget deal! Those Republicans helped fund future MN fraud!

As should be noted, this is one of many times that the media and federal DOJ officials have discovered and publicized fraud while the Republican controlled state House Fraud Committee accomplishes more in political theater than uncovering fraud that is not yet publicly available. 

As an example, the Fraud Committee is refusing to act on accusations raised by constituents that RINO Rep. Ron Kresha (10A) committed PPP loan fraud to collect hundreds of thousands of dollars of tax money for his business by falsely labeling his business' associated independent contractors as employees. In Kresha's statement since our reporting (after refusing to respond for comment on the story), he did not address the key claim raised by constituents. All related documents to these claims were given to Rep. Isaac Schultz (10B) and the claims have been refuted by Rep. Walter Hudson (30A) on X by praising Kresha and denying with no substantive argument. (both Schultz and Hudson sit on the Fraud Committee). Additionally on the Fraud Committee are Republicans Kristin Robbins (37A) (said to be eyeing Governor campaign) Patti Anderson (33A), and Marion Rarick (29B) (who may be eyeing a Senate run in a special election despite her husband Jason Rarick representing a totally different Senate district hours away). Democrats on the committee include Dave Pinto (64B), Steve Elkin (50B), and Emma Greenman (63B).

Republicans looking the other way on potential fraud committed by members of their party is no different on the Democrat side. Tim Walz and Keith Ellison’s political futures hang in the balance as they hope to undermine what may become over $1B in tax dollars of known, prosecutable fraud. It is yet to be seen if Keith Ellison will run for reelection for Attorney General in 2026 and Tim Walz says he will decide on Governor reelection following the State Fair. Notably, Action 4 Liberty has held ULTRA-popular booths calling out Walz’ corrupt agenda! See below:

A4L will remain consistent in our fight to protect liberty for the next generation. In order to do that, we must root out the corruption of our government and shrink its size and scope. A4L will continue leading in this fight and will be the megaphone for the conservative grassroots movement.

Former Minnesota Congressman, RINO John Kline, officially endorsed another RINO, state Senator Eric Pratt (SD54), for the open Congress seat in CD2. See below:

Kline became a career politician who used his time in Congress to grow government, support amnesty for illegal aliens, cut deals with Barack Obama & John Boehner, vote with Dems to spend $2B on failed ‘cash for clunkers’ program, vote to raise the national debt, vote for warrantless NSA mass surveillance, and voted for corporate welfare like the $700B Wall Street Bailout and increasing the U.S. Export-Import Bank’s lending cap from $100B to $140B (allowing increases to the national debt under Obama). On many of these votes and more, Kline voted the same as radical leftists like Tim Walz and Keith Ellison.

Longtime Republican activists tell A4L that a conservative activist was gathering signatures from delegates at a CD2 convention on documents demanding John Kline vote more conservative and when Kline was presented with this paper, he threw the stack of papers in the trash (containing the signatures of delegates) before walking on stage. 

Is this the kind of person that RINO Eric Pratt wants supporting him? Is that what CD2 Republicans want to return to?

Eric Pratt has his own big government, anti-liberty record as state Senator. This includes voting for a pro-transgender/boys in girls locker rooms “Equal Rights” Amendment, a bill that outlaws discrimination on the basis of hair, bailing out Minneapolis, firing non-union oil refinery workers, criminalizing the creation/sharing of AI memes of politicians, and all kinds of other unconstitutional omnibus bills.

The CD2 GOP contest will be another test for the liberty grassroots base in this district that has become increasingly powerful in the inner-party leadership battles and endorsements. Running against Eric Pratt is U.S. Marine Corp Reserve officer Tyler Kistner.

During the 2012 Ron Paul Revolution 2014, and 2016 election cycles, tea party conservative David Gerson challenged John Kline and reinvigorated the liberty base in CD2. When Kline decided not to seek reelection in 2016, conservative radio broadcaster Jason Lewis defeated Kline’s hand-picked replacement, Darlene Miller. In 2020 and 2022, Tyler Kistner defeated other challengers with the support of the grassroots base and kept narrow margins in the general election losses to incumbent Angie Craig. In 2024, CD2 conservative delegates endorsed Tayler Rahm in a landslide and Tom Emmer puppet Joe Teirab refused to withdraw despite previous pledges to abide by the endorsement. Emmer then weaponized the Trump campaign to get Rahm to quit the race and abandon his supporters, leaving the district with only one Republican with an active campaign. Despite becoming the nominee, the CD2 GOP refused to endorse Teirab and he went on to give Democrats their biggest margin of victory (13.4%) in the Congressional District since 1998.

With all of the history in mind, the majority CD2 GOP delegates and activists do not appear to be desiring a spineless “moderate” who capitulates to the left. It is also worth noting that the NRSC Exec. Director said that candidates cannot be installed without the support of the grassroots. After witnessing Globalist RINO Tom Emmer fail in his quest to install Teirab, the NRSC advice may guide the thinking of many delegates. As shown in recent history for CD2, a weak Republican who does not have the support of the base behind them will lose by big margins while a strong conservative gives the base something to vote for.

Midterm elections are always decided by turn-out. If conservative citizens feel their priorities won’t be represented by a RINO candidate, they will not come out to vote and the Democrats will win. If the conservative base feels represented, more voters will show up to vote. The logic behind electing liberal Republicans has collapsed as they become electoral liabilities instead of a competitive advantage.

CD2 will be a closely watched election nationally and Action 4 Liberty has remained the leading voice for grassroots conservatives in Minnesota (as the Star Tribune is becoming increasingly aware of). As seen in our previous reporting, Kistner has launched attacks against Pratt for his anti-Trump history as has Laura Loomer. A4L will continue to be the megaphone for Constitutionalist, liberty conservative movement in our state.

Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District is an open seat with incumbent, fake moderate Angie Craig, choosing not to run for reelection and is instead running for the open U.S. Senate seat. CD2 is a swing district that elected Republican Jason Lewis in 2016 and has gone Democrat since. As Minnesota’s lone swing Congress seat, this race is sure to get national attention.

The race is beginning to heat up on the Republican side as two candidates have officially announced their campaigns: 2020 and 2022 CD2 GOP nominee and U.S. Marine Corps Reserve officer Tyler Kistner and RINO state Senator Eric Pratt (SD54). Pratt officially launched his campaign on Monday, July 21st while Kistner launched his campaign on Thursday, May 15th. Kistner wasted no time in calling out Eric Pratt for his anti-Trump, RINO record as state Senator. See below:

Action 4 Liberty previously reported on Eric Pratt getting ‘LOOMERED’ for his anti-MAGA past which included a video of Pratt saying that he has never endorsed Donald Trump and wasn’t sure who he would vote for in the Presidential election. Click here or the image below to see video:

Eric Pratt is already deeply unpopular with the America First grassroots base and failed to win the GOP endorsement for state Senate in 2022 against nurse Natalie Barnes. In the Senate, Pratt has served as an example of weak, spineless Republican leadership that caves to Democrats on everything from issues to principles to process. If CD2 Republicans want a RINO in office who will vote for unconstitutional omnibus bills that hurt conservative interests while not rocking the boat for the Establishment, they should look no further than Eric Pratt.

On the other hand, Tyler Kistner has received the CD2 GOP endorsement twice and remains popular with the conservative base. In 2022, Kistner fought the establishment by endorsing then-Rep. Erik Mortensen in the GOP primary against RINO Bob Loonan. In April, CD2 Republicans elected party leadership which resulted in a victory across the board for the liberty grassroots slate along with a condemnation of RINO David Hann for paying a Kamala supporter with MNGOP funds. 

The CD2 GOP is especially anti-establishment and has endured unique circumstances in previous elections. In 2024, Globalist RINO Tom Emmer puppet Joe Teirab was defeated by Angie Craig by over 13% since he failed to unify grassroots conservatives around his campaign (in 2020, Kistner lost by only 2.3% to Craig). After Teirab carpetbagged from the DC Swamp to MN CD2, he was demolished at the CD2 GOP endorsing convention and only won the primary because Emmer got Teirab’s opponent, Tayler Rahm, to quit the race. Even when Teirab was the only Republican in the race, the CD2 GOP refused to endorse him. It remains unclear if Eric Pratt will pursue a similar strategy after he inevitably loses the CD2 GOP endorsing convention.

The era of Liz Cheney style politics is over in the GOP and Eric Pratt will have to desperately run away from his record to win support. Many Patriots are looking for someone who will keep President Trump accountable to the MAGA agenda, not someone who will fight against it! While America First conservatives still desire more from Trump (including correcting the botched control of the Epstein Files and Congress' failure to act), there is no doubt that the conservative base is not looking for a RINO who has spent his career serving the Establishment.

Quitter Tayler Rahm and Emmer puppet Joe Teirab remain potential candidates in this race according to the Star Tribune. On the Democrat side, former state Senator Matt Little and current state Senator Matt Klein (SD53) are announced candidates. Action 4 Liberty will keep Patriots updated on this race as it develops.

‘Rules for thee but not for me’ is a sentiment that is all too common in politics, especially among the Establishment politicians. If you or another average Minnesotan made or shared an AI meme that mocks a politician, you could be locked up in prison for up to five years or a fine up to $10K. When Rep. Walter Hudson (HD30A), one the author of this anti-free speech meme law, shares AI memes mocking MN Democrats, it's a different story.

Egotistical establishment puppet politicians like Walter Hudson do not care about being consistent, hypocrisy is just part of the game when you play Team Red (or Team Blue) politics. While he thinks average Minnesotans should be locked up for memes, things are seemingly different when he does it.

Hudson shared two AI memes on social media today mocking Sen. Nicole Mitchell’s arrest, see below:

Of course, Hudson and all Minnesotans should have the right to share memes mocking politicians, preventing such action is anti-free speech tyranny. Unfortunately, Hudson is showcasing how much of a hypocrite he is. 

Hudson was the lone Republican author on HF1370 and cheered on its passage. On the House floor on 3/30/23, Hudson took time to praise Democrat Zach Stephenson on the “proactive” nature of the bill and also said that this bill was the “type of thinking that we have to be able to do and willing to do.” Hudson also said that the implementation of the law may be “a little sloppy” but says “That’s okay, we’ll figure it out.” Hudson advocated for a bill that allows radical Attorney General Keith Ellison to charge and imprison you for daring to mock politicians, indicating that Walter wants to protect himself and colleagues from criticism from regular people. At one point, Dems added to the bill and Walter removed his name as an author but once the bill was back to the original anti-free speech language, Walter led the charge for Republicans to pass it unanimously in the House twice.

Despite the bill passing unanimously in the House, one of the yes votes on the legislation, RINO Mary Franson, sued against the bill calling it unconstitutional. Perhaps she could’ve made a real impact if she had the guts, or competency, to fight on the House floor when it counted.

A4L remained the lone organization in our state fighting this corrupt bill while it was up for debate. Additionally, only one legislator, Senator Nathan Wesenberg (SD10), voted against this insane bill. When asked for comment, Senator Wesenberg told A4L "I opposed HF1370 because it allows radical leftist Keith Ellison to weaponize the law against regular Minnesotans sharing memes. This bill is unconstitutional in every sense of the word. If you cannot handle memes being made about you, you probably shouldn't be in public office."

This bill is officially law in Minnesota (MN Statute 609.771) and requires that to be prosecuted, the meme is made without the consent of the depicted individual, is made with intent to injure a candidate or influence the result of an election and that it takes place within 90 days before a political party nominating convention or after the start of absentee voting in an election. These details may be what Walter thinks gives him cover, however, the legislation is written so sloppily that it could easily be applied to him. Think about it, were those memes made to politically help or “injure” Nicole Mitchell?

As seen in MN Statute 609.771, the law does not require that the 90 day rule pertains only to nominating conventions related to the AI depicted individual, it simply says that the deep fake cannot be disseminated “within 90 days before a political party nominating convention”. Considering that the Minneapolis Democrat endorsing convention for Mayor is going on during the same day as Hudson’s posts, he may be out of luck. Additionally, if Mitchell resigns quickly, it would not be shocking if party endorsing conventions are scheduled quickly for that district and fit within that 90 day threshold. Walter would also be disqualified from being in office if found guilty of violating his own law.

Minnesotans should be free to share memes without crooked government official weaponizing sloppy, unconstitutional, anti-free speech laws against the people. Hypocrite Walter Hudson should learn from this moment and direct his energy toward repealing this law since he has learned how nonchalant a violation can be. Action 4 Liberty will remain the consistent voice for free speech in our state and will never waiver on our principles.

Senator Nicole Mitchell (SD47) has finally faced a jury and was unanimously convicted of two counts of burglary for breaking into the home of Carol Mitchell, her widowed stepmother, in the early hours of the morning on 4/22/24 to seemingly steal some of her passed father’s belongings. This trial has been a long time coming (over a year) due to Mitchell and her attorneys pushing back the court date multiple times that allowed Mitchell to continue to vote in the state Senate, maintaining the Democrat majority.

Mitchell made national headlines with her burglary attempt and arrest, notably for her insane cat-burglar outfit that was so cheesy and looked like it was straight from a low-budget movie. Mitchell also had a flashlight covered up with a black sock and terrorized her widowed stepmother with fear of a stranger in her home, and even her bedroom. Mitchell’s guilty verdict carries a mandatory minimum of 180 days in jail yet it is unclear if she will be sentenced to jail time or the time will be deferred and replaced with probation or another lesser punishment.

Police bodycam footage was finally released showcasing Mitchell stating (while being placed under arrest) “I was just trying to get a couple of my dad’s things” and “I know I did something bad”. Further bodycam footage shows statements from Carol Mitchell saying that Nicole was in her bedroom on the ground and ran out when Carol accidentally stepped on her. The video evidence fully discredited Nicole Mitchell’s ‘wellness check’ theory yet it has been kept hidden until this time by the Detroit Lakes Police Department, who refused Alpha News’ request for the footage. Had this footage been publicly available before the trial, Senate Democrats likely could’ve never justified their protection of Nicole Mitchell.

Every single Senate Democrat has voted to protect Nicole Mitchell from expulsion because the margins temporarily sat at 33-33 following Democrat Kari Dziedzic passing away, meaning that Republicans would take the Majority if Mitchell was removed. Democrats voted in lockstep and demanded that Mitchell have her day in court. That day has come and the Senate Dems all have major egg on their faces. The credibility of Senate Democrat leadership and the caucus members has totally diminished as they clearly care more about power than principle.

When the shoe was on the other foot and Republican Senator Justin Eichorn was arrested for attempting to prostitute a minor in a pedophile sting operation, there was no doubt that he would be expelled with the support of other Republican Senators. Eichorn ultimately chose to resign in disgrace as opposed to facing an expulsion vote. It remains unclear if Mitchell will now resign or if an expulsion vote will be required. Dem Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy told WCCO that Nicole Mitchell “had told colleagues that she intended to resign if found guilty of this crime, and I expect her to follow through on that pledge.” Walz and current MN Dem Chair, Richard Carlbom, also expect her to resign. While Walz and former MN Dem Chair, current DNC Chair Ken Martin previously called on Mitchell to resign in order to appear reasonable, it appears that there was zero pressure on their behalfs to force Senate Dems to remove Mitchell.

Action 4 Liberty has been on top of this issue from the jump and went on the ground in the district to give flyers to her constituents and placing “Sen. Mitchell Don’t Burglarize My Home!” yard signs. Senator Nathan Wesenberg (SD10) showed off this sign at the time and released a hilarious post following Mitchell’s conviction. See below:

Democrats now hold a 34-33 majority in the Senate and would likely hope to have a special election completed ahead of the next legislative session to maintain their Majority. Mitchell’s district, SD47, is a fairly safe seat considering the 17.5% margin of victory Mitchell had in 2022. However, considering the unique nature of this situation, many voters in SD47 may feel duped and taken advantage of by Democrats since their only Senate representation came in the form of a criminal which provides opportunity for Republicans to take control of the Senate. 

Those interested in watching the trial for themselves can do so on the Alpha News and Fox9 YouTube channels. A4L will keep Patriots informed on this case as news continues to develop.