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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Congress District 1

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

Congress District 3

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

Congress District 4

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

Congress District 5

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

Congress District 6

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

Congress District 8

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

Democrats

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

Conclusion

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

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

Adam Schwarze

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

Michele Tafoya

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

Royce White

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

Tom Weiler

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

Patrick Munro

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

Bob “Again” Carney Jr.

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

Joyce Lacey

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

Cynthia Gail

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

Ahmad Hassan

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

Democrats

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Below you will learn about each candidate running.

Mike Lindell & Phillip Parrish

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

Kendall Qualls & Brian Nicholson

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

Lisa Demuth & Ryan Wilson

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

Raul Estrada & Joe Kincaid

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

John Krhin & Dennis Conn

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

Ross Nova & Kerry Busby

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

Loner Blue & Andrew Maass

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

Democrats

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

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

2. A perennial candidate named Ole “Viking“ Savior

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A nationwide trend has emerged since the government has allowed Flock cameras to spy on Americans to destroy or steal the cameras. The Right to privacy guaranteed to Americans in the 4th Amendment has been side-stepped to introduce a police state that tracks your vehicle and driving patterns. Instead of being seen as criminals, many see those who take down Flock cameras to be heroes for the cause of liberty. We now see this taking place in Winona, Minnesota after all eight of the city's Flock cameras were cut down and stolen.

Flock cameras are becoming a hot-button subject across the nation, including in Minnesota. As seen in previous A4L reporting, the Anoka County Sheriff's Office signed a deal with Flock and kept the dollar amount just under the requirement that would require approval from the County Commissioners. In getting approval from the Commissioners, the plan would’ve also received public oversight and comment. 

In the case of Winona, it remains unknown who took the Flock cameras down. As seen below, Winona Police put out a press release announcing the Flock cameras being stolen and seem to be finding very little sympathy! 12K of the 17.9K reactions to the post are people laughing at and mocking the situation. See below:

Reporting shows the individual sawed the poles holding the Flock Cameras. See video below:

Flock is a globalist company whose co-founder believes prisons do not work. This company wants to release violent criminals onto the streets so people demand security with mass spying. The dystopian, big brother, globalist society they want to build is not supported by the people as it has become a unifying issue across all political perspectives. As seen in recent reporting from Futurism, Flock is losing contracts nationwide due to grassroots opposition in at least 54 cases.

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Forums for the Minnesota Governor and U.S. Senate races were held on Wednesday, August 5th at Farmfest, an annual agricultural event. The Governor forum featured likely Democrat nominee Amy Klobuchar, Trump-endorsed Mike Lindell, MNGOP-endorsed Kendall Qualls and RINO Lisa Demuth. The U.S. Senate forum included fake moderate Angie Craig, lunatic Peggy Flanagan, RINO Michele Tafoya, and 2024 GOP U.S. Senate nominee Royce White. 

MNGOP-endorsed Adam Schwarze’s campaign says they were in communication with Farmfest and were set to be invited. They say a last-minute polling requirement was then imposed which blocked his participation in the forum. Schwarze did still attend the event and set up a booth at Farmfest.

These forums were the ONLY debates/forums that RINOs Lisa Demuth and Michele Tafoya agreed to participate in despite several of their opponents demanding debates.

The Governor forum was a bit less eventful than the Senate forum, though Mike Lindell delivered a big attack against Klobuchar in his closing statement on the issue of election integrity/ballot machines. See below:

WATCH: Mike Lindell blasts Amy Klobuchar at Farmfest, says Minnesota is in a "spiritual battle of evil and good of biblical proportions."

Lindell also says Klobuchar used to agree with him on election fraud.

"She went after the machines ... She went after this fraud but then… pic.twitter.com/BC9rYpgvP0

— Alpha News (@AlphaNews) August 5, 2026

Lindell also touted his plan to eliminate the state income tax in Minnesota.

Each candidate in the Governor forum talked more about their policies or themselves than attacking one another. In one instance, Kendall Qualls accurately said that massive, multi-subject omnibus bills are a problem and further said that some Republicans in office are voting for them. While this may sound good, he failed to mention that one of the Republicans voting for the corrupt and fraud-ridden omnibus bills was sitting on the stage with him! Even worse, as Speaker, Lisa Demuth negotiated the unconstitutional omnibus bills with Democrats behind closed doors and forced them through the legislature!

Shaky Amy and RINO Lisa Demuth were their usual selves in the forum: Thinking only about their own power and pretending to care about farmers. 

In the U.S. Senate forum, there was a lot more fireworks thanks to Royce White’s presence. Royce presented an America First vision, called out the left and the “Commiecrats” in the room, slammed RINO Michele Tafoya on amnesty and abortion, and was the only candidate on stage without a notebook.

On the issue of amnesty, Royce White pointed out that Tafoya believes in a pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens. He further argued that any illegal alien who broke the law coming to America gaining citizenship was amnesty. See below:

Like Tafoya, lunatic Peggy Flanagan also believes in a pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens. See here.

Royce White took on the issue of abortion in his closing statement by asking the crowd to stand if they “believe in the sanctity of life”. In the video, it appears that a little over half of the crowd stood up. White then said he was the only candidate on stage who supported the sanctity of life, drawing clear attention to Michele Tafoya’s pro-abortion stance. See below:

During Tafoya’s closing statement, she was laughed at by the crowd when she said she was not recruited to run by the Establishment. While most candidates would take it in stride and continue talking, this moment frazzled Tafoya, leading her to sarcastically say “That’s nice”. See below:

The full Governor forum can be viewed here. The full U.S. Senate forum can be viewed here.

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Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life (MCCL) has made it obvious that they do not actually care about the issue of life for years due to their protection of RINOs like Lisa Demuth who have voted for taxpayer-funded abortions. They’ve gone even further to discredit themselves by attacking Senator Nathan Wesenberg (SD10) for co-sponsoring a pro-life bill (SF5225/HF5084)originally written by Rep Ben Davis (6A).

Now, MCCL is campaigning for Wesenberg’s liberal primary opponent on issues other than abortion! There is deep irony in the fact that MCCL is a fraudulent group and is diverging from their singular issue to talk about fraud. See below:

RINO Deb Holthaus has been labeled by former colleagues of being a secret Democrat who supports abortion. Holthaus has been caught wearing leftist Ruth Bader Ginsburg apparel and has been censured by the Morrison County GOP. Holthaus filed on the last day of the filing period and did not compete for the endorsement.

For MCCL to pivot away from the issue of life for the issue of fraud, it shows they are not driven singularly by their group’s supposed mission to protect "human life from conception until natural death". Donors may or may not know that their dollars were not spent to support the pro-life cause, instead it is being spent to try to take out Minnesota’s most pro-life Senator with messaging totally unrelated to life. As seen in previous A4L reporting, MCCL has lost donors due to their dishonest attacks.

MCCL transferred $30,000 into their political fund on Monday, August 3rd. It remains to be seen how much they spend in their deceptive pursuit to oust Nathan Wesenberg. A4L has also been told by locals that MCCL sent a mailer in support of RINO Paul Utke in Senate District 5 as he runs against GOP-endorsed Mike Wiener. See $30K transfer below:

Senate District 10 is one of, if not the most conservative Senate districts in Minnesota. Of all MN counties in 2024, Trump received his highest percentage of votes from Morrison County, which is almost completely within SD10. In 2022, Wesenberg was elected with over 72% of the vote. These stats make it difficult for MCCL to try to install an unknown leftist against a state senator who has a proven conservative voting record. 

MCCL’s executive director is RINO Michelle Fischbach’s husband, Scott Fischbach. The attacks against Wesenberg likely stems from Wesenberg’s support of two challengers in CD7 against Michelle Fischbach: Steve Boyd in 2024 and Dave Hughes in 2026. Since Wesenberg backed conservative alternatives to Fischbach, the RINOs want to punish him.

Beyond Nathan Wesenberg, MCCL has been called out by Lt. Governor candidate Phillip Parrish and Republican legislators including Sen. Bill Lieske (SD58), Sen. Michael Holmstrom (SD29), Rep. Ben Davis (6A), Rep. Drew Roach (58B), Rep. Pam Altendorf (20A), Rep. Tom Murphy (9B), and state senate candidate/former Rep. Jeremy Munson.

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MNGOP Chair Alex Plechash is again on the attack against Trump-endorsed Mike Lindell with a last minute attempt to try to influence the Tuesday, August 11th primary. While the party chairman should be opposed to unendorsed candidates, Plechash has exclusively attacked Lindell in the Governor race while leaving RINO Lisa Demuth unscathed despite Demuth lying to delegates by falsely pledging to abide by the party endorsement. Now, Plechash is on the attack against Lindell on the grounds of residency concerns and is looking to MN’s crooked Secretary of State, radical leftist Steve Simon, for guidance and help.

Plechash sent a letter to Steve Simon concerning if Mike Lindell has met the residency requirement to run for Governor and asked the SOS to respond to a couple of questions. Article 5, Section 2 of the Minnesota State Constitution says, among other things, that a candidate must reside in Minnesota for at least one year prior to the election date. This means a candidate must have been a resident as of Nov. 3rd, 2025 to be eligible to run for Governor in the 2026 election.

As Mike Lindell has publicly talked about, he briefly lived in Texas for about one year between 2024 and 2025 but has come back because he wants to fight to save Minnesota. 

While most GOP party officials would be happy to have a Republican voter return to their swing state, Plechash has made an issue of it. Plechash points to two legal matters that Lindell was subject to from January and November 2025. Since it is irrelevant that Lindell lived in Texas in January 2025, that can be left to the side. As seen in a copy of the lawsuit obtained by the Colorado Newsline, the November 2025 lawsuit does not confirm where Lindell lived at the time, it simply says that the person suing him believed that Lindell lived in Texas. This allegation does not become fact because Plechash sees it as politically advantageous.

Lindell has provided Action 4 Liberty with pay-stubs that show that he resided in Excelsior, MN and was paying Minnesota taxes in August 2025. Additionally, the Star Tribune reported that they received a copy of Mike Lindell’s temporary drivers license, which listed an Excelsior address, that was issued in September 2025.

This would mean that Mike Lindell is constitutionally eligible to run for Governor, clearing the year long residency requirement by a few months.

Action 4 Liberty contacted the SOS office on 8/4/26 to see if they have responded to Plechash’s letter. A4L was told that they have not done so yet. We then asked that his response be made public once it is made. 

Plechash, inadvertently or not, has propped up radical leftist Steve Simon to be the arbiter of truth. Simon is up for reelection this year and will face either MNGOP-endorsed Tad Jude or businesswoman and former MNGOP officer Wendy Phillips. Plechash is legitimizing Steve Simon when Republicans should be diminishing his credibility if they want to defeat him in November. 

Alex Plechash has issued continued attacks against the candidate who appears to be leading the GOP field for Governor. Like the leftist media, Plechash has not uttered one negative word about RINO Lisa Demuth and even provided cover for her to run in the primary. Plechash has also slighted Kendall Qualls during this race, the party’s endorsed candidate for Governor.

If Mike Lindell or Kendall Qualls is the Republican nominee, Alex Plechash appears incapable of chairing the MNGOP and leading them to victory. 

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