Once politicians feel entitled to stay in power, you know they’ve been in political office for too long. Career politicians like Tom Emmer (CD6) have made a living off of serving the interests of the Establishment while giving just enough lip-service to their districts and their party’s base to continue to get re-elected. Eventually, the grassroots becomes fed up with the bad votes, double-speak, and crony behavior of swampy politicians and Tom Emmer is no different.

The SD31 BPOU held their convention on Saturday, Feb. 21st, and this legislative district sits in Congressional District 6. Beyond the regular business the party unit had to conduct, it is typical for candidates to show up and make their case to delegates. Tom Emmer appeared at the convention to pretend to show interest in his constituents’ concerns while his cronies tried to block his opponent, Mike Foley, from being allowed to speak or even be present at the convention.

Mike Foley is a Marine and Iraq War veteran who is running for the CD6 GOP endorsement. One of the focuses of his campaign has been Tom Emmer’s unwillingness to engage with constituents which Foley evidences by stating that he has tried for a year concerning an issue related to stolen valor claims against Republican Congressman Cory Mills (FL-7). 

Foley politely confronted Emmer at the SD31 convention, shook his hand, Foley told him “You’re a hard person to get a hold of” and Emmer snapped back. Rather than having a friendly conversation with Foley, Emmer ran off after giving an insincere ‘thank you for your service’. See the video below:

Been trying to speak with @GOPMajorityWhip for over a year. He finally showed his face in Minnesota and lasted 20 seconds before running away. This is what Emmer's representation looks like in the 6th District. pic.twitter.com/HPWOAlZsgv

— Mike Foley For Congress (@MikeFoley4REAL) February 21, 2026

Emmer is a shape-shifting politician that now occupies the GOP Whip position (3rd most powerful while GOP has control) and is tasked with demanding other Representatives vote however their special interests want. Emmer is not whipping votes to cut federal spending, eliminate bureaucracy, slash regulations, or protect our Constitutional liberties; He’s been whipping votes for bills that add to our national debt, send billions upon billions of our tax dollars overseas, hide unconstitutional laws in massive omnibus bills, protect Epstein co-conspirators, and much more.

Tom Emmer pretends to be an America First conservative despite President Trump trashing him as a “Globalist RINO” in his 2023 Speaker bid (a Truth Social post that has never been deleted). This effectively ended Emmer’s Speakership chances so this time around he has attempted to be as loyal of a lapdog as possible in hopes for another chance at the Speakership or other higher office. While Trump tries to put lipstick on a pig by selling pork-filled omnibus bills, Republican members of Congress have not delivered on a majority of issues they were elected on and Emmer is maintaining the status quo by not demanding the passage of hundreds of single issue bills that are pro-liberty, government-shrinking, and tax-cutting. 

As seen in previous A4L reporting, Emmer previously teamed up with Keith Ellison to send U.S. money to Somalia and did nothing to stop the mass Somali influx into CD6 while Obama was in charge. He and Ellison co-chaired the Congressional Somali Caucus in order to represent Somali interests in DC while also Emmer was teaming with Amy Klobuchar to give Somalia welfare. Emmer had a press release published about this Caucus but DELETED it after it became viral following Nick Shirley’s exposure of MN Somali fraud. The press release can still be viewed using internet archive websites. Emmer even scolded conservative constituents concerned with mass Somali migration into their communities and argued Somalis were some of the fastest integrating cultures in the world. President Trump trolled Emmer about this by saying in a speech “He’s a big fan of Somalia” and he also re-truthed Laura Loomer showing Emmer was a lobbyist working to destroy the Electoral College and install a national popular vote. Tom Emmer was even labelled “the worst of all of them” by Charlie Kirk during Emmer's Speaker bid.

Flip-flopping Tom Emmer goes with the wind and the constituents of his red district are getting fed up. Emmer has faced Republican opposition in each of his primary elections for Congress and 2026 will be no different. Another expectation to have is a rigged endorsing convention. As known by conservatives like Chris Corey, A.J. Kern, and others, the RINOs will rig the convention every which way to block you from even competing from the CD6 GOP endorsement. 

A4L founder Jake Duesenberg interviewed Foley on Monday, Feb. 23rd about his interaction with Tom Emmer and the lead-up. Foley discussed how he was not allowed to speak in front of the SD31 convention and why he will not abide by the endorsement controlled by paid Tom Emmer staffer Bobby Benson. See interview below:

Foley’s confrontation with Emmer has gone viral on Facebook and he has drawn a ton of new attention to his campaign. He may struggle to win hardcore conservatives due to his overt defense of the Somali community, 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. People can learn more about him and his positions on his campaign website.

2024 GOP primary candidate, professional golf caddy Chris Corey, tells A4L that he is also exploring another run against Emmer. As seen in previous A4L reporting, Corey was blocked from seeking the party endorsement despite following every rule in place. He argues that CD6 deserves representation that adheres to the Constitution and has a strong conservative voting record. Corey out-performed primary challengers to GOP incumbents in CD1 and CD8 with a limited campaign and says that if he runs again, he will run a stronger and more fierce campaign than the one previous.

Pressure is mounting against Establishment RINOs because grassroots conservatives have raised their standards. Tom Emmer has major conservative opposition in his district because he has failed to represent their interests. Action 4 Liberty will continue exposing Minnesota’s political corruption and will be Patriots’ cutting-edge source in doing so.

The Senate District 10 GOP endorsing convention has been a long time coming with tensions boiling over between the Establishment and the Grassroots. The convention took place on Saturday, Feb. 21st, and featured three legislative endorsement contests. Most notably, the grassroots endorsed a conservative to replace RINO Ron Kresha in the House after he announced his retirement due to A4L exposure of his alleged PPP loan fraud. 

As seen in previous A4L reporting, bad faith Establishment RINOs were attempting to block an endorsing convention from happening at all. Aitkin County RINOs Dale Lueck and Jennifer Cummings were being uncooperative in selecting a convention date and lied to obfuscate the truth while 6 out of 7 other BPOUs were in total agreement. The majority of the MNGOP State Executive Committee failed to initially schedule the convention but did so following A4L and Grassroots pressure.

Sen. Nathan Wesenberg (SD10) and Rep. Isaac Schultz (10B) each ran unopposed in their respective races and were endorsed by the delegate body. While Sen. Wesenberg has upset the RINO Establishment by holding firm to conservative principles in the legislature, the constituents of his district made it clear that they stood by his side. After battling through a rigged endorsing convention and competitive primary in 2022, the support for Wesenberg has become insurmountable for the Establishment. Attendees tell A4L that Sen. Michael Kruen (SD32) was fair as the convention’s Chair, which is much more than can be said of RINO Tony Albright or RINO Justin Krych.

For the 10A race, three candidates competed for the endorsement: former Dept. of Agriculture county director Bernie Penner, former police chief Brian Lindquist, and healthcare businessman Mark Striemer. As seen in previous A4L reporting, RINO Ron Kresha failed to win a delegate position within his own precinct at the caucus! Local conservatives did not want Kresha in office or even influencing who would be his successor. Sources tell A4L that Kresha and the Establishment’s preferred and recruited candidate was Brian Lindquist. However, Lindquist could not count on Kresha because he no-showed the SD10 endorsing convention!

Five rounds of voting took place in the 10A race and grassroots Republican Mark Striemer led each ballot. Following the 2nd round results, Bernie Penner, another conservative candidate, was eliminated which left the race down to Lindquist and Striemer. Striemer won over delegates as a new candidate with his pro-life, anti-woke, and Constitutionalist agenda. On the final ballot, Striemer won 66% of the vote, passing the 60% requirement for the endorsement, while Lindquist had just 27% and the “no endorsement” option had an additional 7% of the vote. Sources tell A4L that Lindquist left the convention after losing and did not endorse Striemer.

Each candidate signed a pledge to abide by the party endorsement and Bernie Penner has posted on social media that he will live up to his word and has ended his candidacy. Brian Lindquist has not publicly announced on his campaign social media or elsewhere he will end his campaign or endorse Mark Striemer, making many conservatives question if he will betray his endorsement pledge. If lying to Republican delegates is the first impression 10A voters have of Brian Lindquist, he may be in for another trouncing in the primary election.

A4L congratulates grassroots conservatives in SD10 for remaining active in the political process, fighting the corrupt Establishment, and unifying behind a conservative candidate to replace RINO Ron Kresha. The conservative delegation that Sen. Nathan Wesenberg has cultivated replaces decades of RINO politician control. A4L encourages all Patriots to be involved locally and to support candidates that will advance the liberty agenda. A4L will remain the cutting-edge, liberty-based reporting that Minnesotans cannot get anywhere else. 

Minnesotans have the opportunity at local conventions to endorse candidates for State Representative and State Senator. Many of these conventions are quickly approaching, with some happening this Saturday (2/21/26). In the case of the SD57 GOP (Lakeville, Credit River, Elko New Market area), they are protecting their RINO incumbent by falsely claiming he holds the GOP endorsement ahead of the convention.

The SD57 GOP website was updated to include rules and other documentation in relation to their quickly upcoming BPOU/endorsing convention but the endorsements are from the previous cycle. As seen on the SD57 GOP website as of 2/19/26, they claim that RINO career politician Jon Koznick is endorsed. See below:

Koznick has seemingly not met with the Nominations Committee yet and is contested for the 57A State Representative endorsement by Grassroots conservative Rick Stidger. It is a violation of MNGOP bylaws to support a candidate pre-endorsement and it is even a violation of state statute for a candidate to falsely claim a party endorsement as seen in MN Statute 211B.02.

The 57A delegates are the only individuals who can decide who is and isn’t endorsed. The SD57 leadership listing this on their website stabs those delegates in the back by showing favor to a RINO incumbent. The delegates have every Right to elect conservative outsider Rick Stidger over a RINO career politician who has spent over a decade of his life voting for unconstitutional omnibus bills (as seen in A4L Scorecards).

In 2024, the SD57 GOP faked an endorsing convention to pretend Koznick was endorsed ahead of the real convention. As seen in previous A4L reporting, the fake convention was celebrated by the Establishment-controlled HRCC despite competition and delegates being shut out from the process. 

Republican delegates in SD57 do not have to automatically award RINO Jon Koznick with the GOP endorsement. Just last year, Koznick voted for all kinds of liberal garbage like voting to spend $2M for a DEI center for the MN Dept. of Education. Koznick appears to have lost touch with the grassroots conservatives who put him in office and he could pay the cost of those votes at Saturday’s convention.

Action 4 Liberty will continue to advocate for honest, fair, and truthful political actions. The SD57 GOP must IMMEDIATELY remove the false Koznick endorsement to allow their delegation to decide for themselves. A4L will remain the cutting-edge, liberty-based reporting that MN Patriots rely on. A4L will never waiver in our mission to protect liberty for the next generation.  

The 2026 MN legislative session gaveled in today, Tuesday Feb. 17th, at noon in both the House and Senate. Instead of serving legislative purposes, the opening day of session centered around the remembrance of Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark, and their dog and the near loss of life of Senator John Hoffman, his wife, and his daughter.

The tragic shootings of Hortman, Hoffman, and their families immediately garnered national attention. The shocking nature of this event shook MN’s political landscape to its core and everyone wanted the shooter to be found and be held responsible by our Judicial system.

The shooter was identified as Vance Boelter and little was known about him beyond videos surfaced of sermons he gave in Africa and his appointment to the Workforce Development Board by Tim Walz in 2019. Emily Gruenhagen, wife of Sen. Glenn Gruenhagen, posted on social media that Boelter had never been involved locally in their local Sibley County GOP and that he was not a participant in their BPOU. Boelter allegedly wrote a letter to the FBI claiming that Walz set him up to commit these assassinations. No evidence has been shown publicly to corroborate this insane conspiracy. A4L has remained level-headed and rejected nonsense theories. 

Toward the beginning of the opening day session, Speaker Lisa Demuth gave the oath of office and accepted the election certificates of three Democrats elected in special elections: Shelley Buck (47A), Meg Luger-Nikolai (64A), and XP Lee (34A). This would normally be an uncontroversial, standard practice but as seen in previous A4L reporting, XP Lee posted the code “8647” multiple times and that code has been linked to support for assassinating Trump. Demuth could’ve rejected his election certificate based on these comments, making him ineligible and since he could not vote on his own eligibility, the GOP would have a 67-66 vote advantage. Lee made these posts after James Comey was confronted and apologized for posting the same exact thing. One would think that a refugee replacing a politician who was just assassinated (Melissa Hortman) would be more appreciative of the nation and would not seek violence against elected leaders.

No legislative action was taken in either chamber beyond first introductions of bills. Senator John Hoffman was able to speak on the floor and expressed his gratitude for all of the members’ kindness while he recovered. The prayer for the Senate chamber mentioned Renee Good alongside mentioning the Hoffman/Hortman family shootings, which is quite insulting for Hoffman and Hortman considering they were innocently in their homes during these tragedies while Renee Good was out looking for problems and hitting federal law enforcement with her vehicle.

In what seemed incredibly out of place, Indian tribe flags were paraded into the House toward the beginning of Hortman's remembrance. Speeches were given in the House, with Senators present, by Tim Walz, Dem Senate Leader Erin Murphy, Speaker Lisa Demuth, and Dem House Leader Zack Stephenson. Much of the sentiment expressed was kept focused on the remembrance of her life and were perfectly fitting. Surprisingly, Tim Walz did not grandstand or turn the speech into a leftist, anti-gun lecture. Stephenson and Murphy did lean more into the politics of the situation by arguing that legislators should concede to Hortman’s political positions because of this tragedy. The tragedies of these shootings should not be weaponized by Democrats to serve political ends. 

Hortman was clearly effective as a politician but her efforts were typically directed at causes that reduced liberty, expanded the government, and allowed corruption to fester. While Demuth did nothing but praise Hortman in her speech, Minnesotans remember Hortman steamrolling Demuth and the GOP on the final day of the 2024 session passing unconstitutional omnibus bills. 

Action 4 Liberty understands the magnitude of today’s events and the tragic assassinations. Recognizing the actual legislative record of Hortman does not excuse the evil shootings committed by lunatic Vance Boelter.

Minnesotans are hoping that legislators can rise to the occasion and use this moment to understand how precious life and liberty are. Instead of pushing unconstitutional omnibus bills and giving our state more debt, legislators should prioritize the values of life and liberty this session. If the legislators began to serve the interest of We The People, Minnesota will finally start heading in the right direction.

A4L will continue providing Minnesotans with in-depth reporting that they cannot get anywhere else. We will keep Patriots updated as the 2026 legislative session continues to unfold.

The 2026 MN legislature kicked off today (Tuesday, Feb. 17th) at noon.

In 2025, the MN Legislature passed a $700M Debt (bonding) Bill (HF18) that funded pet projects across the state to benefit incumbent legislators. Bonding Bills are a tool for politicians to spend more than the government has collected in taxes by putting our state in debt. While Minnesota taxpayers have to live within their means, the MN state government has never seen a dollar that they don’t want to spend.

Instead of leading the charge against big government spending, House Speaker Lisa Demuth is advocating for ANOTHER Debt Bill!

Empty Suit Lisa Demuth discussed a 2026 bonding bill in a recent press conference and argued that there are more projects that need funding. She even bragged about the $700M Debt Bill passed last session but said some projects were left out. While Demuth says she will make no promises on another bill passing, she clearly has no issue with giving our state more debt.

As seen in the February 2025 MMB Budget and Economic Forecast, the legislature spent the MAXIMUM amount that they could put our state in debt! If they were allowed to do a billion dollars of debt, they probably would’ve done it! See below:

Lisa Demuth states in the press conference that the MN government “doesn’t have money right now and that is a choice that was made over time” however she leaves out that SHE was the one who made the choice to waste away our tax dollars! In the 2025 legislative session, Lisa Demuth voted for every single bill that was signed into law by Tim Walz and led the passage of the 2nd LARGEST budget in MN history (that was negotiated behind closed doors) As seen in the 2025 A4L Scorecard, Demuth voted for every single omnibus bill funding all of the fraud, corruption, and leftist agendas last year. Conservatives know they are not well-represented in the state legislature because only 10 GOP Senators and 15 GOP Reps opposed the Debt Bill in 2025.

As seen in previous A4L reporting, politicians and the media are lying by claiming there is a deficit when there is actually a $6.2B surplus! Also seen in previous A4L reporting, Uniparty legislators even took a taxpayer funded bus to celebrate the massive $700M debt where RINOs like Mary Franson (12B) and Carla Nelson (SD24) showed just how out of touch they are with grassroots conservatives.

A bonding bill requires 60% support from both the House and Senate which means that Republicans can BLOCK the big government debt! Recent A4L reporting showed how several RINO Senators have already punted the ball on fiscal responsibility and want to make sure their chosen pet projects are funded in another Debt Bill.

With Lisa Demuth running for Governor, all eyes will be on her during this legislative session. Conservatives are sick of the out of control spending and Lisa Demuth holds a lot of blame on that topic. The bonding bill will likely be the biggest ticket item for the 2026 legislative session and Republican voters will not want to see Lisa Demuth spending recklessly as she has done throughout her term as Speaker.

Action 4 Liberty will continue to champion conservative principles and will never waiver in our mission to protect liberty for the next generation. Another Debt Bill would stab conservatives in the back and Lisa Demuth has the power to prevent fiscal irresponsibility. A4L will provide Patriots with the latest.

The national debt continues to explode due to crooked politicians voting for out of control spending. DC swamp creatures do not care about the fiscal collision course they are taking our country down. Instead of cutting spending to reduce the size and scope of the government, the Uniparty continues to burden future generations with an ever-climbing national debt. RINO Michelle Fischbach (CD7) has chosen not to fight reckless spending but instead to celebrate it!

On social media, Fischbach bragged about $4.25M in spending that contributes right to our national debt. See posts below:

Fischbach is clearly playing into the corrupt mindset of “bringing home the bacon” from pork-barrel spending bills. The system is broken and will not be fixed by printing more money and getting a couple projects funded in your district. A real conservative would fight to massively reduce the spending and tax burden on citizens instead of playing Uniparty games. Earmark spending has allowed the Establishment to dole out favors to certain members to help them politically and the practice should be totally eliminated. An earmark database has been created by a group called Citizens Against Government Waste.

Grassroots conservatives have long been fed up with out of control spending by the federal government. The U.S. national debt continues to climb and is at over $38T. If divided amongst taxpayers, each individual would have to pay over $355K to eliminate the national debt. This is unsustainable and our nation is in a worse predicament with each dollar added to the debt.

Washington DC is a corrupt cesspool and has proven their incompetence with tax dollars. Nobody will ever find anything less efficient than the government due to their archaic, convoluted, bureaucratic, and slimy practices. Fischbach should be fighting to prevent more tax dollars from her district from being squandered instead of trying to collect the crumbs as a consolation prize. 

Action 4 Liberty will continue to advocate for less government, less spending, and lower taxes. Michelle Fischbach and the DC swamp are selling our country out for nickels on the dollar. A4L will remain the cutting edge source for MN Patriots and will never waiver in our mission to protect liberty for the next generation.

Picture: From left to right starting at top: Dan Wolgamott, Adam Jennings, Ben Schierer, Zack Filipovich, Jay Reeves, Charles Kuchlenz, Nate George, Elliott Engen, and Scott Jensen

While much of the political oxygen in Minnesota has been directed at the Governor race, another statewide race may be talked about much more on election night: The State Auditor election.

Minnesota has become the national laughing stock due to out of control fraud taking place that amounts to billions upon billions in tax dollars lost. While the Feeding Our Future scandal did emerge late into the 2022 general election, Minnesota citizens have largely been unaware of how fraud-ridden MN government programs have been run under Democrats until now.

Now that fraud is center-stage for Minnesota voters, the most natural office the GOP could aggressively pursue is the MN Auditor’s office, which serves as the financial watch-dog for the state. The elected State Auditor position primarily provides oversight and audits of local governments (accounting for about $60B in local spending) while the legislatively-appointed Legislative Auditor oversees financial audits of state agencies. See a graphic describing the difference found on candidate Nate George’s social media below:

While much of the fraud given national exposure has come from state agencies flippantly appropriating tax dollars, the State Auditor’s office will have plenty to investigate and can refer findings of fraud to county attorneys or the AG office. The office can serve as the bully-pulpit for exposing the fraud across MN and providing transparency. Most voters will not distinguish the difference between the State Auditor and the Legislative Auditor and will largely just have the issues of fraud and protecting tax dollars on their mind in regards to this office.

In 2022, Republicans lost the State Auditor race by just 0.34% (8,435 votes). This was the closest statewide race and showcased the biggest vulnerability of MN Democrat control.

Incumbent State Auditor, Julie “White Claw” Blaha, has sat on her hands and done nothing as the massive fraud wasted away MN tax dollars. As seen in reporting from Alpha News, Blaha and then Senate Minority Leader Melisa Lopez Franzen rolled a vehicle with an opened White Claw drink that first responders described as “cold” and “pretty full”. Blaha is not seeking reelection in 2026, likely fearing a humiliating loss.

Four Democrats, three Republicans, and two third party candidates are running in the 2026 State Auditor race.

The four Democrats running include former Duluth city councilman Zack Filipovich, Mayor of Tonka Bay Adam Jennings, former Mayor of Fergust Falls Ben Schierer, and State Rep. DWI Dan Wolgamott (who previously chugged vodka in a liquor store parking lot then drove drunk). It appears all four are seeking the Democrat Party’s endorsement and it is not clear which candidates will abide by said endorsement. A4L could not locate any public attacks Democratic Auditor candidates have launched at each other and very little seems to separate the candidates on matters of policy. 

Ben Schierer is endorsed by radical leftist Keith Ellison, swing district State Senators Aric Putnam (SD14) & Rob Kupec (SD4), and pretend-moderate Collin Peterson. Adam Jennings has the endorsement of State Sen. Ann Johnson Stewart (SD45) along with the United Auto Workers and local officials. Dan Wolgamott is endorsed by 23 current or former State legislators including swing district Dems Brad Tabke and Matt Norris. Wolgamott may also be advantaged by Democrats’ seemingly preferring their party’s Auditor candidate have an alcohol-related incident that they can be held over their heads.

On the Republican side, three candidates are running including Scott Jensen, state Rep. Elliott Engen (36A), and Braham Mayor Nate George. As seen in previous A4L reporting, Scott Jensen ended his embarrassing Governor campaign after it became clear that he had zero chance at becoming the nominee again. Only Nate George has pledged to abide by the MNGOP endorsement and he is also the only Auditor candidate who has signed A4L’s Never Again Pledge.

Jensen comes into the Auditor race with a significant fundraising and name recognition advantage over Engen and George but he has tarnished his reputation with many grassroots conservatives by flip-flopping on every topic imaginable, including gun control and abortion. As seen in previous A4L reporting, Elliott Engen is 27 years old who has no serious finance or auditing professional experience and started running for office after an Iowa State Rep. planted a self-described seed in Engen while in a hot tub. Additionally, Engen has a long anti-Trump record and even called Turning Point USA “extremism from the right” and that they were controlled by the “cult of Trump”. While Engen has strong messaging on fraud, Nate George argues that Engen is inexperienced and immature by over-promising and would under-deliver in the State Auditor office. George touts his experience as a U.S. Air Force Reserves veteran, resolving his city’s financial ruin as Mayor, and leading the Licensing and Investigations Division of the Gaming Regulatory Authority for why Republicans should select him. George also held a press conference at the MN Capitol to unveil a new proactive auditing tool to assess risk levels of fraud with benchmarks established to qualify for state grants.

A Libertarian, Charles Kuchlenz, has not yet filed with the CFB (which is required once a candidate raises or spends over $750) but has been promoted on social media by the national Libertarian Party. Kuchlenz is a senior data engineer according to his campaign website. Considering that many if not most libertarian-leaning individuals are fiscal conservatives, Kuchlenz will likely take far more votes from Republicans than Democrats. It is not exactly clear where Kuchlenz falls on many issues but did share an article on social media calling Trump’s second term a “disaster for Libertarians” and post a video telling President Trump to stop “forcing people out” of Minnesota. If Republicans lose narrowly in the general election, Kuchlenz and the Libertarian Party may face the brunt of the blame. Kuchlenz says he considered running as a Republican but would not want to abide by the endorsement. See below:

Another candidate running for State Auditor is a Forward-Independence Party candidate named Jay Reeves who has also filed to run. The origin of this party is that the MN Independence-Alliance Party spun off from the Reform Party following Ross Perot’s presidential runs and Jesse Ventura’s 1998 Governor election victory. Recently, the party joined forces with communist Andrew Yang’s Forward Party. Yang donated $1K to Mike Newcome, the party’s candidate for MN Governor, but has not donated to Jay Reeves according to Reeves’ 2025 Year-End CFB report. It is not clear if Reeves would detract more support from Republicans or Democrats because the party’s name does not give clear political indications.

In 2022, two marijuana-based party candidates ran in the Auditor race and received a combined 5.35% (131,656 votes) which was much larger than the vote difference between the Republican and Democrat candidates. It is presumed that more of the third party vote came from the left than the right since both parties made marijuana legalization their #1 issue. Jay Reeves and Charles Kuchlenz may cause the inverse reaction this election by winning more GOP votes than Democrat votes. It will not be known until June if Kuchlenz, Reeves, or any other third party candidates will be on the ballot for this office.

As mentioned, the State Auditor race may get the most attention on election night because it is the race that Republicans have the best chance at retaking. Action 4 Liberty will continue to keep Patriots informed by providing liberty-based reporting that cannot be found anywhere else. A4L will never abandon our mission to protect liberty for the next generation.

Conservatives in Minnesota are fed up with rampant fraud and out of control spending. In response, RINO State Senators are anxious to give MN more debt by funding politicians’ pet projects in the bonding bill. Hypocrite RINO legislators tell their Republican constituents that they are going to cut spending and fight fraud when they just sit on their hands and vote for corrupt omnibus bills.

As seen on the MN Senate GOP website, three RINO Senators have posted articles/press releases about the upcoming special session that show just how out of step they are with the average conservative. As seen in previous A4L reporting, the 2026 legislative session will start on Tuesday, February 17th and the competing interests between the Establishment and the Grassroots should be on full display.

RINO Sen. Paul Utke (SD5) was the first GOP Senator to post about the 2026 legislative session on the Senate GOP website and within the first paragraph, it is clear Utke has been successfully propagandized by the St. Paul Swamp. Utke states “in each biennium we have a budget year and a bonding year” and says “the legislature’s main focus will be putting together a bonding bill”. This is totally false!

The legislature is under NO obligation to pass a debt-ridden omnibus bonding bill! Unlike the state budget appropriations passed in odd-numbered years, a bonding bill is not required to pass. MN didn't even have legislators meet in even-numbered legislative years until 1973 and the additional session was intended to allow lawmakers to finish unfinished business, make technical corrections, or respond to emergencies, NOT to give the state more debt!

Keep in mind, the MN legislature ALREADY passed a $700M debt (bonding) bill and it stretched the limits of MN’s bond rating. While some local project funding is uncontroversial, a large bonding bill is completely unnecessary. MN taxpayers would benefit much more from having their surplus dollars returned to them.

Bonding bills are a tool for Uniparty politicians to take credit for local project funding and use it for campaign purposes. Utke goes on to complain about runaway spending in MN despite the fact that he is advocating for more runaway spending and debt! Utke has announced he is running for reelection in 2026 and will face Rep. Mike Wiener (5B) for the GOP endorsement, which Utke was unable to capture in 2022 against Bret Bussman. 

A day or two after Utke’s nonsense statement was posted, Sen. Steve Green (SD2) posted the same garbage! In some paragraphs, the statements are word for word the exact same! Green should not complain about out of control spending if he is not committed to actually fighting it! Supporting the passage of massive debt for our state is not fiscally conservative, it is extremely liberal.

RINO Senators Jason Rarick (SD11) and Gene Dornink (SD23) rounded out the RINOs on the MN Senate GOP website hypocritically promoting a debt bill while simultaneously complaining about fraud and spending. Rarick even argues that the legislature won’t accomplish much besides passing a bonding bill. It sounds like Rarick has given up before they’ve even gaveled in.

Of course, Utke, Green, Dornink, and Rarick are not the only RINO legislators that may vote for a corrupt debt bill. As seen in previous A4L reporting, only 10 of 33 GOP Senators and 15 of 67 GOP Representatives voted against the $700M debt bill last year. The vast majority of GOP legislators are backstabbing the constituents who put them in power. This is not to mention that GOP leadership cemented $14B in bloated Democrat spending by passing the 2nd LARGEST budget in MN history last year.

Unlike the RINOs' statements on the upcoming legislative session, the message Sen. Bill Lieske (SD58) conveyed on the Senate GOP website lists fraud, affordability, high taxes, and transparency as legislative focuses. Lieske doesn't even mention bonding in his statement and seems to be aligned with the grassroots to shrink the size and scope of our government.

Minnesotans are over-taxed and are sick of the excuses from Uniparty politicians. Instead of putting our state in debt, legislators could return the over $6.2B surplus to taxpayers, who could receive around $2,500 each! The GOP controls the House and legislation cannot pass without their support, if they hold strong (specifically Speaker Lisa Demuth), they can BLOCK more debt for our state!

Action 4 Liberty will continue serving as the megaphone of the grassroots and will never concede an inch on principle. A4L brings Patriots hard-hitting, anti-establishment, liberty-based reporting that cannot be found anywhere else and we will never waiver in our mission to protect liberty for the next generation. Liberty is not protected when your tax dollars are not protected.

On August 20th 2025, RINO Kristin Robbins announced she would be running for Governor, highlighting her role as Chair of the House Fraud Committee. While lacking grassroots support, the media and political class saw her as a strong contender. Since this point, Robbins has been on a downward spiral and has likely squashed her chances at becoming the Republican nominee for Governor.

On October 16th, Robbins announced her campaign claiming to have the endorsements of sixteen current and former MN legislators and two former federal officials. See below:

Unfortunately for Robbins, only Dave Baker and Barb Haley can be traced as real supporters! Baker and Haley both donated to Robbins' campaign and Haley sits on the campaign’s finance committee. Natalie Zeleznikar did share an article on social media when Robbins announced but never released a public endorsement. As for the others - A4L could not locate a single social media post or other public statement confirming that they actually support her campaign! In fact, it is not clear which of the names mentioned above still support Robbins! The names cannot even be listed as endorsements on Wikipedia’s 2026 MN Governor race page because they are not confirmed publicly by any news source.

As an elected official endorsing someone for the highest office in the state of Minnesota, it is odd that they wouldn't want people to know about their endorsement. Why are GOP legislators not making it clear where they stand on the Governor’s race?

Things went sideways for Robbins when Lisa Demuth entered the race on November 2nd. Robbins initially tried to slam Demuth for the backroom budget deal Demuth cut with Walz but the argument fell flat because Robbins voted for 8 of the 14 bills made in this deal! Robbins was silent on the corruption when it mattered most (during the special session but A4L sounded the alarm and called out the corruption as it was all going down. On the other hand, Lisa Demuth kept it cordial and complimentary in her response to Robbins.

It is no surprise that spineless RINO legislators got quiet once they realized they had a cat-fight on their hands! They’ve now got their elected legislative leader (Lisa Demuth) running shortly after they endorsed a colleague (Kristin Robbins) for the same position. They've also got another colleague (Peggy Bennett) who is also running despite her campaign's irrelevancy.

Demuth's campaign took a lot of the oxygen out of the room for Robbins. Kristin Robbins went from being the only female legislator running to one of three female legislators running and is out-ranked by one of them. Robbins was named chair of the performative and useless House Fraud Committee by Lisa Demuth so they are now forced to share talking points. Demuth further cut Robbins out of the picture by quickly naming Ryan Wilson as her running mate, eliminating any possibility of a coalition ticket.

As seen in previous A4L reporting, Robbins had a very weak performance in the caucus straw poll despite strong fundraising numbers. Robbins lost to “Undecided” and is clearly not what the GOP base is looking for. Instead of accepting this reality, Robbins excused her performance by blaming the results on her refusal to abide by the party endorsement. While that may have played a factor, most caucus attendees likely had no idea which candidates planned to abide and which ones didn’t. 

Robbins was the MN Nikki Haley campaign chair and desperately tried to prevent President Trump from retaking the White House. Haley has sent two texts/emails to her supporters getting campaign money for Robbins on both Sep. 18th and one on Nov. 12th. If she somehow became the GOP nominee for Governor, the conservative base and conservatives at large would not show up to vote. For the GOP to win, it will take nearly every single one of the over 1.5M MN Trump voters to turn out again in 2026 and a typical RINO cannot do that.

A rumor floating around is that Kristin Robbins will eventually become Kendall Qualls’ running mate. Some evidence this by pointing to Robbins’ campaign chair being David Fraunshush, who gave $75K to Qualls for his 2022 Governor campaign. Since she is too deep in the hole to win the GOP endorsement or primary at this point, it would not be surprising to see her team up with another candidate as the GOP race becomes a three-way contest between Lisa Demuth, Mike Lindell, and Kendall Qualls.

The downward spiral of Kristin Robbins’ campaign has made it clear that she is out of touch with MN conservatives and appears to continually lose support. Action 4 Liberty will continue bringing Patriots bold, anti-establishment, liberty-based reporting that pulls no punches. While RINOs cave on the principles they were elected to represent, A4L will never waiver in our mission to protect liberty for the next generation.

While Democrats destroy Minnesota and prioritize illegal aliens over American citizens, MNGOP Chair Alex Plechash backstabs the Republican base by praising radical leftists Tim Walz and Jacob Frey.

Democrats have radical positions across the board and made MN the Fraud Capital of the nation. MN Dems support mutilating children, want men in women’s locker rooms, protected pedophiles in the MN Human Rights Act, support late-term and post birth abortions, want to destroy the 2nd Amendment, and prioritize illegal aliens over American citizens and MN taxpayers. 

The Democrats have the radical platform but it is always Republicans that are caving! When the GOP abandons their base, the base will not show up to vote!

On Thursday Feb. 12th, Alex Plechash put out a statement praising Tim Walz and Jacob Frey for “their unprecedented cooperation with ICE”. Of course, Minneapolis remains a sanctuary city for illegal aliens and the two of them have done all that they can to demonize ICE agents like calling them Nazis and every other insult they could think of. See Plechash statement below:

Alex Plechash is OUT OF TOUCH with the MN Republican base! As seen in the statement above, he fails to mention that Walz and Frey have released criminal illegal aliens back into the streets, stoked the flames, and encouraged lunatic protesters to riot. They have protected illegal aliens and Somali fraudsters more than they protect tax dollars yet Plechash is ready to heap on the praise.

Let’s make it clear: Walz and Frey have partially succumbed to ICE’s deportation operation because of the political and legal pressure they faced. Their newfound, limited, cooperation with ICE is a direct result of the DOJ subpoenas they received and the political pressure they face under the national spotlight. Walz and Frey have not had a genuine change of heart, they have calculated that President Trump’s Administration holds more cards than they do so they will do the bare minimum to avoid more trouble for themselves.

Instead of recognizing Walz and Frey as the selfish, far-left, corrupt, crooked politicians that they are, Alex Plechash has muddied the water and has made grassroots conservatives livid.

Plechash was elected by conservative delegates who were fed up with the corruption and leftist ideology of David Hann. Many remember that Hann secretly paid a Kamala/Walz supporter tens of thousands in party funds (as exposed by A4L), sent a letter demanding GOP candidates argue that abortion up to the moment of birth was a Constitutional Right in MN, and would partner with crooked leftist Ken Martin for unity projects. Instead of being different from Hann, Plechash has has served the interests of the very same RINO Establishment that has caused the MNGOP to be winless statewide for twenty years.

Caving to the left and dishonestly praising corrupt Democrat politicians will always be losing ideas among conservatives. Alex Plechash has made a gigantic fool out of himself and his statement shows exactly why the Grassroots do not trust Establishment RINOs. Conservatives cannot be tricked into believing that Walz and Frey are on the same page as Republicans on immigration and deportations no matter how Plechash tries to spin things.

Plechash praising Walz and Frey joins the growing list of his failures as MNGOP Chair which includes violating Article IV, Section 8 of the MNGOP Bylaws by issuing a worthless endorsement of RINO CD7 Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach pre-endorsing convention, promoted pro-abortion/anti-Trump Michele Tafoya on social media upon her entering the U.S. Senate race unlike all other candidates, and covered for RINO legislators who voted to fund abortion with tax dollars.

While the RINO Establishment continues to be suck-up to the radical left, Action 4 Liberty will continue to champion conservative, pro-liberty, Constitutional principles. A4L remains the cutting edge source for Patriots with reporting that cannot be found anywhere else. A4L will never abandon our mission to protect liberty for the next generation.