Lobbyists and special interest groups love to buy off politicians so they can influence the government in ways regular citizens cannot. Some lobbyists and special interests target only one party’s candidates while others hedge their bets by funding both of the Uniparty candidates. We are seeing this take place in the Minnesota Governor race with Amy Klobuchar and Lisa Demuth sharing many special interest donors.

The stranglehold lobbyists and special interests have on politicians makes it clear why almost nothing changes in government regardless of the party in charge. 

As seen in Demuth's and Klobuchar's September campaign finance reports, there are 14 special interest groups that are funding both Klobuchar and Demuth, often giving the same amount to both candidates. This includes the following political committees/funds:

BankIn PAC

Beer PAC

CAR, Committee of Automotive Retailers

Food PAC of Minnesota

Great River Energy Action Team - Minnesota

Laborers District Council of Minn & ND Pol Fund

Minnkato Power Action Committee

Minn AGPAC

MN Local Business Alliance PAC

Minnesota Retired Police Pension Association

Rice, Walther, & Mosley LLP Political Fund

Rural Electric Political Action Committee

Saint Paul Teachers Pension PAC

Stinson LLP Political Fund

Over half of the special interest groups that are funding Demuth’s campaign are funding Klobuchar’s campaign.

There are also four lobbyists who have donated to both Demuth and Klobuchar. This includes Joel Carlson, Judy Cook, Nancy Hoss, and Brian Rice.

Republicans and Democrats pretend to be enemies but they have the same bosses. Certain special interests make sure they are protected while grassroots citizens have to fend for themselves. 

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

Despite the denial by corrupt politicians, voter fraud is real and happens in Minnesota. 

The federal Department of Justice published a press release on Sept. 30th that a federal grand jury has indicted ten foreign nationals for voter fraud in Minnesota elections. This includes the following individuals:

Bhator Konah Bryant - Liberian national

Edvile Vaidoto Edmunds - Lithuanian national

Joshua Frederick Kofi Edzie - Ghanaian national

Alan Barbu Kargbo - Liberian national

Paul Kras - German national

Fadil Rasim Ozegovic - Bosnian national

Aparecido Donizetti Padovan - Brazilian national 

Chris Adam Pettiquoi - Liberian national 

Christian Liam Schenk - Canadian national 

Hester Sophia Weihmann - South African national

It has not yet been publicized if these individuals are illegal aliens or if they have a temporary work visa or a different noncitizen residency permit.

Upon reviewing voter data obtained from the MN Secretary of State, A4L discovered more details about these individuals and the races they voted in. This includes Alan Barbu Kargbo, who voted in 2024 in MN House District 54A, which was the closest House race that year. 

District 54A is in Shakopee and is currently held by radical leftist Brad Tabke. Voters were already skeptical whether Tabke truly won in 2024 because 21 ballots were trashed and the race was decided by just 14 votes. Kargbo’s voting precinct was not one of the two precincts that had ballots trashed. The federal indictment against Kargbo indicates that he voted as a noncitizen in the race that determined control and the make-up of the State House.

American citizens had their votes thrown away in District 54A while at least one noncitizen had their vote counted!

While it cannot be verified if Kargbo voted for Tabke, it is likely a fair assumption that a noncitizen would be more apt to support the pro-illegal alien Democrat that doxxes the location of ICE agents than the Republican.

A4L exposed the election fraud in 54A and informed House Republicans that they could leverage and expand their majority by rejecting Tabke’s election certificate and force a special election. House Democrats panicked and held an illegitimate swearing-in ceremony including Tabke and no-showed the opening of the legislative session. Ultimately, RINO Speaker Lisa Demuth cut a deal with Democrats to seat Brad Tabke and block election integrity, which some GOP members have come to regret. 

It does not end there: Kargbo has been indicted for voting in the 2024 general election but voter data shows that he also voted in the 2020 general election! There are two other individuals who are registered voters at Kargbo’s address. Upon further investigating both have voted in previous elections. One individual appears to be Kargbo’s son since he has the same name but is 27 years younger and the other individual appears to be his spouse as she is a year younger than Kargbo. It is unknown by A4L if the two other individuals are citizens.

Besides Kargbo, the other charged foreign nationals that have individuals other than themselves registered to vote at their address include Edvile Edmunds, Fadil Ozegovic, Aparecido Padovan, Chris Pettiquoi, and Christian Schenk.

There are also several other charged foreign nationals besides Kargbo who have voted in multiple elections but have not been charged for each of them. This includes Paul Kras, Fadil Ozegovic, Aparecido Padovan, Chris Pettiquoi, and Hester Weihmann. 

One interesting detail to note is that 9 of the 10 charged foreign nationals voted in State House district that elected a Democrat. At the very least, noncitizens may feel they have more leeway to break election law in blue areas over red areas. Of the charged foreign nationals, six are from Hennepin County, two are from Anoka County, 1 is from Isanti County, and 1 is from Scott County.

Action 4 Liberty will continue leading the front in the fight for election integrity in Minnesota by providing liberty-based reporting that cannot be found anywhere else.

Government is taxing us out of our homes. They are treating us like piggybanks, while complaining that there is nothing they can do. 

We are learning everyday about the absurdly high property tax increase proposals around the state. Is your county trying to tax you out of your home?

Here's the list of proposed maximum property tax increases by county as of September 30th:

It's not too late to stop this! You can fight property tax increases at upcoming County Commissioner meetings. Property tax levies will be decided in December in all counties across Minnesota.

Our job at Action 4 Liberty is to build liberty armies to fight against tax increases and assaults on your liberties. It's time we STOP local politicians from treating us as their piggybanks. Government needs to shrink - not our family's budget!

When citizens take action and fight for our liberties, we can achieve victory. Republican State Representative Drew Roach (58B-Farmington) knows that after fighting Flock cameras in his district and causing the county to terminate their contract with Flock the very next day and cut one of the cameras down!

Flock cameras and other license plate readers have become tools for unconstitutional mass-surveillance. The far-left globalists running Flock want to track your every movement and destroy individual liberties. Flock cameras are the antithesis of what our founding fathers envisioned our country to be. If citizens do not get active and cause change, the government will get more and more tyrannical.

Rep. Roach made a video on Sept. 1st in front of a Flock camera in his district, blasting its unconstitutionality as a tool for warrantless surveillance. The following day, Rep. Roach submitted a data request to Dakota County for the contract and the communications concerning Flock cameras and has shared these documents with A4L to review and confirm findings.

The day after Rep. Roach submitted his data information request, the county terminated their contract with Flock! Incumbent Dakota County Sheriff Joe Leko confirmed this fact publicly in a candidate questionnaire by stating that the county ended the Flock program on Sept. 3rd. The county’s Flock contract was supposed to conclude at the end of 2026 but the public pressure and Rep. Roach’s data request appear to have fast-tracked the program’s termination.

The end of the Flock program in Dakota County is a massive win for liberty but the citizens of Dakota County must stay vigilant or mass surveillance will come back. 

The Flock camera issue is happening statewide with more and more localities opting to end their contracts with Flock due to public pressure. The locations of all Flock camera/license plate readers within Minnesota can be found on this webpage. 

Sign our petition to BAN Flock cameras by clicking the image below:

As seen in previous A4L reporting, Dakota County residents are also facing a massive property tax increase.

Action 4 Liberty will continue to lead the fight in Minnesota against big government by never wavering on principle. A4L will continue providing Patriots with liberty-based reporting that cannot be found anywhere else.

Minnesota property taxes are out of control due to reckless spending by crony politicians. Big government RINOs and leftists run in nonpartisan county commissioner races and then impose high taxes on the citizens of their community. This is happening statewide and a clear example comes in Dakota County as massive property taxes appear to be incoming.

On Sept. 22nd, the Dakota County Commissioners voted to set the maximum property tax increase for their 2027 levy at 18.5% ($34,085,522) in a 5-2 vote. The two commissioners to vote “No” were Mary Liz Holberg and Liz Workman while all other commissioners agreed to the targeted increase. The video of the meeting can be seen here.

This vote does not permanently set a property tax increase so citizens can still fight to block the measure. What this vote does show is that the majority of Dakota County Commissioners are looking for ways to grow government and increase taxes. As seen in previous A4L reporting, Dakota County was planning to increase property taxes by at least 13.9% and has chosen to select a big increase of 18.5%.

The final property tax levy will be finalized in December and Minnesota’s Dept. of Revenue will report the proposed property tax increases for all MN counties in early to mid October. 

Dakota County is just one of 87 counties where taxpayers will be wasting away more of their hard-earned dollars funding a government that is way too big. The property tax increases will happen across Minnesota and Action 4 Liberty will be leading the fight.

Sign our petition to ELIMINATE property taxes to be informed about how you can take action in your county. 

Action 4 Liberty previously exposed property tax increases in Itasca County and the citizen pressure led to the county slashing their tax increase proposal in half. A4L wants to duplicate this with grassroots Patriots across Minnesota so taxpayers can finally see decreases and the elimination of property taxes.

Check out A4L founder Jake Duesenberg’s recent video on property tax increases:

Action 4 Liberty will continue to lead the fight against big government in Minnesota and we look forward to partnering with grassroots Patriots to oppose property tax increases in their county.

Fraud has become inseparable from Minnesota politics because it happens so often and has cost taxpayers billions of dollars. Minnesota has fraud from the federal funds it receives, within the state budget, and within local governments. We see yet another example of fraud after Hennepin County’s fund program for businesses supposedly affected by the deportation operation known as Metro Surge was found to be filled with fraudulent applications.

As reported by Kare 11’s Lou Roguse, the program was set to spend $2 Million for grants for local businesses with grants ranging from $3,000 to $10,000 each. The nonprofit reviewing the applications found that an overwhelming number of them were for fake businesses, AI generated businesses, and had multiple businesses with copy & pasted information. Of 300 applications, the county could only verify and pay 82 of them.

Now, Hennepin County is ENDING the program because they are finding so much fraud! They say it is too difficult to differentiate real businesses from fake businesses and that it is easier to just end the program. 

It is no surprise that Minnesota’s government has been seen as a hub for fraudsters to rip off taxpayers since corrupt politicians have allowed it at a massive scale. Fraudsters are emboldened by Minnesota’s fraud regime and saw the Hennepin County program as another way to fool our incompetent government.

Most of the businesses harmed by Operation Metro Surge was due to leftist rioters on the street. It is not the fault of immigration law enforcement that Democrat politicians protect illegal aliens and encouraged radical leftists to riot and cause chaos. Hennepin County is a "sanctuary county" that protects criminal illegal aliens over American citizens.

Action 4 Liberty exposed that in the state legislature RINO Dave Baker was working with Democrats to spend $100 Million on an Operation Metro Surge business reward program that would especially help the twin cities and other "sanctuary" jurisdictions. The program would have likely resulted in more tax dollars wasted on fraudulent endeavors and sought to benefit the left’s pro-illegal alien agenda. The program was not ultimately adopted, likely due in part to A4L pressure.

If Minnesota voters want less fraud, they need less government. The bigger the government is, the more fraud will appear. Minnesotans need a major reduction in taxes as life becomes more unaffordable. Sign Action 4 Liberty’s petition to eliminate property taxes here to join Patriots in the fight against big government.

Action 4 Liberty will continue leading the grassroots conservative movement of Minnesota by never wavering on principles. A4L will continue providing Patriots with liberty-based reporting that cannot be found anywhere else.

Open borders and welfare are completely incompatible. Radical leftists and globalists want to destroy America from within by promoting socialism and mass-immigration and Minnesota is led by the fools who are pursuing this agenda.

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is one of the leftists who prioritizes immigrants over Americans, as evidenced by his ties to Somali fraudsters. It comes as no surprise that Ellison wastes MN tax dollars on frivolous lawsuits that put America and Americans last.

Ellison was given a massive two-year budget (totaling nearly $100 Million) that was passed by the MN state legislature (SF3045) that gave his office a budget increase. It was not only Democrats who voted to give Ellison’s office a budget increase, it was also RINOs like Lisa Demuth, Jim Nash, Walter Hudson, and the majority of the House GOP caucus. Only 18 of 67 House Republicans voted against the bill.

We now see another example of how Ellison is wasting tax dollars with him joining in on a lawsuit against President Trump's Administration to protect welfare for immigrants. Social programs, when and where they should exist, should serve exclusively benefit American citizens and nobody else. The great replacement theory will not only bring immigrants to take your job but it will also bring immigrants who demand free money from taxpayers.

In short, Trump’s Dept. of Homeland Security is revising the process for determining whether an immigrant is a public charge. A public charge is a way for immigration officials to deny a visa, green card, or other admission to the U.S. if an applicant is judged to be likely to become primarily dependent on the government for money. The change in process is due to Joe Biden loosening the rules in 2022 and allowing more welfare-chasing immigrants into our country.

The Dept. of Homeland Security estimates that these rule changes would result in a $13.05 Billion reduction in federal spending on SNAP and Medicaid programs. With a massive national debt looming over our country's head, Washington D.C. needs to make as many spending cuts as possible!

Ellison joined 22 other states and Washington DC in this lawsuit including the disgraced Attorney General of Virginia, Jay Jones. All Attorneys General participating in the lawsuit are elected Democrats or were appointed to their position by a Democrat. Pennsylvania Governor and potential 2028 Presidential candidate Josh Shapiro is listed on the lawsuit despite the state’s Republican Attorney General refusing to follow suit.

ANTIFA Keith Ellison has filed 73 lawsuits against the Trump Administration during Trump’s second term. This includes lawsuits to give illegal aliens in-state tuition, force DEI policies for schools, keep boys in girls sports, and many more radical bogus cases. While an Attorney General has the responsibility to keep the federal government in check with the Constitution and law, Ellison is doing the exact opposite by undermining American values with the lawsuits he pushes.

In the midst of Ellison pursuing bogus lawsuits and his ties to Somali fraudsters, previous KSTP/Survey USA polling shows he is tied with Republican AG nominee Ron Schutz at 43% each with the rest of polled voters being undecided. See below:

New KSTP/Survey USA polling shows Ron Schutz leading Keith Ellison. See below:

The Attorney General race appears to be the best chance Republicans have at winning a statewide seat. Ron Schutz won the MNGOP endorsement and primary unopposed. If Ellison continues to waste tax dollars on unpopular and ridiculous lawsuits, it may come back to bite him in November.

Action 4 Liberty will never waiver on principles and will continue to provide Patriots with liberty-based reporting that cannot be found anywhere else. 

A national liberty-conservative group, Make Liberty Win PAC, will be spending millions of dollars in Minnesota to support Liberty and stop the push of socialism in state legislative districts. Minnesota Democrats typically have a massive advantage in fundraising and ground-support but this spending will even the playing field a bit.

Make Liberty Win mobilizes young activists to door-knock and phone-bank for liberty candidates across the nation. Libertarian tech billionaire Scott Banister, who was an early investor in PayPal, Uber, and SpaceX, will be spending $40 Million in at least 12 states through his massive contribution to Make Liberty Win.

The mission that Make Liberty Win has established for this operation boils down to defeating socialism and expanding liberty. With the socialist and communist ideology on the rise with young Americans, this effort seeks to counter-act this movement by having students and other young adults door-knock the homes of more than two million voters.

In 2018 and 2020, Make Liberty Win PAC spent tens of thousands of dollars in the primaries to elect Erik Mortensen and Jeremy Munson. In 2022, they supported liberty candidates like Tom Dippel, Mark Bishofsky, Erik Mortensen, and Wendy Phillips and was able to get Bill Lieske and Nathan Wesenberg elected in their respective races. Make Liberty Win PAC also helped conservatives in legislative primary contests leading to Dippel, Mortensen, and Wesenberg defeating their RINO primary opponents.

In 2024, Make Liberty Win PAC spent over $1.3 Million to elect Republicans and defeat radical leftists across Minnesota in various swing districts. This spending and on-the-ground work led to Republicans flipping three seats that were held by Democrats (7B, 18A, and 26A). Ultimately, this gave Republicans a temporary majority and later a tie in the House, though the opportunity for conservative change was squandered by Speaker Lisa Demuth and other RINOs passing corrupt, unconstitutional, fraud-ridden omnibus bills.

As seen below, the millions that will be spent electing Republicans to state legislative seats has received national attention from Fox News. See below:

Make Liberty Win CEO Jeff Frazee stated “Make Liberty Win will execute a comprehensive strategy to counter socialist Democrats and win at the state level, where political movements are built and every American can make a difference.”

The federal government is out of reach for most Americans to have any influence, however, the average American can have major influence within their state government by building grassroots power. Action 4 Liberty understands that in order to cause change in politics, you must go where you can make change. This requires a focus on state and local issues, which is exactly where A4L directs our energy.

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

If there is one statewide race that Democrats are worried about in Minnesota, it would be the Attorney General race. After Minnesota’s Somali fraud regime was exposed nationally, Tim Walz ended his Governor campaign in shame but Keith Ellison has shamelessly continued his campaign. Since Democrats appear incapable of defending Ellison’s record in office, they are instead smearing his GOP opponent by ridiculously twisting his words.

Ron Schutz wrote a poem about Covid and how people fell in line with lockdowns “without a shot being fired”. Of course, this is Schutz illustrating the point that people acted like sheep and fell in line with tyrannical orders without the government pointing guns at the people. This is extremely obvious but the MN Democrat Party is pretending Schultz was insinuating support for killing government officials!

Democrats seem to never learn their lesson. They exaggerate and speak in hyperbole until they have no more credibility. The most high-profile example of this in recent history is the election of President Trump in 2024. Despite the witch-hunts, prosecutions, and made-up lies, voters saw through it and gave him more votes than he had received in either of the two previous Presidential election cycles. 

By pushing bogus propaganda, Democrats hurt their own cause! They are constantly making themselves more and more untrustworthy.

Democrats still believe they did NOTHING wrong during Covid. If Democrats and certain RINOs could, they would lock people down, close down churches, mandate experimental shots, force the use of useless masks all over again. No matter the truth, Democrats will never abandon their core belief in big government.

Republican AG nominee Ron Schutz won the party endorsement and primary with no opposition. Keith Ellison faced a primary opponent and won just under 85% of the vote. This is an indicating sign that Ellison’s levels of support are shrinking within his own party, likely due to his involvement with covering up Minnesota’s multi-billion dollar fraud epidemic.

Polling from KSTP/Survey USA shows Schutz tied with Keith Ellison, signifying that the race is competitive. See polling below:

Ellison’s role in Minnesota’s fraud scandal received major coverage after an audio tape revealed him fighting for the interests of the Feeding Our Future fraudsters. Ellison has made it clear that he wants to protect Muslim fraudsters more than he wants to protect Minnesota taxpayers.

Democrats are clearly nervous about this race and they will continue to spin lies about Schutz to establish a permission structure for voters to support Ellison. As mentioned, people see through bogus lies and blatantly intentional misinterpretations more often now than ever. Democrats trying to keep corrupt socialist Keith Ellison in power for a third term may be exactly what Republicans need to capture an office that they have not held in 60 years.

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

Braham Mayor Nate George was the endorsed Republican candidate for State Auditor after winning over 76% of the vote at the MNGOP state convention. Despite easily defeating Scott Jensen, the state party did very little to promote and support Nate George’s candidacy after Jensen continued his campaign into the primary. Due to the weakness of party leadership and their lack of credibility, Scott Jensen was able to become the party nominee.

Now, Nate George has officially announced that he will be running for MNGOP Chair to restore the Republican Party, challenge the establishment status quo, and put the grassroots first. 

As seen in the press release below, George lays out his vision for the party to win elections without abandoning core conservative principles. See below:

Nate George also made the following social media post:

Having experienced a statewide election as a candidate, Nate George has seen just how corrupt Democrats, their allies in the media, and RINOs will be. George was a proponent of the party endorsement process throughout his Auditor campaign, arguing that the party must adequately support endorsed candidates. Nate George also signed A4L's Never Again Pledge as a candidate, highlighting that he would oppose future tyrannical lockdowns.

The MNGOP State Central Committee will elect the party chair, deputy chair, and secretary at their upcoming December meeting. Considering that many State Central delegates have supported Nate George previously, he may prove to be a formidable candidate.

Various sources have informed Action 4 Liberty of the following individuals who are rumored to be considering a run for MNGOP Chair: RNC Committeeman AK Kamara, CD8 State Exec. Committeeman Andy Aplikowski, CD4 nominee Paul Wikstrom, Blaine Mayor and former State Rep. Tim Sanders, 2026 Governor candidate Patrick Knight, and 2026 SOS candidate Dave Meissner.

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