Republican Party of Minnesota

2010 Upcoming Events

February 9, Tuesday - SD40 Executive Committee Meeting, 6:00 pm

February 27, Saturday - SD40 Convention, Burnsville Civic Center, 9:00 am (Registration opens at 8:30 am)

March 9, Tuesday - SD40 Executive Committee Meeting, 6:00 pm

March 9, Tuesday - Hennepin County Convention, Southview Middle School, Edina, 7:00 pm (Registration opens at 6:30 pm)

March 20, Saturday - CD2 Convention, Red Wing, 9:00 am (Registration opens at 8:30 am)

April 13, Tuesday - SD40 Executive Committee Meeting, 6:00 pm

April 17, Saturday - CD3 Convention, Southview Middle School, Edina, 9:00 am (Registration opens at 8:30 am)

April 29 through May 1 - State Convention, Minneapolis Convention Center

July 24, Saturday - 3RD ANNUAL SD40 FAMILY PICNIC, East Bush Lake Picnic Shelter #3, 9140 East Bush Lake Rd., Bloomington

Latest News

House District HD40B (South Bloomington)

Governor Straw Poll Results

SD40 Candidates Declared for 2010 Races

A full set of candidates have declared their intentions to run for state legislature from SD40 in 2010. Burnsville resident Dan Hall is seeking Republican Party endorsement for the SD40 seat in the State Senate, Burnsville resident Pam Myhra is seeking endorsement for the HD40A seat in the State House, and Bloomington residents Rick Bohnen and Sanu Patel-Zellinger are seeking endorsement for the HD40B seat. Other candidates may declare themselves before the SD40 endorsing convention to be held on Saturday, February 27, 2010.

Hulting Holds First Listening Meeting

On Thursday evening, December 3, 2009 Bloomington Councilman-Elect Tom Hulting held his first promised quarterly Listening meeting. Hulting's purpose for a Listening meeting is to hear from Bloomington residents at a grassroots level in order to understand what works, what doesn’t work, and what citizens can do to foster greater civic involvement in the affairs of Bloomington and then coalesce around issues that need to see the light of day in Bloomington.

First, the results of the campaign survey were reviewed.

Afterwards, with Rick Weible, former City Councilman and now Mayor of St. Bonifacius, Bloomington's rank relative to neighboring cities regarding spending was reviewed. The spending translates into taxation that is among the highest in Hennepin County; higher per person, higher per average household, and significantly higher than residents in both Eden Prairie and Edina pay for comparably-valued businesses and homesteads. This information was gathered from the League of Minnesota Cities, the Citizen’s League, and the state auditors and assessors. For a PowerPoint copy of this presentation, please call Hulting at 952-942-9164 to give him your e-mail address.

Tom Hulting Elected to Bloomington City Council

Republican-endorsed Tom Hulting won the election for the District II seat on the Bloomington City Council by 12 votes after the recount. Bloomington District II is comprised of Precincts 13, 16, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, and 27 (map). Contact Tom: thulting@yahoo.com

Two other Republican-endorsed candidates made strong showings in the Bloomington City Council election. Jim Algeo came 74 votes short in the contest for the District I seat, and John Kjenstad captured 45.3% of the vote for the At Large seat.

Republican Roundtable

Republican Roundtable is a cable access public service television program, hosted by Tim Erlander and Marc Sullivan, and airs in Bloomington on Channel 16 as follows:

• Tuesdays & Thursdays, 9:30 pm
• Wednesdays & Fridays, 5:30 am & 1:30 pm

Andy Celik, executive director of the Minnesota Voters Alliance, appears in February to discuss his background and the major issues the Alliance is concerned about accomplishing.

Democrats EXPLODE the Deficit

Unemployment "Changes" - WORSE Under Democrats

Compare the health care plans:

Democrat Plan

Republican Plan

We're Republicans Because . . .

We believe the strength of our nation lies with the individual and that each person's dignity, freedom, ability, and responsibility must be honored.

We believe in equal rights, equal justice, and equal opportunity for all, regardless of race, creed, sex, age, or disability.

We believe free enterprise and encouraging individual initiatives have brought this nation opportunity, economic growth, and prosperity.

We believe government must practice fiscal responsibility and allow individuals to keep more of the money they earn.

We believe the proper role of government is to provide for the people only those critical functions that cannot be performed by individuals or private organizations, and that the best government is that which governs least.

We believe the most effective, responsible, and responsive government is government closest to the people.

We believe Americans must retain the principles that have made us strong while developing new and innovative ideas to meet the challenges of changing times.

We believe Americans value and should preserve our national strength and pride while working to extend peace, freedom, and human rights throughout the world.

Finally, we believe the Republican Party is the best vehicle for translating these ideals into positive and successful principles of government.

Minnesota Republicans Believe . . .

Taxes and Limited Government

Individuals and families are entitled to what they earn. Taxes should be low, simple and just. Government should live within its means; government should not take property from one citizen to give to another and that free enterprise is the best path to prosperity for all Minnesotans.

Preserving Civil Rights

Government should treat all of its citizens equally under the law; that innocent human life, born and unborn, must be protected from conception until natural death and that our inalienable rights of free speech, press, assembly, religious expression and to keep and bear arms should not be abridged.

Education

As parents are ultimately responsible for their children's education, we support measures which give parents more choices for educating their children.

Strengthening Families

Government needs to reaffirm the unique and central role of the traditional family and that strong family values are the foundation of American society. Affordable health care can be achieved by introducing genuine market competition, eliminating government mandates and allowing people to own and control their own health care. People should have the right to control their individual retirement plans, including Social Security.

Protecting Public Safety

The most fundamental function of government is to keep us secure in our property and our persons and that substantially tougher laws need to be enacted to stop internet predators and keep repeat offenders, violent criminals and dangerous sex offenders incarcerated.

Strengthening the Rule of Law

Measures should be enacted to ensure that courts are not overburdened with frivolous lawsuits which impose large and unfair burdens on people and businesses. Judges should adhere to the constitution and refrain from legislating from the bench.

Environment, Energy and Agriculture

The environment needs to be conserved for future generations and that it needs to be done without enacting radical and unnecessary regulations that trample on the rights of people and forces them out of their jobs. We support strong energy policies relying mostly on private initiative encourage research and development of current and alternate forms of energy.

Defending America at Home and Abroad

Peace is best maintained by having a strong national defense, securing our own borders, and by encouraging all peoples to seek freedom, democracy and free enterprise.