1st

Amendment

Repeal McCain / Feingold.

2nd

Amendment

No more gun control. Enforce existing laws.

4th

Amendment

Property rights. Rein in Eminent Domain.

The quickest way to lower gas prices is suspending or cutting the gas tax.

Important Message From the Senate District 40 Executive Committee

As the Republican Presidential nominating process has reduced the number of active candidates, we must focus our efforts on checking the power of a future president with whom we might disagree by electing as many Republicans to the United States Congress as possible. We have the opportunity to support and re-elect Senator Norm Coleman, support and re-elect John Kline in the 2nd Congressional District, and support and elect Erik Paulsen in the 3rd Congressional District in order to keep a Republican in this important seat. Locally, we need to remain active and engaged in the process to endorse and elect candidates to win seats in the Minnesota House. We encourage all Senate District 40 Republicans to keep working hard in the various national and local campaigns and to vote in the general election this fall.

Upcoming Events

May 13, Tuesday - SD40 Executive Committee Meeting, 5:45 pm

May 17, Saturday - Super Saturday II, Voter ID Phone Bank, 1:00 to 3:00 pm, contact us for details

May 29-31 - State Convention, Rochester

September 1-4 - National Convention, St. Paul

September 9, Tuesday - Primary Election

November 4, Tuesday - General Election

Latest News

Senate District 40 Blog

Go to www.sd40mngop.blogspot.com. Engage in the conversation. Give your opinion.

Bob Green Endorsed for Minnesota House District 40B Seat

Bloomington resident Bob Green received Republican Party endorsement to run for the Minnesota House District 40B seat. The endorsement was given at the House District 40B convention held on May 3, 2008 in Bloomington. Click on Bob's photograph to read more about him. Bob's convention speech.

Erik Paulsen Endorsed for U.S. Congress

Eden Prairie resident Erik Paulsen received Republican Party endorsement to run for the U.S. House of Representatives at 3rd Congressional District convention held on April 19, 2008 in Bloomington. He's hoping to succeed Congressman Jim Ramstad, who is retiring after the current term. Erik currently represents Minnesota House District 42B in the state legislature. He was the Minnesota House Majority Leader from 2003 to 2007. Click on Erik's photograph to go to his campaign website.

Todd Johnson Rallies For Lower Taxes

Endorsed Minnesota House candidate Todd Johnson joined Jason Lewis and thousands of other taxpayers in protesting that taxes are too high. This year's annual rally on the Minnesota Capitol steps was held on Saturday, April 12. Click on Todd's photograph for more.

John Kline Endorsed for Re-election to Congress

Congressman John Kline received Republican Party endorsement for re-election at the 2nd Congressional District convention held on March 29, 2008 in Northfield. Click on John's photograph to go to his campaign website.

Todd Johnson Endorsed for Minnesota House District 40A Seat

Burnsville resident Todd Johnson received Republican Party endorsement to run for the Minnesota House District 40A seat. The endorsement was given at the Senate District 40 convention held on March 1, 2008 in Burnsville. Click on Todd's photograph to read more about him. Todd at the fire muster. Todd at the tax cut rally.

Huge Caucus Turnout

Senate District 40 Republicans attended their precinct caucuses on Tuesday, February 5 in six times the numbers they did in 2006. Here are the results of the presidential preference poll:

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, 5:00 am & 1:30 pm

Keith Downey, Republican endorsed candidate for Minnesota House District 41A, appears in May to discuss his campaign and the important issues. House District 41A comprises most of the city of Edina.

Who's gouging you on gas prices?

Not Big Oil.

Big Government!

Source: Tax Foundation

Tax cuts are good for everybody, even the government.

Make the Bush tax cuts permanent, now!

Minnesota Republicans Believe . . .

Taxes and Limited Government

We believe that 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

We believe that 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

We believe that parents are ultimately responsible for their children's education and support measures which give parents more choices for educating their children.

Strengthening Families

We believe that 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

We believe that 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

We believe that 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

We believe that 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 believe 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

We believe that 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.