1st

Amendment

Repeal McCain / Feingold.

2nd

Amendment

No more gun control. Enforce existing laws.

4th

Amendment

Property rights. Rein in Eminent Domain.

2nd Annual Family Picnic

Join us for patriotic fun and mingle with Republican representatives and neighbors! Enjoy food, games, contests, and drawings!

Saturday, July 25, 2009, 2:00-7:00 pm
Neill Park, 13501 Upton Ave. S, Burnsville

Activities & Games, 2:00-4:30 pm
Special Guests, 4:30-5:00 pm
Supper, 5:00-6:00 pm
Dessert & Social, 6:00-7:00 pm

No Charge. Donations Welcome.

Contributions or gifts to the SD40 Republicans are not tax deductable as charitable contributions.

Upcoming Events

July 14, Tuesday - SD40 Executive Committee Meeting, 6:00 pm

July 25, Saturday - 2nd Annual SD40 Picnic, Neill Park, Burnsville, 2:00-7:00 pm

August 11, Tuesday - SD40 Executive Committee Meeting, 6:00 pm

September 8, Tuesday - SD40 Executive Committee Meeting, 6:00 pm

September 19, Saturday (date changed) - State Convention, St. Cloud

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

November 10, Tuesday - SD40 Executive Committee Meeting, 6:00 pm

December 8, Tuesday - SD40 Executive Committee Meeting, 6:00 pm

Latest News

Senate District 40 Blog

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

Senate District 40 Convention

The 2009 Senate District 40 convention was held at Burnsville City Hall on Saturday, March 21. The members of the Executive Committee were elected to two-year terms as follows:

House District 40A Pam Myhra (Co-Chair) Matt Day (Deputy Chair)	House District 40A Members (left to right) Steve Cherney, Ayrlahn Johnson, Sr., Connie Mack, Andrea Erickson, Anna Kihlstadius, Joshua Ruegg, Steve Schofield (not pictured)
House District 40B Nancy Losier (Co-Chair) Tamara Hanson (Deputy Chair)	House District 40B Members (left to right) Dave Losier, Milo Swanton (Secretary), Monica Bertrand, Diana Wyman, Bob Hazel, Tom Hulting (Treasurer), Stone Yu (not pictured)

The 86 Republicans attending the convention heard from the U.S. Congressman John Kline representing the 2nd Congressional District; U.S. Congressman Eric Paulsen representing the 3rd Congressional District; Minnesota House Minority Leader Marty Seifert; Phil Krinkie, President of the Taxpayers League of Minnesota; Republican Party of Minnesota Chair Ron Carey; Paul Kohls representing state party Chair candidate, Tony Sutton; Jerry Paar, Co-Chair and Linda Presthus, Treasurer for the 3rd Congressional District Republicans; Janet Biehoffer, 2nd Congressional District Republicans Chair; and David Sturrock, Professor of Political Science and candidate for state party Secretary/Treasurer.

Erik Paulsen Elected to U.S. Congress

Eden Prairie resident Erik Paulsen won election to the U.S. House of Representatives for the 3rd Congressional District. He's succeeding Congressman Jim Ramstad, who is retiring after the current term. Erik has represented Minnesota House District 42B in the state legislature. He was the Minnesota House Majority Leader from 2003 to 2007.

John Kline Re-elected to U.S. Congress

Congressman John Kline won re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives for the 2nd Congressional District. Click on John's photograph to go to his website.

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

State Senator David Hann (SD42) from Eden Prairie appears in June to discuss some of the events of the last legislative session which concluded on May 18.

Who's gouging you on gas prices?

Not Big Oil.

Big Government!

Tax cuts are good for everybody, even the government.

Make the Bush tax cuts permanent, now!

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.