Ryan Faircloth

1 week ago | t.e2ma.net | Ryan Faircloth

The Minnesota Star TribuneGood morning. Keri Heintzeman won a GOP primary election for an open state Senate seat on Tuesday, defeating a crowded field of Republicans that included Nisswa Mayor Jennifer Carnahan and Josh Gazelka, the son of former Senate leader Paul Gazelka. Heintzeman, who's married to GOP state Rep. Josh Heintzeman, was a district director for President Donald Trump's 2024 campaign and owns a recreational rental business.

1 week ago | winonadailynews.com | Ryan Faircloth |Allison Kite

Minnesota Senate President Bobby Joe Champion has blurred the line between his legislative and private business for years, pushing for funding for organizations run by his past legal clients and representing a nonprofit he had secured state funding for. The north Minneapolis Democrat now faces the second ethics complaint of his Senate career, this time over advocating for a violence prevention nonprofit to receive $3 million in funding in 2023.

1 week ago | startribune.com | Ryan Faircloth

Before he was sworn into the Senate in 2013, Champion and then-fellow Sen. Jeff Hayden posed for a picture with their family and friends, with McAfee standing among them. "How big do you think north Minneapolis is?" McAfee said Monday, adding he's been a pastor on the northside for 35 years, so of course he knows the senator well.

1 week ago | spokesman.com | Ryan Faircloth

MINNEAPOLIS — Top officials in the Minnesota Republican Party recently gathered to take an unprecedented vote: formally condemning a right-wing group that has antagonized GOP elected officials for years. Action 4 Liberty was repeatedly attacking Republicans in the divided Minnesota House for compromising with Democrats, while also encouraging “grassroots Patriots” to oust party officers at local conventions and replace them with hardline activists.

1 week ago | gazettextra.com | Ryan Faircloth

MINNEAPOLIS - Top officials in the Minnesota Republican Party recently gathered to take an unprecedented vote: formally condemning a right-wing group that has antagonized GOP elected officials for years. Action 4 Liberty was repeatedly attacking Republicans in the divided Minnesota House for compromising with Democrats, while also encouraging "grassroots Patriots" to oust party officers at local conventions and replace them with hardline activists. Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency.