Mark Born is the endorsed Republican for MN House District 66A. His opponent is the author of the gender affirming care law and the Tampons in the Boys Bathrooms in Public Schools bill, Rep Leigh Finke. Mark Born’s website is MarkBornforMN.com
Mary O’Neal is the endorsed Republican for MN House District 66B. Her opponent is Rep Athena Hollins who is supported by the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). Mary O’Neal’s website is: onealforhouse66b.com
Map of HD 66A
HD 66A takes in St Paul from West of Snelling to the border of Minneapolis, and from Hwy 36 south to Interstate 94
Map of HD 66B
This is an event post. We will post the LWV Forum Video after the event. In the 2024 LWV Forum for HD 66A & 66B, the video and the audio did not match and it was like watching Kung Fu Theater with dubbed audio. If you attend please record the audio with an audio recorder so we know what really took place in case SPNN nor LWV of St Paul don’t produce a good quality video. — admin.
Booya is a hearty stew cooked up in large cauldrons for fundraisers
After the MN State Fair ends two seasons start, “Back to School,” and Booya. The latter starts the weekend after Labor Day and usually runs to just before the General Election in November.
Booya might mean something to another part of the country but in the Upper Midwest it means a thick stew that is mixed and cooked up in a giant vat, or 55 gallon drum and served at non-profits and churches by the bowl until it’s gone.
While Booyas are not political in nature, we’ll add an extra notation of what Minnesota House District in Saint Paul or a nearby suburb each Booya is located in case your House District group wants to meet there.
Sept. 12: Bethesda Lutheran Church, 2855 E. 47th St., Inver Grove Heights; 11 a.m. until gone. Map HD 53B
Sept. 12: St. Paul Park American Legion Post 98, 328 Broadway Ave., St. Paul Park; 11 a.m. until gone. MapHD 53B
Sept. 19: Knights of Columbus Council 4374, 6133 N. 15th St., Oakdale; 7 a.m. until noon. MapHD 44B
Sept. 20: Newport Fire Department Booya, 2060 First Ave., Newport; 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Traditional or Cajun booya, beer garden, pull tabs, raffle and more. MapHD 53B
Sept. 26: Montgomery Lodge, Sherwood Lounge, 1418 White Bear Ave., St. Paul. 10 a.m. until noon or gone. MapHD 67A
Sept. 27: Booya Crew at Mancini’s, 531 W. Seventh St., St. Paul; 11 a.m. until gone. MapHD 65B
Every Thursday in October: St. Paul Brewing, 688 E. Minnehaha Ave., St. Paul; 3 p.m. until 6 p.m.. Fire barrels and Pumpkin Ale available. Dine in or takeout. MapHD 67B
Oct. 3: Hudson’s Fifth Annual Golden Rule Booya, Weitkamp Park, 648 O’Neil Road, Hudson, Wis.; noon to 6 p.m. Family activities including a petting zoo, Wiggles and Giggles play area, lawn games and music. Hudson Map
Oct. 3: On the Road Again Fall Festival, Southview Boulevard side streets, South St. Paul. Booya served from 11 a.m. until gone. Festival starts at 9 a.m. Car show, food trucks and live entertainment. MapHD 53B
Oct 4: Ham Lake Fire Department, 15544 Central Ave N.E., Ham Lake. Booya served from 10 a.m. until gone. Dine in or takeout. Tours of emergency vehicles, free games and a bouncy house for the kids. MapHD 31B
Oct. 11: Luther Memorial Church, 315 N. 15th Ave., South St. Paul; 11:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. or gone. MapHD 53B
Oct. 11: Hugo American Legion Post 620, 5383 N. 140th St., Hugo; noon until gone. MapHD 33A
Oct. 11: North St. Paul Fire Department at Casey Lake Park, 2101 E. 17th Ave., North St. Paul; 11 a.m. until gone. Pre-orders available on the city’s website, northstpaul.org. MapHD 44B
Oct. 11: Emanuel Lutheran Church, 2075 E. 70th St., Inver Grover Heights; 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. MapHD 53A
Oct. 11: St. Pascal Baylon Men’s Club Booya, 1757 Conway St., St. Paul; 10 a.m. until gone. MapHD 67B
Oct. 18: Church of Saint Agnes Fall Festival and Booya, 530 Lafond Ave., St. Paul; 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Games, raffle, country store and other food items available as well. Takeout available. Map HD 65A
Oct. 24: North St. Paul VFW Post 1350, 2483 E. 7th Ave., North St. Paul; noon until gone. MapHD 44B
Oct. 24: Church of St. Mary Lowertown, 267 E. 8th St., St. Paul; 8 a.m. until noon. Sold by the quart; containers provided. Indoor Fall Festival begins at 2 p.m. MapHD 65B
Oct. 25: Knights of Columbus Council 4967 at Church of St. Peter, 2600 N. Margaret St., North St. Paul; 8 a.m. until gone. Takeout available at church’s east entrance and garage on 17th Avenue; containers provided. Map HD 44B
Oct. 25: Carry-out booya at St. Jerome School, 384 E. Roselawn Ave., Maplewood. 6 a.m. until gone; St. Jerome will provide containers. MapHD 44A
We’re posting these Booya Events as a courtesy. We are not associated with them as an organization. We are not compensated in any way by posting them. The schedule here is from Jess Fleming’s post on September 10th, 2026. Ours doesn’t have a paywall. We have added the House Districts where the events are being held, in case the local Republican Party Unit can assemble there. — admin
An initiative by the MN Secretary of State’s Office. Contact Michael Wall at michael.wall@state.mn.us or at 651-201-6892 for questions you might have. You can download the flyer the following information came from here 2026_st-paul_voter-educ-night_flyer
What:St Paul Citywide Voter Education Night
When: Thursday September 17th 5:30 to 7:30 pm
Where: Education Sessions will be held at St Paul Public Libraries in the 7 Wards of the City called St Paul.
Ward 1: Rondo Library at the Hallie Q Brown Center, 27o N Kent St, St Paul MN 55102 Map
Ward 2: Riverview Library, 1 George St E, St Paul MN 55107 Map
Ward 3: Highland Park Library, 1974 Ford Parkway, St Paul MN 55116 Map
Ward 4: Merriam Park Library, 1831 Marshall Ave, St Paul MN 55104 Map
Ward 5: Rice Street Library, 1011 Rice St, St Paul MN 55117 Map
Ward 6: Arlington Hills Library, 1200 Payne Ave, St Paul MN 55130 Map
Ward 7: Sun Ray Library, 2105 Wilson Ave, St Paul MN 55119 Map
(HD 66B boundaries are most of Ward 5 except for W5 P6 & W5 P10; plus 1 precinct of Ward 6, W6 P6).
This is an event post. This post was not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee. The MN GOP sent us the flyer noting that Michael Wall who is an employee of the MN Secretary of State’s Office sent it. — admin
Some Recent DFL recipients since Redistricting in 2022:
Senate District 66 DFL in 2026 as of 5/31/26 received $4400. The 3 SD 66 DFL candidates this year were Rep Athena Hollins, Chris “Leigh” Finke, and Clare Oumou Verbeten. The latter 2 were running for the first time for office in 2022.
Mostly DFL Party Units for SD 36, 39, 40, 44, 65 and 66
So it is up to you to be wary of this location. With every purchase there you are helping DFLers defeat Republicans in Minnesota.
Retired Career Politician, Phyllis Kahn, DFL stands in front of the “Grandstand” Mini-Donuts.
Now these folks make a lot of money at the state fair from mini-donuts that would make the health conscious zealots cringe. The booth is not marked as the DFLMiniDonutStand, there is no disclaimer on the booth as to where the money of this group goes to.
There ought to be a law that requires them to reveal who they are and where the money goes.
Rep Randy Jessup & Sen Roger Chamberlain tried to Make a Law
Almost every session of the MN State Legislature, there is a bill that Republicans put together that requires groups that raise money at the State Fair or other public events to show on a visible sign where the money goes to. It isn’t making their operation illegal, but they want the customers to have all the information about the vendor before they make a purchase.
During the 2017 Session former Rep Randy Jessup of 42A & former Sen Roger Chamberlain SD 38 had made similar bills that were added to the Omnibus bill. They were not signed into law by then DFL Governor Mark Dayton.
Rep Jessup did say there is a limit on the number of bags of donuts one can purchase–4 bags. Any more than 4 you purchase they will have to make a record of it being a contribution.
They do tell their volunteers who work there to not wear any sort of political statements on their clothes, hats, or even buttons.
This article is just to identify where the DFL Mini-Donut Stand is. This post is by permission from the saintpaulrepublicans.us website. If you don’t want to give money to the DFL to defeat Republican candidates then you can find another Donut Stand, or to Sweet Martha’s Cookies which is nearby. If you are a DFLer and you want to fundraise then that is up to you to. It is just unethical of a party sympathizer to not be open about where their excess money goes. — admin
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