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HD66B, Politics

Be Wary of the DFL Mini Donut Stand at the MN State Fair

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10th Ward Rural Ramsey DFL Donut Booth is located to the Left of the Ramp into the Grandstand.

Be Wary of the DFL Mini-Donut Stand at the MN State Fair

The DFL Mini-Donut Stand is at Coordinates 44°58’51.5″N 93°10’25.0″W

DFL Mini-Donut Stand Satellite Map

If you buy products from this mini-donut stand you will be unknowingly (or knowingly if you are a DFLer) funding DFL Candidates through the Best Fair Foods Political Action Committee, what had been the 10th Ward Rural Ramsey County Political Committee, through 2020 when it was terminated to start under the new name.

Some Recent DFL recipients since Redistricting in 2022:

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 DFL Mini Donut Stand,  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

HD66B, Politics, SD 66

SD 66 Republican Candidate Endorsing Convention May 18th 6:30 PM

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Senate District 66 Map. HD 66A consists of Falcon Heights, Lauderdale, Roseville, and St Paul. HD 66B runs from Como Park to Western edge of Phalen Park in St Paul

What: Senate District 66 Republican Candidate Endorsing Convention

When: Monday,  May 18th, 2026; 6:30 Registration, 6:45 pm Gavel

Where: 1530 Larpenteur Ave W, Community Room (East of Snelling and south side of Larpenteur, see map), Map

(this is an apartment building not the Falcon Heights City Hall like previous events have taken place)

Senate District 66 Republican Candidates

(in no particular order)

Kathleen Bart

Biography in her words:

My name is Kathleen Bart. I have lived in Roseville for 36 years where my husband, Bill and I raised our 8 children. We are the happy grandparents to 14 grandchildren. I graduated from what is now Hopkins High School where I won the girls’ State High School tennis tournament twice and was awarded a full ride scholarship to Northwestern University in Evanston Illinois. I have a Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition Science from the University of Minnesota and a Nursing Degree from Century College. I have worked as a nurse in Geriatrics for the last 10 years.
I began my political career speaking at Roseville school board meetings against transgenderism, boys in girls’ sports and biased history education. I have been the chair of House District 66A for the past 4 years. I am running for the 66 MN Senate seat to challenge the Democrat agenda of allowing rampant fraud to go unchecked for years, burdensome taxes that keep going up, and preferential treatment given to gender confused boys over girls in girls’ sports

Dave Hammer

Biography provided by Dave Hammer
David R. Hammer is asking your support as the Republican candidate for the MN District 66 seat in the Minnesota State Senate.
The purpose of my candidacy is to provide a seat at the table as the MN Senate addresses issues impacting the people of Minnesota.  That ‘voice at the table’ will bring a range of experiences to issues.
Those experiences have been gained as a result of …
… classroom instruction at the high school and university level;
… school administration as, what may have been the nation’s youngest, high school principal;
… educational research director for the MN Dept. of Education in the area of curriculum and staffing in our schools;
… chief financial officer in both the U of MN Extension Service serving all 87 counties in MN and The Rehabilitation Services Division of the MN Dept. of Economic Security;
… purchasing manager for the MN Dept. of Public Safety; and
… audit supervisor for the MN Teacher Retirement Assoc.That experience began with formal education including a BA in accounting, an MS in school administration, and AbD in school administration.  That is supported by over 40 years of making good things happen for those of us who are proud to call Minnesota our home.

Delegates & Alternates from House District 66A Republicans and HD 66B Republicans (2 separate Local Party Units) are needed in order to achieve quorum and thus a convention can be done.

60% of the Votes will be needed to endorse a candidate.

This post is an event notice, not the Official Convention Call. HD 66A & HD 66B Republican Delegates & Alternates should have received an Official Convention Call. If you are a Delegate from the last Precinct Caucuses in February 2026 in HD 66A or HD 66B Republicans you are eligible to vote in this Senate District Convention. If you are an Alternate and are Seated in place of an Absent Delegate you will be able to vote in this Convention. — admin

 

CD4, HD66B, Politics

2026 Fourth Congressional District Convention Saturday April 18th 9 am

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Roseville Middle School Auditorium

What:  2026 Fourth Congressional District Republican Convention

When:  Saturday, April 18th, 9 am Registration, 10 am (Start), Registration ends at 10:30 am

Where:  Roseville Middle School Auditorium, 15 County Road B2 E, Little Canada, MN 55117 Map 

Cost: $25 Pre-registration for Delegates and Alternates online at link below Pre-registration ends on April 16th at 11:59pm

Registration at the door will be $30 (cash, credit card, and check)
Guests $10

(Information you give on the link is not shared with HD 66B Republicans. It is a secure link)

Questions:  Contact CD4 GOP Chair Chris Sears  Chair@cd4-mngop.com  Cell: (612) 867-5462

Business of the Convention:

  • Endorsement of the MN Fourth Congressional District US House of Representatives Candidate
  • Platform Resolutions Debates
  • Transacting other business as may properly come before the convention (if it isn’t stated on the Official Call it can’t be conducted)

What to Expect:

Besides the Business of the Convention the following is what to expect from the convention:

  • Speeches by Current Republican Congressional Leaders
  • Speeches by Current Republican Candidates for the State Legislature, Ramsey County, and Municipal Elections
  • Speeches by Statewide Candidates for Governor, MN Secretary of State, State Auditor, MN Attorney General
  • Announcements by Local Party Units in CD4

House District 66B Republicans is posting this as an event notice, it is not the Official Convention Call. Check your inbox for an email from CD4 Republicans Deputy Chair Steve Laliberte for the Official Call. — admin

Education, Law & Order, Opinion, Politics, St Paul

SPRCC Chair Copeland Calls for St Paul DFL to be Held Accountable.

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There have been 2 Ballot Questions added to the St Paul Ballots in the November 4th General Election. One of them was put on the ballot by a petition spearheaded by Peter Butler. In 2024 he successfully got the Ballot question of moving Mayoral and City Council Elections to the Presidential year starting in 2028.

This year he got the City Fine Ballot Question onto the Ballot. I, Publius Jr, remember signing this petition outside of the Local Republican Party Convention of which I caucus with. Voting Yes for the Ballot Question actually makes it harder for residents to appeal decisions by the City. The Vote Yes for a Fairer St Paul are actually lying about how this makes it fairer for St Paul Residents.

The Second Ballot question is about giving the Independent School District 625 (St Paul Public Schools) $37 million more. No amount of your money has improved the school district. From Schooldigger.com that ranks schools across the country through a variety of metrics, shows St Paul Public Schools ISD 625 flatlined it’s performance and educational excellence. They rank in the lower 22% of School Districts in the state. Their enrollment is dropping due to the curriculum, but mostly due to the current board members advocating for removal of School Resource Officers (SROs) and not suspending nor expelling disruptive or violent students. Remember Devin Scott might be alive today if he wasn’t murdered on his first day of class at Harding High School on February 10, 2023 because the school lacked SROs.

St Paul DFL Supports a YES Vote on Both Ballot Qns is Illegal

St Paul DFL earlier in the year became a defunct political organization, when they didn’t hold a caucus to elect delegates & alternates, and leaders of the organization. If they don’t have leaders or delegates & alternates they cease being a party unit.

Then they recently sent out Campaign material that shows “St Paul DFL Supports” Yes votes on the Ballot questions. This is illegal because who voted for this? Fred Melo, the St Paul Beat Reporter for Pioneer Press talks about this in his report on October 27, 2025.

“How did the St Paul DFL, which is on hiatus, back Two Ballot Questions?”

Peter Butler then filed a complaint against Rick Varco who is the St Paul DFL Treasurer, as well as the treasurer for the “Vote Yes for a Fairer St Paul” group. The hearing by the MN Court of Administrative Appeals would be a week after the election. Sounds almost as if those lit pieces were sent knowing any complaint would not be heard before the election. But then something Happened. His complaint against Rick Varco was dismissed without a hearing. Amazing how fast DFL Justice happens when one of their own is being held accountable.

Here’s the dismissal document from Peter Butler click here: Order of Dismissal

Then the new St Paul Republican City Committee (SPRCC) Chair Greg Copeland sent out a letter to the Pioneer Press Letters to the Editor, and others in response to the dismissal of the complaint. We’re posting it because no one else will.

SPRCC Greg Copeland’s Letter Addressing St Paul DFL’s Illegal Action

“The haste applied by the Court to dispatching Peter Butler’s complaint without a hearing, given the absence of any reply filing by DFLer Rick Varco seeking a dismissal, strikes me as a process falling far short of even the appearance of passing for “Justice”.

How can Citizens have any confidence in the conduct of their elections when there is such flagrant disinterest on the part of those Public Officials  paid to Oversee the ways in which questionable campaign spending raises legitimate concerns that voters are being misled about who is financing political advertisements that advocate adoption of 10 years of additional new property taxes, and a law to levy new city fines on citizens in referendum elections.

Especially in this case where Saint Paul citizens will be subject to a host of new financial penalties and fines for violations of City Codes as well as an average $300 per home property tax hike!

It is ironic too that given the fact that Citizens have the power to cast ballots in the matter of new city fines only due to Citizen Volunteers working successfully to collect hundreds of signatures to require this referendum election.

I am thankful that the Pioneer Press put the facts in great detail on their October 28 front page seeking an answer to “Who is sending those DFL mailings?”; and declaring, “The local party unit doesn’t exist, yet it is advocating for votes”. Unfortunately the MN Court of
Administrative Hearings refuses to give these questions a Public Hearing.

Citizens should Vote NO Tuesday on both referendums given the lack of basic accountability. This lack of government transparency requires the People to reject Granting the City any authority to levy new fines and yet more property taxes.

Greg Copeland
Chairman
Saint Paul Republican City Committee”

Greg Copeland, SPRCC Chair, elected in June 2025

This post was not authorized by any candidate, or candidate’s committee, PAC, or the Republican Party of Minnesota. We did get permission to repost the article “SPRCC Chair Calls for St Paul DFL to be held Accountable,” from the Saintpaulrepublicans.us which posted it on November 3rd 2025. — admin