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Legislative Update June 9th at the American Legion Post 577 6:30 to 8:00 pm

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What:  MN State Legislative Update/ Town Hall

When:  Tuesday, June 9th, Doors open at 6 pm, Program Start at 6:30 pm ends at 8:00 pm

Where:  American Legion Post 577, 1129 Arcade St, Saint Paul, MN 55106 Map

Cost:  Free Will donation ($20 suggested) covers a light meal

Speakers:

The following are invited speakers from the Minnesota State Legislature:

Senator Mark Koran (SD 28 Chisago & Isanti Counties) grew up in the Frogtown neighborhood of St Paul. He lived here with his wife and family until moving up to North Branch in 2007. He was first elected in 2016.

Senator Eric Lucero (SD 30 serves parts of Anoka, Wright, and Sherburne Counties) is a Cyber Security Specialist and has taught as a college instructor. He is a small business owner and served as the HD 30B Representative from 2014 before being elected Senator in 2022. He currently lives in St Michael.

Representative Pam Altendorf (HD 20A, Red Wing, Goodhue County) was first elected in 2022. Pam has been married for 25 years, has 5 kids. She prioritized her family before a career so they lived on a single income until she started up her own small business in direct sales. Pam and her husband Kevin are University of Minnesota graduates.

The MN Gun Owners Caucus is a nonprofit non partisan organization and they were invited as a guest to tell us about all the insane Unconstitutional Gun Control laws that were passed in the DFL Controlled MN Senate.

Anna Leamy Director of Government Relations and Advocacy for the MN Gun Owners Caucus. In this role she serves as the lobbyist for the caucus and the eyes and ears at the Capitol for Minnesota’s peaceful gun owners. She has testified before the state legislature in defense of the second amendment numerous times. Anna graduated from the University of St Thomas with degrees in political science and international studies.

The American Legion Post 577 is a nonprofit nonpartisan organization that supports Veterans of all wars and peace time. Please refrain from engaging in partisan political speech while inside the bar area as they are our hosts and we are grateful of their hospitality. Feel free to return to their post as their food is prepared by the owner of East Side Pizzeria.

HD 66B Republicans are not affiliated with the MN Gun Owners Caucus but a number of our delegates and activists are members of it. We also have a few delegates who are members of the American Legion Post 577.  — admin

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2024 End of Session Cookie Drop May 17th

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If you watch the end of the Minnesota Legislative Session drama on public tv or some streaming website, you’ll see a lot of last minute debates, some last minute trickery, and a lot of “gotcha” politicking. No matter what party is in the majority there is sometimes a lot of unnecessary drama and demonstrating in the hallways of the State Capitol.

This can be very stressful on all parties involved in the end of session marathon. In passed years some groups have brought their party’s legislators treats and comfort food for the breaks they have in these marathon sessions. This is where the idea of a Cookie Drop started.

Our last chair, Tom Polachek (2017-23), commented to Rep Pam Altendorf a week prior to May 17th of the ability to make a bunch of cookies from the recipes on our website posted some years ago during the lockdown conventions of 2020. Since he and our current Chair, Donna Liew weren’t attending the State Convention occurring at the same time, they decided to bring a bunch of cookies to both the MN House Republicans and the MN Senate Republicans. That’s a total of 97 Legislators to bake cookies for.

The cookie recipes from our site Tom Polachek made were Peanut Butter Chip, Healthified Chocolate Chip, Chewy Chocolate Chocolate Chip, and Oatmeal Raisin with Molasses.

Peanut Butter with Reese’s Peanut Butter Chips Cookies
Healthified Chocolate Chip Cookies have less fat, and have whole wheat flour instead of regular white flour. Tastes like a Chips Ahoy cookie
Chewy Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies
Oatmeal Raisin with Molasses Cookies

Chair Donna Liew made some Gingerbread Cookies, and Blueberry Crumble Bars.

Chair Donna Liew made Gingerbread Cookies on the left and Blueberry Crumble Bars on the right of the tray

Distribution of the 6 kinds of Cookies to the MN House Republicans took place first with the help of Rep Pam Altendorf of Red Wing MN. She left the House Chambers and met Donna & Tom in the Capitol Rotunda and then escorted them to a room the MN House Republicans use for recesses, or breaks just off the floor of the House Chambers. Afterwards they went to the MN Senate Office Building just north of the State Capitol Building and met with a Legislative Assistant in the MN Senate Republicans Wing of the building.

Baking for just 33 Senators was a lot easier and the cookies were put into an old candy box in rows of 3 and an over flow of the Chewy Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookie into an old Folgers Jar.

An old Folgers Jar can contain quite a few dozen cookies.

Why did we do this?

There was a need and because we still live in a society that free will reigns.  Americans can still rise to a challenge and say I CAN.