Would you like to help hold Minnesota’s legislators accountable? In 2010, I helped to publicize candidates for public office through my public cable access show, “Constitutional Candidates”. While these candidates were not LPMN-endorsed, they had expressed support for limited government. About 60 candidates were interviewed in half-hour shows produced with Sue Jeffers, talk show host for FM 100.3 KTLK. None held office, and most had never been in office before. Nine of those interviewed won their election in November; a high percentage, considering the difficulty of winning against an incumbent.

I have placed the interviews for seven of these winners, all Republicans, on the YouTube site for the Libertarian Party of Minnesota. The individuals and the state or federal office that they now hold are listed below in no particular order:

Chip Cravaack 8th Congressional District
Dave Thompson MN Senate District #36
Kurt Bills MN House District #37B
Glenn Gruenhagen MN House District #25A
Kathy Lohmer MN House District #56A
King Banaian MN House District #15B
Sondra Erickson MN House District #16A

As Libertarians, we need to hold people in elected office responsible for their actions. Those listed above need to be reminded of the promises that they made in the interviews. I also called the show “Constitutional Candidates” to emphasize the need to follow the Minnesota and US Constitutions.

If any of the above people represent you, take time to watch their interview. (Use the links below from the MN Secretary of State’s Office to find the areas they represent.) Then tell them your feelings about issues/legislation and how they are doing in your eyes.


http://www.sos.state.mn.us/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=6361

http://www.sos.state.mn.us/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=6362


Bob Odden
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Chair LPMN