OFFICIAL CONVENTION CALL
TO: Senate District 42 Republican Party Delegates, Alternates & All Interested Citizens
RE: 2025 Senate District 42 Republican Party Convention

Pursuant to the By-Laws of the Senate District 42 Republicans, a Convention is hereby called:

Saturday, March 8, 2025
Registration opens at 8:30 AM
Gavel at 9:30 AM
Wayzata Central Middle School (Cafeteria)
305 Vicksburg Ln, Plymouth, MN 55446

Registration Fee
Delegates & Alternates: $25 in advance / $30 paid at the door
Guests & Visitors: $10 in advance / $15 day of the Convention

This 2025 Convention shall be composed of those Delegates and Alternates residing in Senate District 42 who were elected at the 2024 Republican Precinct Caucuses and in good standing with the Party.
Friends, family and all interested citizens are invited to join us (please register).

The Convention shall be held for the purpose of electing:

• Senate District 42 Republican Party Officers
○ Chair
○ Deputy Chair
○ Secretary
○ Treasurer
○ Vice Chair SD 42A - (3 members)
○ Vice Chair SD 42B - (3 members)
• Delegates (3) and Alternates (3) to the Republican Party of Minnesota State Central Committee
• Review/Update the SD42 Constitution

I want to be a candidate.

If you are interested to register as a candidate for any of these positions please send us a message to [email protected].
All candidate registration requests must be submitted by March 1st.

To allow our Nominating Committee time to qualify candidates, March 1st is a firm Deadline. No exceptions.

Tom Duntley
Chair
Senate District 42

Take a few moments to read the thoughts of the candidates that we are recommending for the Edina School Board, the Bloomington School Board, and the Bloomington City Council.

Edina School Board Candidates

Chad Bell (www.chad4edina.com/):

"I am a dad who believes he has the right balance of business and interpersonal skills that would be beneficial to our board. I am not a politician (nor do I want to be one). I am a person who believes service matters and giving back to your community is paramount.  I want what I believe most citizens want. And that is a learning environment in which every student can achieve their potential, and feel welcomed and accepted. Our students and their education come first and their success is of the utmost importance. Politics and political leanings are not needed in the classroom and do not serve our overall goal of educational excellence."  Click here for more information.

Faisal Deri (www.Deri4Edina.com):

“I am running for Edina School Board because I believe that a strong public education system is the heart of a thriving community. My family and I were attracted to Edina in part because of the commitment of this community to high-quality education. Now, as a resident, I am eager to contribute my time and energy to the promotion of this tradition of excellence.   Investing in our education now means a vibrant future for our Edina community, I will support smart stewardship of our community's resources. I want to serve the families and taxpayers of Edina in a fiscally responsible and prudent fashion.”

Click here for more information.

Owen Michaelson (www.owen4edina.com/):

“Edina Schools have given much to my family, and I want to give back. My wife and I have four children who have been through or are in the Edina Schools. We moved to Edina eighteen years ago in large part to immerse them in the rich educational strength of the Edina Schools.  We wanted a primary and secondary education that built their character, prepared them for citizenship and equipped them for the workplace. We wanted for them an education grounded in the fundamentals of skills development and knowledge attainment, one that left them tolerant of divergent opinions, inspired to enter adulthood, and eager and confident to contribute to society.”

Click here  for more information.

Bloomington School Board Candidate

Beth Beebe (www.beebeforschoolboard.com/)

 “Only about 54% of Bloomington 3rd through 8th grade students are at their grade level in reading and math. We need the Curriculum Committee to evaluate other successful curriculum options and engage the community to help struggling students.  I am running for Bloomington School Board because I believe that my educational background, experiences and perspective, along with my history of investment in Bloomington families and the community, will bring new expertise to the school board… [Expertise needed] to make policy decisions to support teachers and provide opportunity for students to learn the skills needed for future education and careers.”

Click here  for more information.

Bloomington City Council Candidates

District II:   Eldon Spencer (www.eldonspencerforcouncil.com/)

Bloomington residents need a champion on the city council who will listen to them and stand up for them.  Someone who will put the interests of the residents first.  His positions on the development of the Hyland Green golf course and the paving of the bike path on the Minnesota River bottoms are clear indications that he will be an independent voice on the Council.  Eldon recently questioned the 5.75% budget increase pushed by the Bloomington city government.  Subsequently, the increase was reduced to 4.87%.  The proposed increase is back below that proposed by Minneapolis. Eldon Spencer is the voice we need on the Bloomington City Council.

Click here for more information.

District III:  Larry Frost (www.frostforcouncil.com/)

Larry has served on the Minneapolis Civil Service Board; the Bloomington Schools Curriculum committee (5 years, and one as chair). He currently serves as the Federal Legislative Liaison for the Military Officers Association of Minnesota. Larry’s law practice includes pro bono (free) representation of active duty, reserve and retired military in a variety of matters.  “The City Council has put Bloomington at hazard by remarkably favoring some land users over others.   This can lead to lawsuits and expensive Federal penalties.   Our city government should treat everyone by the same rule of law.”

Click here for more information.

At-Large:     Write-in Candidate Mark Stoltz

Mark is a 25-year resident of Bloomington. He has lived in the Hyland Neighborhood for the past 21 years.  Mark's career has focused on Healthcare Information Technology and Medical Imaging software for the past 20 years.  In 2003, Mark ran for city council.  Mark declared his candidacy when the incumbent would otherwise have run unopposed. Mark believes a healthy democracy involves an election process that offers voters a choice between candidates.  Mark knows the community and issues that Bloomington is facing. He has followed the current campaign and gives voters for the At Large seat a more conservative alternative.

Click here for more information.

Written by Vigilant Fox for The Gateway Pundit

Dr. Mary Talley Bowden left Tucker Carlson visibly shaken after dropping a chilling COVID vaccine statistic that’s impacting millions of children right now.

Before her appearance on Carlson’s show, Dr. Bowden, a Texas-based ENT specialist, rose to prominence in the medical freedom movement by speaking out against vaccine mandates and advocating for early treatment options like ivermectin.

She gained national attention after she was suspended by Houston Methodist Hospital for challenging the prevailing COVID narrative.

Despite the backlash, Bowden has remained committed to the Hippocratic Oath, successfully treating an impressive total of over 6,000 COVID patients without a single death.

Before Tucker became visibly disturbed, Dr. Bowden pointed to data from the CDC’s VAERS system, explaining that over 38,000 deaths have been reported following the rollout of the so-called COVID-19 vaccines.

She said that under normal circumstances, such numbers would’ve prompted the FDA to pull the shots.

Instead, they pushed forward, adding the COVID vaccine to the routine childhood schedule, with the expectation that babies receive three doses by just nine months of age.

She added that the shots are still under Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for children under 12—not fully FDA approved—and yet they remain on the official vaccine schedule.

Tucker was horrified when Dr. Bowden mentioned a disturbing fact: “According to the CDC, 9 million American children have gotten the latest version of these COVID shots,” she said.

Clearly caught off guard, Carlson asked, “Actually?”

“Yes,” Bowden confirmed.

“Still?” he pressed.

“Yes. Yes. 9 million [kids]—12% [of US children have been injected].”

Tucker, in disbelief, asked, “Wait, this is going on right now?”

“Yes,” Bowden replied.

“I think we voted against this,” Tucker said.

“Yeah,” Bowden confirmed.

“Correct?” Tucker stressed.

“I don’t know,” Dr. Bowden answered.

“You’re very diplomatic, but I’m just stunned to learn that that’s happening right now,” Tucker exclaimed.

“Could this be shut down?” he asked.

“It should have been shut down a long time ago,” Dr. Bowden answered. “And you know, what’s the—”

Tucker interrupted: “9 million babies have had COVID shots?”

“Yeah. Well, children. Minors,” Dr. Bowden clarified.

Tucker’s reaction at the end says it all:

The conversation took another dark turn when Carlson asked about the potential long-term consequences of these shots, to which Dr. Bowden pointed to a disturbing trend.

“I don’t see a ton of cancer in my practice,” she said, “but I do have friends at MD Anderson, and they said they’ve never seen anything like it. The young people coming in with very advanced tumors, I think that’s what we have to be worried about now.”

She explained that getting updated cancer data is difficult, but the anecdotal reports are piling up. “It’s hard to get up-to-date cancer numbers, but I’m hearing all sorts of things. There are probably people who have access to that data, but publicly, it’s hard [to get access].”

This raises a profound question we must now consider as a society: What have we done?

In our rush to vaccinate every man, woman, and child, have we compromised the long-term health of a population that never needed these shots in the first place?

What data was ignored? If so, who made decisions to ignore that data, and will they ever answer for the consequences? It’s time for a serious conversation about accountability.

You can watch the full, eye-opening conversation below:

Senate District 42 GOP Convention Hears Strong Messages from U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer, State Rep. Pam Altendorf and former U.S. Sen. Rudy Boschwitz

Senate District 42 Republicans received inspirational messages from national, state and local leaders during their annual convention at Wayzata Central Middle School on Saturday, March 8th. U.S. Rep Tom Emmer’s opening message energized the convention with a report on the pace of change in Washington and the focus on transparency and accountability to deliver on the commitments of the 2024 elections. 

State Representative Pam Altendorf (R-20A) was the keynote speaker and focused on the challenges of the current session of the Minnesota legislature. Former U.S. Senator RudyBoschwitz, beloved SD42 resident, delivered an eloquent message weaving together the political history of the past century, recounting the years of President Reagan and comparing them with current events.

During the convention, Tom Duntley of Plymouth was elected to serve a two-year term as Chairman. Jim Unterseher was elected Deputy Chairman. Terri Nelson will serve as Secretary and Michael Roeder as Treasurer of the organization.

Elected as Vice Chairs of the Legislative Districts were Jay Kakuk, Jake Moroshek and Bjorn Bjerke in District 42A, and Perry Nouis, Nyla Middleton, and Paul Hintermeyer in District 42B.

Also elected during the convention were the district’s delegates and alternates to the Republican Party of Minnesota’s State Central Committee. Serving as delegates will be Jim Unterseher, Terri Nelson, and Christine Snell. Alternates include Bjorn Bjerke, Kathy Burkett, Nyla Middleton, Jeanette Purcell, and Perry Nouis.

Senate District 42 is comprised of all Plymouth precincts (except P-16), Medicine Lake and Maple Grove P-12.

By Tom Weiler, candidate for Congress

The crime in the 3rd Congressional District and the greater Twin Cities is simply unacceptable.  Our community did not get to this point in a vacuum. We are here today because of failed policies and failed leadership. When elected officials abandon law enforcement, promote progressive “zero or minimal bail” policies for those who commit violent crimes, and support the “Defund the Police” movement, criminals are emboldened and law enforcement is undermined.

Since May of 2020, carjackings and other violent crimes across the Metro have surged to levels never experienced before and murders in Minneapolis and St. Paul are at or exceeding the all-time highs. From the headlines of mid-day carjackings at Byerly’s in Edina, to drive by shootings in Golden Valley, to home invasions in Orono, to the murder of a 15-year-old boy in Minneapolis, the crime wave is real and impacts all of us. Minnesotans in the Third Congressional District and throughout the Metro area deserve a safe place for their families to live, work, and pursue their American Dream.

It is my goal to better understand the root causes of the crime surge, and to learn corrective actions we can take to improve the situation. While on the campaign trail meeting with constituents throughout the district, I have had an opportunity to speak with a number of police chiefs and law enforcement officers. Over and over, I have heard their calls for leadership and support from elected officials.

One statement particularly stood out during a conversation with a seasoned police officer regarding the role government leaders could play to address the current crime wave. The officer stated, “I am actually not sure where Congressman Phillips stands on policing.” To me, that said it all. A key member of our law enforcement team -- in a community experiencing a historic crime wave -- is unsure if he has the support of our Representative in Congress. That is unacceptable. Leadership is demanded in difficult situations, and Congressman Phillips is failing to show up.

Specifically, Congressman Phillips’ lack of leadership further enflames the “Defund the Police” movement, and his vote in support of The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act hurts law enforcement. In particular, the Act he supported would:

• Effectively defund policing in the district by imposing data collection and additional administrative requirements. Both of these demand significant police resources without providing any additional funding.
• Remove qualified immunity for police officers. Such changes in the law would allow an officer to go to prison and to lose everything financially for a good faith mistake while trying to defend and protect others. This proposal is already having a significant effect by pushing experienced officers to pursue different careers and limiting the quality and quantity of new recruits.

I do not support a bill with measures like this, and I will be a different kind of Representative than Congressman Phillips on law enforcement and many other issues.

By Mark Blaxill, candidate for Congress

Rep. Dean Phillips (D, MN) has won two consecutive terms in Congress, in part by positioning himself as a political moderate and a “problem solver.” As a voting Congressional Democrat in today’s Congress, it’s increasingly hard to claim to be a moderate about anything. And Dean Phillips’ voting record is about as far to the left as anyone in Congress.

During his first term, Philips voted with Nancy Pelosi (D, CA) 99% of the time, disagreeing with her on only one major vote. During this term, Phillips cast over 900 votes alongside “squad” member Ilhan Omar (D, MN) and voted with her 93% of the time, disagreeing on only 6 major votes. In his second term, Phillips has voted with Pelosi 100% of the time and Omar 94% of the time.

Based on his voting record alone, we should be working hard to make Phillips’ second term his last. But over the last year, Rep. Phillips has doubled down on his commitment to America’s far left and drifted even further away from his Minnesota constituency. Nothing illustrates this drift more clearly than Phillips bizarre comments on February 4, 2021 on “privilege.”

Phillips’ four-minute speech from the House floor was a remarkable bit of political theatre, but needs to be placed in context. In the new “intersectionality” sweepstakes, in which Democrats are attempting to build a coalition of oppressed identities under a single banner, he occupies a difficult position. By all accounts, in woke-speak terms, Phillips is a “cis-gendered, heterosexual, white male.” This gives him no standing in the grievance-based politics that America’s New Left has been exploiting to divide us all.

In those circumstances, what is a “moderate” Democrat to do? In comments that followed the January 6 riots, Phillips chose to put forth a new axis of intersectional grievance.

Trauma.

During his speech, which went viral, he began with the following statement

“I want to start my remarks by addressing those who have belittled, dismissed, minimized or criticized anyone, who has experienced trauma of any type, at any time, in any form.  To you I say I take pity on you and I say shame on you.”

It’s an odd comment. Is Phillips talking about himself, claiming to be suffering from sort of post-traumatic stress disorder? Is he seeking to cut off at the pass any criticism of his own “lived experience” (after all, the lived experience of oppression renders one impervious to challenge in the new world of social justice politics)? Is he seeking some sort of street cred from his colleagues? He never says it outright, but if you’re paying attention to the clues, he’s certainly suggesting that anyone who criticizes him is, well, a bad person.

Minnesota’s office of Management and Budget (MMB) released its February revenue forecast at the end of February. The report projects a surplus of $9.253 billion for the next budget cycle, which is up from the previous $7.7 billion surplus in the December forecast.

State Sen. Julia Coleman (R, Carver County), the vice chair of the Senate Tax Committee joined fellow Senate Republicans in calling for permanent tax relief.

The major changes proposed to the state’s tax code reduce the first-tier income tax rate, impacting every Minnesotan, from 5.35% to 2.8%. They would also eliminate the tax on Social Security. If passed, these proposed changes would bring about the biggest tax cut ever and provide $8.51 billion in tax relief to taxpayers over the next three years. 

Minnesota is one of just 13 states who tax Social Security benefits and is partially surrounded by states who do not tax this benefit – Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan, and South Dakota. Estimates show for the 410,900 Minnesotans who pay this tax, the average relief would be $1,313. Eliminating the Social Security tax would put $539 million back into the hands of beneficiaries. Bills introduced to eliminate the Social Security tax in the legislature have had bipartisan support.

Additionally, according to the National Tax Foundation, Minnesota’s lowest tax bracket is higher than the highest tax bracket in 17 other states. Under the Republican proposal, a Minnesota family making $100,000 would see a tax savings of over $1,000 each year. A typical individual making $37,000 would receive about a $500 annual reduction.

In comparison, the New House Republican Caucus points out that Gov. Walz wants to give taxpayers a one-time check for $500 (single) or $1,000 (married), with no long-term savings or reductions. 

In a move to return the entire surplus to Minnesota taxpayers, the members of the New House Republican Caucus are proposing to eliminate four major state taxes (the tax on Social Security, the sick tax, the death tax, and the alternative minimum tax). In addition, they are proposing cuts to individual income taxes and corporate taxes.

Mark Blaxill is one of three Republicans who have announced their candidacy for the Congressional seat in the 3rd Congressional District.  An article on Tom Weiler is posted on our website. Adam Schwarze will be interviewed prior to the CD3 endorsing convention on April 23.

Mark Blaxill grew up and attended high school in Princeton, New Jersey.  His parents wanted to raise their family in a small-town atmosphere outside of the urban metropolis of New York City,

Enjoying what his home town had to offer, Mark continued his education at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, now known as the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University.  Not interested in being a doctor or a lawyer, he chose to pursue a path leading to a career in business.  

Princeton gave him the opportunity to accept internships with businesses in the Philippines and Japan.  During his junior year, Mark did an independent study focusing on energy policy.  His senior thesis was on the relationship between Japan and other countries in Southeast Asia.
 
Mark has always found it easy to work with numbers, and he particularly enjoyed his college courses in economics.  He had a goal of going to the Harvard Business School after graduation, but knew that he had a greater chance of getting accepted if he had some business experience.  So, his next step was a job with the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in Harvard’s backyard.
 
BCG is an American global management consulting firm founded in 1963.  By 1966, it had opened a second office in Tokyo, Japan.  It typically recruits from top undergraduate colleges, advance degree programs and business schools.  Blaxill was required to do in-depth analyses of corporate clients.  Armed with quantitative data, he would work with company leaders on market strategy and process improvements.  He found that he needed to approach each client challenge with humility, learning from workers at every level from top to bottom. 

The new Congressional and legislative district boundaries released on February 15 cut through some existing precincts. Minnesota cities are also required to redraw their Council Member district boundaries based on the population counts of the 2020 Census. The city staffs of both Bloomington and Edina have issued preliminary maps for consideration by their city councils and their citizens.

The Edina City Council has approved, and the Bloomington City Council is considering, a reduction in the number of their respective precincts.  Such a reduction, coupled with the redrawing of the precinct boundaries, will likely affect some of the recently-elected precinct officers. Those adjustments will be addressed by senate district leadership after the final precinct maps are approved. It will not affect the senate district delegates and alternates that were elected during the February 1 caucuses. They will automatically become delegates and alternates of the new precincts.

The proposed Bloomington map shown above and on the City's redistricting page reduces the number of city precincts from 32 to 31. If adopted, precinct numbers will change for every area except Bloomington P17.  Per Bloomington City Clerk staff, the precinct renumbering was to make numbers within city council districts sequential. About a fourth of Bloomington voters will go to a different building to vote, due to boundary changes.

Some of the requirements that Bloomington is following in redrawing the boundaries include:
• The population of the most populous City Council district must be within 5 percent of the population of the least populous City Council district.  
• Polling places must be located within or no more than 1 mile outside of the precinct boundaries.

MN GOP Requests Step 1 be Completed by April 1

We’ve heard from some Republicans who signed up via National or State websites to be an election judge in 2020 that they were never contacted for training or to serve. It’s likely that incomplete contact information (e.g., no email or phone) or a name that did not perfectly match state voter registration records were barriers to city election officials matching election judge indications of interest with possible positions.

While state law requires a party-balance of election judges, using names supplied on lists from each major party, those individuals must (as a separate step) apply and be hired and trained by their local election office.

Hint: Before sign-up, double-check your 2022 new Congressional District CLICK HERE and Senate District CLICK HERE ; the boundaries changed for many Edina and Bloomington voters due to redistricting.

MN GOP has clarified the description of steps needed and now collects much more information as it prepares the lists of Republican election judges.

Step 1: Fill out the form at the MN GOP website’s Election Protection page to ensure your name is on the Republican Party list. Hit the "submit" button. Note that if you signed up at the Bloomington/Edina Caucus 2/1/2022, we’ve sent your info to MN GOP. But it’s OK to tell them again yourself.

The law says party lists must be submitted by May 1. MN GOP is requesting signup by April 1, to allow time for list preparation.

Step 2: Once you have filled out and submitted that form, you will also need to "apply" for a position as an Election Judge with your county or city election office. You may apply to more than one location if you’re willing to travel to serve (you don’t need to live in the specific city/county). Election judges are paid for training time and hours worked. Pay rates are set by the local election offices.

For Bloomington – use the links in the top half (for 2022) of the Election Judge page at the City of Bloomington website. Fill in both of the forms, print out and sign by hand and return to the city clerk. If you have questions, call 952-563-8729 or email [email protected]

Note that obsolete information and links for 2021 were still on the lower half of that page in early March 2022.

For Edina – Fill out the form from the Election Judges page of the City of Edina website. If you need help or have questions contact City Clerk Sharon Allison at 952-826-0408.