August 7, 2016
valerie_lockhart_compThe Libertarian Party of Minnesota is pleased to announce that Valerie Lockhart has joined our leadership team as the new LPMN Executive Director.…
Posts tagged as “Minnesota”
Minneapolis Green City Councilor Cam Gordon working to lessen impact of police racial profiling
By Ross Levin on March 31, 2015 4:21 PM
As reported by the Daily Minnesotan, Cam Gordon, the Green City Councilor representing District 2 in Minneapolis, has introduced a bill to repeal “lurking” and “spitting” as arrestable crimes. …
Ventura Moves to Continue Lawsuit Against Widow of Slain “American Sniper”
By William Saturn on June 17, 2013 5:07 PM
Jesse Ventura, the former professional wrestler, who won election as Governor of Minnesota as a member of the Reform Party in 1998, is continuing his lawsuit against the widow of “American Sniper” Chris Kyle, who was murdered earlier this year.…
Pro-Marijuana Grassroots Party Nominates Presidential Ticket and Achieves Ballot Access
By William Saturn on July 7, 2012 5:34 PM
Richard Winger reports at Ballot Access News that the pro-marijuana Grassroots Party is on the ballot in Minnesota and has nominated Jim Carlson for president and George McMahon for vice president.…
Independence Party of Minnesota hopes to win five to six legislative seats
By Austin Battenberg on June 18, 2012 8:38 AM
Mark Jenkins looks to state legislative races as “winnable objectives” for his party.
“The attitude has been favorable for many, many years,” Jenkins said of voters choosing third-party candidates.
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Horner and Penny Editorial: Americans Should Do “Big Things”
By Trent Hill on May 21, 2012 8:47 PM
Tom Horner was the 2010 gubernatorial candidate of the Minnesota Independence Party, scoring 11.9% in that race. Tim Penny is a former Democratic Congressman and Independence Party candidate for Governor in 2002, when he received 16% of the vote.…
Jill Stein Wins Minnesota, Mississippi, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Ties In Hawaii
By Trent Hill on May 21, 2012 7:42 PM
Six conventions or caucuses were held in state Green Parties all over the United States on Saturday, May 19th, 2012. Jill Stein, the leading candidate for the Presidential nomination of the Green Party, won all of the contests except for Hawaii, Roseanne Barr’s homestate, where she tied with Barr.…
In fundraising pitch, Jill Stein campaign updates supporters on progress toward receiving public funding
By Ross Levin on February 20, 2012 11:45 PM
Today Jill Stein’s campaign, aimed at securing the Green Party’s nomination for president, sent out a fundraising email with the pitch of “Double Your Green.” …
Green Minneapolis City Councilor Cam Gordon to face off against fellow incumbent in next election due to redistricting
By Ross Levin on February 19, 2012 10:16 PM
From the Minnesota Daily:
A redistricting map recently submitted to the Minneapolis Charter Commission is drawing concern from members of the Minnesota Green Party.
The Citizens Committee for Fair Redistricting, a group which represents immigrants from Somalia and East Africa, drew the map which would move Minneapolis city Councilman Cam Gordon — the only Green Party member on the Democratic-Farmer-Labor-dominated 13-member City Council — into ward 9 forcing him to face-off against fellow Councilman Gary Schiff in the 2013 elections…
Dave Bicking, a spokesman for the Green Party said he doesn’t question the committee’s motive for drawing the map but is concerned that the DFL is supporting the map in an attempt to remove Gordon, who represents the University of Minnesota area, from the Council…
Besides the Charter Commission, the map was also sent to several DFL members including DFL chairman Ken Martin.
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Jesse Ventura speaks at Occupy Minnesota
By on October 8, 2011 4:00 PM
Minnesota Public Radio (excerpts):
Minneapolis — Hundreds of people gathered in downtown Minneapolis Friday for the opening of the OccupyMN demonstration, patterned after weeks of protest in New York’s financial district.…
Independence Party of Minnesota: We Oppose the Proposed Minnesota Constitutional Amendment to Ban Same-Sex Marriage
By on September 29, 2011 11:21 PM
by Mark Jenkins at independenceminnesota.org:
The Independence Party of Minnesota platform declares that “We support high standards of morality, family values and personal responsibility, but we oppose having the government impose state-sponsored morality or values on people of good conscience with differing views.”…
“DJ” Mikolay:”Former Senator Dean Barkley: Tea Partier Extraordinaire?”
By Gene Berkman on August 5, 2011 2:38 PM
DJ Mikolay, a founder of the New Jersey Reform Party, looks at a Minnesota maverick in this appreciation:
..almost all Tea Party activists are united in the demands for a smaller federal government, lower taxes, Congressional term limits, and a balanced budget.…