The Albert Lea Tribune reports in Republican to challenge state Rep. Poppe:
With the local GOP Convention less than a week away, Republican Dennis Schminke spoke to more than 30 people at Piggy Blues BBQ Thursday afternoon to formally announce he will challenge Rep. Jeanne Poppe, DFL-Austin, for her seat in District 27B this November.
What does Schminke see as the role of government? Preservation of rights? Public safety? Nope, the retired Hormel Foods Corporation accountant thinks it's helping out businesses:
The state has some very legitimate roles,” he said. “The state has to do the right things to put a legal and economic framework in place that helps people establish businesses.”
Read the whole thing at the Albert Lea Tribune. One thing that he doesn't mention, nor the Tribune bring up in recounting his five years on involvement in the Mower County Republican Party is his role in organizing Tea Party events.
In 2010, Schminke sent in a letter to the paper Mower Tea Party requests presence.
In 2012, the paper reported that he believed the way to see "President Romney do well in office" was to vote for Allen Quist:
Mower GOP Chairman Dennis Schminke said a major obstacle for Minnesota GOP supporters right now is putting aside that discontent.
“One of the things I get from people is how upset they are with the Republican Party,” he said, and added Republicans will need to unite and support their candidates in order to succeed.
“If you want to see President Romney do well in office, you have to get behind Allen Quist,” Schminke said.
According to the Minnesota Secretary of State's office, "President Romney" received 37.70% of the vote in Minnesota House District 27A, while Quist carried 33.18%. Both outperformed Kurt Bills, who drew 25.01%. Poppe received 62.78% of the vote for her state house seat.
Now in her fifth term, Poppe heads the Agricultural Policy committee and she has been a strong voice for bipartisan work for rural Minnesota. She has also been ahead of the curve on pollinator issues.
Photo: As deputy Mower County Republican chair, Dennis Schminke had to kiss this calfwhen the Republicans lost the duel for most dollars donated by GOP and DFL for the Fed Feed Families program - a charitable food bank program. Via Facebook.
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