J. Patrick Coolican reports in this morning's Hot Dish Politics:
But two GOP sources tipped me off to this: Larson is actually the party's finance chair.
The link sends readers to a memo that includes this info:
I am pleased to announce and welcome Jennifer Larson as our new Finance Chair. As a business owner, entrepreneur and CEO, Jennifer brings with her a depth and breadth of leadership experience on a state and national level that will help elevate our party's fundraising efforts. Jennifer currently serves as CEO and Co-Founder of Vibrant Technologies and founded the Holland Autism Center in 2004. Additionally she is involved in several philanthropic activities around Autism.
Those activities include the anti-vaccine efforts. Nice euphemism if you can find it.
Also of interest, though related to the ongoing saga of R.D. Offutt money and influence in Minnesota politics and policy making:
Please also join me in welcoming Adam Gilbertson. Adam currently serves at the Deputy Chair for the Minnesota 2nd Congressional District Republican Party. He was also a national delegate to the 2016 RNC in Cleveland and is a veteran of the Iraq war serving for nine-years in the US Army. Adam currently works as a General Manager for a large John Deere dealer network focused on machine guidance technology and the integration of drone technology in construction. He is a resident of Lakeville with his wife Sarah and their 6 year old son Henry.
In his new role as Deputy Finance Chair, Adam will be responsible for supporting the strategic fundraising efforts of the state party and opening up new sources of contributions to ensure a strong and successful party.
That "large John Deere dealer network" would be our old friends at R.D.Offutt, the North Dakota potato and network of John Deere dealers. Gilbertson is the general manager at the Bloomington RDO Integrated Controls, described on parent company's website:
RDO Integrated Controls provides sales and service support for positioning solutions to our construction, mining, survey and landfill customers. We are one of the most experienced Topcon dealers in the United States. Our vision is to be a leading positioning dealer in the construction industry. We have a team of experts which cover the territories of Arizona, California, Hawaii, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming. For more information, visit www.rdointegratedcontrols.com.
Mining? Landfills? Such activities would never show up in legislative debates, unless one thinks back to this stuff in a 2015 post, Love McNamara's plan to rob landfill trusts? You'll adore raiding MVTF from Enviro Fund. But we digress.
Screengrab: The Vaccine Safety Council of Minnesota shared Cindy Pugh for Minnesota's event, under this head note: Support a key legislator that is carrying bills for our cause!
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