At the West Central Tribune, Tom Cherveny continues the Willmar area newpaper's coverage of the new mini-minority Republican caucus in the Minnesota House. On Friday, Chervent reported in District 16 legislators back leadership, question Miller group's mini-caucus move:
Two Republican state legislators from District 16 will continue to support their party's leadership, despite a move by four members of the party to create a separate caucus in the House.
Representative Chris Swedzinski, R-Ghent, and State Senator Gary Dahms, R-Redwood Falls, said they continue to support the current leadership when asked their thoughts on the New Republican mini-caucus created by Representatives Tim Miller of Prinsburg, Steve Drazkowski of Mazeppa, Cal Bahr of East Bethel and Jeremy Munson of Lake Crystal. They spoke at a town hall meeting on Thursday in Granite Falls.
Swedzinski said he continues to expect good things from the party leadership and is not sure what the four will accomplish by creating their separate caucus.
Since Minnesota Public Radio's Brian Bakst broke the news about the creation of the mini-minority splinter in Renegade House members split from GOP caucus Bluestem has kept readers abreast of the developments. Here are posts about the split:
Rural newspapers not especially impressed with New House Republican Caucus mini-minority
MN New House Republican Caucus member: it's like being a Blue Dog Democrat. Er: no
Another leadership snub for Tim Miller? Anderson presented HF3719 to Ways & Means
New Republican Caucus members support single-topic bill amendment--mostly
Not so gracious now: Tim Miller, 3 running buddies expel selves from MNHouse GOP caucus
Photo: Prinsburg Republican renegade state representative Tim Miller. Via Facebook.
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