A bit of news to add to our digests about the Republican primary in Minnesota Senate District 25. At the Austin Herald, the staff reports in Supreme Court dismisses case against Dornink (also in the Albert Lea sister paper):
The Minnesota Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a late challenge to Sen. Gene Dornink’s residency, in which the author of the complaint alleged the first-term senator didn’t live within the newly created District 23. . . .
Freeborn County GOP Party Chairman Robert Hoffman, who was also Dornink’s Realtor, said the petition has tainted Hanson’s Senate campaign, changing it from “relevant and respected to desperate and out of control.”
“Lisa has no more control of this current campaign than she did her legal battles that landed her in jail, and she used the same team for both,” he said. “It is ridiculous what their campaign has done.”
He said what the campaign has done will forever haunt her politically.
“Sen. Gene Dornink needs to only be spoken with for five minutes to know that you get 24 hours of honesty out of him on any given day,” Hoffman said. “The reelection of Sen. Gene Dornink, especially after so many successes in a short two years serving, is exactly what our region needs here in southern Minnesota.”
Hanson in response to the decision pointed out that the court only dismissed the case based on “laches” — or timing — and not on the merits of the case, and she said the decision now opens the way for Democrats or others to challenge his residency.
“Let’s be honest, Dornink is damaged goods,” she said. “With the evidence of the petition being unchallenged how can Dornink be trusted?”
We're inclined to agree with the Freeborn County GOP Party Chair's observation.
Meanwhile, the Albert Lea Tribune reported in Walz, other state DFL candidates visit Albert Lea ahead of Tuesday’s primary:
Brandon Lawhead, a candidate for Senate District 23, encouraged the crowd to get out and vote to ensure women had the right to bodily autonomy.
“In the history of our nation, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger,” he said. “I don’t shirk from that, I embrace it.”
He then told the crowd Steve Simon, the secretary of state of Minnesota, and Gov. Tim Walz were facing one of the most difficult times in the history of Minnesota.
“I really truly believe that Gov. Walz and Steve Simon will go down as two of the great public servants in the history of this state, ever,” he said. “It’s critical we get out there and vote for them.”
Related posts:
- Hanson follows through on challenging Dornink; her campaign manager faces his own challenge
- COVID vaccine stealing guy gets booted from Lisa Hanson's Dodge County Courthouse hearing
- All in the badge: new MN NATF state coordinator convicted of 2017 impersonation of peace officer
- National Action Task Force: From the mixed-up files on founder Mr. Mark Emery [Boswell]
- MN23 MNGOP spat: Hanson responds to MN Supreme's Dornink residency case dismissal
- MN23: State Supreme Court dismisses Patriot Princess pal's case about Dornink residence
- MN23 GOP primary woes: Dornink strikes back
- MN23: Patriot Princess supporter files residence complaint against Gene Dornink
Map: The new senate district, from Action 4 Liberty's Heroic Lisa Hanson Runs for Minnesota Senate.
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