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WHAT’S AT STAKE IN THE 2016 ELECTIONS

uring the 2013 legislative session, when anti-gun • HF830 clarified existing law so that Minnesotans could metro DFL leaders in Saint Paul had control of both purchase long guns in other states in accordance with federal the Minnesota House and Senate committees for law. public safety and judiciary, law-abiding gun owners • HF722 removed the ability of the governor to order firearms Dsaw one gun control proposal after another that would have done seized, among other 2nd Amendment restrictions he could nothing to reduce violence in Minnesota. enact, during a declared “state of emergency” These proposals were soundly defeated because law-abiding gun • SF878 contained all of the bills listed above as well as a new owners like you showed up at the capitol, attended hearings, and definition intended to clear up permit to carry reciprocity personally lobbied your legislators through e-mail, meetings, and between Minnesota and other states. phone calls to oppose this unconstitutional legislation. These successes only happened because of the ongoing support The Minnesota Gun Owners Political Action Committee (MNGO- and volunteerism of people like you! PAC) was formed later that year to elect and support Pro-Second Amendment lawmakers in the Minnesota House. Even with these successes, however, we still saw the introduction of several anti-gun bills in both the Minnesota House and Senate. In November 2014, after nearly a year of working to change the Fortunately these bills were killed early in the sessions, makeup of Saint Paul, voters across Minnesota elected a sometimes even before they got to a committee hearing. Pro-Second Amendment majority in the Minnesota House of Representatives. Now we’re faced with the 2016 elections, where both the Minnesota House and are up for grabs in Suddenly, things were different in Saint Paul: November.

• Anti-gun F rated public safety committee member Representa- It is critical that we maintain our Pro-Second Amendment tive Shannon Savick was replaced by A rated Representative majority in the Minnesota House and elect a strong Pro-Second Peggy Bennett in House District 27A. Amendment majority in the Minnesota Senate so that we can both prevent future gun control legislation from advancing and • A rated Representative Kurt Daudt (HD 31A) became Speaker move forward with important pro-gun rights legislation like of the House, replacing F rated Representative Paul Thissen Constitutional Carry and Stand Your Ground. (HD 61B). • A+ rated Representative Tony Cornish (HD 23B) replaced To help you make the best informed decision about your Minneso- F rated anti-gun Representative Michael Paymar (HD 64B) as ta House and Senate races, we’ve assembled our 2016 voter’s Chairman of the House Public Safety Committee. guide. Inside, you’ll find candidate grades and endorsements across almost every House and Senate race this year.

During the past legislative session, rather than seeing anti-gun bill Thanks for your support over the past year, we look forward to after anti-gun bill come to a hearing in the Minnesota House, we many election victories in November! saw a package of five pro-gun bills passed by large bi-partisan majorities and be signed into law by Governor Dayton.

• HF1434 legalized the possession and use of suppressors, in line with federal law, for all lawful purposes in Minnesota. • HF372 removed the duplicative requirement that permit holders send a letter to the Commissioner of Public Safety if they intend Bryan Strawser Rob Doar to carry at the State Capitol Complex. Chair VP & Political Director

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OUR GRADING ur grades are based on a number of factors, for Minnesota, and related topics. Generally, we do not post or including a candidate survey that was mailed to release candidate surveys. each candidate, their public record of votes and statements, and grades from credible gun rights Our grading scale is A+ through F. The designation (P) next to a Oorganizations like the National Rifle Association. All grading grade indicates a candidate with a provisional grade based recommendations are reviewed and approved by our board. entirely upon the candidate’s survey due to their lack of public record or statements on gun rights issues. Our candidate survey covers a number of substantive gun rights topics, including constitutional carry, self-defense law reform Candidates who received a “?” either did not submit a survey (Stand Your Ground), licensing and registration, universal and/or lack enough of a public record for a grade to be issued. background checks, the right to keep and bear arms amendment Grades are issued by the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus.

OUR ENDORSEMENTS ur endorsements are based on a number of factors, viability of their campaign. All endorsement recommendations are including grades issued by the Minnesota Gun reviewed and approved by our board. Owners Caucus and other credible gun rights organizations. We also take into consideration the Endorsements are issued by the Minnesota Gun Owners Political Ocandidate’s public record of votes and statements, their candidate Action Committee, the connected political fund of the Minnesota survey responses, their fundraising for this year’s election, and the Gun Owners Caucus.

STATE SENATE GRADES & ENDORSEMENTS

NAME DISTRICT PARTY GRADE ENDORSED NAME DISTRICT PARTY GRADE ENDORSED Kip Fontaine District 1 DFL ? — Donna Bergstrom District 7 R B (P) — Mark Johnson District 1 R A (P) d Erik Simonson District 7 DFL F —

Paul Utke District 2 R A — Shawn Olson District 8 DFL B (P) — Rod Skoe District 2 DFL A d District 8 R A d

Thomas (Tom) Bakk District 3 DFL A d District 9 R A d Jennifer L. Havlick District 3 R ? — Jason Weinerman District 9 DFL ? —

James Leiman District 4 R ? — Tiffany Stenglein District 10 DFL ? — District 4 DFL A d District 10 R A d

Tom Saxhaug District 5 DFL A d Tony Lourey District 11 DFL A d District 5 R A (P) — Michael Cummins District 11 R A- (P) —

David J Tomassoni District 6 DFL A d District 12 R A d Skeeter Tomczak District 6 R ? — Russ Hinrichs District 12 DFL ? —

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STATE SENATE GRADES & ENDORSEMENTS

NAME DISTRICT PARTY GRADE ENDORSED NAME DISTRICT PARTY GRADE ENDORSED

Michael Willemsen District 13 DFL ? — Jeremy Miller District 28 R A- d Michelle Fischbach District 13 R ? — Jon Pieper District 28 DFL ? —

Dan Wolgamott District 14 DFL A (P) — Janice Holter Kittok District 29 DFL ? — Jerry Relph District 14 R A (P) — Bruce Anderson District 29 R A d

Chilah Brown District 15 DFL ? — District 30 R A d Andrew Mathews District 15 R A- (P) d P.J. LaCroix District 30 DFL ? —

Gary Dahms District 16 R A d District 31 R A d James Kanne District 16 DFL ? — Ricky Englund District 31 DFL B(P) —

Lyle Koenen District 17 DFL A d Tim Nelson District 32 DFL ? — Andrew Lang District 17 R A (P) — District 32 R A (P) d

Scott J Newman District 18 R A d Jay Nygard District 33 LIB ? — Amy Wilde District 18 DFL ? — District 33 R A+ d Sherrie Pugh District 33 DFL ? — District 19 DFL F — Willa Dailey District 19 R B+ (P) — District 34 R A+ d Shane Wernsing District 19 LIB A (P) d Bonnie Westlin District 34 DFL ? —

Kevin L. Dahle District 20 DFL F — District 35 R A+ d District 20 R A (P) d Roger Johnson District 35 DFL D- (P) —

Mike Goggin District 21 R ? — Jeffrey Lunde District 36 R ? — Matt Schmit District 21 DFL A d John Hoffman District 36 DFL ? —

Bill Weber District 22 R ? — Brad Sanford District 37 R ? — Brian Abrahamson District 22 DFL F (P) — Jerry Newton District 37 DFL ? —

Barbara Ann Lake District 23 DFL ? — District 38 R A d District 23 R ? — Pat Davern District 38 DFL ? —

Vicki Jensen District 24 DFL ? — District 39 R A d John Jasinski District 24 R A- (P) d Sten Hakanson District 39 DFL ? —

Dale Amorosia District 25 DFL ? — Robert Marvin District 40 R A (P) d David H. Senjem District 25 R A d District 40 DFL F —

Carla Nelson District 26 R A d Gary R. Johnson District 41 R ? — Rich Wright District 26 DFL ? — District 41 DFL F —

Gene Dornink District 27 R A- (P) — Jason "Ike" Isaacson District 42 DFL F — District 27 DFL B+ — Candy Sina District 42 R A (P) —

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STATE SENATE GRADES & ENDORSEMENTS

NAME DISTRICT PARTY GRADE ENDORSED NAME DISTRICT PARTY GRADE ENDORSED Charles "Chuck" Wiger District 43 DFL F — Ali C. Ali District 55 DFL ? — Bob Zick District 43 R A — District 55 R A d Chris Belflower District 43 I A- (P) — Phillip M. Sterner District 56 DFL ? — Paul Anderson District 44 R ? — District 56 R A d Deb Calvert District 44 DFL ? — District 57 DFL ? — Ann H. Rest District 45 DFL F — Cory Campbell District 57 R A- (P) d Roxana Bruins District 45 R F (P) — Tim Pitcher District 58 R A (P) d District 46 DFL F — Matt Little District 58 DFL ? —

Darryl Scarborough District 47 DFL ? — District 59 DFL F — Scott Jensen District 47 R A (P) d Jennifer Carnahan District 59 R ? —

Steve Cwodzinski District 48 DFL ? — District 60 DFL F — David Hann District 48 R A d Scott Dibble District 61 DFL F — Mike Lehmann District 49 R D (P) — Bob "Again" Carney Jr. District 61 R ? — District 49 DFL F — Jeff Hayden District 62 DFL F — Melissa Halvorson Wiklund District 50 DFL F — Bruce Lundeen District 62 R ? — Kirsten Johnson District 50 R ? — District 63 DFL ? — Jim Carlson District 51 DFL F — Ron Moey District 63 R A (P) d Victor Lake District 51 R A- (P) d Ian Baird District 64 R A (P) d Mark Misukanis District 52 R F — District 64 DFL F — District 52 DFL ? — District 65 DFL F — District 53 DFL F — Jason Delmont District 65 R ? — Sharna Wahlgren District 53 R ? — District 66 DFL F — Dan Schoen District 54 DFL D+ — Carolyn Jass District 66 R A- (P) d Leilani Holmstadt District 54 R A (P) d Krysia Weidell District 67 R ? — District 67 DFL F —

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STATE REPRESENTATIVE GRADES & ENDORSEMENTS

NAME DISTRICT PARTY GRADE ENDORSED NAME DISTRICT PARTY GRADE ENDORSED Dan Fabian District 1A R A d Jeff Backer District 12A R A d George Nyakasi Bass District 1A DFL ? — Jay McNamar District 12A DFL ? —

Debra "Deb" Kiel District 1B R ? — Paul Anderson District 12B R A d Michael "Mike" Moore District 1B DFL ? — District 13A R A d Matthew J. Grossell District 2A R ? — Anne Buckvold District 13A DFL ? — Jerry Loud District 2A DFL ? — Tim O'Driscoll District 13B R A d Bryan Klabunde District 2B DFL ? — Matthew Crouse District 13B DFL ? — Steve Green District 2B R ? — District 14A DFL ? — Rob Ecklund District 3A DFL A d Tama Theis District 14A R ? — Tom Long District 3A R ? — Zachary "Zach" Dorholt District 14B DFL ? — Timothy Brandon District 3B R ? — Jim Knoblach District 14B R A d Mary Murphy District 3B DFL ? — Kent Lestrud District 15A DFL B+ (P) — Ben Lien District 4A DFL ? — Sondra Erickson District 15A R A d Jordan Idso District 4A R B- (P) — Jim Newberger District 15B R A+ d Paul Marquart District 4B DFL A- d Karla Scapanski District 15B DFL F (P) — Ben Grimsley District 4B R B (P) — Chris Swedzinski District 16A R A d John Persell District 5A DFL ? — Al Kruse District 16A DFL ? — Matt Bliss District 5A R B+ (P) — Paul Torkelson District 16B R A d Tom Anzelc District 5B DFL A+ d Austin Grossenburg District 16B DFL ? — Dennis Barsness District 5B GP A- (P) — Sandy Layman District 5B R B (P) — Andrew Falk District 17A DFL ? — Tim Miller District 17A R A d Julie Sandstede District 6A DFL B (P) — Robert (Rob) Farnsworth District 6A R A- (P) — Mary Sawatzky District 17B DFL ? — Dave Baker District 17B R A d Matt Matasich District 6B R ? — Jason I. Metsa District 6B DFL A d Dean Urdahl District 18A R A d

Jennifer Schultz District 7A DFL ? — Glenn Gruenhagen District 18B R A d Dylan C. Raddant District 7A R A (P) d Darrel H. Mosel District 18B DFL ? —

Liz Olson District 7B DFL ? — Kim Spears District 19A R A- (P) d Cody Barringer District 7B R B+ (P) — Clark Johnson District 19A DFL F —

Bud Nornes District 8A R A d Jack Considine District 19B DFL F — C. J. Holl District 8A DFL ? — Adam Isakson District 19B R ? —

Gail Kulp District 8B DFL F — Bob Vogel District 20A R A d Mary Franson District 8B R A d Jim Connelly District 20A DFL ? —

Megg Litts District 9A DFL ? — David Bly District 20B DFL F — John M. Poston District 9A R ? — Aramis Wells District 20B R A (P) d

Dustin Simmonds District 9B DFL A (P) — Barb Haley District 21A R ? — Ron Kresha District 9B R A d Lisa Bayley District 21A DFL ? —

Quinn Nystrom District 10A DFL ? — Steve Drazkowski District 21B R A+ d Josh Heintzeman District 10A R A d Elise Diesslin District 21B DFL ? —

Erin Wagner District 10B DFL C+ (P) — Laura Woods District 22A DFL ? — Dale K Lueck District 10B R A d Joe Schomacker District 22A R A d

Mike Line District 11A R ? — Kirby G. Kruse District 22B DFL F — Mike Sundin District 11A DFL ? — Rod Hamilton District 22B R A d Tom Jones District 11B DFL ? — Bob Gunther District 23A R A d District 11B R A d Zac Huntley District 23A DFL ? —

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STATE REPRESENTATIVE GRADES & ENDORSEMENTS

NAME DISTRICT PARTY GRADE ENDORSED NAME DISTRICT PARTY GRADE ENDORSED Josh Haseman District 23B DFL ? — Abigail Whelan District 35A R A d Tony Cornish District 23B R A+ d Andy Hillebregt District 35A DFL ? —

Bev Cashman District 24A DFL ? — Peggy Scott District 35B R A d John Petersburg District 24A R A- (P) d Wes Volkenant District 35B DFL ? —

Patti Fritz District 24B DFL ? — Kevin Parker District 36A DFL ? — Brian Daniels District 24B R A d Mark W. Uglem District 36A R A d

Linda "Wally" Walbruch District 25A DFL ? — Peter Crema District 36B R ? — Duane Quam District 25A R A d Melissa Hortman District 36B DFL ? —

Fran Bradley District 25B R B+ — Erin Koegel District 37A DFL ? — Duane Sauke District 25B DFL F — Anthony Wilder District 37A R ? — Brian McCormick District 37A LIB A (P) d Tina Liebling District 26A DFL F — Will Waggoner District 26A R ? — Nolan West District 37B R A- (P) d Susan Witt District 37B DFL ? — John Wayne Austinson District 26B DFL ? — Nels T. Pierson District 26B R A d Kevin Fogarty District 38A DFL F (P) — Linda Runbeck District 38A R A d Peggy Bennett District 27A R A d Gary Schindler District 27A DFL C (P) — Matt Dean District 38B R A d Ami Wazlawik District 38B DFL ? — Dennis R. Schminke District 27B R A (P) d Jeanne Poppe District 27B DFL ? — Bob Dettmer District 39A R A d Jody W. Anderson District 39A DFL D (P) — Gene Pelowski Jr. District 28A DFL ? — Alan Kantrud District 39B DFL C (P) — Gregory M. Davids District 28B R A d Kathy Lohmer District 39B R A d Thomas Trehus District 28B DFL F — Michael Nelson District 40A DFL ? — Cortney Phillips District 29A DFL ? — Joseph McDonald District 29A R A d Debra Hilstrom District 40B DFL ? — Mali Marvin District 40B R A (P) — Steve Kilburn District 29B DFL ? — Marion O'Neill District 29B R A- d Ryan Evanson District 41A R ? — Connie Bernardy District 41A DFL F — Sarah Hamlin District 30A DFL ? — Nick Zerwas District 30A R A- d Mary Kunesh-Podein District 41B DFL ? — Camden J. Pike District 41B R A (P) d Margaret Fernandez District 30B DFL ? — Eric Lucero District 30B R A+ d Barb Yarusso District 42A DFL F — Randy Jessup District 42A R B (P) — Sarah Udvig District 31A DFL ? — Kurt Daudt District 31A R A d Jamie Becker-Finn District 42B DFL ? — Tracy Nelson District 42B R A (P) — Cal (Calvin) K. Bahr District 31B R A (P) d Susan Larson District 31B DFL ? — Bob Cardinal District 43A R D+ (P) — Peter M Fischer District 43A DFL F — Brian Johnson District 32A R A d Paul Gammel District 32A DFL B+ (P) — Leon M. Lillie District 43B DFL ? — Nathan Hansen District 43B R ? —

HD 32B Special Election to be held February 2017 Sarah Anderson District 44A R ? — Ginny Klevorn District 44A DFL ? — Jerry Hertaus District 33A R A+ d Norrie Thomas District 33A DFL ? — Patti Meier District 44B R B (P) — Jon Applebaum District 44B DFL F — Brad Brothen District 33B DFL ? — Cindy Pugh District 33B R A d Richard Lieberman District 45A R ? — Lyndon R. Carlson District 45A DFL ? — Joyce Peppin District 34A R A d Dave Craig District 34A DFL ? — Mike Freiberg District 45B DFL F — Alma J. Wetzker District 45B R ? — Kristin Bahner District 34B DFL ? — Dennis Smith District 34B R A d

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STATE REPRESENTATIVE GRADES & ENDORSEMENTS

NAME DISTRICT PARTY GRADE ENDORSED NAME DISTRICT PARTY GRADE ENDORSED Peggy Flanagan District 46A DFL F — Erin Maye Quade District 57A DFL F — Anne Taylor District 46A R ? — Ali Jimenez-Hopper District 57A R ? —

Bryan Bjorson District 46B R ? — John Huot District 57B DFL C (P) — Cheryl Youakim District 46B DFL F — Anna Wills District 57B R A d

Sean White District 47A DFL A (P) — LeAnn Weikle District 58A DFL ? — Jim Nash District 47A R A+ d Jon Koznick District 58A R A d

Joe Hoppe District 47B R A d Patrick Garofalo District 58B R A d Jane Montemayor District 47B DFL ? — Marla Vagts District 58B DFL ? —

Mary Shapiro District 48A R ? — Fue Lee District 59A DFL ? — Laurie Pryor District 48A DFL ? — Jessica Newville District 59A R B (P) —

Ben Sherlock District 48B DFL ? — Margaret Martin District 59B R A (P) d Jenifer W. Loon District 48B R ? — Raymond Dehn District 59B DFL F —

Dario Anselmo District 49A R F — Diane Loeffler District 60A DFL ? — Ron Erhardt District 49A DFL F — Abdimalik Askar District 60B R ? — Paul Rosenthal District 49B DFL F — Ilhan Omar District 60B DFL F — Max Rymer District 49B R A (P) d Frank Hornstein District 61A DFL F — Tim Johnson District 50A R ? — Brian Rosenblatt District 61A R ? — Linda Slocum District 50A DFL F — Paul Thissen District 61B DFL F — Andrew Carlson District 50B DFL ? — Tom Gallagher District 61B R A (P) d Chad Anderson District 50B R ? — Karen Clark District 62A DFL F — Sandra Masin District 51A DFL ? — Claire Leiter District 62A R ? — Brad Gerten District 51A R A- (P) d Susan Allen District 62B DFL F — Pat Hammond District 51B R ? — Laurie Halverson District 51B DFL ? — Jim Davnie District 63A DFL D — Kyle Bragg District 63A R ? — Larry Sachi District 52A R ? — Rick Hansen District 52A DFL ? — Frank Pafko District 63B R A (P) d Jean Wagenius District 63B DFL F — Mary T'Kach District 52B DFL ? — Regina Barr District 52B R A- (P) d District 64A DFL D — Riley Horan District 64A R B (P) — Andy Turonie District 53A R B (P) — JoAnn Ward District 53A DFL F — Dave Pinto District 64B DFL D — Emory K. Dively District 64B R ? — Kelly Fenton District 53B R A d Alberder Gillespie District 53B DFL ? — Monique Giordana District 65A R ? — Rena Moran District 65A DFL F — Keith Franke District 54A R ? — Jen Peterson District 54A DFL ? — Carlos Mariani District 65B DFL F — Margaret Mary Stokely District 65B R A (P) d Don Slaten District 54B DFL ? — Tony Jurgens District 54B R ? — Jon Heyer District 66A R A (P) d Alice Hausman District 66A DFL F — Mary Hernandez District 55A DFL ? — Bob Loonan District 55A R A d William P. Brownell District 66B R ? — John Lesch District 66B DFL C — Tony Albright District 55B R A d Cecilia Haakenson District 55B DFL F (P) — Andrew Livingston District 67A R C+ (P) — Tim Mahoney District 67A DFL F — Drew Christensen District 56A R A d Jared Christiansen District 56A DFL F (P) — Sheldon Johnson District 67B DFL F — Joseph Weverka District 67B LIB A- (P) d District 56B DFL F — Lisa Thompson District 67B R B- (P) — Roz Peterson District 56B R A d

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OUR MISSION

The Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus is a grassroots nonprofit dedicated to the full restoration of our firearms freedoms in Minnesota.

OUR AREAS OF FOCUS

• ADVOCACY • ELECTIONS We aggressively advance and defend our firearms freedoms Through our connected political fund, the Minnesota Gun in Minnesota through grassroots advocacy at all levels in Owners Political Action Committee, we work to elect and Minnesota, from local government to Saint Paul. support Pro-Second Amendment candidates across the state.

• EDUCATION • LEGISLATION We work to improve gun safety across Minnesota through We work to restore our freedoms, step by step, through seminars, conferences, educational materials, and a strong pro-gun legislation, while blocking anti-gun legislation statewide gun safety campaign. that threatens our liberties.

• MEMBER ORIENTED • LEGAL ACTION We are a member oriented organization. We exist to advance We work to identify areas where government entities and the interests of our members through advocacy, education, agencies are violating the constitutional rights of Minnesota’s elections, legislation, and legal action. We regularly engage law-abiding gun owners and work to defend and expand our members through frequent communication, events those rights, including litigation if needed. throughout the state, and an open door for feedback and diverse points of view.

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