2015 LEGISLATIVE SCORECARD WHAT HAPPENED IN THE 2015 LEGISLATIVE SESSION he 2015 legislative session ended in May 2015 with 5 e-mails made by our supporters made a huge difference in pro-gun bills sitting within SF878 – the Omnibus Public advancing legislation. Safety Bill. With a threatened veto from Governor TDayton, activists and supporters from the Minnesota Gun In terms of the scorecard, many legislators achieved a Owners PAC made thousands of phone calls and sent nearly perfect score of 100% on our graded votes. In addition, many 202,000 e-mails in support of the legislation. After nearly a legislators also co-authored pro-gun bills that had scored week’s delay Governor Dayton signed the bills into law on votes. It’s fantastic that Minnesotan’s law-abiding gun May 22nd, 2015. owners have such a strong pro-Second Amendment legislature in place. Contained within the Omnibus Public Safety Bill were some of the most important pro-second amendment legislation we’ve seen in a generation here in Minnesota: • HF1434 legalized the possession and use of suppressors, in line with federal law, for all lawful purposes in Minneso- ta. • HF372 removed the duplicative requirement that permit holders send a letter to the Commissioner of Public Safety if they intended to carry at the State Capitol Complex. • HF830 clarified existing law so that Minnesotans could We scored all floor votes on pro-gun legislation and amend- purchase long-guns in other states in accordance with federal law. ments. In addition, we scored all anti-gun amendments that came up on the floor as well. We did not score legislation that • HF722 removed the ability of the Governor to order firearms seized, among other 2nd Amendment restrictions did not receive a vote nor did we score committee votes for he could enact, during a declared “state of emergency” legislation. As is our policy, we did not score the Omnibus bill or • SF878 contained all of the bills above as well as a new the conference committee version of the final bill. Many definition intended to clear up permit to carry reciprocity legislators will not vote for Omnibus bills out of principle, and between Minnesota and other states. we did not want to unduly score them negatively on those votes. These bills were passed with large bi-partisan majorities in Thanks for your support over the past year – we look forward both houses, as you’ll see later in the scorecard. to another great year in 2016! These successes only happened because of the ongoing support and volunteerism of people like you. The strategies driven by the Minnesotan Gun Owners Political Action Committee during the 2014 elections helped to put a Pro-Sec- ond Amendment House in place – which greatly helped in Bryan Strawser Rob Doar moving pro-gun legislation forward in 2015. The calls and Chair & Executive Director VP & Political Director PREPARED AND PAID FOR BY THE MINNESOTA GUN OWNERS CAUCUS AND THE MINNESOTA GUN OWNERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE. NOT AUTHORIZED BY ANY CANDIDATE OR CANDIDATE’S COMMITTEE. 2015 LEGISLATIVE SCORECARD THE MINUTEMAN AWARD This award recognizes the lifetime contributions of a Minnesotan in protecting and advancing the constitutional rights of gun owners in Minnesota epresentative David Dill, who died in August 2015, was a staunch supporter of the R constitutional rights of Minnesota’s gun owners for more than a decade. He advocated tirelessly for the right to keep and bear arms, outdoor recreation, hunting, and the shooting sports. On some of these issues, Representative Dill found himself at odds with members of his own caucus. Even in disagreement, he was widely respected for his contributions to the legislature and for the common sense of his views. Representative Dill is our first recipient of our annual Minuteman Award, recognizing the lifetime contributions of a Minnesotan in protecting and advancing the constitutional rights of gun owners in Minnesota. DAVID DILL He will be greatly missed. HOUSE WINNERS FRIENDS OF THE SECOND AMENDMENT AWARD This award recognizes a select group of legislators that have contributed the most to advocacy, public policy, and legislation on behalf of Minnesota’s gun owners TONY ALBRIGHT MARK ANDERSON TONY CORNISH STEVE DRAZKOWSKI MARY FRANSON HD 55B HD 09A HD 23B HD 21B HD 08B PREPARED AND PAID FOR BY THE MINNESOTA GUN OWNERS CAUCUS AND THE MINNESOTA GUN OWNERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE. 2 NOT AUTHORIZED BY ANY CANDIDATE OR CANDIDATE’S COMMITTEE. 2015 LEGISLATIVE SCORECARD HOUSE WINNERS FRIENDS OF THE SECOND AMENDMENT AWARD GLENN GRUENHAGEN ERIC LUCERO JIM NASH JIM NEWBERGER JASON RARICK HD 18B HD 30B HD 47A HD 15B HD 11B HONORABLE MENTION TOM ANZELC DAN FABIAN BRIAN JOHNSON JASON METSA CINDY PUGH HD 05A HD 01A HD 32A HD 06B HD 33B PEGGY SCOTT CHRIS SWEDZINSKI MARK UGLEM ABIGAIL WHELAN HD 35B HD 16A HD 36A HD 35A PREPARED AND PAID FOR BY THE MINNESOTA GUN OWNERS CAUCUS AND THE MINNESOTA GUN OWNERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE. NOT AUTHORIZED BY ANY CANDIDATE OR CANDIDATE’S COMMITTEE. 3 2015 LEGISLATIVE SCORECARD SENATE WINNERS FRIENDS OF THE SECOND AMENDMENT AWARD KENT EKEN PAUL GAZELKA LYLE KOENEN MATT SCHMIT SD 4 SD 9 SD 17 SD 21 LEROY STUMPF DAVID TOMASSONI TORREY WESTROM SD 1 SD 6 SD 12 HONORABLE MENTION BRUCE ANDERSON BILL INGEBRIGTSEN MARY KIFFMEYER WARREN LIMMER DAVID OSMEK DAVE THOMPSON SD 29 SD 8 SD 30 SD 34 SD 33 SD 58 PREPARED AND PAID FOR BY THE MINNESOTA GUN OWNERS CAUCUS AND THE MINNESOTA GUN OWNERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE. 4 NOT AUTHORIZED BY ANY CANDIDATE OR CANDIDATE’S COMMITTEE. 2015 LEGISLATIVE SCORECARD MINNESOTA HOUSE SCORECARD PG = Pro-Gun Bills Authored, F2A = Friend of the Second Amendment, HM = Honorable Mention DIST NAME 1 2 3 4 5 6 PG SCORE AWARD DIST NAME 1 2 3 4 5 6 PG SCORE AWARD 01A Dan Fabian Y Y Y Y N N 3 100% HM 23B Tony Cornish Y Y Y Y N N 4 100% F2A 01B Debra Kiel Y Y Y Y N N 2 100% 24A John Petersburg Y Y Y Y N N 0 100% 02A Dave Hancock Y Y Y Y N N 0 100% 24B Brian Daniels Y Y Y Y N N 0 100% 02B Steve Green Y Y Y Y N N 1 100% 25A Duane Quam Y Y Y Y N N 1 100% 03A David Dill Incomplete (see footnote) F2A 25B Kim Norton N N N N Y Y 0 0% 03B Mary Murphy Y Y Y Y N N 0 100% 26A Tina Liebling N N N N Y Y 0 0% 04A Ben Lien Y Y Y N Y Y 0 50% 26B Nels Pierson Y Y Y Y N N 0 100% 04B Paul Marquart Y Y Y Y N N 0 100% 27A Peggy Bennett Y Y Y Y N N 0 100% 05A John Persell Y Y Y Y N N 0 100% 27B Jeanne Poppe Y Y Y Y N N 1 100% 05B Tom Anzelc Y Y Y Y N N 3 100% HM 28A Gene Pelowski Y Y Y Y N N 0 100% 06A Carly Melin Y Y Y Y N N 1 100% 28B Greg Davids Y Y Y Y N N 0 100% 06B Jason Metsa Y Y Y Y N N 3 100% HM 29A Joe McDonald Incomplete - Was not in attendence on day of votes (see footnote) 07A Jennifer Schultz N N N N Y Y 0 0% 29B Marion O'Neill Y Y Y Y N N 1 100% 07B Erik Simonson N N Y Y N N 0 67% 30A Nick Zerwas Y Y Y Y N N 2 100% 08A Bud Nornes Y Y Y Y N N 2 100% 30B Eric Lucero Y Y Y Y N N 4 100% F2A 08B Mary Franson Y Y Y Y N N 4 100% F2A 31A Kurt Daudt Y Y Y Y N N 0 100% 09A Mark Anderson Y Y Y Y N N 3 100% F2A 31B Tom Hackbarth Y Y Y Y N N 1 100% 09B Ron Kresha Y Y Y Y N N 1 100% 32A Brian Johnson Y Y Y Y N N 3 100% HM 10A Josh Heintzeman Y Y Y Y N N 2 100% 32B Bob Barrett Y Y Y Y N N 0 100% 10B Dale Lueck Y Y Y Y N N 2 100% 33A Jerry Hertaus Y Y Y Y N N 1 100% 11A Mike Sundin Y Y Y Y Y Y 0 67% 33B Cindy Pugh Y Y Y Y N N 3 100% HM 11B Jason Rarick Y Y Y Y N N 4 100% F2A 34A Joyce Peppin Y Y Y Y N N 0 100% 12A Jeff Backer Y Y Y Y N N 2 100% 34B Dennis Smith Y Y Y Y N N 2 100% 12B Paul Anderson Y Y Y Y N N 0 100% 35A Abigail Whelan Y Y Y Y N N 3 100% HM 13A Jeff Howe Y Y Y Y N N 2 100% 35B Peggy Scott Y Y Y Y N N 3 100% HM 13B Tim O'Driscoll Y Y Y Y N N 0 100% 36A Mark Uglem Y Y Y Y N N 3 100% HM 14A Tama Theis Y Y Y Y N N 1 100% 36B Melissa Hortman N Y Y Y Y Y 0 50% 14B Jim Knoblach Y Y Y Y N N 0 100% 37A Jerry Newton Y Y Y Y N N 0 100% 15A Sondra Erickson Y Y Y Y N N 1 100% 37B Tim Sanders Y Y Y Y N N 1 100% 15B Jim Newberger Y Y Y Y N N 4 100% F2A 38A Linda Runbeck Y Y Y Y N N 0 100% 16A Chris Swedzinski Y Y Y Y N N 3 100% HM 38B Matt Dean Y Y Y Y N N 0 100% 16B Paul Torkelson Y Y Y Y N N 0 100% 39A Bob Dettmer Y Y Y Y N N 0 100% 17A Tim Miller Y Y Y Y N N 2 100% 39B Kathy Lohmer Y Y Y Y N N 1 100% 17B Dave Baker Y Y Y Y N N 1 100% 40A Michael V.