Minnesota Republican State Convention recap

Today’s Republican State Convention at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Downtown Minneapolis is less crowded, and very quiet not the usual they had Thursday Night and yesterday. Today was all about party business and judicial endorsement that would be coming up. They did Constitutional Committee Report earlier.

Party officers gave out their report on how the party have been doing for past year.

Hennepin County Commissioner Jeff Johnson took over Platform Committee discussion.

Tom Emmer addressed the convention and the balloons dropped onto the crowd when they went wild.

Marty Seifert, Rhonda Sivarajah, and their spouses are here as well. They was out in the common area with Tom Emmer meeting delegates and convention-goers. Emmer look like a happy kid on Christmas morning with his biggest smile that most people would not normally see.

When asked about his loss from yesterday and what he is going to do, State Representative Marty Seifert said that he is OK. According to word around the convention that Marty may run for some public office because it look like he is not finished with public service. Who knows what he would do next.

Evie Axdahl spoke to the convention.

I wanted to say thank you to Communication Director Mark Drake and GOP Chairman Tony Sutton for letting me cover the Minnesota Republican State Convention.

You can watch MN GOP Convention Live

You could watch the convention live from your home in your Jammies or just want to keep updated with what is going on right now.

MN GOP State Convention Live

Ballot result for GOP Endrosement for Governor

Here are results from Governor endorsement at yesterday’s Minnesota Republican Party State Convention in Minneapolis.

First Congressional District: Seifert 161 votes, Emmer 77 votes

Second Congressional District: Seifert 101 votes, Emmer 196 votes

Third Congressional District: Seifert 83 votes, Emmer 166 votes

Fourth Congressional District: Seifert 65 votes, Emmer 98 votes

Fifth Congressional District: Seifert 33 votes, Emmer 92 votes

Sixth Congressional District: Seifert 111 votes, Emmer 250 votes

Seventh Congressional District: Seifert 53 votes, Emmer 43 votes

Eighth Congressional District: Seifert 138 vote Emmer 95 votes

The result was: 53 percent went for Emmer on the first ballot, with nearly 43 percent for Seifert.

I am at MN GOP State Convention

There aare lots of people at Minneapolis Convention Center in Downtown Minneapolis. The mood are very festuve.

This morning I saw a Emmer supporter bringing pig around when I arrived to MCC. There was less people unlikely last week when I got to Duluth Entrainment Convention Center.

People was very polite and respectful to me and I wanted to say thank to Sheldon Anderson, who is Mayor of Wyoming MN/House candidate for House District 17 and Anne Neu from Chip Cravaack campaign for getting me on the floor since guest passes are all out.

Several of my co workers from the Cspitol, lobbyist and media are here as well.

My top boss, Gov. Tim Pawlenty is speaking and thanking everyone for their support and volunteering on his past campaigns. Also thanked everyone for his service as Governor.

I have been taking pictures and walking around to see whats going on.

Met children of Rhonda Siverjah who is running mate of Marty Siefert. They are very nice people.

Gonna check out all excitment when I come back from my meeting in St. Paul.