Minnesota Star Tribune
A newly elected Democrat failed to meet the residency requirement and is ineligible to serve in the Minnesota House of Representatives, a Ramsey County district judge ruled Friday in a decision that will shift partisan power in St. Paul, at least for a time, to Republicans.
Judge Leonardo Castro ruled in favor of Republican Paul Wikstrom, who contested the election victory of DFLer Curtis Johnson. Wikstrom alleged that Johnson didn’t live in the Rice Street apartment he had rented in early 2024 to establish residency in the Roseville-area House district.
“Johnson’s failure to maintain a residence in District 40B for the entire six months prior to the election was a deliberate, serious, and material violation of Minnesota election law,” Castro wrote in his 32-page order that barred the DFLer from taking office. More
Now investigate all the Autism Centers in the Somali community and Walz Administration’s failure to properly supervise the federal program used to fund them. – Dr. Tar
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Laura Trump just bowed out of the Florida senate replacement running, I’m bummed.
But it’s not all bad;
“She said she has a “big announcement” to share in January but did not provide details. Trump said she remains passionate about public service and looks forward to serving again in the future.”
Laura is exactly the type of person we want in public service.
I’m still entertaining semi-positive thoughts about
the possibility of a Senator Matt Gaetz.
INCOMING! *KA-BOOM*