Tuesday Feb. 2nd is caucus night. For those of you that do not know, you are able to participate in caucus as long as your reside in precinct you live in while you are still in college. For instance, if you are a resident of Wisconsin but go to school and live in MN during the school year, you can participate in caucus. Also, if you permanently reside in another city but during the school year you live on campus or another location you are able to participate in caucus in either the precinct you live in during the school year or you can go back home and participate there. Either way you have two options but only choose one.
Please get out there and show up to caucus. There will be a straw poll ballot for Governor and you will have a chance to run for delegate/alternate for the BPOU, Congressional and State conventions. This is the most basic way to get involved in the process for a 2010 Republican victory in Minnesota.
To find your precinct caucus location or to get more information about what you can expect on February 2 at precinct caucuses, visit the Republican Party of Minnesota's website at http://mngop.com/inner.asp?z=16 or call 651-222-0022 for precinct locations.
2010 State Convention—“Take Back Minnesota In 2010”
Fellow College Republicans Leaders and Executive Members,
As we enter the 2010 election cycle, there is a sense of urgency from freedom loving Americans to stop the wave of liberalism that is emanating from the Democrats in Washington D.C.This same sense is also present in Minnesota with regard to the Democrats in St. Paul.As such, the Minnesota College Republicans have a great opportunity to be part of the effort to stop that wave by working and helping elect Republicans at all levels of government through Minnesota so we can “Take Back Minnesota in 2010”.So come join other College Republicans as we hold our annual MNCR convention to elect the 2010-2011 leadership of the Minnesota College Republicans.This year’s Convention features a 2010 Republican Gubernatorial Forum, an A- list of Republican and conservative guest speakers, and a Conservative Expo of local and national conservative organizations.I look forward to seeing you there.
Event Details:
Friday March 5th, 4pm - 6pm - Registration, 6:30pm - 9pm - MNGOP Gubernatorial Forum, Awards Ceremony, and Conservative Expo
Saturday March 6th, 8:00am - 9:30am - Breakfast and Credentialing, 9:30am - 3pm - MNCR State Convention
Accommodations: Hilton Garden Inn, 1050 Gramsie Road, Shoreview MN 55126.Room accommodations are included in your registration at the $65 registration rate before the deadline of February 22nd.Rooms will not be included after February 22nd deadline.However, If you prefer to have your own room or if you miss the deadline you can contact the Hilton at 651-415-1956 for room rates.
Payment Options:
$45 w/o hotel, $65 w/hotel Early-Bird Delegate or Alternate Registration (postmarked before February 22nd)
$55 w/o hotel Standard Delegate or Alternate Registration (postmarked after February 22nd)
With Senator Dick Day leaving the MN Senate, a special election has been called for Senate District 26 (the Faribault and Owatonna area) on Jan. 26th. College Republicans have a unique chance to make a huge difference in the SD 26 special election since most of us are on winter break! Use your time off to the fullest. You can build your campaign resume, make some money, and help elect a great Republican! Your help will ensure that SD 26 remains in the hands of Republicans.
As an incentive, any CR that works from 9am to 3pm will receive $15 a day and any CR that works a full day from 9am to 9pm will receive $40 a day. CR volunteers will be participating in voter identification and will be turning out the Republicans of Senate District 26 to vote for our endorsed candidate, Mike Parry, by going door-to-door campaigning and phone banking. Mike Parry is a rock solid conservative and a great candidate. You can check out his website at http://www.mikeparry.com.
We will be having having Super Saturday and Sunday's, Jan 9th and 10th, Jan 16th and 17th, and Jan 23rd and 24th. These Super Saturday and Sunday's are College Republican volunteer days where many other CR's sign-up as well. GOTV volunteering will be on January 25th and ELECTION DAY January 26th. However, you can come out any day that works for you.
If you can help out please RSVP at http://tinyurl.com/mncrspecial2010 You can also email
if you have any question. Also if you need transportation we will help facilitate carpools whenever possible. I hope you can join fellow CR's to be part of this winning special election.
The Minnesota College Republicans are committed to advancing the ideals of the Republican party on campuses across Minnesota. With that said, the MNCR's are proud to announce the following MNGOP Gubernatorial candidate forums that will be held on a campus near you:
College Republicans at UMD
Date: Wednesday, November 11thTime: 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Where: Kirby Student Center Lounge on the UMD campus A short meet-and-greet reception to follow.
This forum is FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
College Republicans at MSU-Mankato
Date: Thursday, November 12th
Time: 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Where: Centennial Student Union room CSU 253/4/5
This forum is FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
College Republicans at St. John's/St. Benedict's
Date: Tuesday, November 17th
Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Where: The Alumi Hall at the Haehn Campus Center at the College of Saint Benedict Campus
This forum is FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC and co-sponsored with the BPOU of Senate District 14 and the Eugene J. McCarthy Center for Public Policy and Civic Engagement.
We have an incredible opportunity here in the metro area, specifically in the St. Paul, Mayoral and school board races, the Minneapolis, Mayoral and city council races and also in Bloomington a highly winnable city council race.
On November 3rd, will you be able to say that you gave your time and energy to fight the good fight? OR will you sit on the sidelines knowing you could have done more? From October 30th (Friday) until Election Day (Tuesday) on November 3rd, College Republicans have volunteer shifts available in 3-hour blocks from 9am-9pm. Help us to Get Out the Vote by going door-to-door or making phone calls to supporters reminding them to vote for our candidates, and by reminding them where their polling place is located -- and as College Republicans, we will be having some extra fun with special projects, rallies, and further events to be announced.This will be the start of a chain events that will lead to Republican victories in the 2010 cycle.
For chapters and MNCR's atleast 60 miles away, if you can bring atleast 3 other people along with you and sign up for 2 shifts, we will re-imburse your gas at .20 cents a mile. The top three volunteers (meaning those who have worked the most shifts) will each receive a $75, $50, and $25 visa gift card respectively and 1 pick out of the CR mystery box of prizes. Right now there are 2 people that have done 2 shifts and all other participants are tied at 1 shift.
On Sept. 29th, 2009 and on Oct. 1st, 2009, former Bush adviser, Karl Rove was brought to both Concordia-Moorhead and St. Olaf Colleges by their respective College Republican chapters. Here is the exchange that took place at the Concordia-Moorhead event. The questioner starts off before the camera was rolling by saying (i'm paraphrasing here) "you talk about Obama and the debt he has ran up but what about the debt". Then the camera starts rolling and she continued by saying "from a war that you and Bush prodded us in that under false pretenses, would that debt be solved if we hadn't gone into that war?" Rove then proceeds with the exchange you will see on the video.
On Saturday September 12th, the Minnesota College Republicans gathered outside of the Target Center in Minneapolis in opposition to President Obama's proposed healthcare reform. College Republican chapters from Northwestern bible college, U of M - Twin Cities, University of St. Thomas, and MSUM - Mankato had members in attendance.
On April 15th, 2009 hundreds of thousands of Americans said enough is enough and decided it was time to take a stand and show the politicians and lawmakers across this country that Americans want a constitutional government with limited powers, the same type that was established by our founding fathers. Not this constitutionally perverted growing federal government with far and overreaching powers that did not come from the US Constitution.
In St. Paul between 8,000 and 10,000 (or a few hundred, according to the Star Tribune, what a joke for a newspaper) Minnesotans showed up and thousands more at other teap parties across Minnesota. The Minnesota College Republicans showed up at tea parties in Duluth, Winona, Mankato, and St. Paul representing over 15 chapters at different colleges across Minnesota.
The 2009 MNCR State Convention was a huge success. We heard from many great speakers, and elected new MNCR Leadership. Go to the About Us Section to find out more, but here is a brief overview.
Chair: Abdul Magba-Kamara, U of M - Twin Cities Co-Chair: Alyssa Gunstrom, Bemidji State University Secretary: Tom Brudzinski, University of St. Thomas Treasurer: David McCarthy, Hamline University Vice-Chair North: Tyler Verry, U of M - Duluth Vice-Chair Metro: Drew Post, U of M - Twin Cities Vice-Chair South: Bobby Benson, Winona State University
We are looking forward to the next year, we have an aggressive recruitment and grassroots plan that will encompass the entire state. We are happy to work with each one of you, if you need anything, let us know!
Minnesota College Republicans representing Hamline University, St. John's University, College of St. Benedict, Gustavus Adolphus College, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, University of Minnesota - Duluth, Bemidji State University and the University of St. Thomas held a private meet & greet with Governor Pawlenty following his speech at the 2009 Conservative Political Action Conference.
There are only 6 days until the 2009 Minnesota College Republicans State Convention on Saturday, March 7th at the University of Minnesota, and it's not too late to register! Register online up until the day of Convention -- and bring your registration payment day-of to receive your credentials.
THE MINNESOTA COLLEGE REPUBLICANS present…
2009 State Convention — “GRAND YOUNG PARTY”
Saturday March 7th, University of Minnesota - Minneapolis
Join your fellow College Republicans as we gather to elect new state leadership, meet other college activists from campuses across the state, and hear from a fantastic variety of guest speakers at the 2009 annual State Convention!
The Minnesota College Republicans are committed to advancing the ideals of the Republican party on campuses across Minnesota. With that said, the MNCR's are proud to announce the following MNGOP Gubernatorial candidate forums that will be held on a campus near you:
