National Delegate and Alternate Nominees   

2016 National Delegate Selection Process Approved in 2015:
Minnesota’s 38 National Delegates were proportionally bound according to the straw poll taken on March 1, 2016. Three (3) national delegates have been elected in each Congressional District and proportionally bound according to the straw poll results in each respective Congressional District. The eleven (11) Delegates elected at the MN Republican State Convention (Duluth, May 20, 21) plus the three delegates automatically allocated to the three MN RNC members – the National Committeewoman, National Committeeman, and State Party Chairman – will be bound according to the statewide straw poll results. You can learn more about the selection process by downloading the 2016 National Delegate Selection Documents- Click Here To Download!
 

National Delegate and Alternate Nominees:

You do not have to be a Delegate or Alternate to the State Convention to run to be a National Delegate. To run for one of Minnesota’s 11 At-Large State National Delegate slots, you must:
 
1) Submit the required paperwork: National Delegate Pledge Form and Affidavit of Agreement to the Rules. Please send your completed paperwork to: mbh@mngop.com and read the instructive material below. The deadline to apply for an At-Large State Delegate slot is Thursday, May 19th, at 8:00 pm.
National Delegate Pledge Form and Affidavit – DOWNLOAD HERE
Instructive Materials for Potential Delegates – DOWNLOAD HERE

2) Interview with the Nominations Committee. You will be contacted after you apply to set up a time to be interviewed. Interview times with the Nominating Committee are as follows on Friday, May 20, 2016:

• 9-10:00 am: National Delegate Interviews
• 3-5:00 pm: National Delegate Interviews
• 7-10:00 pm: National Delegate Interviews

Additional times will be scheduled for the week before the convention in the metro area.

3) Signature Requirement – According to the MNGOP Constitution Article VI, Section 3, candidates for National Delegate must submit a signature page containing the signatures of 2% of the Convention Delegates.

Section 3: Nominations Committee.

A. To be eligible to be considered for endorsement or election, candidates for statewide nonjudicial endorsement and candidates for National Delegate or Alternate must meet all legal requirements and submit nominating petitions to the Nominating Committee containing the printed names and signatures of a minimum of 2% of the State Convention Delegates.

B. The Nominations Committee shall report to the convention those candidates who have met the petition and legal requirements at Section 3A and whether the Nominating Committee deems the candidates to be qualified or unqualified to receive endorsement or be elected.

There are 2,216 Convention Delegates; thus your signature page must contain the signatures of 45 Delegates to the MNGOP State Convention. You will be given a template to use when collecting the signatures, and further instructions on the deadline.

 

Once elected, all National Delegates (CD and At-Large) must attend a meeting immediately following the State Convention on Saturday, May 21st to attend to National Convention business. More information will be provided at the State Convention.

Questions? Please feel free to contact the Republican Party of Minnesota headquarters by calling 651-222-0022 or emailing us at convention@mngop.com.

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May 16, 2016 email from Trump Campaign


CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FABULOUS FOUR!!!! LET'S DO THIS!!!

The Donald J. Trump for President Campaign would like to thank each individual who has taken the time to be a Delegate or Alternate at the Minnesota State GOP Convention, in Duluth, MN, May 20-21, and the National RNC Convention, in Cleveland, OH, July 18-21, 2016.

The Donald J. Trump Presidential Campaign has selected the following individuals to run in the two earned National Delegate and Alternate Candidate Slots at... the Minnesota State Convention in Duluth, MN, May 20-21, 2016.

Delegate Candidates: Sheri Auclair, Julie Ann Schmidt
Alternate Candidates: Jennifer Larson, Barb Sutter
We ask for, and would appreciate your support of our National Candidates, running at the Minnesota State Republican Convention! We are excited for a great weekend!

Please join us:
Outdoor Rally, Duluth Event Convention Center, 3p-5p, Friday, May 20th.
Hospitality Room, Gooseberry Falls Room, Friday, May 20th, 1p - 10p
We would also like to thank the leadership of the Senator Marco Rubio and Senator Ted Cruz Campaigns for all of their hard work in the state of Minnesota, and for their efforts to promote Unity at the Minnesota State Convention.

Thank you again, for making the Minnesota Presidential Primary Election Process and GOP State Convention a success.

We will win the State of Minnesota, and we will win the Presidential General Election in November, 2016!!

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May 16, 2016 4:14 PM EDT|    From: Conservatives for Candidates of Character

MNGOP Delegates Seek to Repudiate Donald Trump

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., May 16, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — In an unprecedented move, officers and delegates within the Republican Party of Minnesota (MNGOP) have announced their intention to repudiate their party’s presumptive nominee for president, organizing under the name Conservatives for Candidates of Character. At an upcoming meeting of the party’s state central committee, the group will propose a prohibition on MNGOP expenditures in support of the controversial candidate.

“We want to send a clear message that Republicans in Minnesota categorically reject the divisive candidacy of Donald Trump,” said Walter Hudson, a convention delegate and local officer appointed as spokesman for the group.

“Party unity is earned, not dictated,” Hudson continued. “Since securing his role as the party’s presumptive nominee, Donald Trump has neglected his responsibility to lead the party through persuasion, instead claiming that the election is about him. Trump and many of his supporters have expressed explicit disdain for the party and its elected representatives. Worse, the candidate has waffled on core conservative principles and conducted himself reprehensibly on the campaign trail.”

A similar anti-Trump effort was defeated in Omaha on Saturday as Nebraska Republicans met for their state convention. However, Trump critics in the MNGOP believe their proposal will garner support.

“Trump won Nebraska with 60 percent of the vote,” Hudson noted. “He came in a distant third here. Trump has struggled to secure committed national delegates in Minnesota.”

Organizing under the name Conservatives for Candidates of Character, the group has set up a Facebook page and can be followed on Twitter @CCCMN16. They seek support from among MNGOP delegates and officers, and have a sign up form to that end linked on their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/conservatives4character/ .

The MNGOP state central committee meeting will be held in Duluth on Friday, with the party’s state convention set to follow that evening and throughout Saturday.

Media Contact: Dave Thul

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