The campaign manager of Republican Minnesota House of Representatives candidate Tom Dippel has filed a campaign finance complaint against a Democrat-aligned organization for allegedly sending out a mailer that misrepresents the candidate’s views on IVF.
According to the complaint, a political action committee named Forward Majority Action Minnesota sent out a campaign mailer which made multiple claims “about Tom Dippel’s campaign for Minnesota House.” The complaint, which contains photos of the alleged mailer, was submitted to the Minnesota Campaign Finance Board on Monday.
Among the complaint’s claims, the alleged mailer reportedly said Dippel “agrees with the Alabama Supreme Court decision to ban IVF.”
The Dippel campaign manager wrote in the campaign finance complaint that “this unfounded claim is dangerous and could illegally shift votes away from the Dippel campaign, due to the fact that they are false statements.”
Earlier this year, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen human embryos are human beings entitled to full protection under state law. As a result, in vitro fertilization (IVF) clinics in Alabama stopped providing services because they could be held liable for the loss of human life.
However, Alabama’s state legislature and governor later changed state law in response to the court’s ruling and IVF procedures were able to resume.
“Democrat operatives have spread lies regarding Tom Dippel’s policy positions in the hopes of pushing their candidate over the finish line,” the Dippel campaign told Alpha News. “The biggest lie, which spurred the complaint, surrounds the Alabama Supreme Court case that banned IVF treatments. Tom never supported that decision and has been vocal in his support of treatments that help create families.”
A left-wing political action committee, Forward Majority Action Minnesota is a local arm of the national Forward Majority organization. Forward Majority’s primary goal is to help Democrats win majorities in state legislative chambers. This year, the Minnesota House of Representatives is one of the organization’s target chambers.
Alpha News reached out to Forward Majority regarding this situation. However, the left-wing organization did not respond to a media inquiry.
The complaint specifically accuses Forward Majority Action Minnesota of violating Minnesota Statute 211B.06, a law which bars individuals from disseminating campaign material that they know is false. The Minnesota Campaign Finance Board will eventually investigate the complaint and make a decision.
“[Democratic] operatives have also told voters that Tom would let women die during childbirth and would not allow critical procedures during or after a miscarriage — another falsehood,” said the Dippel campaign. “These lies are told to scare and deceive our friends and neighbors in Cottage Grove and Hastings.”
Dippel is running to win an open southeast metro area seat in the Minnesota House. Two years ago, the GOP candidate barely lost an election for an open Minnesota Senate seat. The seat Dippel is currently seeking, House District 41B, contains all of Hastings, a large portion of Cottage Grove, all of Nininger Township, and most of Denmark Township.
Dippel will face Democrat Jen Fox in the November election.
“Here’s the truth that voters should know,” said the Dippel campaign. “In 2023, Minnesota Democrat politicians passed the most extreme abortion law in the country. Despite what these Democrat operatives say, this law does allow abortion through the third trimester with no exceptions. Democrats repealed language in section 145.423 that recognized a baby born after a botched abortion. That is public information that anyone can look up.”
Dippel himself told Alpha News the following: “Nearly every Minnesotan I have spoken to in our community believes we should have some measure to protect babies, for instance, when they are viable outside the womb or when they can feel pain.”
Luke Sprinkel
Luke Sprinkel previously worked as a Legislative Assistant at the Minnesota House of Representatives. He grew up as a Missionary Kid (MK) living in England, Thailand, Tanzania, and the Middle East. Luke graduated from Regent University in 2018.
