Minnesota Republicans are meeting in Duluth today for the second day of their state convention. The main event of the day will be endorsing a candidate to run against U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar in the gubernatorial race.
The candidates seeking the endorsement for governor are House Speaker Lisa Demuth, businessman Kendall Qualls, former CEO Patrick Knight, MyPillow founder Mike Lindell, State Rep. Peggy Bennett, former Navy intelligence officer Phillip Parrish, and John Krhin.
— 9:43am —
The convention announced there are 2,191 delegates and alternates who have checked in to vote today. That is the total voting strength of the convention.
Convention Chair Danny Nadeau announced that they will begin handing out the electronic clickers. He said that process could take an hour.
Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach is addressing the convention now.
— 9:38am —
The convention just voted to stand and observe a moment of silence for Derek Chauvin. The moment of silence was observed immediately after that vote and was brief.
— 9:14am —
There appears to be a lot more Demuth signs and volunteers than the other campaigns. Phillip Parrish and Lisa Demuth were greeting people in the lobby as they entered.
— 9:08am —
Day two of the Minnesota Republican state convention is here. Delegates are currently filing into the convention hall.
The convention will begin with a new credentials report to establish a quorum and count the number of seated delegates.
The endorsement for governor should be begin after that. That endorsement could go for many rounds, and we could be in for a long day.
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.
