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I want to express to the voters of Senate District 12 my frustration and deep disappointment at the mailings sent by the National Organization for Marriage comparing me and Paul Koering.  This group, which supports marriage, a cause near and dear to my heart, has regrettably chosen to use mean-spirited ads instead of what most of us demand, civilized debate on the issues.    Read More

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BRAINERD, MN, August 4, 2010 – Senate District 12 endorsed Republican candidate Paul Gazelka expressed disappointment today over a false newspaper advertisement Paul Koering ran in the Morrison County Record Saturday. According to the Taxpayers League of Minnesota Facebook page, “Senator Koering placed a fake advertisement from The Taxpayers League, he is not endorsed by The Taxpayers League and he has not signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge! This was a generic letter sent out to every Republican legislator in 2009!”  Read More

Nominated by former State Senator Carrie Ruud with the second by Crow Wing County Republican Chair Doug Kern and an introduction by wife Maralee, former State Representative Paul Gazelka won the Party’s endorsement for District 12 State Senator at the Republican Endorsing Convention held Saturday, March 27^th in Brainerd.  Gazelka will now face incumbent Paul Koering in the primary on August 10^th.  Speaking to the crowd of more than 240 delegates, Gazelka commented, "The direction we are going in is not the right direction," he said. "I'm not going to raise taxes. We have to learn how to make things smaller and more organized."

He criticized the state's ranking as having the third-highest corporate tax rate in the U.S. and praised central Minnesota's can-do work ethic.

"My goal, if elected, is to unite the party around the principles we hold dear," Gazelka said.

In his acceptance speech Gazelka asked delegates for financial support. He extolled the qualifications of Republican candidates running for a number of different offices.

"We have a team that's all going in the same direction," Gazelka said. "We're going to kick butt."   Read More

By MIKE O'ROURKE  Read More

Dear Delegates and Alternates,  Read More

Press Release

The Crow Wing County Republicans encourage all Republicans to attend the Precinct Caucus to be held February 2nd at the following locations:

Forestview Middle School, 12149 Knollwood Drive in Baxter; Crosby-Ironton High School, 711 Poplar Street in Crosby; Nisswa Elementary School, 5533 County Road 18 in Nisswa, and the Old Fire Hall, 36974 County Road 66 in Crosslake.

Doors open at 6:00 p.m.  Caucuses begin promptly at 6:30 p.m. with candidates or their representatives delivering brief remarks.  At 7:00 the group will divide by precincts.   There will be a straw poll for governor, request for resolutions to the Party Platform and election of delegates and alternates. 

The following precincts will be meeting at the locations listed above:

Brainerd:  All precincts in Brainerd and Baxter, Red, White and Blue precincts, Crow Wing, Daggert, Fort Ripley precincts, Long Lake, Oak Lawn and St. Mathias precincts.

Crosby: All Crosby, Ironton, Deerwood, Cuyuna, Emily, Riverton, Trommald, Garrison and Bay Lake precincts, Dean Lake, Irondale, Maple Grove, Nokay Lake, Perry Lake, Platte Lake, Rabbit Lake, Roosevelt and Wolford precincts.

Crosslake: All Crosslake, Jenkins, Manhattan Beach and Fifty Lakes precincts, Fairfield, Gail Lake, Little Pine, Ross Lake and Timothy precincts.

Nisswa: Breezy Point, Nisswa and Pequot Lakes, Center, Ideal, Lake Edward Mission and Pelican townships.

For additional information contact Doug Kern at 218-820-2021.
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