Ortman gets a second GOP challenger [UPDATED]
The Republican endorsement race for State Senate in District 47 looks to be heating up with the apparent entry of Bruce Schwichtenberg into the race. Schwichtenberg, who has previously run (and lost)...
View ArticleBrick City Blog Endorsement: Jim Weygand for State Senate
The record of incumbent State Senator Julianne Ortman merits discussion — certainly a more intelligent discussion than what occurred in her primary election race versus Bruce Schwichtenberg. Ortman,...
View ArticleA final look back at the 2011-2012 legislative session for Ortman, Hoppe, and...
Minnesota’s Legislature gavels back into session tomorrow, with DFL majorities ready to take the reins from the Republicans. Carver County’s population growth over the last decade will mean additional...
View ArticleOrtman votes no on marriage equality
The marriage equality bill, S.F. 925, had a hearing today in the Senate Judiciary Committee. State Senator Julianne Ortman (R-Chanhassen) was part of the party-line vote on the bill, with all five...
View ArticleLooking for a Republican suburban woman and other thoughts
MinnPost ran a story last week on prospective GOP candidates for Governor. Of note in that story was a quote from prominent Republican operative Ben Golnik lamenting the fact that “the ideal candidate...
View ArticleMeet Your “New” Republican Party!
State Rep. Ernie Leidiger will be holding his annual hog roast fundraiser next month. This year’s event is themed “Meet The New Republican Party”, and features a pulled pork dinner, silent auction,...
View ArticleSenate passes marriage equality; Ortman votes no
The Minnesota State Senate today passed the marriage equality bill by a vote of 37-30, following four hours of debate. State Senator Julianne Ortman (R-Chanhassen) voted no on the issue. Only one...
View ArticleIt’s totally not about that
State Senator Julianne Ortman held a press conference today to try and finger U.S. Senator Al Franken for playing a role in the current controversy over the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) giving...
View ArticleOrtman faces uphill climb in potential race against Franken
Public Policy Polling released the first detailed polling on the 2014 U.S. Senate race today. It shows that U.S. Senator Al Franken is — as of today, anyway — in pretty good shape 17 months out from...
View ArticleOrtman back from War College: firing wildly and with shiny tap-dance shoes
As we mentioned earlier in the week, State Senator (and possible U.S. Senate candidate) Julianne Ortman spent the week at the Army War College’s National Security Seminar. Part of a new Army...
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