Redwood County MN Republicans

The Redwood County Republicans held their annual convention Saturday, March 7, 2026 at the Wabasso Community Center, with over 80 in attendance.

Several candidates were in attendance and spoke to the enthusiastic crowd.  We were honored to have U.S. Congressional House of Representative for District 7, Michelle Fischbach, in attendance.  She has served the 7^th District since 2021 and has filed for re-election.

Gary Dahms, MN Senator for District 15 served as the convention Chairperson.  Gary will be retiring at the end of this years’ term.  A cake was served to the attendees in honor of his years of service.  Tiffany-Lesmeister Knott, Brian Mock, and Braxton Seifert were in attendance and spoke to the crowd.   They are running for the seat currently held by Senator Dahms as MN Senate District 15 Senator.

Anita Runck, spoke on behalf of Lisa Demuth, MN Speaker of the House and candidate for Minnesota Governor.  Brian Nicholson, was also in attendance as the newly chosen running mate of Governor candidate Kendall Qualls, along with  Phillip Parrish also running for Governor. 

Other special guests included Geri Theis, candidate for MN House District 15B; Mark York, running for U.S. Senate; Dave Hughes, running for District 7 House; and Tad Jude running for MN Secretary of State.

A two year term of delegates and alternates as Congressional District 7 representatives for Redwood County were elected.  They will attend the District Conventions, being held this year at SMSU, Marshall on April 25.  State Delegates and Alternates were also elected and will be attending the State Convention May 29-30 in Duluth.

Several resolutions were brought forward from Caucus.  They were discussed and voted on, with several going forward to District 7 Convention for consideration.

With such an important election on the docket for November, the convention served as an important step in the progression of endorsing and electing those we wish to serve us as our next representatives.

Submitted by Shirley Appel

Published in the Tracy Area Headlight Herald 3/12/2026