MN GOP will meet Oct. 2 to elect new party chair, emergency meeting to rescind severance package

MN GOP will meet Oct. 2 to elect new party chair, emergency meeting to rescind severance package ruled unofficial


State Republicans will meet on Oct. 2 to elect a new Minnesota Republican Party chair, according to a letter Deputy Chair Carleton Crawford sent to party activists.

The GOP’s state central delegates had previously called an emergency meeting for Aug. 30 to attempt to rescind a $38,000 severance package authorized by the executive committee for former Chair Jennifer Carnahan, who resigned last week.

Some GOP activists had criticized Carnahan’s deciding vote in favor of the package at a time the party is in financial straits.

In his letter, Crawford said the planned Aug. 30 emergency meeting would not be recognized as an official meeting due to “issues indicated by numerous delegates regarding their signatures.”

Read more: https://minnesotareformer.com/briefs/mn-gop-will-meet-oct-2-to-elect-new-party-chair-emergency-meeting-to-rescind-severance-package-ruled-unofficial/

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Background story on what prompted Carnahan's resignation:

MN GOP donor, strategist Anton Lazzaro paid teen girls with cash, gifts for sex, prosecutors say


Anton Lazzaro, a major Minnesota GOP donor and strategist, paid teenage girls with cash, gifts and lavish meals in exchange for sex, federal prosecutors said Tuesday, arguing against his release on home detention as he awaits trial.

Lazzaro, appearing in orange jail jumpsuit, pleaded not guilty five counts of sex trafficking, three counts of obstruction, one count of attempted sex trafficking of a minor, and one count of conspiracy to sex traffic minors.

Tuesday was his first appearance since his Aug. 12 arrest and provided the most vivid details of the charges against Lazzaro, who had been a close friend of Minnesota Republican Party chair Jennifer Carnahan, who resigned from her post last week.

The lurid details in what promises to be a lengthy and ongoing story about a prominent GOP donor could continue to roil Republicans in their 2022 election efforts.

Read more: https://minnesotareformer.com/2021/08/24/mn-gop-donor-strategist-anton-lazzaro-paid-teen-girls-with-cash-gifts-for-sex-prosecutors-say/