MN-HD6B: Pequot Lake Police Chief says Rep. Josh Heintzeman (R) pressured him for support

Pequot Lakes Police Chief Mike Davis said that Rep. Josh Heintzeman, a Republican from Nisswa, pressured him for support after the chief signed a petition for a third-party candidate seeking to challenge Heintzeman.

Heintzeman is running for a sixth term against DFLer Emily LeClaire and independent candidate Troy Scheffler, a rival fellow conservative who has sued Heintzeman for defamation and filed other campaign complaints against him. Earlier this year, Davis signed Scheffler’s successful petition to get onto the ballot in House District 6B, which covers parts of Crow Wing County.

Last week, Scheffler filed a new complaint with the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) accusing Heintzeman of violating Fair Campaign Practices over the interaction with Davis. The OAH will consider arguments from both candidates in a probable cause hearing Oct. 15.

Davis said he signed the petition while off-duty and has not endorsed any candidate publicly. He said he never used his position as chief to support Scheffler or oppose Heintzeman’s campaign. But, he said, he subsequently got a call from Heintzeman.






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