Senator Lucero visiting Northwest Metro Robotics Club Monday evening at Prairie View Elementary in Otsego!
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Dear friends and neighbors,
I hope you had a Merry Christmas and a safe week celebrating with family and friends! Today is New Years Eve and I look forward to turning the page and jumping into 2025 continuing the good work of upholding constitutional values and priorities that allow individuals, families and businesses to thrive! I pray you have a great and safe New Years celebration this evening!
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Sen. Lucero with Sen. Mark Johnson and Rep. Lisa Demuth at a recent event.
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Representatives Paul Novotny and Walter Hudson will be joining me for two upcoming townhalls where we will discuss the upcoming legislative session, our priorities, and answer your questions. The first townhall will be Thursday evening, January 9th from 5:30-6:45 pm at the Elk River Library. The second townhall will be Saturday morning, January 11th from 9:30-11 am at St. Michael Cinema. We always appreciate hearing your voice and we hope you can make it!
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Former Democrat Majority Leader Passes Away
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Over the weekend we learned the sad news Senator Kari Dziedzic succumbed to ovarian cancer. Senator Dziedzic was a young 62 years old. We pray strength and comfort for her family as they cope with her passing.
The MN Senate is now evenly split with 33 Republicans and 33 Democrats. On Monday, Gov. Walz called a special election to fill the two-years remaining in the Senate term of District 60 which includes most of northeast and southeast Minneapolis, Cedar-Riverside, the University of Minnesota, and Augsburg University. The special election will be held on January 28th.
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Court Deems Democrat House Candidate Ineligible to Take Office
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Last week Judge Leonardo Castro ruled Rep.-Elect Curtis Johnson was ineligible to take office due to his not living in the district he ran for. It is a requirement a person running for MN House or Senate live in the district a minimum of six-months immediately preceding the election. Because Curtis Johnson failed to meet the residency requirement, he was barred from taking office.
Curtis Johnson decided not to appeal the ruling but instead released a public statement last Friday that he is “resigning” from the seat. The statement can be read at the following link here.
Gov. Walz then issued a Writ of Special Election to “fill a vacancy” in the House District, also Friday last week. The Writ Gov. Walz issued can be read at the following link.
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First, Curtis Johnson cannot resign from a seat he doesn't hold. Curtis Johnson would not have been sworn in to the office until Noon on January 14, 2025. Until that time, Curtis Johnson does not hold an office.
Second, Gov. Walz’s action to call a special election is a violation of MN election law because there is zero vacancy to fill. The current State Representative for the House District in question is Rep. Jamie Becker-Finn who holds the office until Noon on January 14, 2025. Gov. Walz cannot legally call a special election for a non-vacant seat.
Curtis Johnson deliberately used the term “resign” in his written statement so as to create a false appearance of legality to Gov. Walz’s action of calling a special election. Further, Secretary of State Steve Simon indicated although there is no vacancy, there is an "Imminent Vacancy" which allows them to operate as if there is a vacancy.
An “imminent vacancy” is not the same as a “vacancy.” Gov. Walz’s calling a special election based on an imminent vacancy is not legal. The actions of Democrats are nothing more than a scheme to knowingly break the law in a power play cloaked in false appearances.
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Senator Mitchell Refuses to Resign
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The Federalist Papers were essays written by three important founding fathers of our great country. The essays were written as guiding ideas for our country as we entered into our new Constitutional Republic. In Federalist 57, the author wrote "the aim of every political constitution is, or ought to be, first to obtain for rulers men who possess most wisdom to discern, and most virtue to pursue, the common good of the society; and in the next place, to take the most effectual precautions for keeping them virtuous whilst they continue to hold their public trust."
Democrats in Minnesota have repeatedly broken this very ideal set forth by our founding fathers by continuing to keep Sen. Nicole Mitchell in power in the MN Senate after Sen. Mitchell was charged with felony burglary. Our founding documents along with Senate rules call for Senators to be held to the "Highest standard of ethical conduct." This expectation is required because legislative officeholders must be held accountable for any wrong doing. Senators must be held to a higher ethical standard. Unfortunately, too many Democrats allow their decision making to be guided by obtaining and retaining power rather than maintaining ethical standards and rule of law.
Sen. Mitchell should have been expelled months ago but Democrats protected her. When session begins, Sen. Mitchell's time will be split between her criminal court case and representing her Woodbury area district.
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Senator Lucero speaks out against Senator Mitchell's active role at the end of the 2024 Legislative Session.
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Phony Blue Dogs Coalition
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A group of Democrats in the MN Senate recently announced they are ready to moderate and play ball with Republicans after ramming through their radical leftwing agenda AND just in time for the next election in 2026. This sort of artificial shift to the right is comical considering the votes these members specifically took last year including the failed marijuana equity license lottery, free healthcare, college, and drivers licenses for illegal immigrants, delivery fees for online purchases, dozens of mandates on schools, and a last minute, massive 1,400-page bill that destroyed the trust and reputation of the Senate. To top it off, these Democrat Senators voted to pass policies and laws that squandered the 18 billion dollar surplus and put our state on a course for large projected deficits. This announcement is just another example of their phony politicking.
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Governor Tim Walz and legislative Democrats made high-tax, high-cost Minnesota even more unaffordable. People continue fleeing as a result to enjoy high-quality life at lower cost.
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Corporate media have lost their credibility with the American People for good reason: Legacy media have zero integrity for truth and cannot be trusted.
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While hard working Minnesotans struggle to pay bills, fraud galore continues right under Tim Walz's nose.
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Satanists & transvestites prance around the MN Capitol during Walz's tenure as governor.
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Bend the knee to violate your religious liberty values else be prepared to be financially ruined.
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Destructive chemical blockers for children are banned in the UK while Democrats continue working to harm our children in the US, including skirting parental consent or even knowledge.
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The 2025 legislative session starts in a few weeks. Democrat lust for POWER-ABOVE-ALL means protecting their felony-burglary charged colleague.
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After winning the popular vote, a recent CNN poll reveals vast majority of Americans approve Trump's transition efforts and formation of the team to reshape broken, abusive government.
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Each and every day I’m continuously humbled at the opportunity to represent and fight for the values and priorities of our great community!
Please contact me to share any issues, concerns, or feedback you have to assist me best represent you. The best way to reach me is by email at [email protected] or by phone at 651-296-5655.
Sincerely,
Eric Lucero
State Senator
District 30
Rockford Township, Hanover, Saint Michael, Albertville, Otsego, Elk River, Nowthen, Western Oak Grove
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Capitol Address
95 University Avenue W.
Minnesota Senate Bldg. 2413
St. Paul, MN 55155
651-296-5655
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