Constitution Party of Minnesota

Constitution Party of Minnesota
Chairman	Tamara Houle
Senate leader	None
House leader	None
Headquarters	42703 US 71 Bertha, MN 56437
Ideology	Social conservatism, National Conservatism, Paleoconservatism, American Nationalism, Economic Nationalism
International affiliation	None
Official colors	Red, white, and blue
Website
http://www.cpmn.org
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The Constitution Party of Minnesota is an affiliate party of the national Constitution Party. The party supports strict adherence to the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and the Minnesota Constitution. The party takes very conservative stances on social and fiscal issues.

Platform

As an affiliate of the Constitution Party, the Constitution Party of Minnesota (CPMN) supports the platform of the U.S. Constitution Party. This is reflected as an opening affiliation statement of the CPMN platform.

Presidential tickets

• 1992 - Howard Phillips and Albion Knight, Jr.
• 1996 - Howard Phillips and Herb Titus
• 2000 - Howard Phillips and Curtis Frazier
• 2004 - Michael Peroutka and Chuck Baldwin
• 2008 - Chuck Baldwin and Darrell Castle

Endorsed state candidates

• 2000:
  • David Swan, US Senate;
  • Dennis Burda, Congress (District 2)
  • Arne Niska, Congress (District 3)
  • Nicholas Skrivanek, Congress (District 4)
  • Renee Lavoi, Congress (District 5)
  • Ralph Hubbard, Congress (District 6)
  • Owen Sivertson, Congress (District 7)
  • Davy "Diesel Dave" Jones, Minnesota Senate (District 7)
  • Bruce Freiberg, Minnesota Senate (District 19)
  • Fred Callens, Minnesota Senate (District 21)
  • Dick Kimbler, Minnesota Senate (District 50)
  • Phillip Jarman, Minnesota House of Representatives (District 20A)
  • Joseph Jestus, Minnesota House of Representatives (District 39B)
  • Daniel Roy Bloomquist, Minnesota House of Representatives (District 45B)

• 2002:
  • Miro Drago Kovatchevich, US Senate;
  • Lawrence Aeshliman, Governor;
  • Tamara Houle, Lieutenant Governor
  • Paul Murray, Minnesota Senate (District 18)
  • Phillip Jarman, Minnesota House of Representatives (District 18B)

• 2006:
  • Ben Powers, US Senate;
  • Ken Lucier, Congress (District 7)

• 2010:
  • Gene Waldorf, Congress (District 7)
  • Richard (George) Burton, Congress (District 8)
  • Stephen Park, Minnesota Senate (District 12)
  • Rae Hart Anderson, Minnesota Senate (District 50 - Independent)
  • Paul Bergley, Minnesota House of Representatives (District 17A)
  • Bruce Johnson, Minnesota House of Representatives (District 40A)
  • Harley Swarm, Minnesota House of Representatives (District 49B)
  • Greg Wersal, MN Supreme Court
  • Tim Tingelstad, MN Supreme Court
  • Dan Griffith, MN Court of Appeals

Electoral history

• Tamara Houle, clerk for Paxton Township, Minnesota
• Marcia Stromgren, Normanna Township Supervisor and Soil and Water Conservation Supervisor for St. Louis County, Minnesota
• Jeff Thompson, Mayor of Paynesville, Minnesota

Ballot access

Minnesota Law requires “minor party” candidates wishing to have their name placed on the general election ballot to obtain nominating petition signatures. The number of signatures required depends on the office being sought.

• U.S. Senator: 2,000 signatures
• State Office voted on Statewide (including Presidential Electors): 2,000 signatures
• U.S. Congressional Office: 1,000 signatures
• County or legislative office: 500 signatures

The signatures must be obtained and the nominating petitions must be filed during the filing period which is generally about two week’s time.

Currently the only political parties designated with “major party” status are the Democratic Farmer-Labor (DFL), Independence Party and the Republican Party. All others must follow the above mentioned ballot access requirements.

See also

• Wikia:campaigns:Constitution Party of Minnesota
• Electoral history of the Constitution Party
• Constitution Party (United States) federal candidates in 2010
• List of state Constitution Parties
• Young Constitutionalists, youth activism arm of the party

External links

• Constitution Party of Minnesota
• Official Constitution Party website and platform
• National Veterans Coalition
• Constitution Party - Midwest Region