To take back control of the U.S. House of Representatives this year, Republicans need to gain at least 17 seats. That’s a remarkably tall order, especially since there are .It’s also Rep. Tom Emmer’s job. As chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee, House Republicans’ campaign arm, the Minnesota Sixth District representative has a mandate to take back the House. To do so, Emmer and the NRCC have embraced a winning-by-any-means-necessary approach to House races: press releases trash-talking candidates regularly flood reporters’ inboxes; they’ve evenBut now, under Emmer, the...…To take back control of the U.S. House of Representatives this year, Republicans need to gain at least 17 seats. That’s a remarkably tall order, especially since there are .It’s also Rep. Tom Emmer’s job. As chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee, House Republicans’ campaign arm, the Minnesota Sixth District representative has a mandate to take back the House. To do so, Emmer and the NRCC have embraced a winning-by-any-means-necessary approach to House races: press releases trash-talking candidates regularly flood reporters’ inboxes; they’ve evenBut now, under Emmer, the...WW…

generously supports MinnPost’s 2022 election coverage.Rep. Ilhan Omar’s victory over primary challenger Antone Melton-Meaux might have felt familiar to anyone paying close attention to the history of elections in Minnesota’s Fifth Congressional District.Melton-Meaux, who ran more as a personality than policy foil to Omar, banked a considerable amount of campaign cash and won high-profile DFLers support. He waged a serious lawn sign and mailer campaign, and some speculated there could be an upset in the district.In the end, the race wasn’t that close. Omar won 58 percent of the district’s...…generously supports MinnPost’s 2022 election coverage.Rep. Ilhan Omar’s victory over primary challenger Antone Melton-Meaux might have felt familiar to anyone paying close attention to the history of elections in Minnesota’s Fifth Congressional District.Melton-Meaux, who ran more as a personality than policy foil to Omar, banked a considerable amount of campaign cash and won high-profile DFLers support. He waged a serious lawn sign and mailer campaign, and some speculated there could be an upset in the district.In the end, the race wasn’t that close. Omar won 58 percent of the district’s...WW…

The campaign of Antone Melton-Meaux, who is challenging Rep. Ilhan Omar in the Fifth District DFL primary, has paid almost $100,000 to two newly established Delaware corporations for “strategic consulting,” but has refused to disclose what specifically the firms are doing for the campaign or who is involved in the firms.The two companies, North Superior Consulting LLC and Lake Point Consulting LLC, were registered in Delaware in late 2019. Neither appears to have a website or any presence at all online, nor do the firms appear in campaign finance records of other candidates. The companies...…The campaign of Antone Melton-Meaux, who is challenging Rep. Ilhan Omar in the Fifth District DFL primary, has paid almost $100,000 to two newly established Delaware corporations for “strategic consulting,” but has refused to disclose what specifically the firms are doing for the campaign or who is involved in the firms.The two companies, North Superior Consulting LLC and Lake Point Consulting LLC, were registered in Delaware in late 2019. Neither appears to have a website or any presence at all online, nor do the firms appear in campaign finance records of other candidates. The companies...WW…

Antone Melton-Meaux says he voted for Ilhan Omar in the 2018 general election.But now, in 2020, Melton-Meaux, a relatively unknown name in DFL politics, is challenging Omar in the DFL primary on August 11 for her Fifth Congressional District seat.“I was hopeful that she would use her platform to do great work for the district,” Melton-Meaux said of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s first term in Congress. “But what I’ve seen since then is someone that doesn’t show up for votes and someone that doesn’t show up for voters. She has one of the worst voter attendance in the United States House of...…Antone Melton-Meaux says he voted for Ilhan Omar in the 2018 general election.But now, in 2020, Melton-Meaux, a relatively unknown name in DFL politics, is challenging Omar in the DFL primary on August 11 for her Fifth Congressional District seat.“I was hopeful that she would use her platform to do great work for the district,” Melton-Meaux said of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s first term in Congress. “But what I’ve seen since then is someone that doesn’t show up for votes and someone that doesn’t show up for voters. She has one of the worst voter attendance in the United States House of...WW…