Bob Sullentrop has been a Minneapolis resident for many years.
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Bob Sullentrop's Bio
Bob was born in St. Louis and moved to Minneapolis with his family when he was
in grade school and except for a few years he has lived the majority of his life in
Minneapolis. After 2 years of college he enlisted in the Marine Corps and served
in-country in Vietnam and was honorably discharged with the rank of sergeant. He
attended the University of Minnesota and graduated with a B.S. degree in civil
engineering. He worked for the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency for 6 years
after graduating. Since then he has worked for several engineering firms over the
years. Bob retired at the end of 2023, but he is still active in politics and he also
owns a rental property near Duluth. Bob was an election judge in Minneapolis and
Richfield since 2008 serving as head judge in his precinct for several primary
elections and assistant head judge for most general elections. Bob no longer is an
election judge. He ran for the Minneapolis Park Board and ran three times for the
Minneapolis City Council. Bob also ran for the State House in District 62B in
2024. He also supported several Republican candidates for the State House and
State Senate who ran in his Senate District 62.
The Fraud Problem in Minnesota
The following was taken from a recent article in the Minnesota Star Tribune. I
didn’t include the entire article, however, only those portions which I consider
relevant for my campaign position.
“Four out of five voters surveyed in a June, Minnesota Poll expressed some level
of concern about fraud in the state’s social services programs. More respondents
said they trusted Republicans more than Democrats to address the problem.
Republicans have made fraud the centerpiece of their statewide campaigns for
governor, U.S. Senate, and attorney general. But the issue could hold the greatest
political weight in the battle for the Legislature, where control hinges on a handful
of competitive districts in the suburbs and greater Minnesota.
While statewide races typically follow broader partisan patterns, even if Democrats
maintain their hold on the governorship, failing to win legislative majorities could
prevent a Klobuchar administration from getting a running start on her agenda.
GOP Sen. Michael Kreun, of Blaine, said fraud has become the “number one
issue” he hears about on the campaign trail, with voters raising it more frequently
than in previous election cycles. "My constituents, they’re working people,” Kreun said. “They get up and go towork every day, and they feel like they’re getting ripped off by people who don’t work.”
Fraud’s political toll
Fraud has been generating headlines in Minnesota for years, most notably with the
Feeding Our Future scheme, the swindling of $250 million in federal funds meant
to feed children during the pandemic. But public scrutiny intensified as allegations of widespread fraud surfaced in other state-funded programs, including housing and autism services. Once viewed as isolated cases, the voters came to see the cascading fraud as evidence of a broader oversight failure by DFL Gov. Tim Waltz’s administration. Waltz abandoned his re-election bid in January as he faced national scrutiny for his response to the fraud, illustrating how politically potent the issue had become. In the June Minnesota Poll, Waltz’s approval rating fell to its lowest point of his eigth year tenure. With Waltz out of the race, Republicans are now making the case thatDemocrats broadly allowed fraud to go unchecked.
Kreun has told constituents that state Senate Democrats “abdicated (their)
respstabilization programs. “We should be using every tool at our disposal to bring accountability” he said. Voters have been clear about who they blame for the problem, be said.
In Anoka, GOP state Sen Jim Abeler said fraud is a frequent topic of conversation
among independent and Republican voters. People are angry that taxpayer money
has been wasted while they’re feeling the pressure of the economy, he said.
“It’s pretty universal that they’re blaming the governor and the administration,” he
said. Nobody is saying the Republicans caused the fraud.”
Bob’s Take on the Fraud Issue
Bob has learned from more than one source that fraud has been occurring in
Minnesota for quite some time. Bureaucrats in State government have reportedly
brought incidences of fraud to the governor’s and other people’s attention, only to
be shot down because the fraudsters are members of an important constituency and we’ve got to keep them happy, or something to that effect. This has resulted in
billions of dollars in mostly Medicaid funds being wasted and making multi-
millionaires of some of the fraudsters. Bob supports Lisa Demuth, the Speaker of the House, who has won the Republican primary for governor and she will face Amy Klobuchar in the general election on November 3, 2026. Lisa has made fraud her biggest issue and has already helped enact several bills directed at fraud. If elected, I hope to join in the fight against fraud and help clean up this big stain on the State of Minnesota, which deserves much better from their leaders than what we’ve been getting. House District 62b, located in the center of South Minneapolis, is the home of the “Learing” Center and it is also the district that I live in and am running for as a candidate for the Minnesota House.
General Election
Bob has no Republican opponent in his district and neither does his Democrat
opponent, Anquam Mahamoud , have a Democrat opponent. So neither of them
was on the primary election ballot and both of them will be on the ballot for the
If you like what you have read and you also agree that fraud has to be stopped inenate in SD62 and the current Senator, Omar Fateh, defeated his two opponents in the primary election and since he has no Republican opponent he will run unopposed in the general election.
If you like what you have read and you also agree that fraud has to be stopped in
Minnesota, then Bob encourages you to vote for him in the general election. He
will not be able to stop all the fraud by himself, but working with others who share
his same opinions, they should be able to make changes that would save the
taxpayers of Minnesota billions of dollars in stolen money.
Four out of five voters surveyed in a June, Minnesota Poll expressed some level of
concern about fraud in the state’s social services programs. More respondents
said they trusted Republicans more than Democrats to address the problem.
Republicans have made fraud the centerpiece of their statewide campaigns for
governor, U.S. Senate, and attorney general. But the issue could hold the greatest
political weight in the battle for the Legislature, where control hinges on a handful
of competitive districts in the suburbs and greater Minnesota.
While statewide races typically follow broader partisan patterns, Even if
Democrats maintain their hold on the governorship, failing to win legislative
majorities could prevent a Klobuchar administration from getting a running start
on her agenda.
GOP Sen. Michael Kreun, of Blaine, said fraud has become the “number one
issue” he hears about on the campaign trail, with voters raising it more frequently
than in previous election cycles.
“My constituents, they’re working people,” Kreun said. “They get up and go to
work every day, and they feel like they’re getting ripped off by people who don’t
work.”
Fraud’s political toll
Fraud has been generating headlines in Minnesota for years, most notably with the
Feeding Our Future scheme, the swindling of $250 million in federal funds meant
to feed children during the pandemic.
But public scrutiny intensified as allegations of widespread fraud surfaced in other
state-funded programs, including housing and autism services. Once viewed as
isolated cases, the voters came to see the cascading fraud as evidence of a broader
oversight failure by DFL Gov. Tim Waltz’s administration.
Walz abandoned his re-election bid in January as he faced national scrutiny for
his response to the fraud, illustrating how politically potent the issue had become.
In the June Minnesota Poll, Waltz’s approval rating fell to its lowest point of his
eight year tenure. With Waltz out of the race, Republicans are now making the
case that Democrats broadly allowed fraud to go unchecked.
Kreun has told constituents that state Senate Democrats “abdicated (their)
responsibility to be a check on the Waltz administration” by not holding
confirmation hearings for many of the governor’s commissioners. Democrats hold
a one seat majority in the Senate.
There should have been a hearing for Waltz’s human services commissioner,
Kreun said, as fraud allegations were spreading in the agency’s autism and
housing stabilization programs.
“We should be using every tool at our disposal to bring accountability” he said.
Voters have been clear about who they blame for the problem, be said.
In Anoka, GOP state Sen Jim Abeler said fraud is a frequent topic of conversation
among independent and Republican voters. People are angry that taxpayer money
has been wasted while they’re feeling the pressure of the economy, he said.
“It’s pretty universal that they’re blaming the governor and the administration,”
he said. Nobody is saying the Republicans caused the fraud.”
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