Bob Sullentrop: Your Voice in St Paul for House District 62B
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The candidate forum that was going to be sponsored by the League of Women Voters and which was previously mentioned on this website has been cancelled. Bob’s Democrat opponent for House District 62B, Anquam Mahamoud, has opted out of this event reportedly because she doesn’t want to answer any questions about the non-profit: “Twin Cities Health Services” for which she served as the chief operating officer. This non-profit declared bankruptcy and is no longer operating. A link to an article about the bankruptcy is provided below. At the present time there is nothing scheduled to replace the candidate forum that was previously scheduled.
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Bob Sullentrop is running for the Minnesota House in District 62B.He is the endorsed Republican candidate for that position.
BOB's BIO
Bob was born in St. Louis and moved to Minneapolis when he was in grade school and except for a few years he has lived the majority of his life here. After 2 years of college he enlisted in the Marine Corps and served in-country in Viet Nam 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 and is currently retired, but still very active.
Bob has been 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 is involved in local politics and has served on several Republican Committees and was a strong supporter of Chris Fields, Doug Daggett, Lacy Johnson, and Cicely Davis, all who ran for Congress in the 5thCongressional District in different elections, and also Karin Housley and Jason Lewis, who both ran for the U.S. Senate. He has also supported several candidates for the State House and State Senate who ran in his Senate District 62. Bob was the Treasurer of Senate Districts 60 Republicans and then Senate District 62 Republicans, from 2008 to 2019 and has been the Chair of SD62 Republicans from 2019 to the present. Bob ran for the Minneapolis Park Board in 2017 and ran twice for the Minneapolis City Counc in 2021 and 2023, both times in the 8th Ward.
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A Letter to the Editor From Senator Mark Johnson
Senator Mark Johnson puts the results of the 2024 Legislative session into perspective
Minnesota's 2024 Legislative session - The Star Tribune, May 22, 2024
With two hours to go, Democrats jammed their agenda into a 1,400-page monster tax bill, including taxes, abortion, transportation, agriculture, energy, trigger bans and higher education.
During the final weekend of session, the Senate passed 17 bills, several with bipartisan support. They had robust debate, and Republicans worked to negotiate with Democrat leaders on the final pieces of session. Republicans were ready to do the work of the people, but crucial time was lost when a Democrat refused to attend session for more than 11 hours over his own disagreements with their agenda. That time could have produced bipartisan agreements and respectful debate, but instead raw partisanship won out.
One-party Democrat control spent a nearly $19 billion surplus, raised taxes on every Minnesotan, with another $10 billion, gave serious and violent criminals a "Get Out Of Jail Free" card, and put schools into deficits with expensive and divisive mandates.
One-party control pushed extreme and divisive social politics into law. Minnesota now has the most extreme abortion laws in the country — with no commonsense limitations such as the viability of the baby. Despite prior bipartisan support, Democrats defunded women's crisis pregnancy programs strictly because those programs support choosing life. That's not who Minnesotans are — and that's not what they sent us legislators here to do.
Over the last month, we've seen Democrats so aggressive in their agenda they shut down debate, ignored efforts to compromise and hid their agenda in the shadows and backrooms of the State Capitol where there isn't a glimmer of hope of working with Republicans, even when it makes things much easier.
Having been in the majority for six years, I watched our leaders negotiate bills while maintaining relationships and integrity of the Senate. We never thought it was the minority's job to pass the majority's agenda, and we worked hard at maintaining good relationships with the minority caucus members. In fact, after the 2020 elections, two Democrats left their caucus to caucus with the Republicans. We were able to work in a respectful way that honored the commitment we made to the Minnesotans who elected us. The integrity and honor the members brought to their work contributed to better debates and strong policy, and fostered public trust in the institution.
When Sen. Nicole Mitchell was arrested and charged with first-degree burglary, there was an opportunity for Senate Democrats to govern with a bipartisan coalition. Instead, they canceled a week of bills scheduled for floor debate and hid behind the process rather than hold Mitchell accountable.
Democrats chose to rely on the deciding vote of someone caught red-handed engaged in an alleged burglary instead of working with Republicans. They later chose to satisfy the demands of a self-declared Minneapolis democratic socialist who refused to show up unless he got his way.
The final hours of this session weren't just a setback for the Senate's integrity. It's not just the trust among legislators that has been broken. Minnesotans who trusted this Legislature to place public interest first are disappointed by a Democrat majority dominated by radical special interests and democratic socialists. Regular Minnesotans' voices were cut out, their values and priorities dismissed.
While the end-of-session dramatics made headlines, there were a few glimpses of how it should work. Funding for rural EMS providers was a bipartisan effort and passed easily. Restoring First Amendment rights for religious beliefs took months of work and had unanimous support. When everyone was welcome at the table, Minnesotans won.
Passing a lengthy bill without debate over loud objections is the final product of Democrats' failure to govern with integrity. Minnesotans deserve better. They deserve leaders who welcome public debate and listen to all points of view. They deserve leaders who are committed to making their lives easier, not rewarding special interests and campaign donors. They deserve leaders who respect the people who elected them enough to be honest, open and transparent at the Capitol.
Minnesotans aren't getting the government they deserve from Democrats at every level, and they are worse off for it.
Mark Johnson, a Republican, is minority leader of the Minnesota Senate.
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ISSUES
The above article by Mark Johnson, the current minority leader of the Minnesota Senate was placed ahead of Bob’s information because Senator Johnson’s article describes very thoroughly and rather well what the failings and excesses were of the current Democrat led State Legislature. If Republicans regain the majority in the Minnesota House and Senate they will most likely be able to either put a stop to further wasteful and divisive legislation, and/or may also be able to revoke at least some of the legislation that was passed this year. Bob would very much like to get elected because his vote could be the deciding vote. It is worth mentioning that State Senators are not on the ballot this year, but a special election will be held in SD45 to replace a senator that has resigned. If you agree that a change is desperately needed please vote for Bob on November 5, 2024, or vote early in person whereby you can assure the integrity of your ballot.