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Minnesota Statewide Steering Committee
Co-Chairs (announced Aug. 27, 2007).
Jack Meeks President
and CEO of The Walker Group, Inc., a strategic consulting firm he founded
in 1992. Also a senior consultant to North State Advisors, a Minnesota
public affairs and lobbying firm, and partner in Twin Cities Strategies
a firm founded in 2007 to meeting clients 2008 Convention needs.
Served as chief of staff to Congressman Vin Weber (R-MN) until his retirement
in 1993. Elected Minnesota Republican National Committeeman in 1992,
and re-elected in 1996, 2000, and 2004; resigned in 2005. Executive
director of the Minnesota Reagan for President Committee in the 1980 presidential
campaign. Prior to that effort, he worked on the Washington, D.C.
staff of Congressman Arlan Stangeland (R-MN) after successfully managing
his 1977 special election campaign. B.A. in political science from
Moorhead State University.
Brian Sullivan Sullivan is currently the RNC National Committeeman for Minnesota and was first elected to the position in 2005. CEO of SterilMed, Inc., a medical device and healthcare services company, and is a board member of numerous charitable organizations in the Twin Cities.
Evie Axdahl Axdahl is the RNC National Committeewoman for Minnesota and was first elected to the position in 1989. Axdahl also served on the State Central Committee for 14 years and has been a Delegate to the Republican National Convention on five separate occasions. She currently sits on the RNC Executive Committee. She is married and has four children.
Tony Sutton Sutton is currently the Secretary/Treasurer of the Republican Party of Minnesota. CEO of Baja Sol Restaurants Group, which operates a chain of Mexican restaurants. In addition to various volunteer leadership activities in the Republican Party at the local and state level, Sutton has also served the state GOP in many professional roles including executive director and general consultant. Sutton served as Deputy State Auditor for the State of Minnesota after the election of State Auditor Pat Anderson in 2002.
Minnesota Statewide Steering Committee
Members (announced Jan. 23, 2008)
Jim Anderson Shoreview, Former Republican
Party State Central Committee Member
Amy Anderson Waconia, Carver County
Republican Party Chair
Warren Anderson Saint Paul, Minnesota
Republican Party State Central Committee Member
Tara Anderson Eden Prairie, Former Executive
Director, Minnesota College Republicans
Bev Aplikowski Arden Hills, Former Mayor,
Arden Hills
Dirk Bak Minnetonka, Republican Activist
Chris Barden Edina, Republican Activist
Kristin Beach St. Paul, Republican Activist
George Benda Alpha, Minnesota Republican
Party 1st Congressional District Officer
Brad Biers Blaine, Minnesota Republican
Party State Executive Committee Member
Neil Breitbarth - Fairmont - State Central
Committee
Matt Dean Delwood, Minnesota State Legislator
Georgia Dietz St. Paul, Minnesota Republican
Party BPOU Chair
Peggy Fairbourne Plymouth, Republican
Activist
John Frydenlund Floodwood, Republican
Activist
Joey Gerdin St. Paul, Minnesota House
Republican Staff
Jake Grassel Eden Prairie, Former Chairman,
Minnesota College Republicans
David Haan Eden Prairie, Minnesota State
Senator
David Hallman Moorhead, Clay County
Republican Party Chair
Nevin Doran Hunter Mankato, Republican
Activist
Pat Igo St. Paul, Former Minnesota Republican
Party 4th Congressional District Chair
Mary Igo St. Paul, Minnesota Republican
Party 4th Congressional District Officer
Chris Jacobson Maplewood, Minnesota
Republican Party State Executive Committee
Pat Kaluza Lakeville, Minnesota Republican
Party BPOU Chair
Paul Kohls Victoria, Minnesota State
Legislator
John Kysylyczyn Roseville, Former Mayor,
Roseville
Ted Lovdahl Effie, Minnesota Republican
Party 8th Congressional District Chair
Annette Meeks Minneapolis, Minnesota
Republican Party Former 5th Congressional District Chair
Corey Miltmore Eden Prairie, Minnesota
Republican Party Former Executive Director
Jessica Mollman Minneapolis, Republican
Activist
Ray Morris Aitkin, Minnesota Republican
Party State Central Committee Member
Dan Nygaard Big Lake, Minnesota Republican
Party Former 6th Congressional District Chair
Kristin Ostrander Greenwood, Republican
Activist
Bill Poulos St. Paul, Minnesota Republican
Party State Central Committee Member
Linda Runbeck - Circle Pines - Former
State Senator
Duane Qaum Byron, Minnesota Republican
Party 1st Congressional District Chair
Chris Tiedeman Eagan, Former Treasurer,
College Republican National Committee and 7th Congressional District Vice-Chair
Tony Trimble Walker, Former Minnesota
Republican Party State Party Chairman
Andy Tulenchik White Bear, Minnesota
Republican Party State Central Committee Member
Brent VanTassel St. Paul, Minnesota
Republican Party BPOU Chair
Bill Walsh White Bear Lake, Former Executive
Director, Minnesota Republican Party
Joe Weber Eagan, Republican Activist
Jeff Williams Maplewood, Minnesota Republican
Party BPOU Chair
Leslie Wilcox St. Paul, Minnesota Republican
Party BPOU Chair
Jon Wood Shoreview, Former National
Republican Committee Advisor
Wells Wright Minneapolis, Republican
Activist
Luke Yurczyk Sartell, Minnesota Republican
Party BPOU Chair
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