ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Republican Party is tryig to put recently disclosed campaign finance lapses in the past. In a statement, the state GOP executive director, Mike Lonergan, said the fine for 2020 violations has been paid $53,000 to the Federal Elections Commission. Another $59,000 will be paid in March, he said. “The MNGOP has fully addressed the findings of the audit, Lonergan said. He noted that the party has had a change in management – a clean slate. The fines, he said, were for events that occurred under the leadership of former state party chair Jennifer Carnahan, who resigned in 2021.
Lonergan. State Republican chair.