Let’s Give Credit Where It’s Due

Here is the list of Minnesota House members who voted for HF1467 – which expands the human right of self-defense, and creates a legal possibility that demonstrably-legitimate self-defense shootings don’t have to plead “guilty with an explanation” for exercising the human right to defend their lives and their families from lethal threats.

If you see your representative on this list, please send them a nice “thank you”.

• Abeler, Jim (R-48B) rep.jim.abeler@house.mn
• Anderson, Bruce (R-19A) rep.bruce.anderson@house.mn
• Anderson, Paul (R-13A) rep.paul.anderson@house.mn
• Anderson, Sarah (R-43A) rep.sarah.anderson@house.mn
• Anzelc, Tom (DFL-03A) rep.tom.anzelc@house.mn
• Banaian, King (R-15B) rep.king.banaian@house.mn
• Barrett, Bob (R-17B) rep.bob.barrett@house.mn
• Beard, Michael (R-35A) rep.mike.beard@house.mn
• Benson, Mike (R-30B) rep.mike.benson@house.mn
• Bills, Kurt (R-37B) rep.kurt.bills@house.mn
• Buesgens, Mark (R-35B) rep.mark.buesgens@house.mn
• Cornish, Tony (R-24B) rep.tony.cornish@house.mn
• Crawford, Roger (R-08B) rep.roger.crawford@house.mn
• Daudt, Kurt (R-17A) rep.kurt.daudt@house.mn
• Davids, Greg (R-31B) rep.greg.davids@house.mn
• Dean, Matt (R-52B) rep.matt.dean@house.mn
• Dettmer, Bob (R-52A) rep.bob.dettmer@house.mn
• Dill, David (DFL-06A) rep.david.dill@house.mn
• Downey, Keith (R-41A) rep.keith.downey@house.mn
• Drazkowski, Steve (R-28B) rep.steve.drazkowski@house.mn
• Eken, Kent (DFL-02A) rep.kent.eken@house.mn
• Erickson, Sondra (R-16A) rep.sondra.erickson@house.mn
• Fabian, Dan (R-01A) rep.dan.fabian@house.mn
• Franson, Mary (R-11B) rep.mary.franson@house.mn
• Garofalo, Pat (R-36B) rep.pat.garofalo@house.mn
• Gottwalt, Steve (R-15A) rep.steve.gottwalt@house.mn
• Gruenhagen, Glenn (R-25A) rep.glenn.gruenhagen@house.mn
• Gunther, Bob (R-24A) rep.bob.gunther@house.mn
• Hackbarth, Tom (R-48A) rep.tom.hackbarth@house.mn
• Hamilton, Rod (R-22B) rep.rod.hamilton@house.mn
• Hancock, David (R-02B) rep.david.hancock@house.mn
• Holberg, Mary Liz (R-36A) rep.maryliz.holberg@house.mn
• Hoppe, Joe (R-34B) rep.joe.hoppe@house.mn
• Hosch, Larry (DFL-14B) rep.larry.hosch@house.mn
• Howes, Larry (R-04B) rep.larry.howes@house.mn
• Kath, Kory (DFL-26A) rep.kory.kath@house.mn
• Kelly, Tim (R-28A) rep.tim.kelly@house.mn
• Kieffer, Andrea (R-56B) rep.andrea.kieffer@house.mn
• Kiel, Debra (R-01B) rep.deb.kiel@house.mn
• Kiffmeyer, Mary (R-16B) rep.mary.kiffmeyer@house.mn
• Koenen, Lyle (DFL-20B) rep.lyle.koenen@house.mn
• Kriesel, John (R-57A) rep.john.kriesel@house.mn
• Lanning, Morrie (R-09A) rep.morrie.lanning@house.mn
• Leidiger, Ernie (R-34A) rep.ernie.leidiger@house.mn
• LeMieur, Mike (R-12B) rep.mike.lemieur@house.mn
• Lohmer, Kathy (R-56A) rep.kathy.lohmer@house.mn
• Loon, Jenifer (R-42B) rep.jenifer.loon@house.mn
• Mack, Tara (R-37A) rep.tara.mack@house.mn
• Marquart, Paul (DFL-09B) rep.paul.marquart@house.mn
• Mazorol, Pat (R-41B) rep.pat.mazorol@house.mn
• McDonald, Joe (R-19B) rep.joe.mcdonald@house.mn
• McNamara, Denny (R-57B) rep.denny.mcnamara@house.mn
• Melin, Carly (DFL-05B) rep.carly.melin@house.mn
• Murdock, Mark (R-10B) rep.mark.murdock@house.mn
• Murray, Rich (R-27A) rep.rich.murray@house.mn
• Myhra, Pam (R-40A) rep.pam.myhra@house.mn
• Nornes, Bud (R-10A) rep.bud.nornes@house.mn
• O’Driscoll, Tim (R-14A) rep.tim.odriscoll@house.mn
• Peppin, Joyce (R-32A) rep.joyce.peppin@house.mn
• Persell, John (DFL-04A) rep.john.persell@house.mn
• Petersen, Branden (R-49B) rep.branden.petersen@house.mn
• Poppe, Jeanne (DFL-27B) rep.jeanne.poppe@house.mn
• Quam, Duane (R-29A) rep.duane.quam@house.mn
• Runbeck, Linda (R-53A) rep.linda.runbeck@house.mn
• Sanders, Tim (R-51A) rep.tim.sanders@house.mn
• Schomacker, Joe (R-22A) rep.joe.schomacker@house.mn
• Scott, Peggy (R-49A) rep.peggy.scott@house.mn
• Shimanski, Ron (R-18A) rep.ron.shimanski@house.mn
• Smith, Steve (R-33A) rep.steve.smith@house.mn
• Stensrud, Kirk (R-42A) rep.kirk.stensrud@house.mn
• Swedzinski, Chris (R-21A) rep.chris.swedzinski@house.mn
• Torkelson, Paul (R-21B) rep.paul.torkelson@house.mn
• Urdahl, Dean (R-18B) rep.dean.urdahl@house.mn
• Vogel, Bruce (R-13B) rep.bruce.vogel@house.mn
• Ward, John (DFL-12A) rep.john.ward@house.mn
• Wardlow, Doug (R-38B) rep.doug.wardlow@house.mn
• Westrom, Torrey (R-11A) rep.torrey.westrom@house.mn
• Woodard, Kelby (R-25B) rep.kelby.woodard@house.mn
• Zellers, Kurt (R-32B) rep.kurt.zellers@house.mn

I bolded the names of the DFLers who bucked their party’s elitist, anti-civil-liberty stance (knowing that their outstate districts would not be amused); if you are represented by any them, send them an especially nice note.  Gun rights in Minnesota depends, at the moment, on DFLers with principle standing up to the vile, statist rot that is the Metrocrat wing of the party.

The bad news?  Here are the ones that walked in the footsteps of Stalin and Pot and Mao, and voted against the bill:

1. Benson, John (DFL-43B) rep.john.benson@house.mn
2. Brynaert, Kathy (DFL-23B) rep.kathy.brynaert@house.mn
3. Carlson Sr., Lyndon (DFL-45B) rep.lyndon.carlson@house.mn
4. Champion, Bobby Joe (DFL-58B) rep.bobby.champion@house.mn
5. Clark, Karen (DFL-61A) rep.karen.clark@house.mn
6. Davnie, Jim (DFL-62A) rep.jim.davnie@house.mn
7. Dittrich, Denise (DFL-47A) rep.denise.dittrich@house.mn
8. Doepke, Connie (R-33B) rep.connie.doepke@house.mn
9. Falk, Andrew (DFL-20A) rep.andrew.falk@house.mn
10. Fritz, Patti (DFL-26B) rep.patti.fritz@house.mn
11. Gauthier, Kerry (DFL-07B) rep.kerry.gauthier@house.mn
12. Greene, Marion (DFL-60A) rep.marion.greene@house.mn
13. Greiling, Mindy (DFL-54A) rep.mindy.greiling@house.mn
14. Hansen, Rick (DFL-39A) rep.rick.hansen@house.mn
15. Hausman, Alice (DFL-66B) rep.alice.hausman@house.mn
16. Hayden, Jeff (DFL-61B) rep.jeff.hayden@house.mn
17. Hilstrom, Debra (DFL-46B) rep.debra.hilstrom@house.mn
18. Hilty, Bill (DFL-08A) rep.bill.hilty@house.mn
19. Hornstein, Frank (DFL-60B) rep.frank.hornstein@house.mn
20. Hortman, Melissa (DFL-47B) rep.melissa.hortman@house.mn
21. Huntley, Thomas (DFL-07A) rep.thomas.huntley@house.mn
22. Johnson, Sheldon (DFL-67B) rep.sheldon.johnson@house.mn
23. Kahn, Phyllis (DFL-59B) rep.phyllis.kahn@house.mn
24. Knuth, Kate (DFL-50B) rep.kate.knuth@house.mn
25. Laine, Carolyn (DFL-50A) rep.carolyn.laine@house.mn
26. Lenczewski, Ann (DFL-40B) rep.ann.lenczewski@house.mn
27. Lesch, John (DFL-66A) rep.john.lesch@house.mn
28. Lillie, Leon (DFL-55A) rep.leon.lillie@house.mn
29. Loeffler, Diane (DFL-59A) rep.diane.loeffler@house.mn
30. Mahoney, Tim (DFL-67A) rep.tim.mahoney@house.mn
31. Mariani, Carlos (DFL-65B) rep.carlos.mariani@house.mn
32. McFarlane, Carol (R-53B) rep.carol.mcfarlane@house.mn
33. Moran, Rena (DFL-65A) rep.rena.moran@house.mn
34. Morrow, Terry (DFL-23A) rep.terry.morrow@house.mn
35. Mullery, Joe (DFL-58A) rep.joe.mullery@house.mn
36. Murphy, Erin (DFL-64A) rep.erin.murphy@house.mn
37. Murphy, Mary (DFL-06B) rep.mary.murphy@house.mn
38. Nelson, Michael V. (DFL-46A) rep.michael.nelson@house.mn
39. Norton, Kim (DFL-29B) rep.kim.norton@house.mn
40. Paymar, Michael (DFL-64B) rep.michael.paymar@house.mn
41. Pelowski Jr., Gene (DFL-31A) rep.gene.pelowski@house.mn
42. Peterson, Sandra (DFL-45A) rep.sandra.peterson@house.mn
43. Scalze, Bev (DFL-54B) rep.bev.scalze@house.mn
44. Simon, Steve (DFL-44A) rep.steve.simon@house.mn
45. Slawik, Nora (DFL-55B) rep.nora.slawik@house.mn
46. Slocum, Linda (DFL-63B) rep.linda.slocum@house.mn
47. Thissen, Paul (DFL-63A) rep.paul.thissen@house.mn
48. Tillberry, Tom (DFL-51B) rep.tom.tillberry@house.mn
49. Wagenius, Jean (DFL-62B) rep.jean.wagenius@house.mn
50. Winkler, Ryan (DFL-44B) rep.ryan.winkler@house.mn

I bolded the two Republicans who should have known better.  If you are represented by either of them – or have an interest – please send them a polite note asking for their reasons.  Feel free to forward them to me, if you get a moment.

As to the other 48?  Most of them are metrocrats.  Most of them would get turned over their chairman’s knee and spanked if they broke with the DFL’s racist, paternalistic party line on this issue.  None of them is authorized to actually consider the facts, and none of them will.

(Lists courtesy of GOCRA)