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Election Day: Minnesota Votes in Historic 2020 Election

With local elections contested in Otsego and St. Michael, it will be COVID-19 and the POTUS that steal headlines.

November 3, 2020 By Mike Schoemer

Welcome to what, seemingly, is an Election Day fit for 2020. Masks will be required. Social distancing rules will be enforced. Ample hand sanitizer will be on hand. And fresh […]

Tagged With: 2020, Donald Trump, election, Minnesota, Tom Emmer, vote

Emmer Rolls to Another Term in Minnesota’s Sixth District

November 7, 2018 By Mike Schoemer

Tom Emmer will head back to Washington D.C. for another term. But he’ll be in the Minority, after Democrats took the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday, Nov. 6. Following […]

Tagged With: Amy Klobuchar, Tina Smith, Tom Emmer

Minnesota Senator Al Franken Resigning, Rep. Emmer Responds

December 7, 2017 By Mike Schoemer

Embattled Minnesota Sen. Al Franken, a Democrat who rose to national prominence with a career in comedy and then politics, announced his intent to resign from the United States Senate […]

Tagged With: Al Franken, resignation, Tom Emmer

Emmer Keynotes Veterans Day Ceremonies at STMA High School

November 17, 2015 By Meghan Gutzwiller

Tom Emmer, Minnesota’s Sixth District representative to the state House of Representatives, graced the stage as guest speaker at the St. Michael-Albertville High School’s Veterans Day ceremony Wednesday morning, where he […]

Tagged With: St. Michael-Albertville High School, Tom Emmer, Veterans Day

Emmer Names Elk River, STMA Students as Congressional Art Winners

A Sartell student also earned the honor.

May 5, 2015 By Mike Schoemer

Congressman Tom Emmer, who represents Minnesota’s Sixth District in the House, announced this week the winners of the annual Congressional Art Competition for high school students living in his area. […]

Tagged With: Ally Harris, Congressional Art Contest, Lisa Kovacs, Tom Emmer

Blog: Emmer Marks 100th Day at Congressman

The Wright County resident, elected in 2014, marked an important milestone last week.

April 20, 2015 By Mike Schoemer

By U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (Minnesota – Sixth District) Today marks our first 100 days in office. Representing the Sixth District of Minnesota in Congress is truly an honor, and […]

Tagged With: Congress, Sixth District, Tom Emmer

Wright County’s Emmer Sworn in as Congressman

January 7, 2015 By Mike Schoemer

Joined by his family and friends, U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer was sworn into his first term in the United States House of Representatives for the 114th Congress. Emmer released the […]

Tagged With: Sixth District, Tom Emmer, U.S. Congress

The ‘Personal Politician’: A Q&A with Congressman-Elect Tom Emmer

In his first interview since winning the 2014 race for the Sixth District, Wright County's own Tom Emmer shares his vision for Congress.

November 6, 2014 By Mike Schoemer

Less than 14 hours after he checked out of the Republican Victory Party headquarters in Minneapolis as a victorious, newly-elected member of the United State Congress, Tom Emmer looks … […]

Tagged With: Michele Bachmann, Sixth District, Tom Emmer

National Races: Incumbents Franken, Dayton Win, Emmer Takes Sixth

Early results show victories for familiar names in Minnesota races.

November 4, 2014 By Mike Schoemer

Multiple news outlets, including the three major television networks, as well as Fox News and CNN, have called a trio of races here in Minnesota on Election Night. Former State […]

Tagged With: Al Franken, Mark Dayton, Michele Bachmann, Tom Emmer

Wright County’s Emmer Leads Slate of Republican Hopefuls

August 13, 2014 By Mike Schoemer

Republican-endorsed candidate and former Wright County legislator Tom Emmer, Delano, who at one time represented the St. Micahel-Albertville, Hanover and Otsego areas at the Minnesota State Capitol, now looks like […]

Tagged With: 2014 Election, election, Jeff Johnson, Tom Emmer

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