{"id":39941,"date":"2024-12-20T19:42:31","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T19:42:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=39941"},"modified":"2024-12-20T19:42:31","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T19:42:31","slug":"breaking-republicans-win-minnesota-house-majority-after-judge-rules-democrat-state-representative-elect-is-not-eligible-for-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=39941","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Republicans Win Minnesota House Majority After Judge Rules Democrat State Representative-Elect is Not Eligible For Office"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Democrat Minnesota state representative-elect Curtis Johnson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Republicans won the Minnesota House after a judge ruled that Democrat state representative-elect Curtis Johnson \u201cdid not meet the residency requirements and is not eligible to serve as the representative for Minnesota House District 40B.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cCurtis Johnson is enjoined from taking the oath of office and from acting as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives for House District 40B,\u201d the judge wrote.<\/p>\n

The judge\u2019s decision comes as the Minnesota House of Representatives is tied at 67-67.<\/p>\n

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Johnson\u2019s Republican opponent, Paul Wikstrum, filed a lawsuit arguing Johnson did not meet the residency requirements. <\/p>\n

During an evidentiary hearing, Wikstrum proved Johnson lived in his home outside of district 40B, not in the apartment he was renting.<\/p>\n

Alpha News reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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A Ramsey County judge issued an order on Friday finding that a DFL legislator-elect \u201cdid not meet the residence requirements\u201d to serve as the representative for a north metro district and \u201cis enjoined from taking the oath of office\u201d as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives.<\/p>\n

The decision from Judge Leonardo Castro was released Friday morning. Republican legislative candidate Paul Wikstrum filed the lawsuit last month, alleging that Johnson never established residency in House District 40B. If Johnson appeals the order, the Minnesota Supreme Court would take the case in the coming days.<\/p>\n

The judge\u2019s order comes as the incoming House of Representatives is tied at 67-67 among Republican and Democrat members. If Johnson isn\u2019t seated, then Republicans will, at least temporarily, have a one-seat majority in the Minnesota House, which would be enough to elect a speaker.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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BREAKING: A judge rules that MN Democrat Curtis Johnson “did not meet the residency requirements and is not eligible to serve as the representative for Minnesota House District 40B.” <\/p>\n

The case has huge implications for the tied 67-67 Minnesota House. <\/p>\n

Story to come. pic.twitter.com\/zy9cLy8eBh<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Anthony Gockowski (@AntGockowski) December 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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