“Last night, the MNGOP State Executive Committee took up the issue of two parallel organizations in CD7, both of which were claiming legitimacy. That situation was untenable and had to be addressed at the state level.
The facts were reviewed carefully both before and during the meeting. Our party counsel reviewed the matter as well. A vote was taken by the state executive committee, and it overwhelmingly decided that the only legitimate CD7 organization is currently chaired by Tiffany Lesmeister-Knott. No declarations made or meetings called by Bret Bussman are to be heeded as they are deemed unconstitutional.
At this point, he has no standing as a CD7 officer.”
In coming to this decision, the State Executive Committee passed the following motion after hearing from the former Chair Bret Bussman:
“That the MNGOP Chairman and the State Executive Committee make a public acknowledgment on the MNGOP website, on all social platforms and via email to all delegates, that Tiffany Lesmeister-Knott is the legitimate Chair of CD7, and the MNGOP Chairman is to also send a cease and desist letter to Bret Bussman to cease from acting in any capacity as the CD7 Chair and to turn over all MNGOP Party assets immediately to the current Chair of CD7, Tiffany Lesmeister-Knott .”
This motion passed by a vote of 9-2, with one abstention.
We are grateful for the decision of the State Executive Committee in acknowledging the validity of the removal of the former Chair, and hope that this removes any doubt that Tiffany Lesmeister-Knott is the legitimate CD7 Chair. To confirm, there will not be a meeting on January 3, 2026, nor will there be a convention on January 10, 2026, and anything that the former Chair has done/attempts to do is not legitimate and will not be recognized.
It is imperative that the former Chair accept this decision in order to allow us to move forward to focusing on defeating the Democrats in 2026!