Governor Walz and the DFL have once again put criminals ahead of Minnesotans’ safety.
The man now facing charges in three counties for secretly recording under the skirts of high school graduates at Mariucci Arena had his 2018 charges wiped away—not because he was innocent, but because Walz’s DFL trifecta forced through the so-called “Clean Slate Act.”
This bill, SF2909, was jammed into the DFL’s partisan public safety omnibus and passed on a straight party-line vote before being promptly signed by Governor Walz. House Majority Leader Jamie Long carried it, and new DFL Caucus Leader Zach Stephenson co-authored it. Attorney General Keith Ellison even toured the state on a “Clean Slate Tour” to promote it.
The result? Dangerous offenders get a fresh start while innocent Minnesotans—our daughters, sisters, and neighbors—pay the price.
And this is the same DFL that has attacked law enforcement, defended violent criminals, and pushed “defund the police” policies in Minneapolis and beyond. They undermine the very officers working to keep our communities safe.
This isn’t an accident. It’s the inevitable consequence of the DFL’s soft-on-crime agenda. They chose criminals over community safety, and Minnesotans are less safe because of it.
Stop. Protecting. Criminals.
Every one of them—Walz, Ellison, Stephenson, and the DFL majority that voted for this disaster—should be fired by the voters.
The Republican Party of Minnesota will continue to fight for policies that protect victims, support law enforcement, hold criminals accountable, and restore real public safety in our state.
House Vote Record: SF2909 (2023) – Public Safety Omnibus