The trusted voice of Minnesota's Gun Owners to Defend and Restore the Right to Keep and Bear Arms

By //  by 

SAINT PAUL, MN (January 31, 2022) – The Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus & Political Action Committee today announces grades for candidates for Minnesota Governor for the 2022 elections.
  • Michelle Benson (GOP):  A
  • Paul Gazelka (GOP):  A
  • Scott Jensen (GOP):  ?
  • Scott Magie (GOP):  A (P)
  • Mike Murphy (GOP):  A (P)
  • Kendall Qualls (GOP):  A (P)
  • Neil Shah (GOP):  A (P)
  • Tim Walz (DFL):  F

“Governor Walz has consistently shown antagonism towards Minnesota’s law-abiding gun owners by repeatedly calling for gun control, ignoring invitations to our forums, and refusing to complete our candidate surveys, ” stated Rob Doar, Senior Vice President, Government Affairs. “Minnesotans who care about the Second Amendment should choose to support an A-rated candidate at Caucus this week.”

Dr. Jensen received a grade of “?” because based on his inconsistent Second Amendment record, it is difficult to grade his candidacy. In 2016, as a State Senate candidate, he submitted and received an “A (P)” survey and our endorsement then later betrayed his campaign pledges by co-authoring two gun control bills. He later dropped his co-authorship of one bill under pressure from our organization and is now once again asking for the support and trust of Minnesota’s law-abiding gun owners.

“We encourage gun owners to consider Dr. Jensen’s full record and then make a decision for themselves on whether or not he is deserving of their support, ” stated Bryan Strawser, Chairman, Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus.

The Caucus has launched a website, Scott Jensen on Guns – www.scottjensenonguns.com, that provides a factual timeline and source documents of Dr. Jensen’s full record on Second Amendment issues during his time in the Minnesota Senate.

Additional information about the Caucus & PAC’s grades for the 2022 Minnesota Governor Candidate is available on our website at http://gunowners.mn/gov.

# # #

About Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus

The Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus is a non-partisan, single-issue Minnesota nonprofit advocacy organization that serves as the trusted voice of Minnesota’s gun owners to defend and restore the right to keep and bear arms. The Minnesota Gun Owners Political Action Committee is the Caucus’s Minnesota Political Fund.

The Caucus is an IRS-recognized 501(c)(4) organization.

Learn more at http://gunowners.mn

If you appreciate our work defending the 2nd Amendment and advocacy for the law-abiding gun owners of Minnesota, please consider joining us today.