The Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus leadership team manages the organization from day to day, ensuring that we achieve our mission of serving as the trusted voice of Minnesota’s Gun Owners to defend and restore the right to keep and bear arms in Minnesota.
Bryan Strawser, Chairman
Bryan Strawser is Chairman of the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus. In this role, Mr. Strawser leads the governance and strategic direction of the organization. Mr. Strawser also performs the same role for our connected political fund, the Minnesota Gun Owners Political Action Committee, and our aligned 501(c)(3) organization, the Minnesota Gun Owners Support Fund. This is a volunteer position.
He is a globally recognized crisis management, business continuity, & crisis communications consultant with more than twenty-five years of experience as a business, risk, and security professional. He currently serves as Principal & Chief Executive of a strategic advisory firm based in Minneapolis.
Bryan is an NRA-certified firearms instructor in multiple disciplines. He is also a Minnesota Permit to Carry instructor.
Bryan holds a B.S. in Criminal Justice Administration from the University of Phoenix and a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management. In July 2023, Bryan was awarded a Master of Arts in International Relations & Contemporary War and the Associateship of King’s College (AKC) from King’s College, London. He is a graduate of the Senior Executive Leadership Program at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative Program at Harvard University’s JFK School of Government.
Bryan is currently a doctoral student at Hamline University in the PhD Program for Management and Public Service.
Mr. Strawser was a Humphrey Policy Fellow at the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School of Public Affairs during the 2016-2017 academic year. He was previously a Senior Fellow at the Center for Cyber and Homeland Security at Auburn University where his focus is on public-private sector collaboration for national security & cybersecurity issues.
Bryan was named the 2023 Grassroots Activist of the Year by the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms.
Rob Doar, Senior Vice President, Government Affairs
Rob Doar is Senior Vice President, Government Affairs for the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus. In this role, Mr. Doar is responsible for all aspects of our legislative and political activities, including legislative strategy, lobbying, political strategy, and coordination with other gun rights organizations such as the Firearms Policy Coalition, 2nd Amendment Foundation, GOA, and NRA. Mr. Doar also performs the same role for our connected political fund, the Minnesota Gun Owners Political Action Committee.
A citizen lobbyist for over a decade, Mr. Doar has been a consistent face seen by legislators at the Minnesota Capitol. Mr. Doar has had a profound influence on pro-gun legislation, outdoor heritage, and public safety policy. As a lobbyist for the Gun Owners Civil Rights Alliance, Mr. Doar was a key part of defeating the 2013 push for oppressive gun control. Mr. Doar’s expert testimony has made national headlines, and the strategy he helped cultivate has been successfully applied all over the country. Mr. Doar is consistently sought by respected journalists and media outlets for expertise on firearm and public safety policy and has participated in dozens of local, regional, and national news interviews and podcasts.
Mr. Doar has served as a staff member and in campaign leadership for races at local, state, and federal levels in Minnesota. Mr. Doar holds a certificate in Public Safety Leadership and an associate’s degree in Law Enforcement from Century College, a bachelor’s in Criminal Justice from Bemidji State University, and a J.D. c at Mitchell-Hamline School of Law.
Mr. Doar is an avid outdoorsman and serves with the US Air Force Auxiliary as an Incident Commander for Search and Rescue and Disaster Relief operations, a volunteer EMT, and with the American Red Cross as a disaster responder.
Rob was a recipient of the 2024 Defender of Liberty award from the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms.
Nick Majerus, Manager, Communications
Nick Majerus is the Manager, Communications for the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus. In this role, Mr. Majerus is responsible for communications, public relations, social media, and outreach strategies for the Caucus.
Nick was previously the Director of Communications for the Republican Party of Minnesota. He has previously served as a communications specialist and committee legislative assistant for the Minnesota House & Senate.
Nick has a Bachelor’s in Economics from the University of Minnesota.