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GOP donor likened to Jeffrey Epstein is sentenced to 21 years for sex trafficking teen girls in Minnesota

Anton ‘Tony’ Lazzaro was found guilty in March by a federal jury of seven counts involving “commercial sex acts” with five girls ages 15 and 16 in 2020

The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2023

GOP donor Anton Lazzaro sentenced to 21 years for sex trafficking minors in Minnesota

A formerly well-connected GOP donor convicted of giving teenage girls gifts, alcohol and money in exchange for sex has been sentenced to 21 years in prison on sex trafficking charges in Minnesota

The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2023

GOP donor convicted in Minnesota sex trafficking trial

A formerly well-connected Republican donor has been convicted of recruiting teenage girls for sex

The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2023

Open-seat primaries drive outside spending in Alabama, Minnesota

WASHINGTON — Republican voters in deep-red Alabama and in an open Minnesota House district will pick nominees Tuesday in primaries that are likely to decide who comes to Capitol Hill.

Tribune News Service · May 23, 2022

Open-seat primaries drive outside spending in Alabama, Minnesota - Roll Call

Voters in Alabama pick nominees for open seats in the Senate and House, while Minnesota is replacing the late Rep. Jim Hagedorn.

Roll Call · May 23, 2022

Trump stays out of major Minn. races ahead of GOP convention

MINNEAPOLIS — Donald Trump's endorsement is helping shape Republican races across the country, but the former president hasn't picked a side in the party's unsettled race for Minnesota governor.

Tribune News Service · May 13, 2022

Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 14

March 17, 2022

Ballotpedia · Mar 17, 2022

Hagedorn's widow faces competition for his Minnesota seat

WASHINGTON — The latest in a long line of widows to seek to succeed their husbands in Congress, Minnesota Republican Jennifer Carnahan said this week she’ll run for the late Rep. Jim Hagedorn’s seat. But the former state party chair faces a contest, and enters with some baggage.

Tribune News Service · Mar 16, 2022

Hagedorn widow faces competition for his Minnesota seat - Roll Call

Former Minnesota GOP chair Jennifer Carnahan is running for her late husband's seat in Congress, but faces opposition.

Roll Call · Mar 16, 2022

Former Minnesota GOP chair Jennifer Carnahan running for Congress

MINNEAPOLIS — The former chair of Minnesota's Republican Party is running for Congress just months after fellow GOP leaders helped force her from power.

Tribune News Service · Mar 14, 2022