MORTON, Minn. – Steve Boyd, the grassroots America First conservative who is challenging establishment Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach (R-MN) in Minnesota’s 7th Congressional District, garnered enough support that he was able to prevent Fischbach from earning the coveted Republican Party endorsement at the CD-7 Republican convention in Morton on Saturday.
Instead of the GOP convention voting to endorse either candidate, after three rounds of voting, Fischbach failed to obtain the 60 percent necessary to earn the party endorsement, forcing a stalemate. The endorsement process ended after a motion to suspend the rules was passed by more than two thirds, and the convention voted not to make an endorsement.
“Today’s battle, while technically a stalemate, was really a victory for our grassroots campaign, and one of just many more ahead. We were outspent by nearly 10-1 this quarter by her establishment machine and she still didn’t win. I’m very grateful for the overwhelming support we have received from across the district. It just goes to show that Americans are turning out to show they are fed up with the establishment in Washington,” said Boyd. “My team and I have put in thousands of hours and driven more than 20,000 miles over the last few months to meet with folks from across the state to talk about the issues that matter most and to discuss the need for a return to foundational values. It’s encouraging that a significant amount of the good folks in Minnesota’s 7th district agree.”
While Boyd didn’t outright win the endorsement, preventing a sitting Congresswoman from obtaining the GOP endorsement is a major accomplishment, especially considering that 37 delegates from Otter Tail County, who had reportedly planned to vote for Boyd, were intentionally kept out of the convention and prohibited from voting. Additionally, despite the district Republican party leadership voting to release delegate information to Boyd’s team, GOP officials have continued to withhold delegate information from the Boyd campaign while they have provided contact information on all of the delegates to Fischbach’s camp.
“Today, I’m thankful to my family and my team for their continued support and proud of this success. I am also grateful that the constituents of Minnesota’s 7th Congressional District will be able to have their voices heard when they participate in the primary process, something the Fischbach camp has publicly stated they had hoped to avoid,” said Boyd.
Also worth noting, Boyd earned the endorsement of Annette Watson on Saturday. Watson had also been running in the Republican primary for the House of Representatives in Minnesota’s 7th District, but endorsed Boyd on Saturday after she came in third during the first round of votes.
“Thank you to those who gave me your support. Now that I am out of the race, I back Steve Boyd and ask you to please vote your conscience,” Watson said at the convention.
According to Boyd, the reason his campaign has resonated with so many Minnesotans is because he’s been able to get hundreds of grassroots supporters and volunteers engaged. Additionally, Boyd is unafraid to speak out on politically sensitive issues.
Steve Boyd is a Christian husband, father, businessman and native Minnesotan who lives in Kensington with his wife Talitha and his five children, three of whom his family has been blessed to adopt. Rooted in his faith in Jesus Christ, Boyd believes that only God can save our great nation from the multitude of challenges we face. His goal is to harness God’s power to lead ordinary Americans and their legislators in Washington back towards the Lord, and in doing so, Boyd knows that America can thrive once again.
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