7/30/12 Campaign Trail Update #62

7/30/12 Campaign Trail Update #62

By the numbers; today Tim Utz for Minnesota House 41-B filed the required Pre-Primary Financial Report with the Minnesota Campaign Finance Board.  The information is public by law and every political candidate for office must file when spending over a specified dollar amount, for the Minnesota House the amount is $100.00. The public reports are available after 8/1/12 at http://www.cfbreport.state.mn.us/rptViewer/viewRptsCan.php   

Our campaign is financially hindered resulting in stifled campaign operations because local active conservatives within the Republican Party choose, unlike previous elections (see figures below) to sit on the sidelines and not support our campaign this year even though as a matter of principle and predictably I changed party affiliation in 2011. In spite of the conservative activists distancing our campaign the Tim Utz for Minnesota House 41-B is more popular than ever within the general voting population, recognized everyplace we go as never before, and now are receiving appearance requests.

In fact, as a Republican in 2010, Tim beat every other Republican candidate on the ballot including gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer by over 600 votes. The candidate’s conviction of sticking to government compliance to the Republic form of Constitutional restraint and actually voting as such; along with not carrying the water bucket for any specific political party has produced a lead for Tim in District 41-B.

Voters from across the political continuum might not agree with everything Tim stands for, but know his positions, being rooted in our constitution, is predictable, reliable, and deserving of their vote on Election Day 2012. The data below reflects the rejection of this campaign by self proclaimed conservatives in HD41-B.

Campaign income March through July 2008

$7,332.73

Campaign income January through July 2010

$18,596.00

Campaign income January through July 2012

$2,011.85