Press Releases from the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
Former Trump Advisor Steve Bannon to Jason Lewis: Stop Pushing COVID-19 Death Toll Conspiracy Theory
05/18/2020
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Jason Lewis, who has repeatedly pushed the conspiracy theory that the coronavirus death toll is being artificially inflated, was publicly scolded by former Trump campaign manager and White House chief strategist Steve Bannon for pushing false information.
MNGOP Convention Countdown: Jason Lewis Repeatedly Denigrates Health Experts, Spreads Misinformation, and Shares Debunked Conspiracy Theories About Coronavirus
05/15/2020
The MNGOP Convention is tomorrow Saturday, May 16, and Republicans are expected to formally endorse Republican candidate Jason Lewis for Senate. Lewis has been downplaying the seriousness of coronavirus (COVID-19) for months—pursuing his own rigid ideology while denigrating public health experts–and spreading misinformation throughout the state.
MNGOP Convention Countdown: Republican U.S. Senate Candidate Jason Lewis Puts Special Interests Ahead of Minnesotans Time and Time Again
05/14/2020
Lewis’ Repeatedly Sides With Big Corporations and Big Pharma Over Minnesotans
Republican Senate Candidate Jason Lewis Says Steps to Protect Minnesotans during Coronavirus Pandemic an Attempt to “Scare People”
05/14/2020
Lewis Bizarrely Says State Has Long Tried to “Scare People into Anything”
Jason Lewis Attacks Young People for Taking Preventative COVID-19 Measures—Says They’ll do “Exactly as Their Masters Tell Them”
05/13/2020
COVID-19-Related Deaths in Minnesota Continue to Rise to Over 500. Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, Minnesota Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Jason Lewis has never missed an opportunity to degrade Minnesota’s public health experts. Now Lewis is turning his attacks at young people about the virus and their health.
MNGOP Convention Countdown: Even Amidst Global Pandemic, Jason Lewis Stands by His Decision to Gut Protections for Pre-Existing Conditions, Take Away Health Coverage from Millions of Americans
05/13/2020
Lewis Continues to Embrace Trump’s Harmful Health Care Policies
MNGOP Convention Countdown: U.S. Senate Candidate Jason Lewis Has a History of Offensive Comments on Race
05/12/2020
Former Congressman Blames the Black Community for Violence and Inequalities in America
DFL Party Releases Slate of Endorsed State Legislative Candidates
05/12/2020
Today, the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Party released its slate of endorsed candidates for the Minnesota legislature.
MNGOP Convention Countdown: Ahead of Republicans’ Endorsement for U.S. Senate, Jason Lewis’ Comments About Women Prove He’s Unfit to Represent All Minnesotans
05/11/2020
Former Congressman Has History of Unapologetically Demeaning Women
MEMO: Jason Lewis Continues to Degrade Health Experts Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
05/07/2020
Lewis Shows Alarming Trend of Repeatedly Spreading Misinformation and Ignoring Public Health Experts