michelle macdonald e-mail/letter to mn gop chairman downey - august 23, 2014

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Ms. Michelle MacDonald MacDonald for Justice – Minnesota Supreme Court 1069 South Robert St. Suite U West St. Paul, MN August 23, 2014 Mr. Keith Downey Chair of the Republican Party of Minnesota 2200 East Franklin Avenue, Suite 201 Minneapolis, MN Dear Mr. Downey: As you know, I’ve spent 27 years as an attorney in private practice with MacDonald Law Firm, LLC, and founded Family Innocence, a nonprofit dedicated to keeping families out of court. As an attorney, I have the unique distinction to practice before the United States Supreme Court of America, one of my proudest accomplishments. While receiving that distinction was one of my proudest moments, it pales in comparison to my experience at the Minnesota Republican Party Convention, where I was greeted by hundreds of people and delegates with a likeminded passion for Justice in their families, homes, and communities. I have never felt more at home, this after being recruited by your Judicial Election Committee, headed by attorney Doug Seaton. It was there, I had another extensive videotaped interview, and thereafter was unanimously recommended for endorsement by the People on the committee who were not attorneys. Attorney Seaton, the chairman, declined, and I learned he phoned two other attorneys, not even present at the convention, who declined. The Judicial Elections Committee Report by Doug Seaton, Judicial Elections Committee Chair, was on the Agenda that I received. I appeared as scheduled at the stage, with Greg Wersal, to introduce me, and was immediately blocked, until many delegates came to the podium to advocate for keeping with the schedule. Doug Seaton took the stage and announced that I was recommended for endorsement, Greg Wersal introduced me, and I made a speech “God Bless America Again” interrupted several times by applause. After my speech, a YES was a standing ovation from the delegates. I was called back to the stage to the stage to accept my endorsement, to more cheers. I understand you have given me a deadline, Mr. Dowey, of noon today to write you a letter repudiating my endorsement, and once that is done, the executive committee will meet with me.

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This is an e-mail/letter from Michelle MacDonald, the Republican endorsed candidate for the MN Supreme Court, to MN GOP Chairman Keith Downey. MacDonald rejected a "formal offer" to repudiate the MN GOP endorsement/withdraw from the race.

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Page 1: Michelle MacDonald E-mail/Letter to MN GOP Chairman Downey - August 23, 2014

 Ms.  Michelle  MacDonald  MacDonald  for  Justice  –  Minnesota  Supreme  Court  1069  South  Robert  St.  Suite  U  West  St.  Paul,  MN    August  23,  2014    Mr.  Keith  Downey  Chair  of  the  Republican  Party  of  Minnesota  2200  East  Franklin  Avenue,  Suite  201  Minneapolis,  MN    Dear  Mr.  Downey:    As  you  know,  I’ve  spent  27  years  as  an  attorney  in  private  practice  with  MacDonald  Law  Firm,  LLC,  and  founded  Family  Innocence,  a  nonprofit  dedicated  to  keeping  families  out  of  court.    As  an  attorney,  I  have  the  unique  distinction  to  practice  before  the  United  States  Supreme  Court  of  America,  one  of  my  proudest  accomplishments.    While  receiving  that  distinction  was  one  of  my  proudest  moments,  it  pales  in  comparison  to  my  experience  at  the  Minnesota  Republican  Party  Convention,  where  I  was  greeted  by  hundreds  of  people  and  delegates  with  a  like-­‐minded  passion  for  Justice  in  their  families,  homes,  and  communities.  I  have  never  felt  more  at  home,  this  after  being  recruited  by  your  Judicial  Election  Committee,  headed  by  attorney  Doug  Seaton.    It  was  there,  I  had  another  extensive  videotaped  interview,  and  thereafter  was  unanimously  recommended  for  endorsement  by  the  People  on  the  committee  who  were  not  attorneys.    Attorney  Seaton,  the  chairman,  declined,  and  I  learned  he  phoned  two  other  attorneys,  not  even  present  at  the  convention,  who  declined.    The  Judicial  Elections  Committee  Report  by  Doug  Seaton,  Judicial  Elections  Committee  Chair,  was  on  the  Agenda  that  I  received.  I  appeared  as  scheduled  at  the  stage,  with  Greg  Wersal,  to  introduce  me,  and  was  immediately  blocked,  until  many  delegates  came  to  the  podium  to  advocate  for  keeping  with  the  schedule.    Doug  Seaton  took  the  stage  and  announced  that  I  was  recommended  for  endorsement,  Greg  Wersal  introduced  me,  and  I  made  a  speech  “God  Bless  America  Again”  interrupted  several  times  by  applause.    After  my  speech,  a  YES  was  a  standing  ovation  from  the  delegates.  I  was  called  back  to  the  stage  to  the  stage  to  accept  my  endorsement,  to  more  cheers.    I  understand  you  have  given  me  a  deadline,  Mr.  Dowey,  of  noon  today  to  write  you  a  letter  repudiating  my  endorsement,  and  once  that  is  done,  the  executive  committee  will  meet  with  me.    

Page 2: Michelle MacDonald E-mail/Letter to MN GOP Chairman Downey - August 23, 2014

I  am  running  for  the  highest  state  judicial  office,  the  Minnesota  Supreme  Court,  a  nonpartisan  position.    I  understood  that  I  could  be  endorsed  by  many  organizations.    I  am  writing  to  inform  you  that  I  will  not  repudiate  my  endorsement  by  the  Republican  Party  of  Minnesota  to  run  for  Minnesota  Supreme  Court,  and  that  the  Delegates  matter.  Thank  you.    Sincerely,  Michelle  MacDonald