Veteran Political Operative Joins Byberg Campaign Andy Parrish former Bachmann Chief of Staff, Presidential Campaign Advisor Willmar—Lee Byberg, Republican-endorsed candidate for Minnesota’s 7th Congressional district, today announced that Andy Parrish has joined his campaign as general consultant. Andy Parrish is a Republican strategist, known for his Karl Rove style tactics, who has deep roots in ... continue reading
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: David Strom (651-503-7443) Supply Management is the Wrong Path for Dairy Willmar, MN – Lee Byberg, the Republican-endorsed candidate for Congress in Minnesota’s 7th Congressional District, is criticizing Collin Peterson for his support of a supply management provision for dairy farmers in the proposed new Farm Bill. Although supporters of the ... continue reading
I’ve been watching Minnesota’s 7th District for quite a while now, and I have to say that it has puzzled me that Democrat Collin Peterson has been able to win so handily for so many years. The district is pretty strongly Republican—what they call a +5 Republican district. There is no way that Collin Peterson ... continue reading
Congressman Collin Peterson defended his vote to keep Obamacare the law of the land, calling efforts to repeal the measure “purely political.” His opponent, Republican candidate Lee Byberg, differs. “Whether you want Obamacare to be the law of the land—or to repeal it—is a fundamental difference between Peterson’s world view and my own. Obamacare is ... continue reading
Lee Byberg is now the Republican-endorsed candidate for Congress in Minnesota’s 7th Congressional District. Byberg was facing State Senator Gretchen Hoffman in a hard-fought campaign to gain the endorsement to run against incumbent Democrat Congressman Collin Peterson. Hoffman entered the race after redistricting placed her into the same State Senate district as Republican Senator Bill ... continue reading
Andrea Bozek, Midwest and Southeast Regional Press Secretary of the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), talked with radio host Scott Hennen last night about how to defeat Collin Peterson in 2012. Bozek said, “Make no mistake, he is vulnerable.” “We’re definitely on offense.” She added, Minnesota Republicans have “two great candidates” that are hoping to ... continue reading
One of the questions I get when I talk to delegates is: will you abide by the 7th District Republican endorsement? It’s an important question, and deserves a straight answer: absolutely! Minnesota Republicans have a proud tradition of seeking and abiding by the endorsement of the delegates. Delegates are the activists who make up the ... continue reading
Some of you by now may have heard that an earlier version of the Byberg for Congress website contained an error. Entries from the 2010 campaign were inadvertently retained in the endorsements section of the website. This was an artifact of importing content from Lee’s 2010 campaign, with other entries included as examples for future ... continue reading
Lee Byberg didn’t know for sure that Gretchen Hoffman’s candidacy was coming, but he had a pretty good idea. Byberg, a Republican from Willmar, has been running for U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson’s seat in Minnesota’s Seventh Congressional District in 2012 almost since Peterson, an 11-term incumbent, beat Byberg in the 2010 election. District 10 Senator ... continue reading
Lee Byberg is running for Congress to defeat Collin Peterson. But he’s also running for much more than that. Through the Byberg for Congress campaign we’re building a grassroots movement to restore America right here from Minnesota. Our path to victory starts with the Four Cornerstones, a unique feature of the campaign. This latest video ... continue reading
