Billionaire Glen Taylor’s right-hand man is a political player supporting Lisa Demuth for governor

By: Michelle Griffith

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: September 17, 2026

Words: 1,662

Last Updated: 1 day, 3 hours ago

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House Speaker Lisa Demuth won the Republican primary for governor despite losing the Minnesota Republican Party’s convention endorsement — a first since 1994. Now she’s putting up a credible challenge against the state’s most accomplished vote-getter, Democratic nominee Sen. Amy Klobuchar.

She’s had help from an outfit called Restore Sanity, which has provided the most significant outside money to a statewide Republican candidate in years.

A key player in this effort is Tommy Merickel, an …

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