We are a grass-roots volunteer organization that has at all times complied with Minnesota registration and disclosure requirements.

It was recognition for our volunteers. There are so many (volunteer) hours that go into an organization like this and ... this year was even tougher and more challenging than other years because we had so many additional people in the community.

You have to know what's happening in the locker rooms, you have to know what's happening at the grass-roots level. That's the best way to work.

We had that sort of common-roots background, ... He's from Blue Earth, Minnesota, and I'm from Elmore, Minnesota, two little towns on the Iowa border. ... I had seen him operate for many years as a journalist. I knew he was good and I knew reporters respected him, which is a big thing in that job.

I was about 13 or 14 when I heard Malcolm X's speech 'Message to the Grass Roots.'

I've always been a grass roots candidate. I've always been a populist. The fact that there's a big influx of money (from outside District 71), that doesn't concern me at all. I'd much rather have the kind of support I have.