At the BPOU Convention in March, please consider being a Block Captain in your precinct. The lowest level of an organized political unit is at the block level. In order for a Local Party Unit (bpou) to operate well it needs functional precinct activity. To have functional precinct activity you need Block Captains.
Duties of a Block Captain
Here are some duties a Block Captain can do.
Know who lives on your block in terms of political leanings, hobbies, if they have children, do they request political yard signs, other affiliations
Help the Precinct Officers put together precinct activities
Help put up yard signs
Help with Neighbor-to-Neighbor activities
Put together a Block Club
Learn about local issues affecting the neighborhood and or precinct
Organize a neighborhood watch group
Do neighbor activities to help out neighbors (cut grass, shovel sidewalks, do gardening)
Do civic duties such as clean the fire hydrants and bus stop locations free of snow
Pick up trash in your block
Report potholes to St Paul Public Works
Block Captains can clean off snow from bus stops, shovel sidewalks for neighbors who can’t. Essentially live your beliefs, be a good neighbor, be a good citizen, and be the friendly face of the HD 66B Republicans.
You can do some of those activities by enlisting others to help you. If you’re doing them all that would be above and beyond fantastic. If you do some of them that would be enough. The idea is you don’t need to be elected to do this, unless there are more than one person on your block, if so share the responsibilities.
You don’t have to wait until the BPOU Convention, or a specific date to become a Block Captain/Leader. Just contact mnhd66brepublicans@gmail.com with the subject line “Block Captain” in order to be a Block Captain of your block or Apartment Complex, or to ask questions about it. We’ll honor Block Captains by mentioning them at the Convention.
Thank you ahead of time for enlisting to help on the block level.
Tom Polachek
HD 66B Republicans Chair, 2017-2023
This post was published on February 24, 2022. It’s important to have some level of organization in ones precincts in order to get out the vote and to identify issues that neighbors in neighborhoods want addressed. All Politics are local, and if you ignore local politics you alienate the voters in your district. — admin
House District 66B, North End, Como Park and part of East Side of St Paul Neighborhoods
What: MN HD 66B RepublicanPrecinct Caucuses
When: Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026 starting at 7 pm
Where: Johnson Senior High School, 1349 Arcade St (near Ivy), St Paul MN 55106Map
When you arrive go to the Auditorium
This is a Party Activity if you are in the wrong location, or you forget what precinct you are in you can find out by going to the following MN Secretary of State Link:
One activity in this Precinct Caucus is Offering up Amendments to existing Party Platform “Planks” or coming up with new ones. So go to the existing Republican Party of Minnesota (MNGOP) Platform below and look to see where your resolution would fall into and then list what section and then what your resolution is. 1 resolution per copy. So if you have more than 1 resolution print off however many ones you want to submit in your specific precinct. They will be voted upon there. Then at the HD 66B Republican Convention they will be voted upon again and if passed they will go the CD4 Republican Convention and up to the State Party Convention eventually.
There will be a Straw Poll which is a Preference Poll on who the attendees of the caucus prefer. It is not an endorsement of a candidate. It is also not binding, meaning the candidates can’t claim some sort of ranking versus other candidates that means anything. It helps the several campaigns for Republican Nomination for Minnesota Governor where they are in the campaigns. A number of campaigns might drop out after this Preference Poll.
What to know:
Are you in the right Precinct Caucus? Use caucusfinder.sos.mn.govto find out what House & Senate District as well as what Saint Paul Ward and Precinct you live in .
Your caucus location ISN’Tyour polling location.
Candidate Caucus Letters will be read, at least for the Governor’s race as there are so many candidates who are running this year.
There will be a Preference Poll for the Governor’s Race, commonly called a “Straw Poll.” This is not an endorsement.
Delegates & Alternateswill be elected in each of the 9 St Paul Precincts in House District 66B (Ward 5 Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9 and Ward 6 Precinct 6). These are 2 year terms and will end in 2028 at the next Precinct Caucus.
Precinct Officers will be elected in each Precinct. (Chair, Deputy Chair, Secretary). These are 2 year terms. Precinct Officers and their Delegates & Alternates may do precinct level activities. You can have Block Captains.
BPOU or Local Party Unit Executive Leadership is elected in the Odd Yearsand those terms are for 2 yrs. The next leadership election is in 2027.
Candidate Campaign Contact Info will be on our website until there is an endorsement. Then only the endorsed candidate’s information will remain on the Candidates Page, unless they are defeated in the Primary in August, then the Primary winner’s information will remain until the election is done.
Precincts will collect any at-will donations from attendees (it is not required to give a donation). If you want to donate more money than $20 individually you’ll have to see our chair and submit some information about yourself and your employer. If you want to donate money to us you can find our Donations Page and even submit your PCR there.
If this is your first time, or your nth time and you’ve forgotten what the terms are flying about and you’re not really sure how all of what you heard fits together here’s a flow chart:
Precinct Caucus organization starts at the bottom. A BPOU is also called a Local Party Unit, this one is HD 66B Republicans.
If you want to know more about what is happening in your Legislative District you can subscribe for free. When there is a post on this website you’ll get an email of the post. You can also follow our X/Twitter account at @HD66BGOP, and also at our Facebook Page www.facebook.com/people/MN-HD-66B-GOP
This post is a courtesy to voters who identify as Republican, Conservative, or Independent. We are posting Candidate Campaign Information in no particular order and we support the endorsed candidate whomever he or she may be. Currently there has been no endorsement by the Republican Party of Minnesota. See our Candidates Page. — admin
With the every snowfall just a reminder to dig out the Fire Hydrants as soon as you can. Also if there is a Metro Transit Bus Stop near your house, dig it out too. Your neighbors who ride the bus will thank you.
We never get tired of this video below. Okay it is a little bit corny but the message of cleaning off the nearest fire hydrant to your house is an important one. Time is of the essence when the nearest Ladder Company of the St Paul’s Bravest show up to put out a fire. Let us say that again, Time is very important to saving lives in a fire. If a firefighter has to waste time digging a hydrant out of a snow bank, your loved one, or your pets, or your neighbors, and their pets could die.
You can take turns with your neighbor over who gets to do the honor of Digging out the Hydrant.
This article was re-posted by permission of Saintpaulrepublicans.us. It was published on December 16, 2017. — admin
What: Every Third Saturday, Thanksgiving Feast for Veterans and Their Families
When: Wednesday, November 26, 2025, 3-6 pm
Where: American Legion Post 99, 560 S 34th Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55417, Map
A shuttle from Every Third Saturday (ETS) will be making a round trip to and from every half hour to the American Legion.
ETS is located at 5402 43rd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55417 (3 blocks from the VA Employee Parking Lot on the northside of the VA-Minneapolis.ETS Map
What is Every Third Saturday?
Every Third Saturday is not associated with HD 66B Republicans, but some of our delegates have used their services in the past. Tom McKenna is a saint to the Vets who go seeking help from their organization. Our post of this event is for those Vets who need some place to get a good meal and fellowship with other Vets for Thanksgiving. — admin
Minnesota House District 66B Republicans 