MINNEAPOLIS — Republican Royce White has defeated Joe Fraser in the Minnesota primary election and will face incumbent Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar on the November ballot.
White, a 33-year-old Minneapolis native who briefly played in the NBA, beat Fraser in what political experts saw as a struggle for the soul of the Minnesota Republican Party.
Fraser, 50, was originally believed to be the frontrunner, but was stunned when White comfortably won the party’s nomination at May’s GOP convention. While he initially ceded, Fraser backtracked and renewed his fight against White.
White aims to be GOP’s future
White says he can steer younger voters and voters of color to the GOP. On his campaign website, he says he will be a leader who won’t “sell out.”
“We face an enemy that intends to bastardize our citizenship through an idea called globalism. We must begin to understand how the global affects the local and take a stand for God, Family, and Country,” White said. “I have fought against the corporate community responsible for this globalist agenda. Send me to Washington so I can continue that fight on the Senate floor in the swamp.”
His opponent told WCCO’s Esme Murphy in July that White is far from a good fit