‘Hundreds … Literally Begging Me To Run Again': WCCO Goes 1-On-1 With Ousted GOP Chair Jennifer Carnahan

CBS Minnesota

September 24, 2021

The ousted head of the Minnesota Republican Party says she may run to get her old job back. Jennifer Carnahan was forced to resign as party chair over her ties to accused child sex trafficker Tony Lazzaro.

Carnahan was also forced out over complaints about her promoting a “toxic work environment” that allowed sexual harassment to flourish. WCCO’s Esme Murphy spoke one-on-one with Carnahan Thursday about her plans moving forward.

“There are hundreds of people from across the state calling me and literally begging me to run again, saying, ‘You’re the only one who can carry us forward,'” Carnahan told Murphy.

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