3 Twin Cities Metro Republican Candidates Promote QAnon: Report

Minneapolis MN

23 September, 2020

10:56 AM

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ST. LOUIS PARK, MN — Three Republicans running to represent parts of the Twin Cities metro area in the Minnesota State Legislature have expressed some level of support for the QAnon conspiracy theory, according to a report in The Minneapolis Star-Tribune. According to the Associated Press, the baseless conspiracy theory involves "Q," an alleged anonymous high-ranking government official who shares information about an anti-Trump "deep state" officials with links to satanism and child sex trafficking. Julie Dupré is a Republican running for the Minnesota Senate in the Edina area. According to the Star Tribune, Dupré has called QAnon is a "really great information source." Melissa Moore, a Republican who is running for the Minnesota House in the St. Louis Park area has used QAnon-related messages on social media, such as the "GreatAwakening" and "DoItQ." #GreatAwakening #GODWins #WWG1WGA#LockThemUp #DoItQ#DarkToLight#Trump2020 JFKJRLIVES #BestIsYetToCome #USA — Melissa Moore (@Melissa5Moore) April 17, 2020 Gary Heyer is a Republican who is running for the Minnesota House in the Bloomington area. In December, Heyer invited churchgoers in Bloomington to participate in the "great awakening." A since-deleted video he posted from outside Grace Church showed a sign with a QR code that had "Q" in the middle and said "patriots unite." At least three other candidates running in Minnesota are QAnon supporters, according to the Star Tribune. Read more at the Star Tribune. The candidates' campaigns did not immediately respond to Patch's request for comment.