After much consideration, i am ending my campaign for us Senate.

There are several good candidates running to be the Republican candidate to become our next US Senator. I would prefer that the choice be left to the Republican voters of the state in the August primary instead of being decided by special interest groups at the state GOP convention, but that will be up to the candidates themselves.

Thank you to everyone that supported and voted for me in the 2022 primary. We did far better than I had anticipated we would and that can only be because you helped spread the word of my campaign and truly desire an alternative to the usual political class that has been gradually eroding our rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

I learned a lot about the election process during this past four years. I am considering other options to serve the people of Minnesota. As always I value your input to this process. Thank you again,

Raymond Petersen