Chris Madel

New York Gov Kathy Hochul is begging wealthy people who have moved to Florida and Texas to come back to New York and pay taxes. 🤣 "I need people who are high net worth to support the generous social programs that we want to have in our state. Now, there are some patriotic millionaires who stepped up. OK, cut me the checks if you want to be supportive, but maybe the first step should be go down to Palm Beach and see who you can bring back home." "I have to look at the fact that we are in competition with other states who have less of a tax burden on their corporations and their individuals. And I would say remote work changed everything." "There were people who could only work in an office in Manhattan and work in New York state. And they were captives to our state, they were going to stay. We saw that that's not the case. Wall Street businesses looking at Texas, they're not going there because they have a nicer governor. They're going there because of the tax rate."

Holy cow. Sanity has glimmered in a corner of Hennepin County.

At 10:31am this morning, I drove to Shakopee to follow up on a tip. Less than 12 hours later, we’ve found $123,000,000 in tax dollars (likely way more, as their IRS 990 from 23-25 have not been filed) financing orchestrated fraud. Instead of relitigating previously reported instances, I seek it out, expose it, find the receipts, and do everything I can to shut it down. It’s called action. That’s what I’ll do as State Auditor. Others should try it.

Minnesotans, we’ve been through a lot. And I believe this moment calls for grit, resilience, and faith in each other. I believe we must stand up for what’s right. And fix what’s wrong. Today, I’m announcing my candidacy for Governor.