APNewsBreak: Minnesota GOP leader seeks cut of big donations [View all]

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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The new chairwoman of Minnesota's Republican Party is seeking a 10 percent commission from large donations to the party, according to a memo obtained by The Associated Press.

Campaign finance experts said they've never heard of such an arrangement. And it risks upsetting major GOP donors and activists by diverting critical resources from a party that has struggled with debt for much of the last decade — even as it prepares for two U.S. Senate elections, a wide-open race for governor and four or more competitive congressional elections.

In the Dec. 14 memo, Jennifer Carnahan seeks party approval to take the commission on large contributions from October 2017 through at least April. The memo doesn't define "large," but an accompanying chart said it would result in an immediate payout of $24,500 in addition to her current base salary of $67,000 annually.

The commission structure would need to be approved by the party's 14-member executive committee, which is scheduled to meet Thursday.

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