Republicans came in from Plymouth and Brooklyn Park to join the regulars in the southwest metropolitan area for a special Pints & Politics-turned-Holiday Party on December 9.

The Club Room at Poor Richards Commonhouse was festively decked out for the occasion. Upwards of 90 people came to enjoy this special year-end event.

Several notables attended, including US Senate candidate Rob Barnett, Congressional Candidate Kendall Qualls, and MN Senate candidate Jeff Jiang. They were joined by MN GOP Secretary Barb Sutter, Republican National Committeeman Rick Rice, and Congressional District 3 Chairwoman Patti Meier.

Live instrumental entertainment by Mark Vandermyde (of Fuzzy Math) on keyboards and Keith Friede on bass guitar provided a special touch of class to the evening.

If we missed seeing you at this merry gathering, we hope that your holidays are wonderful. We wish you a happy new year and look forward to having you join us at a future Pints & Politics!

(More photos below)