{"id":200,"date":"2026-08-05T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/therealronlatz.com\/?page_id=200"},"modified":"2026-08-05T23:11:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T23:11:29","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/therealronlatz.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"572\" src=\"https:\/\/therealronlatz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/jumbotron-1-2-1024x572.png\" alt=\"Image of Ron Latz with text &quot;He doesn't share our values&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therealronlatz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/jumbotron-1-2-1024x572.png 1024w, https:\/\/therealronlatz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/jumbotron-1-2-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/therealronlatz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/jumbotron-1-2-768x429.png 768w, https:\/\/therealronlatz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/jumbotron-1-2-1536x857.png 1536w, https:\/\/therealronlatz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/jumbotron-1-2-2048x1143.png 2048w, https:\/\/therealronlatz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/jumbotron-1-2-18x10.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Key Issues &amp; The Documentation<\/h4>\n\n\n<div\n\tclass=\"page-links-grid\"\n\tstyle=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(280px, 1fr)); gap: 20px; margin: 30px 0;\"\n>\n\t<!-- <div style=\"padding: 20px; border: 1px solid #e0e0e0; border-radius: 6px; background: #fafafa;\">\n\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top: 0;\"><a href=\"\/rons-corporate-sponsors\/\">Ron\u2019s Corporate Sponsors<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t<p>A breakdown of major corporate PACs and lobbyist contributions funding Latz's campaign.<\/p>\n\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div style=\"padding: 20px; border: 1px solid #e0e0e0; border-radius: 6px; background: #fafafa;\">\n\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top: 0;\"><a href=\"\/rons-personal-financial-interests\/\">Personal Financial Interests<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t<p>Investments in MAGA corporations, law firm ties, real estate holdings, and landlord practices.<\/p>\n\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t<\/div> -->\n\n\t<div style=\"padding: 20px; border: 1px solid #e0e0e0; border-radius: 6px; background: #fafafa;\">\n\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top: 0;\"><a href=\"\/?page_id=103\">Anti-Affordable Housing<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t<p>He held key legislation hostage to block protections for low-income renters.<\/p>\n\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div style=\"padding: 20px; border: 1px solid #e0e0e0; border-radius: 6px; background: #fafafa;\">\n\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top: 0;\"><a href=\"\/?page_id=104\">Harming Victims &amp; Supporting Abusers<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t<p>He blocked rape statute of limitations reforms and asked insensitive questions of survivors.<\/p>\n\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div style=\"padding: 20px; border: 1px solid #e0e0e0; border-radius: 6px; background: #fafafa;\">\n\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top: 0;\"><a href=\"\/\">Right-Wing Twitter Problem<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t<!-- <h3 style=\"margin-top: 0;\"><a href=\"\/rons-right-wing-twitter-problem\/\">Right-Wing Twitter Problem<\/a><\/h3> -->\n\t\t<p>Details of retweets\/quote tweets from far-right and anti-Islam accounts promoting disinformation.<\/p>\n\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div style=\"padding: 20px; border: 1px solid #e0e0e0; border-radius: 6px; background: #fafafa;\">\n\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top: 0;\"><a href=\"\/?page_id=106\">Senate DFL Rebukes Latz<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t<p>Official statements and press releases from DFL Senate colleagues denouncing his rhetoric.<\/p>\n\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<!-- <div style=\"padding: 20px; border: 1px solid #e0e0e0; border-radius: 6px; background: #fafafa;\">\n\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top: 0;\"><a href=\"\/where-was-ron-during-metro-surge\/\">Metro Surge Response<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t<p>Timeline and open letter documenting representation during critical Metro legislative surges.<\/p>\n\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t<\/div> -->\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Issues &amp; The Documentation Anti-Affordable Housing He held key legislation hostage to block protections for low-income renters. 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