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Andy Brehm

Contributing Columnist | Opinion

Andy Brehm is a contributing columnist for the Minnesota Star Tribune. He’s a corporate lawyer and previously served as U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman’s press secretary.


Andy Brehm has been a conservative commentator around the Twin Cities for nearly 20 years, regularly contributing to the Star Tribune's opinion section and frequently appearing on KSTP's "At Issue" and TPT's "Almanac." He's a corporate lawyer and previously served as U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman's press secretary. He lives in St. Paul.
Recent content from Andy Brehm
Gov. Tim Walz delivers the State of the State address April 19, 2023, in the House chamber of the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul.

Brehm: Actually, the DFL deserves complete credit for the budgetary mess Minnesota finds itself in

Counterpoint: Republicans didn't have a seat at the table when the DFL trifecta set the state on a fiscal collision course; but sensible cost-cutting can help get us off it.
President-elect Donald Trump arrives to watch SpaceX's mega rocket Starship lift off for a test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Nov. 19.

Brehm: Trump's recess appointment scheme is reckless

The U.S. Senate should always provide its advice and consent on presidential nominations; it has a constitutional right and duty to thwart unfit selections.
"When we hold true friends who vote differently from the way we do, we can empathize with what motivates those on the other side of causes we care abo

Brehm: Here's one way we can help heal our divided country

Politics should never surmount friends and family; only ideologues let that happen.
The White House is reflected in a pool of water from a ground sprinkler post-Election Day, on Nov. 6.

Brehm: Democrats have themselves to blame for Trump's election

This red wave wasn't as much about embracing Donald Trump as it was repudiating far-left progressivism.
JD Vance introduces former President Donald Trump at a rally in St. Cloud, Minn., in July.

Brehm: This Nikki Haley Republican will be voting — with reticence — for Donald Trump and JD Vance

The Democratic ticket is simply too radical.
"Thanks to ill-advised legislation passed earlier this year at the State Capitol ... sober housing selections are about to get more limited and less s

Brehm: A sobering mistake by Minnesota legislators

Sober house residents should be able to choose safe, abstinence-based communities. New state regulations will make that difficult.
"If Minnesota’s tax base continues to contract so substantially, current rates, which are already some of the highest in the nation, will soon be in

Brehm: Why is this much wealth leaving Minnesota?

It's likely due to the state's high tax rates and unfriendly business climate, along with declining quality of life in some areas. Leaders need to address it.
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump greets supporters at a town hall Aug. 29 in La Crosse, Wis.

Donald Trump is losing momentum. Here's how he could turn it around.

He needs to convince voters that his second term won't look like the first in terms of his temperament and demeanor.
Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, delivers remarks at a campaign rally in Romulus, Mich., on Aug. 7.

The governor doth project too much

Tim Walz says the opposition is weird. But who really are the weird and extreme ones?