The Mike Minogue campaign purchased twenty super delegates for the April MassGOP convention for $100,000, in a break from prior practice which required super delegates to pay their own fees, according to the party, OCPF records and multiple campaign sources.

In emails obtained exclusively by 24Beacon, in early December 2025 the MassGOP sought $10,000 per super delegate, paid for by the super delegate.

But the final Minogue deal for twenty super delegates was paid for with $100,000 directly from the Minogue campaign, not the individual super delegate and listed by the Minogue campaign at OCPF as “convention fees.”

In late December, the MassGOP had lowered the ask for the “Chairwoman's delegate challenge” to $5000 and then on January 12, 2026 MassGOP Executive Director Haley Jones wrote to the campaigns: “Your campaign will earn one transferable at-large superdelegate slot (up to 20) to the April 26, 2026 Convention for every $5,000 new donor to the MassGOP (new donor defined as has not given since before 2016, or ever).”

“All campaigns had opportunity to donate more to the convention. Mike is the only one who participated. We are investing in the party for a successful general election bid,” said John Milligan of the Minogue campaign.

“Buying delegates completely undermines the purpose of our convention and disenfranchises every grassroots Republican who earned their spot by running at a caucus. It shows real contempt for the Republican Party to treat it as something that can be bought and sold,” said Holly Robichaud of the Brain Shortsleeve campaign.

In November, the Mike Kennealy campaign came under withering criticism for attempting to retain the super delegate number at the traditional three hundred level, but lost an insider party battle as the total super delegate total was reduced to seventy-five.

Lonnie Brennan of the Boston Broadside wrote at the time, “Many activists have questioned the sale of these delegate slots believing that it undermines the effort of the grassroots to make the choice on the endorsement.”

So far, neither the Mike Kennealy or Brian Shortsleeve campaigns have taken the MassGOP up on the offer, according to OCPF reports ending January 31st.

“And it's worth noting that Mike Minogue told WBUT he ‘doesn't identify as a Republican’. That tells you everything you need to know about how seriously he takes this party and the people who built it,” Robichaud added.

Statewide candidates need at least 15% of the convention attending delegates in April to move on to the September primary. It is unclear how many of the super delegates might attend or how many total delegates may attend, estimates range from 1500-2500.

The purchase was completed in accordance with MassGOP 2026 convention rules which allot 75 super delegates to Chairwoman Amy Carnevale, to be distributed at the Chair's sole discretion.

Minogue finished January with approximately $5.6M on hand, almost a million more than Healey and leaving his GOP hopefuls far behind.

The MassGOP declined to comment specifically on the Minogue transaction but said “the MassGOP is focused on raising the resources needed for a successful 2026 convention and a strong general election.”

Minogue paid his convention speaking fees in December listing the $50,000 expenditure with the label “ballot access” according to OCPF records.

Email chain obtained exclusively by 24Beacon below, yellow added.

OCPF records: