--- title: Minnesota Politician Bans Bachelor Arie Luyendyk From State description: A Minnesota state representative has drafted a bill to keep 'The Bachelor''s Arie Luyendyk, Jr., out of his state. canonical: https://time.com/5191728/the-bachelor-finale-arie-luyendyk-jr-banned-from-minnesota/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-03-08T19:24:06.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:47:18.737Z og:title: Minnesota Politician Wants to Ban Bachelor Star From His State og:description: Drew Christensen is not having it og:url: https://time.com/5191728/the-bachelor-finale-arie-luyendyk-jr-banned-from-minnesota/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd085a13e5a3a7338/69892a3a096a947d256a1c51/bachelor-arie-luyendyk-jr-banned-from-minnesota-bill.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: Arie Luyendyk Visits "Extra" og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Minnesota Politician Wants to Ban Bachelor Star From His State twitter:description: Drew Christensen is not having it twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd085a13e5a3a7338/69892a3a096a947d256a1c51/bachelor-arie-luyendyk-jr-banned-from-minnesota-bill.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # This Politician Wants Bachelor Arie Luyendyk Jr. Banned From the State. 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(Photo by Noel Vasquez/Getty Images) Noel Vasquez—Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Mar 8, 2018 7:24 PM UTC A Minnesota politician wants to ban _The Bachelor’s_ [Arie Luyendyk, Jr.](http://time.com/5187731/the-bachelor-finale-arie-proposes-becca-revenge/) from his state after [Arie broke up with his constituent](http://time.com/5186941/the-bachelor-recap-finale-arie-lauren-becca/?iid=sr-link1), Minnesota native Becca Kufrin during the show’s drama-filled finale. Arie’s decision to dump his fiancée for the runner-up on television did little to endear him to fans, some of whom were so enraged that they paid for [many billboards, Mildred Hayes style, to call out Arie](http://time.com/5190148/anti-arie-billboards-the-bachelor-finale/) for his heartless actions. However, Minnesota state representative Drew Christensen upped the ante by drafting a bill that would ban Arie from the state of Minnesota if it goes through. On Monday night, after Arie’s breakup with Becca aired during _The Bachelor_ finale, Christensen took to his Twitter where he told his followers that he would write a bill banning Arie from Minnesota if he got a thousand retweets. As might be expected, social media rose to the challenge, with the tweet receiving over 11,000 retweets as of Thursday. > [](https://twitter.com/RepChristensen/status/970881225316499456) Christensen kept his promise, taking to Twitter once again on Wednesday night to share a photo of the bill that he drafted. The bill reads: The state of Minnesota hereby adopts a policy of zero tolerance of Arie Luyendyk Jr. from season 22 of _The Bachelor_. It is state policy that every person in the state has a right to live free from the presence of Arie Luyendyk Jr. in the state. > [](https://twitter.com/RepChristensen/status/971547815066460160) Whether or not the bill has a shot, a note to the wise: Only those who are here for the right reasons are welcome in Minnesota. ## Transcript It's my honor to introduce the new Bachelorette, Becca! [ APPLAUSE ] [ MUSIC ] You can hear Kayla and her cheering. Kayla's back, she's [ UNKNOWN ]. [ APPLAUSE ] On board. Go Becca. So she was announced as new bachelorette. She even got to start a little early. What did you think of the parade of suitors that we saw? Did you have any favorites? They were so handsome and she was so elegant. She handled it really well. She's a girl that can takethings on the spot. So she's going to be a great Bachelorette. Yeah. We saw a little taste of how she will be as the next bachelorette. But how do you think he's going to do? I mean what's Style, I mean what do you think she's, about her being it. I think she's really comforting but also is gonna stand up for herself. You can tell she like really took it, gave it to Ari, she really wanted answers from him. And so she's gonna get the same all season long. She's also just a sweetheart. Like she's so likable. I think she's very decisive. Too. Which I think can be really good for, unlike- We need decisive people on the show! Yes, can we have some decision makers? Yes, people who are ready. You know, a lot of people debating whether or not she's ready for this emotionally, after all that she's been through. Do you think it's too soon for her to jump into that role or what? Personally, it'd be too soon for me, because she was just engaged like three months ago. But it seems like she's really processed it. And if you've mourned a loss of a relationship, you can move on. And it looks like she has. And grieve it for a while. Yes. And then, boom. That's the way to get over a relationship. Grieve it. [ LAUGH ] Start a new one. Yes. On to the next. On, on to the next. [ CROSSTALK ] Before we let you go, there's a lot of girlpower on the stage last night. Yes. Becca Em's stages were amazing. We love her. The moment they had on the couch was really great, what did you think about this supportive friendship and everything that they have, they were so fired up. I think that's the best thing that comes out of this show is the relationships that you get with these girls. Because you all are in this together, you share this experience that nobody else will understand. So the bond with the girls, it really is that kind of like tight knit thing. It is. And you'll have that the rest of your life. Yeah who do you stay in touch with from your season? It's so funny. I stay in touch with Amanda. I stay in touch with the couple other girls. And we're just really really supportive with one another. And you know, it's so funny. 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