The family as props, reported, this Strib link.
Also, City Pages, at its opening "the acorn does not fall far from the tree" first page, a screenshot [click the screenshots to enlarge and view]:
About the don't-Tripp-up-the-old-man's-image-effort dimension, City Pages report, p.2; this link; good wholesome Wright County GOP Emmer youth in have-a-good-time action:
Featured in a way to really resonate with women voters it appears. I bet the girl's mom was impressed to see her daughter featured back then, in a prominent GOP politician's son's Facebook photo gallery.
I can almost feel the warmth.
I omitted reader comments and p.3 of the City Pages coverage.
So, the kid can draw a self portrait? Anyway, that's Tom Emmer III, Tripp as in triple for the number, or because he was born on third base and thought he'd hit a tripple. One or the other I guess. Now for Junior, which of the two Tom Emmer candidates should you believe, as he did or as he says; this link.