by Paul Demko
Published: February 24, 2010
Tags: 2010 Governor's Race, Bill Ingebrigtsen, David Hann, Debbie Johnson, Joe Gimse, Marty Seifert, Steve Smith, Tim Kelly, Tom Emmer, Warren Limmer
The contest for legislative endorsements in the GOP gubernatorial contest remains almost a dead heat. State Rep. Marty Seifert currently claims 16 members of the legislature as supporters, while Rep. Tom Emmer boasts 18 state House and Senate backers.
State Sen. David Hann will have to campaign hard to win re-election now that he has dropped out of the governor's race.
Minnesota state Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Delano, racked up more than half of the votes in a straw poll over the weekend at a forum in Sibley County for the state's Republican gubernatorial candidates.
Two DFL candidates registered campaign committees with the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board this week to challenge two prominent state Senate Republicans.
by Steve Perry
Published: August 10, 2009
Tags: 2010 Governor's Race, Bill Haas, David Hann, John Marty, Mark Dayton, Marty Seifert, Matt Entenza, Mike Jungbauer, Pat Anderson, Paul Kohls, Paul Thissen, Susan Gaertner, Tom Bakk, Tom Emmer, Tom Rukavina, What makes them run
Here’s a checklist of the interviews we’ve been doing for the past few weeks with 2010 candidates for governor.
The dates of original publication are noted parenthetically. Collect ‘em all:
Paul Thissen (DFL) (7/16)
Marty Seifert (R) (7/17)
Matt Entenza (DFL) (7/21)
David Hann (R) (7/22)
John Marty (DFL) (7/23)
Paul Kohls (R) (7/27)
Mark Dayton (DFL) (7/28)
Tom Bakk (DFL) (7/28)
Bill Haas (R) [...]
There’s one thing voter guides never get around to telling you: Who among all the candidates would you most enjoy having a beer and talking books or music or movies with?
State Sen. David Hann (R-Eden Prairie) was driving through a rainstorm near Moorhead en route to a campaign event when we caught up with him by phone this week to ask the seven questions we’ve been posing to the Minnesota 2010 gubernatorial candidates.
[See previous What makes them run interviews].
David Hann/vitals
Born: 1952; Elected: 2002 (2nd term); [...]
Sen. David Hann (R-Eden Prairie) officially announced his candidacy for governor today at a State Office Building press conference. Hann was joined by many family members and friends as he laid out his plans for making Minnesota the "land of unlimited opportunity." Sen. Joe Gimse (R-Willmar), Hann’s committee chair, introduced him to media and supporters. [...]
by Sarah Janecek
Published: September 21, 2007
Tags: Andy Luger, Brian Sullivan, Buck Humphrey, David Hann, DJ Leary, Elections 2008, Erik Paulsen, Geoff Michel, Jeff Johnson, Jim Ramstad, Joyce Peppin, Melissa Hortman, MN-3, Steve Kelley, Steve Simon, Terri Bonoff, Tom Kelly, Warren Limmer
The 3rd: Ramstad Retires
In re U.S. Rep. Jim Ramstad (R-MN 3) and his retirement announcement this
week, D.J. Leary, one of Politics In Minnesota’s founders and
editors (now retired) perfectly captured our thoughts and thus we’ll repeat
verbatim his letter
published
this week in the Star Tribune:
One of the tiny slivers of civility remaining in American politics is leaving
with U.S. [...]
