by Staff
Published: August 4, 2009
Tags: CD 6, Elwyn Tinklenberg
Elwyn Tinklenberg announced today the termination of his campaign for U.S. Congress in the Sixth District. In a statement on his site, he said the move was “obviously not an easy decision…but the right one.” The CD 6 battle for Rep. Michele Bachmann’s (R-MN6) seat now is left with two strong DFL contenders, Sen. Tarryl [...]
by Betsy Sundquist
Published: July 10, 2009
Tags: Elwyn Tinklenberg, Maureen Reed, Michele Bachmann, Tarryl Clark
With 16 months to go until the 2010 election, money is already starting to pour in to Minnesota's 6th Congressional District race, as Democrats who sense that incumbent Rep. Michele Bachmann is vulnerable are beginning to circle.
by Steve Perry
Published: July 9, 2009
Tags: 2010 Governor's Race, Elwyn Tinklenberg, Michele Bachmann, Tarryl Clark
For the past many months, Assistant Senate Majority Leader Tarryl Clark (DFL-St. Cloud) (pictured) has been rumored to be one of the likelier legislative entrants to the 2010 Minnesota governor’s race. (See our Who’s on First candidate matrix.) But these days there’s growing speculation that the two-term veteran may have her eye on the Sixth District [...]
by Betsy Sundquist
Published: October 21, 2008
Tags: 2008 election, Barack Obama, Elwyn Tinklenberg, Michele Bachmann
Today’sheadline on The Fix, the Washington Post’s online political blog,might sum it up best: "Bachmann goes boom!" Four days after incumbent GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann roiled the waters on national TV by calling for an investigation into anti-American members of Congress, including Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama (and gave her challenger’s campaign a financial boost in [...]
by Betsy Sundquist
Published: October 20, 2008
Tags: 2008 election, Barack Obama, Colin Powell, Elwyn Tinklenberg, Michele Bachmann
New contributions to congressional candidate Elwyn Tinklenberg’s campaign were at $810,000 by lateMonday afternoon, three days after conservative Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann speculated about Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s
by admin
Published: July 21, 2008
Tags: Abortion, CD 6, Elwyn Tinklenberg, MCCL, pro-life, Scott Fischbach
In last week’s Weekly Report,we wrote that Sixth Congressional District DFL candidate Elwyn Tinklenberg is pro-life, which is what his campaign told us. We quickly heard from Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life executive director Scott Fischbach, who said, "You can call yourself whatever you want. We’ll make sure voters know in detail where he stands." To [...]
by admin
Published: July 21, 2008
Tags: Abortion, CD 6, Elwyn Tinklenberg, MCCL, pro-life, Scott Fischbach
In last week’s Weekly Report,we wrote that Sixth Congressional District DFL candidate Elwyn Tinklenberg is pro-life, which is what his campaign told us. We quickly heard from Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life executive director Scott Fischbach, who said, "You can call yourself whatever you want. We’ll make sure voters know in detail where he stands." To [...]
by Sarah Janecek
Published: August 4, 2007
Tags: Carol Molnau, Elwyn Tinklenberg, I-35W Bridge, Jesse Ventura, MnDOT, Tim Pawlenty
The bridge collapse–in what's sure to be an excruciatingly painful process–will put the spotlight on what anyone who has worked in Minnesota transportation policy has known for decades: the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is a mess. No one administration or political party is to blame. The Rudy Perpich (DFL) Administration (1982-1990), the Arne Carlson (R) Administration (1990-1998), the Jesse Ventura (I) [...]
