Minnesota Lt. Gov. Carol Molnau is supporting state Rep. Tom Emmer in the governor's race. The Waconia Republican served five terms in the state Legislature before being plucked by Gov. Tim Pawlenty for the state's number two post. Molnau also served as head of the Minnesota Department of Transportation until being ousted by DFL legislators in March 2008.
Here’s the fourth and final (for now) installment in our occasional series of investigative examinations of the pop culture tastes of our announced gubernatorial candidates.
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) [...]
On Tuesday PIM spoke by phone with the newest entrant to the Republican gubernatorial field–state Sen. Mike Jungbauer (East Bethel), who filed his campaign committee papers last week.
Mike Jungbauer/vitals
Born: 1958; Education: Anoka Ramsey Community College, Moody Bible College, Metropolitan State University; Occupation: Water resources manager; Elected: 2002 (2nd term); Committees: Finance - Transportation Budget and [...]
