by Sarah Janecek
Published: January 18, 2010
Tags: 2010 Governor's Race, Marty Seifert, Norm Coleman, Pat Anderson, Tom Emmer
Norm Coleman's surprise announcement that he won't be running for governor, combined with Rep. Marty Seifert's (R-Marshall) self-proclaimed status as the front runner in the contest for the GOP endorsement, mean that the guy in the race to watch right now is Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Delano).
by Paul Demko
Published: January 12, 2010
Tags: 2010 Governor's Race, Norm Coleman, Pat Anderson
Pat Anderson announced today that she's dropping out of the governor's race, opting instead to pursue her former post as state auditor. But the move has prompted renewed speculation about a different politician: Norm Coleman.
by Charley Shaw
Published: October 27, 2009
Tags: 2010 Governor's Race, Craig Westover, Pat Anderson
Westover takes the helm of Pat Anderson's media operation
by Charley Shaw
Published: October 27, 2009
Tags: 2010 Governor's Race, Craig Westover, Pat Anderson
Craig Westover, the former conservative blogger and columnist whose picture piloting a sailboat earned him the nickname Captain Fishsticks, is now guiding the media and communications ship at Pat Anderson’s gubernatorial campaign.
by Sarah Janecek
Published: October 26, 2009
Tags: 2010 Governor's Race, Mark Dayton, Pat Anderson
One of the most intriguing aspects of AFSCME's endorsement of DFLer Mark Dayton for governor is how it went down. About 150 members of the union's screening committee met with all the DFL candidates - and GOP candidate Pat Anderson - for about 3 and a half hours Saturday afternoon. They were done with the candidates about 4 p.m., and they had their decision shortly after 5 p.m.
by Steve Perry
Published: August 19, 2009
Tags: 2010 Governor's Race, Pat Anderson, Paul Kohls, Paul Thissen, Susan Gaertner
For the past month or so, we’ve been featuring interviews with 2010 gubernatorial candidates. What follows are excerpts from four of those conversations.
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) [...]
by Steve Perry
Published: August 3, 2009
Tags: 2010 Governor's Race, Pat Anderson, What makes them run
[This interview originally appeared in the July 31 issue of PIM Weekly Report.] On Thursday PIM got a chance to talk with former state auditor and Republican gubernatorial candidate Pat Anderson about her run for the corner office at the Capitol. Pat Anderson/vitals Born: 1966; Education: B.A., University of Minnesota; M.A., Hamline University (public administration); Occupation: Entrepreneur, president [...]
by Charley Shaw
Published: July 15, 2009
Tags: 2010 Governor's Race, Pat Anderson
Former State Auditor Pat Anderson has joined the growing ranks of GOP candidates running for governor. Anderson sounded alarm about Minnesota’s fiscal future in her press release this morning in which she officially announced her candidacy. In doing so, she said the next governor won’t be able to solve a multi-billion dollar budget deficit through unallotment. [...]
