by Paul Demko
Published: May 18, 2012
Freshman state Rep. Kurt Bills won the GOP endorsement for U.S. Senate on Friday, eclipsing the 60 percent threshold required for party backing on the second ballot.
by Charley Shaw
Published: May 14, 2012
Tags: 2012 legislative races
Dates have been set for several intra-party clashes for House and Senate endorsements. Some of the competitions are due to redistricting and some Republican incumbents are facing challenges from the right-wing of the party.
by Charley Shaw
Published: May 3, 2012
Tags: 8th Congressional District DFL, Jeff Anderson, Rick Nolan, Tarryl Clark
With DFLers in the 8th Congressional District set to hold their endorsing convention this weekend, Jeff Anderson announced he's got the support of two more northeastern Minnesota state legislators.
by Charley Shaw
Published: April 23, 2012
Tags: 2012 legislative session, June primary, Minnesota Senate, primary elections, Roger Chamberlain
The Senate rejected a proposal to move Minnesota’s primary date from August to June and sent it packing back to conference committee.
by Paul Demko
Published: April 17, 2012
Tags: Keith Downey, Polly Bowles, Ron Erhardt
Polly Bowles plans to seek the GOP nomination in House District 49A, which includes much of Edina. Bowles hopes to replace GOP Rep. Keith Downey, who is running for an open Senate seat.
by Paul Demko and Charley Shaw
Published: April 16, 2012
Tags: 2012 legislative races, Ben Lein, Brita Sailer, Bruce Mackenthun, David Hancock, Michael Beard, Morrie Lanning, Roger Erickson
State Rep. Mike Beard barely survived a GOP endorsement challenge on Saturday in House District 55A. Beard faced a backlash for his support for retention elections of judicial contests. There were also DFL conventions in Districts 2 and 4.
by Charley Shaw
Published: April 14, 2012
Tags: Brian Barnes, Jim Graves
Brian Barnes and Jim Graves both won DFL endorsement at a pair of conventions this weekend. They will challenge GOP incumbents this fall.
by Paul Demko
Published: April 2, 2012
Tags: 2012 presidential contest, Adam Duininck, Jeff Blodgett
Jeff Blodgett will once again helm President Barack Obama's campaign in Minnesota. The former executive director of Wellstone Action started with the campaign on Monday.
by Paul Demko
Published: April 2, 2012
Tags: 2012 congressional elections, Collin Peterson, Gretchen Hoffman, Lee Byberg
Lee Byberg will get a second chance at knocking off 11-term DFL incumbent Rep. Collin Peterson in the 7th Congressional District. Byberg defeated state Sen. Gretchen Hoffman on the first ballot to secure the GOP endorsement at Saturday's convention in Alexandria.
by Paul Demko
Published: March 31, 2012
Tags: Calvin Bahr, Jack Rogers, Michelle Benson, Mike Jungbauer, tom Hackbarth
On the fifth and final ballot GOP delegates in Senate District 31 pushed Sen. Michelle Benson over the 60 percent threshold required for endorsement. The freshman legislator defeated three-term incumbent Sen. Mike Jungbauer in a tight contest for party backing.
