by Briana Bierschbach
Published: October 24, 2012
Tags: Al Franken, Allen Quist, Amy Klobuchar, Bill Hillsman, Chip Cravaack, Jesse Ventura, Jim Oberstar, Joan Growe, John Kline, Kurt Bills, Michele Bachmann, Mike Obermueller, Minnesota for Marriage, minnesotans united for all families, Nancy Pelosi, Norm Coleman, Our Vote Our Future, Paul Wellstone, Rick Nolan, Tarryl Clark
One notable exception: Cravaack/Nolan CD 8 race
The television spot, which will run for the next three weeks leading up to Election Day, features the Lakeville congressman standing in the middle of the Metrodome, using stadium stats to illustrate the federal debt.
Former DFL state Rep. Mike Obermueller has released his first television ad in his campaign to defeat incumbent U.S. Rep. John Kline in the 2nd Congressional District. The ad, focusing on a fictional pizza shop, criticizes Washington for wasteful spending and failing to make the wealthy pay their fair share of taxes.
by Briana Bierschbach and Mike Mullen
Published: August 3, 2012
Tags: Allen Quist, Anthony Hernandez, Betty McCollum, Brian Barnes, Chip Cravaack, Chris Fields, Collin Peterson, Erik Paulsen, Jeff Anderson, Jim Graves, John Kline, Keith Ellison, Lee Byberg, Michele Bachmann, Mike Obermueller, Mike Parry, Rick Nolan, Tarryl Clark, Tim Walz
Michele Bachmann, running for her fourth term representing Minnesota’s Sixth Congressional district, pulled in just more than $1 million in the month of July, easily surpassing her fellow Minnesota Congressmen and women in total fundraising hauls, as well as her Democratic opponent Jim Graves, who raised $64,000 in that period.
by Paul Demko
Published: July 17, 2012
Tags: Al Franken, Allen Quist, Amy Klobuchar, Anthony Hernandez, Betty McCollum, Brian Barnes, Chip Cravaack, Chris Fields, Collin Peterson, Erik Paulsen, Jeff Anderson, Jim Graves, John Kline, Keith Ellison, Kurt Bills, Lee Byberg, Michele Bachmann, Mike Obermueller, Mike Parry, Rick Nolan, Tarryl Clark, Tim Walz
Minnesota House and Senate candidates took in more than $6 million during the second quarter of 2012, according to reports filed with the Federal Elections Commission. U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann raked in the biggest haul at $1.9 million. That's more than six times the amount raised by DFL challenger Jim Graves in the Sixth Congressional District.
DFL candidate and former state Rep. Mike Obermueller announced on Monday that he had raised about $252,000 over a two-month time period, the best fundraising numbers for DFL candidate in the second district in nearly a decade.
by Mike Mosedale
Published: July 3, 2012
Tags: Amy Klobuchar, Asian Carp Task Force, Betty McCollum, carp, CARP Act, Chip Cravaack, Collin Peterson, Department of Natural Resources, Friends of the Mississippi, Greg Genz, Irene Jones, John Anfinson, John Kline, Keith Ellison, Metropolitan Council, Michele Bachmann, St. Anthony Falls, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Upper Mississippi Waterway Association
As the Dayton administration and environmental organizations push Congress to permit the emergency closure of the navigational locks on the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, two new government studies have detailed the potential costs of action — and inaction.
Mike Obermueller's race for the 2nd Congressional District was added to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's (DCCC) targeted "Red to Blue" list of races on Monday, which could mean financial and strategic help from the national group.
by Briana Bierschbach
Published: June 6, 2012
Tags: Betty McCollum, CD 2, Chip Cravaack, Dan Hofrenning, Dan Powers, Darin Broton, Doug Wardlow, John Kline, Lynn Wardlow, Mark Westpfahl, Mike Obermueller, Mike Osskopp, Shelley Madore, Tim Pawlenty
Flanked by a half dozen supporters at the State Office Building, former Eagan state Rep. Mike Obermueller made his campaign against Congressman John Kline official this week. “John Kline hasn’t changed Washington nearly as much as Washington has changed John Kline,” Obermueller told supporters on Monday.
DFL-endorsed candidate Mike Obermueller filed to run against GOP U.S. Rep. John Kline in the state's 2nd Congressional District on Monday afternoon, followed not long after by 8th Congressional District candidate and former state Sen. Tarryl Clark.
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