by Briana Bierschbach
Published: July 3, 2012
Tags: Alice Hausman, Andy Westerberg, Barb Goodwin, Blake Huffman, Bob Davis, Bob Fletcher, Chris Gerlach, Debbie Johnson, Don Samuels, Ellen Anderson, Frank Mabley, Gene Feltmann, Glenn Gruenhagen, Jan Parker, Jim Swanson, John Marty, Julie Braastad, Leslie Davis, Linda Higgins, Mark Stenglein, Mary Burg, Mary Jo McGuire, Matt Bostrom, Michelle Benson, Mike Jungbauer, Nathan Schmal, Owen Tonak, Ray Bayerl, Ron Shimanski, Sue Jeffers, Tom Emmer, Tony Bennett
An unusually large number of legislators and prominent Minnesota politicos are opting to run in county commissioner races across the state.
Attorney Susan Allen was elected in House District 61B, replacing former Rep. Jeff Hayden. Hennepin County staffer Kari Dziedzic easily won the Senate District 59 seat in northeast Minneapolis to replace former Senate Majority Leader Larry Pogemiller.
by Charley Shaw
Published: November 30, 2011
Tags: AFSCME, Amy Klobuchar, Brian Elliott, DFL, Jacob Frey, Jean Wagenius, Kari Dziedzic, Larry Pogemiller, Linda Berglin, Linda Scheid, MAPE, Mark Stenglein, Mohamud Noor, NOW, Paul Ostrow, Paul Wellstone, Peter Wagenius, Phyllis Kahn, R.T. Rybak. Hussein Samatar, SD 59, SEIU, Stonewall DFL, Walt Dziedzic, womenwinning
Senate District 59, which encompasses the Minneapolis campus of the University of Minnesota and northeast Minneapolis, is home to one of the most concentrated DFL constituencies in Minnesota.
by Charley Shaw
Published: November 30, 2011
Tags: Ben Schwanke, Jacob Frey, Kari Dziedzic, Larry Pogemiller, Mark Stenglein, Mohamud Noor, PACs, Paul Ostrow, Peter Wagenius, political action committees, R.T. Rybak, SD 59, Senate District 59
In the race for dollars, Kari Dziedzic and Peter Wagenius bested the pack of DFLers vying for the nomination in the Senate District 59 race to succeed former Sen. Larry Pogemiller. The amount of money raised in a month of campaigning exceeds the amounts raised by many legislative campaigns in an entire election year.
by Charley Shaw
Published: November 16, 2011
Tags: Arden Hills, Carl Pohlad, Fiscal Disparities program, Hennepin County, John Derus, Mark Dayton, Mark Stenglein, Mike Opat, Minneapolis, Morrie Lanning, R.T. Rybak, racino, Running Aces, Target Field, Tim Pawlenty, Tom Bakk, Vikings Stadium, Zygi Wilf
With a host of issues like light rail ridership and civic pride on the line, Hennepin County officials are keeping their powder dry in the event that they can find an opening to advance a Minnesota Vikings stadium plan.
Two days after filing to run for the Senate seat being vacated by Larry Pogemiller, Cordelia Pierson has dropped out of the contest. Instead Pierson announced that she is backing Kari Dziedzic, one of six DFLers remaining in the contest. Dziedzic is currently a policy aid to Hennepin County Commissioner Mark Stenglein.
The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) board of trustees is seeking applicants to fill three open positions on the board.
