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
Raymond Dehn has already faced most of the hurdles he will encounter on his way to the state Capitol. The first came when Dehn joined a crowded field of candidates vying for the open North Minneapolis House District 59B seat vacated by Rep. Bobby Joe Champion
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.
Veteran DFL campaign strategist Jeff Blodgett, who was recently named executive director of the independent expenditure group WIN Minnesota, has got his work cut out for him in 2012.
Gov. Mark Dayton has suggested a novel approach to ending the protracted impasse over the state’s $5 billion budget deficit and averting a government shutdown. Under the Dayton administration’s shutdown blueprint, filed in Ramsey County District Court earlier this month, an outside mediator would be appointed to help drive the parties toward a resolution. The two possible budget referees suggested by the DFL governor: former Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Kathleen Blatz and former Minnesota Supreme Court Associate Justice James Gilbert.
After eight years at the helm, Wellstone Action founder Jeff Blodgett will step down from the role of executive director, saying now is "the right time for a new leader to carry the organization forward."
by Briana Bierschbach
Published: December 15, 2010
Tags: Alida Messinger, Brian Melendez, David Lillehaug, endorsement, Jerry Janezich, Ken Martin, Mark Dayton, Mike Erlandson, Paul Wellstone, Tom Emmer, Tony Sutton
Martin has officially announced he is seeking the top post in the state's DFL Party.
by Paul Demko
Published: December 15, 2010
Tags: 2010 Governor's Race, Amy Klobuchar, Jeff Blodgett, Mark Dayton, Paul Wellstone, R.T. Rybak, Roger Moe, Rudy Perpich, Tina Smith, Tom Sorel, transition
Gov.-elect Mark Dayton’s transition team is casting a wide net as he assembles the first DFL administration in a generation.
Kathleen Lonergan has been kicking around the Capitol for 18 years, one of those behind-the-scenes staffers who quietly keeps things humming. On any given day she could offer up insight and institutional knowledge to any lawmaker, reporter or constituent ready to seek it.
In many ways, the closing statements being made via 30-second TV spot in the race for governor echo the tone of the whole campaign since around Labor Day. Ahead of Tuesday's vote, the campaigns of Republican Tom Emmer and Democrat Mark Dayton are doubling down on their respective messages - and seeking to convince skeptics that each is a swell guy to boot.
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