Quie backs Demmer in CD 1 race
Former Republican governors Al Quie and Arne Carlson both agree that they want Independence Party candidate Tom Horner in the governor's office next year, but they don't see eye-to-eye on who should...
View ArticleOberstar drowns in GOP wave, but rest of MN delegation survives
Chip Cravaack pulled off one of the most stunning political upsets in Minnesota history, knocking off 18-term U.S. Rep. Jim Oberstar in the 8th Congressional District. The GOP challenger received 48...
View ArticleMeet the freshmen: House GOP, part III
Ranging in age from 24 to 65, new class presents a varied face
View ArticleWhen session opens, 60 former House and Senate members will have moved on
Sen. Steve Dille will probably not be bored when his 24 years at the Legislature officially come to an end next month. The first item on the 65-year-old Dassel Republican's post-Senate agenda is...
View ArticleDrazkowski considering a run against Walz
Republican House Rep. Steve Drazkowski is not ruling out a run against Democratic U.S. Rep. Tim Walz in 2012.
View ArticleAllen Quist, perennial bane of GOP front-runners, enters the CD 1 race
Longtime conservative stalwart Allen Quist put weeks of rumors to rest early Thursday morning at the Country Kitchen in Winona, where he officially launched his second run for Minnesota’s 1st...
View ArticleCongressional map makes minimal changes
Minnesota’s reapportioned congressional map yielded one well-publicized surprise by placing the home of Republican U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann of the 6th Congressional District into the 4th District,...
View ArticleMike Parry: From the jaws of victory
A few months ago, nobody thought Sen. Mike Parry could lose a congressional primary to Allen Quist. But he managed.
View Article19A special: From St. Peter to St. Paul
St. Peter Democratic Rep. Terry Morrow went unchallenged last fall in his race for House District 19A, but his sudden retirement from the seat in December enticed nearly a dozen candidates to jump into...
View ArticleRepublicans look to Rochester for Walz-beater
After taking a pounding from Congressman Tim Walz in the 2012 general election, Republicans in the 1st Congressional District appear to be dusting themselves off and getting serious about preventing...
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