MINNESOTA

Your complete directory of Minnesota candidates for Governor, United State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources.

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Filing Deadline: July 2010
Primary: September 2010

This page was last updated on January 5, 2009

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
Tim Pawlenty (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Tom Bakk (DFL) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Labor Union Representative
Tarryl Clark (DFL) - State Sen. & Attorney
Chris Coleman (DFL) - St. Paul Mayor, Ex-St. Paul City Councilman & Attorney
Mark Dayton (DFL) - Ex-US Senator, Ex-State Auditor, Businessman & '98 Candidate
Matt Entenza (DFL) - Ex-State House Minority Leader, Think Tank Founder, Attorney & '06 Attorney General Candidate
Susan Gaertner (DFL) - Ramsey County Attorney
Margaret Anderson Kelliher (DFL) - State House Speaker, Writer & Community Organizer
John Marty (DFL) - State Sen., Writer, Ex-Non-Profit Group Administrator & '94/'98 Candidate
R.T. Rybak (DFL) - Minneapolis Mayor, Internet Consultant & Ex-Journalist
Ole Savior (DFL) - Artist & Frequent Candidate
Paul Thissen (DFL) - State Rep. & Attorney
Richard Klatte (Green) - Utility Worker & Frequent Candidate
Peter Roess (Green) - Museum Founder
Leslie Davis (Independent) - Environmental Activist, Businessman, Army Veteran & Frequent Candidate

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2010.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Carol Molnau (R)*

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Mark Ritchie (DFL)* - (Campaign Site)

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Lori Swanson (DFL)*

STATE AUDITOR:
Rebecca Otto (DFL)* - (Campaign Site)

U.S. SENATOR:

[ Norm Coleman (R)* - Defeated for re-election in 2008. ]
Al Franken (DFL) - Comic, Radio Talk Show Host, Author & Democratic Activist

Amy Klobuchar (DFL)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2012.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Tim Walz (DFL)* - (Campaign Site)

District 2:
John Kline (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 3:
[ Jim Ramstad (R)* - Retiring in 2008. ]
Erik Paulsen (R) - State Rep., Ex-State House Majority Leader, Businessman & Ex-Congressional Aide

District 4:
Betty McCollum (DFL)* - (Campaign Site)

District 5:
Keith Ellison (DFL)* - (Campaign Site)

District 6:
Michele Bachmann (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 7:
Collin Peterson (DFL)* - (Campaign Site)

District 8:
Jim Oberstar (DFL)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Communist Party of Minnesota
Constitution Party of Minnesota
Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL)
Green Party of Minnesota
Independence Party of Minnesota (IP)
Libertarian Party of Minnesota
Republican Party of Minnesota

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of State's Office

Campaign Finance & Public Disclosure Board

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Alexandria Echo Press
Annandale Advocate
Anoka County Union
Austin Daily Herald
Blaine/Spring Lake Park Life
Brainerd Daily Dispatch
Cannon Falls Beacon
Checks & Balances
Coon Rapids Herald
Duluth News-Tribune
Elk River Star News
Grant County Herald
Inside Minnesota Politics
Lake Country Echo / Pine River Journal (Pequot Lakes)
Mankato Free Press
Minneapolis Observer (Alternative)
Minneapolis Star Tribune - (Politics Section)
Minneapolis/St. Paul City Pages (Alternative)
Minnesota Daily (University of Minnesota)
Minnesota E-Democracy
Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder (African-American)
Minnesota Women Lawyers: Voters Guide for Judicial Elections
MNPolitics.com
Morrison County Record
New Ulm Journal
Northfield News
Page 1 Publications (6 Community Newspapers)
Politics in Minnesota
Republican Minnesota
Rochester Post-Bulletin
Southwest Journal (Minneapolis)
St. Paul Legal Ledger
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Sun Newspapers (Minnesota Community Newspaper Chain)
Thisweek Newspapers (Burnsville)
Tyler Tribute
West Central Tribune (Willmar)
Winona Daily News

KSTP TV-5 (ABC - Minneapolis)
Minnesota Public Radio

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