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2014 Minnesota Elections
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 4, 2014. All of Minnesota's executive officers were up for election as well as all the seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives, several state judicial seats, a United States Senate seat, all of Minnesota's eight seats in the United States House of Representatives, and several seats for local offices. A primary election was held on August 12, 2014, to nominate major political party candidates for partisan offices and candidates for nonpartisan offices. State elections Governor Incumbent Democratic–Farmer–Labor Governor Mark Dayton sought re-election. Other candidates included Republican Hennepin County Commissioner Jeff Johnson, Hannah Nicollet of the Independence Party, Chris Wright of the Grassroots Party, and Libertarian Chris Holbrook. Republicans Merrill Anderson, Scott Honour, former state House Minority Leader Marty Seifert, former state House Speaker Kurt Zellers, and Democrats ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minority Leader Of The Minnesota House Of Representatives
This is a list of minority leaders of the Minnesota House of Representatives. {, class=wikitable ! Name !! Took office !! Left office !! Party/caucus , - , Charles L. Halstead, , 1945, , 1947, , Liberal , - , Joseph L. Prifrel, , 1947, , 1949, , Liberal , - , Edwin J. Chilgren, , 1949, , 1951, , Liberal , - , Fred A. Cina, , 1951, , 1955, , Liberal , - , John A. Hartle, , 1955, , 1957, , Conservative , - , Odin E. S. Langen, , 1957, , 1959, , Conservative , - , Lloyd L. Duxbury, , 1959, , 1963, , Conservative , - , Fred A. Cina, , 1963, , 1969, , Liberal , - , Martin Olav Sabo, , 1969, , 1973, , Liberal , - , Aubrey W. Dirlam, , 1973, , 1975, , Republican , - , Henry J. Savelkoul, , 1975, , 1979, , Independent-Republican , - , NoneFrom 1979 to 1980, the House was evenly divided., , 1979, , 1980, , , - , Rod Searle, , 1980, , 1981, , Independent-Republican , - , Glen Sherwood, , 1981, , 1982, , Ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan R
Dan or DAN may refer to: People * Dan (name), including a list of people with the name ** Dan (king), several kings of Denmark * Dan people, an ethnic group located in West Africa **Dan language, a Mande language spoken primarily in Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia * Dan (son of Jacob), one of the 12 sons of Jacob/Israel in the Bible **Tribe of Dan, one of the 12 tribes of Israel descended from Dan **Danel, the hero figure of Ugarit who inspired stories of the biblical figure * Crown Prince Dan, prince of Yan in ancient China Places * Dan (ancient city), the biblical location also called Dan, and identified with Tel Dan * Dan, Israel, a kibbutz * Dan, subdistrict of Kap Choeng District, Thailand * Dan, West Virginia, an unincorporated community in the United States * Dan River (other) * Danzhou, formerly Dan County, China * Gush Dan, the metropolitan area of Tel Aviv in Israel Organizations *Dan-Air, a defunct airline in the United Kingdom *Dan Bus Company, a public trans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Party Of Minnesota
The Green Party of Minnesota is a green political party in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is affiliated with the Green Party of the United States. History The Minnesota Greens Confederation, founded 1990–1991, fostered the development of local Green Party organizations in the state. The Green Party of Minnesota was organized in December 1993. It was officially established in February and June 1994 at two founding conventions. Twin Cities Greens was organized in 1988. The Green Party of St. Paul was established in 1997 to 1998. The Green Party of Minnesota was founded in 1994 on the Four Pillars of the Green Party: Ecological Wisdom, Social and Economic Justice, Grassroots Democracy, and Nonviolence and Peace. In the 2000 presidential election, Green Party presidential nominee Ralph Nader and vice presidential nominee Winona LaDuke received 5% of the vote in Minnesota, which earned major party status for the Green Party in Minnesota. But in the election of 2004, neither ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Dawkins
Andrew J. Dawkins (born July 29, 1950) is an American politician and attorney from Minnesota. Dawkins is a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from Saint Paul. Running as a Democrat, Dawkins was first elected in 1986 to represent District 65A, and was reelected every two years until opting not to seek reelection in 2002. In 1993, he ran an unsuccessful campaign for mayor of Saint Paul against Norm Coleman. He married Ellen Anderson, a Minnesota state senator from St. Paul, in 1995; they divorced in 2018. He was the Green Party of Minnesota nominee for Minnesota Attorney General in the 2014 election, earning 1.5% of the vote and restoring the party's minor-party status. Biography Originally from Chicago, Dawkins came to Minnesota in the late 1960s to attend the Hamline University School of Law in St. Paul. During law school, he moved to Philadelphia to work with homeless youth, but intended to return to Minnesota. In 1978, he established a neighborhood ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MinnPost
''MinnPost'' is a nonprofit online newspaper in Minneapolis, founded in 2007, with a focus on Minnesota news. Content and format The site does not endorse candidates for office or publish unsigned editorials representing an institutional position. MinnPost encourages broad-ranging, civil discussion from many points of view, subject to the discretion of a moderator. Content is "politics, government, science, health, culture" and other subjects including the environment, education and the arts. The non-profit model was estimated to save ''MinnPost'' about 15% of a traditional newspaper's outlays. The format takes its shape from online newspapers. At first, ''MinnPost'' published a print version of about eight pages at the lunch hour to high traffic locations. The print on demand model and print version was discontinued during the newspaper's first year. The organization is part of a much-discussed trend away from print toward online media. Quoted by '' Minnesota Public Radio Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Newman (politician)
Scott J. Newman (born January 14, 1947) is an American attorney and former Republican member of the Minnesota Senate. He represented Senate District 18, which includes portions of McLeod, Meeker, Sibley and Wright counties just west of the Twin Cities metropolitan area. He is also a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives and was the Republican nominee for attorney general in the 2014 election. Early life, education, and career Newman graduated from Minnesota State University, Mankato in Mankato, receiving his B.A. in history and political science. He later earned his J.D. from William Mitchell College of Law in Saint Paul. He previously worked as a deputy sheriff in Hennepin County, as a public defender, and as an administrative law judge. Newman ran unsuccessfully as the Republican party endorsed candidate for the 1st Judicial District Court Judge in the 2006 election. Minnesota House of Representatives Newman served in the Minnesota House of Representa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lori Swanson
Lori Swanson (born December 16, 1966) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the Minnesota Attorney General, attorney general of Minnesota from 2007 to 2019. She was the first female attorney general elected in Minnesota. In 2018 Minnesota gubernatorial election, 2018, she ran for Governor of Minnesota with running mate U.S. Representative Rick Nolan finishing in third place in the Minnesota gubernatorial election, 2018#Democratic–Farmer–Labor primary, Democratic-Farmer-Labor primary. After leaving public office, Swanson founded a law firm with Mike Hatch, her predecessor as attorney general. Early life and education Swanson was born on December 16, 1966. She earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and her juris doctor, J.D. ''magna cum laude'' from William Mitchell College of Law in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Saint Paul. Early legal career Swanson served as deputy attorney general during Mike Hatch's first term, and as solicitor gen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minnesota Attorney General
The attorney general of Minnesota is a constitutional officer in the executive branch of the U.S. state of Minnesota. Thirty individuals have held the office of Attorney General since statehood. The incumbent is Keith Ellison, a Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party member. Election and term of office The attorney general is elected by the people on Election Day (United States), Election Day in November, and takes office on the first Monday of the next January. There is no term limit, limit to the number of terms an attorney general may hold. To be elected attorney general, a person must be qualified voter, permanently resident in the state of Minnesota at least 30 days prior to the election, and at least 21 years of age. In the event of a vacancy in the office of the attorney general, the Governor of Minnesota, governor may appoint a successor to serve the balance of the term. The attorney general may also be recall election, recalled by the voters or removed from office through an imp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Post-Bulletin
The ''Post-Bulletin'' is an American newspaper and news website based in Rochester, MinnesotaPostbulletin.comprovides community coverage seven days a week with a print product two days a week: Tuesday and Saturday. The ''Post Bulletin'' also publishes an e-Paper seven days a week. History The ''Post and Record'' was formed by various newspaper mergers conducted by Amherst Blakely beginning in 1872 when he purchased the ''Central Record''. He later purchased ''The Federal Union'', creating ''The Record and Union''. In 1892, he purchased ''The Rochester Post'', creating ''The Post and Record''. Amherst Blakely had co-founded ''The Rochester Post'' in 1859 with his brothers, but sold his interest shortly after to move to Chicago and edit ''The Chicago Evening Post''. The ''Rochester Daily Bulletin'' was started by Archie Gove, who sold to Allen Furlow and Gregory Gentling in 1912, who sold the publication to Glenn Withers in 1916. The ''Rochester Post-Bulletin'' was created whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Thompson (Minnesota Politician)
David A. Thompson (born October 2, 1961)Thompson, David A. "Dave" Minnesota Legislative Reference Library, Accessed November 29, 2010. is a politician and former member of the . A member of the , he represented District 58, which included portions of [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minnesota Secretary Of State
The secretary of state of Minnesota is a constitutional officer in the executive branch, executive branch of government of the U.S. state of Minnesota. Twenty-two individuals have held the office of secretary of state since statehood. The incumbent is Steve Simon, a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. Election and term of office The secretary of state is elected by the people on Election Day (United States), Election Day in November, and takes office on the first Monday of the next January. There is no term limit, limit to the number of terms a secretary of state may hold. To be elected secretary of state, a person must be qualified voter, permanently resident in the state of Minnesota at least 30 days prior to the election, and at least 21 years of age. In the event of a vacancy in the office of the secretary of state, the Governor of Minnesota, governor may appoint a successor to serve the balance of the term. The secretary of state may also be recall electio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
