Our inaugural edition of PoliTweeps, an ongoing look at what political figures are saying in and about Minnesota on Twitter, runs the gamut from the meta to the global: State Rep. Pat Garofalo needs to look into URL shorteners like Bit.ly; former Rep. Ron Erhardt gets radio silence with his lone tweet; and U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison is prolifically offering 140-character updates from the Middle East. And, or course, a pair of April Fool’s gags.

—Rep. Pat Garofalo (R-Farmington) District36B

—Sheldon Anderson, Republican candidate for state House, Wyoming, District 17B

—U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minnesota)

—Greg Knutson, Republican candidate for state House, Hoyt Lakes, District 5

—Rep. Pat Garofalo (R-Farmington) District36B

—Ron Erhardt, former state representative, Edina, in his sole Twitter post, dated Jan. 31.

—The Minnesota Independent