Horner selects Mulder as running mate

Independence Party candidate for governor, Tom Horner, announced on Tuesday that he has picked former Association of Minnesota Counties executive director Jim Mulder as his running mate. Mulder worked for the House Republican caucus in the 1980s, but said he has voted for Republicans, Democrats and Independence candidates throughout his career.

“In Jim Mulder, Minnesota has a candidate of substance, vision and innovation,” Horner said in a statement. “I invited him to join the ticket because he is the best person for the job, not because of political considerations.”

Said Mulder, “As part of the campaign, and as lieutenant governor, my role will be to listen to the concerns of local government elected officials. I will be the point of the spear for local government in the Horner-Mulder campaign and will be meeting with commissioners, mayors and city councilmen, town supervisors and school board members to share ideas and solutions to the challenges we face.”