Chris Coleman

File this under “Beside the Point.” On its third day of Minnesota Poll stories, the Star Tribune carries the headline “Most don’t back a Pawlenty run” — as if the governor cares what Minnesotans think. Asked to tell his constituents where he’s been jetting in pursuit of the presidency, Pawlenty dismissively recommends a search engine: “You [...]

Someone alert the Republican Party of Minnesota: A campaign sign for St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman has sprouted in the grass outside Minneapolis’ South High School.

Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak isn’t officially running for governor, but he’s already secured his first endorsement. Teamsters Local 120 is backing Rybak for the state’s top post. The union is the largest Teamsters local in the state and the fifth largest in the country.

It’s election day — although you’d be hard-pressed to find much evidence of that fact.

The St. Paul Police Federation has endorsed St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman’s bid for re-election. Coleman faces three challengers in Tuesday’s primary election: Republican-backed Eva Ng and perennial candidates Sharon Anderson and Bill Dahn.

After three years as St. Paul city attorney, John Choi is seeking a promotion. Flanked by Mayor Chris Coleman and a cast of other high-profile officials, he announced today he’s running for Ramsey County Attorney.

The Twin Ports of Duluth and Superior drew a record 12,000 people for the 23rd annual LGBT Pride event Labor Day weekend. Anti-gay protesters shouted at parade participants and festival-goers, while politicians angling for the DFL nomination for governor worked the crowds. The festival boasted a big name act with international drag sensation RuPaul.

St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman is running for a second term. Few doubt that he’ll win easily. In a town dominated by Democrats, his only serious challenger is Republican-backed Eva Ng, who’s never held elected office.
But that hasn’t stopped Coleman from stockpiling a conspicuous array of political talent for the campaign.

You want to see some vein-popping, eyeball-bulging, fire-breathing, pissed-off progressive rhetoric on health care? Sample these speeches from Saturday’s DFL rally for health care reform in St. Paul, featuring U.S. Reps. Betty McCollum and Keith Ellison, and mayors R.T. Rybak of Minneapolis and Chris Coleman of St. Paul, in video clips via The UpTake. 

Chris Coleman is running for elected office, as evidenced by red and blue signs all over St. Paul with his name emblazoned on them. But what’s missing from those signs? Any indication of exactly what office it might be that he’s seeking.