State Sen. Julie Rosen has been generating a lot of buzz lately about her political plans for 2010. Both the governor’s race and the First Congressional District seat currently held by Rep. Tim Walz have been mentioned as possible targets for the Republican from Fairmont. Right now, however, Rosen’s not committing to either contest.
Allen Quist has been largely out of the political spotlight for roughly a decade. But according to a recent report on Bluestem Prairie, the conservative Republican is mulling a run at U.S. Rep. Tim Walz in the First Congressional District.
Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s decision not to seek a third term is widely viewed as an indication that he plans to seriously test the waters for a presidential bid in 2012. But at a press conference this afternoon he insisted that he has no future political plans.
Tim Pawlenty will announce whether he plans to seek a third term as governor this afternoon. The early word: he’s not running for re-election. Both WCCO (Channel 4) political reporter Pat…
Rep. Walz: “If we don’t take care of these things now, we’ll pay for them later.”
It was an impressive speaker list: State Sen. Julie Rosen, DFL-Fairmont; Ramsey County Attorney and presumptive gubernatorial…
Tim Walz has segued in the last two years from laid-back school teacher to frenetic campaigner and now equally frenetic congressman-elect. It’s quite a transition. Though official announcements will be forthcoming, here’s what’s happening on the QT:
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