Susan Gaertner

Child-safety advocate and two-time congressional candidate Patty Wetterling has endorsed Ramsey County Attorney Susan Gaertner in the 2010 gubernatorial contest. In a letter announcing her support, Wetterling praises Gaertner (pictured) for her work as a prosecutor.

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.

A Democrat hasn’t been elected governor in Minnesota since 1986. If that trend continues in 2010 it certainly won’t be for a lack of qualified candidates. Currently nine DFLers have announced their intention to seek the state’s top office, with a few others still mulling a run. On Tuesday seven of the challengers showed up [...]

Gov. Pawlenty recalls taking comfort at the 2008 Minnesota State Fair after U.S. Sen. John McCain’s campaign for president left him high and dry in Denver. They’d sent him to do TV interviews at Barack Obama’s nominating convention, but pulled the plug on that at noon. The Star Tribune’s Rachel E. Stassen-Berger charts how a [...]

Ramsey County Attorney Susan Gaertner was in Chicago Friday to receive the “Norman Maleng Minister of Justice Award” from the American Bar Association. The ABA cited Gaertner’s use of DNA evidence to review old cases and efforts to combat domestic violence in bestowing the honor. But not everyone on hand was there to celebrate Gaertner’s [...]

Late results of a very early straw poll in the race for DFL governor show state Sen. John Marty slightly ahead of former U.S. Sen. Mark Dayton for the lead, with Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak and St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman running neck-and-neck close behind. The number of DFL gubernatorial candidates (and near-candidates) who gathered [...]

Five Democrats running for governor have agreed to abide by the party’s nominating process, reports Eric Black at MinnPost, but several others — including some well-funded presumptive front-runners — won’t make such a promise.

Kate Monson has been hired as communications director for Ramsey County Attorney Susan Gaertner’s gubernatorial campaign. Monson previously worked on former Blaine Mayor Elwyn Tinklenberg’s unsuccessful congressional bid in 2008 and is a graduate of St. Olaf College and United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities.

Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s announced plans to axe state refunds for political contributions of $50 or less has set off an email stampede as candidates urge donors to give before the program dies July 1.

As part of his unallotment budget cuts, Gov. Pawlenty vowed to end the program that offers citizens a refund on a $50 donation to a political campaign. It’s not yet final, but the governor said he wants the program axed by July 1, and that has inspired candidates and parties to appeal for refundable donations [...]