Related Research Articles
The Grassroots–Legalize Cannabis Party (G–LC) is a political third party in the U.S. state of Minnesota created by Oliver Steinberg in 2014 to oppose cannabis prohibition. G–LC is a democratic socialist party with a background branching from the Grassroots Party established in 1986.
The 2006 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 7,2006. Incumbent Tim Pawlenty was endorsed by the state Republican convention on June 2,2006,while the state Democratic–Farmer–Labor convention endorsed Mike Hatch on June 10,2006. The party primaries took place on September 12,2006,with Hatch defeating DFL challengers Becky Lourey and Ole Savior and incumbent Pawlenty defeating Sue Jeffers. In the November 7 general election,Pawlenty received a plurality of the votes,defeating Hatch by a margin of 1%. As a result,this election was the closest race of the 2006 gubernatorial election cycle.
John J. Marty is a member of the Minnesota Senate,representing District 40,which includes parts of Ramsey County in the northern Twin Cities metropolitan area. As a young state senator,he ran for governor of Minnesota in 1994. He won the DFL nomination and the Democratic primary but lost the general election to the incumbent governor,Arne Carlson. Marty ran for governor again in 2010,but withdrew from the race after failing to win his party's endorsement.
Minnesota's 5th congressional district is a geographically small urban and suburban congressional district in Minnesota. It covers eastern Hennepin County,including the entire city of Minneapolis,along with parts of Anoka and Ramsey counties. Besides Minneapolis,major cities in the district include Brooklyn Center,St. Louis Park,Richfield,Crystal,Robbinsdale,Golden Valley,New Hope,Fridley,and a small portion of Edina.
Matthew "Matt" Keating Entenza is a Minnesota lawyer and former politician who served six terms in the Minnesota House of Representatives. He served as House Minority Leader from 2003 to 2006. After leaving the legislature,he was an unsuccessful candidate for various statewide offices,including governor,attorney general,and most recently state auditor.
Sharon L. Erickson Ropes is a Minnesota politician and a former member of the Minnesota Senate who represented District 31,which includes portions of Fillmore,Houston,and Winona counties in the southeastern part of the state. A Democrat,she was first elected to the Senate in 2006. She was subsequently unseated by Republican Jeremy Miller in the 2010 general election.
Erin Murphy is an American politician serving as Majority Leader of the Minnesota Senate since 2024. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),she represents District 64,which includes the Highland Park,Macalester-Groveland,Merriam Park,Summit Hill,and St. Anthony Park,neighborhoods of the city of Saint Paul in Ramsey County in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. She is a former Majority Leader of the Minnesota House of Representatives,executive director of the Minnesota Nurses Association,and is also a registered nurse.
Steve Simon is an American politician from the state of Minnesota serving as the 22nd Minnesota Secretary of State. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),he previously represented District 46B in the Minnesota House of Representatives.
The 2010 Minnesota U.S. House of Representatives elections took place on November 2,2010. All eight congressional seats in the state's delegation were contested. Representatives are elected for two-year terms;those elected served in the 112th United States Congress from January 3,2011,until January 3,2013.
Elections were held in Minnesota on November 4,2008. Primary elections took place on September 9,2008.
The 2012 United States Senate election in Minnesota took place on November 6,2012,concurrently with the U.S. presidential election as well as other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives as well as various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic–Farmer–Labor U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar faced Republican State Representative Kurt Bills. Klobuchar was reelected in a landslide,defeating Bills by almost one million votes and carrying all but two of the state's 87 counties by double digits,only narrowly losing the counties of Pipestone and Rock in the state's southwest corner. This election marked the first time since 1996 that an incumbent Democratic senator was re-elected and the first time since 1976 that an incumbent Democratic senator was re-elected to this seat.
Sean Robert Nienow is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,he represented District 32,which included all or portions of Anoka and Isanti counties in the northeastern part of the Twin Cities metropolitan area.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 4,2014. All of Minnesota's executive officers were up for election as well as all the seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives,several state judicial seats,a United States Senate seat,all of Minnesota's eight seats in the United States House of Representatives,and several seats for local offices. A primary election was held on August 12,2014,to nominate major political party candidates for partisan offices and candidates for nonpartisan offices.
The 2014 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on November 4,2014,to elect the Minnesota Attorney General.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota were held on November 6,2018,to elect the eight U.S. representatives from the state of Minnesota,one from each of the state's eight congressional districts. The elections coincided with an open gubernatorial election,a U.S. Senate election,a special U.S. Senate election,State House elections,and other elections.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 6,2018. All of Minnesota's executive officers were up for election as well as all the seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives,several judicial seats,two United States Senate seats,Minnesota's eight seats in the United States House of Representatives,and several seats for local offices. Special elections were also held for a Minnesota Senate seat and Minnesota's Class 2 U.S. Senate seat. A primary election to nominate Republican and Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL) candidates and several judicial and local primary elections were held on August 14,2018.
The 2018 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on November 6,2018,to elect the attorney general of the U.S. state of Minnesota. A primary election was held on August 14,2018,in which Doug Wardlow was nominated as the Republican candidate and Keith Ellison was nominated as the Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL) candidate. Ellison won the election.
The 2022 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on November 8,2022,to elect the attorney general of the U.S. state of Minnesota. Incumbent DFLer Keith Ellison narrowly won reelection to a second term against Republican challenger Jim Schultz.
The 2022 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 8,2022,to elect members to the House of Representatives of the 93rd Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held in several districts on August 9,2022. The election coincided with the election of the other chamber of the Legislature,the Senate.
The 1998 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on Tuesday,November 3,1998 to elect the Minnesota Attorney General for a four-year term. Incumbent DFL Attorney General Skip Humphrey ran for governor,and DFLer Mike Hatch won the election to replace him. The election marked the eighth attorney general race in a row won by the DFL since 1970.
References
- ↑ "Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Legislator Record - Lessard" . Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ↑ "Project Vote Smart - The Voter's Self Defense System". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
- ↑ Beager, Laurel (June 12, 2018). "'The Old Trapper' seeks state's top legal post". International Falls Journal. Big Fish Media. Archived from the original on January 15, 2019. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
- ↑ Featherly, Kevin (July 27, 2018). "Bob Lessard runs for attorney general to protect Legacy funds". Minnesota Lawyer. BridgeTower Media. Archived from the original on 2018-07-30. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
- ↑ https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=838815
- ↑ Salisbury, Bill (August 9, 2018). "Former Rep. Wardlow faces longtime DFLer in Minnesota attorney general primary". Pioneer Press . Archived from the original on 2018-08-10. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
 | This article about a Minnesota politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |