Timothy James Pawlenty is an American attorney,businessman,and politician who served as the 39th governor of Minnesota from 2003 to 2011. A member of the Republican Party,Pawlenty served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1993 to 2003,and as House Majority Leader from 1999 to 2003. He unsuccessfully ran for the Republican presidential nomination in the 2012 presidential election.
A marksmanship ribbon is a United States Navy,Air Force,Space Force,and Coast Guard award that is issued to its members who pass a weapons qualification course and achieve an above-average score. Additionally,there are select state National Guard organizations that award marksmanship ribbons for high placement in state-level marksmanship competitions.
In the United States (U.S.),a marksmanship badge is a U.S. military badge or a civilian badge which is awarded to personnel upon successful completion of a weapons qualification course or high achievement in an official marksmanship competition. The U.S. Army and the U.S. Marine Corps are the only military services that award marksmanship qualification badges. However,marksmanship medals and/or marksmanship ribbons are awarded by the U.S. Navy,U.S. Coast Guard,and U.S. Air Force for weapons qualifications. For non-military personnel,different U.S. law enforcement organizations and the National Rifle Association (NRA) award marksmanship qualification badges to those involved in law enforcement. Additionally,the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) and the NRA award marksmanship qualification badges to U.S. civilians. Most of these organizations and the U.S. National Guard award marksmanship competition badges to the people they support who succeed in official competitions.
Camp Perry is a National Guard training facility located on the shore of Lake Erie in northern Ohio near Port Clinton. In addition to its regular mission as a military training base,Camp Perry also boasts the second largest outdoor rifle range in the world after the NRA Whittington Center in Raton,New Mexico. The firing is done in the direction of the open water of the lake,that lies just beyond an earthen berm and the targets.
The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) is a national organization dedicated to training and educating U.S. citizens in responsible uses of firearms and airguns through gun safety training,marksmanship training,and competitions. The CMP is a federally chartered 501(c)(3) corporation that places a priority on serving youth through gun safety and marksmanship activities that encourage personal growth and build life skills.
Roger Moe is an American politician who served as a member and majority leader of the Minnesota Senate. He was the Democratic nominee for governor in the 2002 Minnesota gubernatorial election.
The Minnesota National Guard is a state-based military force of more than 13,000 soldiers and airmen,serving in 61 communities across the state. Operated in the U.S. state of Minnesota,it is a reserve component of the National Guard.
The Nevada National Guard is the component of the United States National Guard in Nevada. The governor of Nevada may call individuals or units of the Nevada National Guard into state service. The Constitution of the United States charges the National Guard of each state to support its dual federal and state missions.
Donald Mark Ritchie is an American politician and a former Minnesota Secretary of State. Ritchie was elected the 21st Minnesota Secretary of State on November 7,2006. He was re-elected in 2010.
Paul Thissen is an American politician and jurist serving as an associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court. He previously served as the Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives and DFL Minority Leader. Thissen was the longest-serving leader of the Minnesota House Democrats since Martin Olav Sabo in the 1970s. A member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL),he represented District 61B in south Minneapolis. First elected in 2002,Thissen was reelected every two years through 2016. On April 17,2018,Governor Mark Dayton appointed Thissen to the Minnesota Supreme Court. He was sworn in on May 14,2018. He is the first person to have served both as Minnesota House Speaker and on the Minnesota Supreme Court.
Cal R. Ludeman is an American politician who most recently served as Secretary of the Minnesota Senate. He is a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from southwestern Minnesota. First elected in 1978,he was re-elected in 1980 and 1982. He represented the old District 20B and,after redistricting in 1980,District 27A,which included all or portions of Lincoln and Lyon counties.
Michelle Louise Helene Fischbach is an American attorney and politician who is the U.S. representative from Minnesota's 7th congressional district. The district,which is very rural,is Minnesota's largest by area and includes most of the western part of the state. A Republican,Fischbach served as the 49th lieutenant governor of Minnesota from 2018 until 2019. As of 2024,she is the last Republican to have held statewide office in Minnesota.
Lieutenant General (Brevet) Richard C. Nash was the 30th adjutant general of the Minnesota National Guard,having been appointed to that position by the governor of Minnesota in 2010. Nash had previously served as commanding general of both US Army and multi-national forces including the US Army's 34th Red Bull Infantry Division,the Multi-National Division-South during Operation Iraqi Freedom,and the Multi-National Brigade-North (SFOR-14) in Bosnia Herzegovina during Operation Joint Forge.
Edward Arthur Burdick was a nonpartisan former chief clerk and parliamentarian of the Minnesota House of Representatives and the past national president of the American Society of Legislative Clerks and Secretaries (ASLCS).
The adjutant general of Illinois is the senior officer of the Illinois Army National Guard,Illinois Air National Guard,and state defense forces of Illinois. The Illinois Naval Militia was also part of the adjutant general's command,until it was disbanded.
Karin Housley is an American politician,businesswoman,and member of the Minnesota Senate. A Republican,she represents Forest Lake,Stillwater,and the surrounding St. Croix Valley. Housley was the Republican nominee in Minnesota's 2018 special election for the United States Senate.
Jon Koznick is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2015. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,Koznick represents District 57A in the southern Twin Cities metropolitan area,which includes the city of Lakeville and parts of Dakota and Scott Counties.
Harry Albert Sieben II was an American public servant,active in government and politics in Minnesota throughout his life.
James George Sieben was an American Lieutenant General and a former Adjutant General of the Minnesota National Guard,a position he held for thirteen years from 1975 to 1988.
Frederick Emil Resche was an American law enforcement official and military officer from Duluth,Minnesota. A longtime member of the Minnesota National Guard,he was a veteran of the American Indian Wars,Spanish–American War,Pancho Villa Expedition,and World War I. Resche was most notable for his First World War command of the 68th Infantry Brigade,a unit of the 34th Division.
