Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. was an American pharmacist,politician,and statesman who served as the 38th vice president of the United States from 1965 to 1969. He twice served in the United States Senate,representing Minnesota from 1949 to 1964 and 1971 to 1978. As a senator he was a major leader of modern liberalism in the United States. As President Lyndon B. Johnson's vice president,he supported the controversial Vietnam War. An intensely divided Democratic Party nominated him in the 1968 presidential election,which he lost to Republican nominee Richard Nixon.
The 1998 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 3,1998. Reform Party candidate Jesse Ventura defeated Republican Party challenger Norm Coleman and Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party challenger Hubert H. "Skip" Humphrey III. Ventura governed with a DFL-controlled state Senate and a Republican-controlled state House. As of 2023,this is the only time that a Reform Party candidate has been elected to Statewide office.
Sharon Sayles Belton is an American community leader,politician and activist. She is Vice President of Community Relations and Government Affairs for Thomson Reuters Legal business.
Arlen Ingolf Erdahl is an American commercial farmer and former politician. He served as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1963 to 1970,Minnesota Secretary of State from 1971–1975 and was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota,serving the first district from 1979–1983,in the 96th and 97th congresses.
Richard Pillsbury Gale was an American politician and farmer who served as a U.S. Representative from Minnesota. He was a member of the Republican Party.
Minnesota is known for a politically active citizenry,with populism being a longstanding force among the state's political parties. Minnesota has consistently high voter turnout;in the 2008 U.S. presidential election,77.8% of eligible Minnesotans voted –the highest percentage of any U.S. state or territory –versus the national average of 61.7%. This was due in part to its same day voter registration laws;previously unregistered voters can register on election day,at their polls,with evidence of residency.
Daniel Willard Cohen is an American author,businessperson,and politician from Minneapolis,Minnesota. He has provided financial support to candidates of the Democratic and Republican parties and ran as an independent candidate in the 2013 Minneapolis mayoral election,ultimately finishing seventh out of 35 candidates.
Brian John Coyle was an American community leader,elected official,and gay activist. Coyle was one of the founders of the alternative newspaper Hundred Flowers.
Harry A. "Tex" Sieben,Jr. is a retired American politician and general,who served in senior positions in the Legislature and National Guard of the state of Minnesota.
John Cowles Jr. was an American editor and publisher,son of John Cowles Sr. (1898–1983). Cowles sat on the boards of directors of the Associated Press and Columbia University's Pulitzer Prizes and had been CEO of Cowles Media Company,founded by his grandfather and until 1998 the parent of the Star Tribune.
Katie Sieben is an American politician who currently serves as Chair of the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission. Sieben was appointed to the commission by Governor Mark Dayton in January 2017,and promoted to chair in April 2019 by Governor Tim Walz.
The 2010 Minnesota gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday,November 2,2010 to elect the 40th Governor of the U.S. state of Minnesota for a four-year term to begin in January 2011. The general election was contested by the major party candidates State Representative Tom Emmer (R–Delano),former U.S. Senator Mark Dayton (DFL),and Independence Party candidate Tom Horner. After a very close race,Dayton was elected governor. Emmer would be elected to the United States House of Representatives four years later.
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.
James A. Nash is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2015. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,Nash represents District 48A in the western Twin Cities metropolitan area,which includes the cities of Waconia,Victoria,and Chaska,and parts of Carver County.
The 1980 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 4,1980,to elect members to the House of Representatives of the 72nd Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held on September 9,1980.
Marvin Lewis Kline was an architectural engineer,Republican politician,charity head,and criminal who served as the 34th mayor of Minneapolis.
The 2018 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 6,to elect the 41st Governor of Minnesota as incumbent Democratic governor Mark Dayton chose not to run for re-election for a third term. The Democratic nominee was congressman Tim Walz from Minnesota's 1st congressional district while the Republicans nominated Hennepin County commissioner Jeff Johnson. The Independence Party of Minnesota didn't field a candidate for the first time since 1994. Going into the election the polls showed Walz ahead and the race was characterized as lean or likely DFL.
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.
Angela Dawn Craig is an American politician,retired journalist,and former businesswoman. A member of the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),she has served as the U.S. representative from Minnesota's 2nd congressional district since 2019. The district includes most of the southern suburbs of the Twin Cities and outlying rural areas to the southwest.
Sydney Jordan is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2020. A member of the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),Jordan represents District 60A,which includes parts of Minneapolis in Hennepin County.
