Mark Brandt Dayton is an American politician who served as the 40th governor of Minnesota from 2011 to 2019. He served as a United States Senator representing Minnesota from 2001 to 2007 and as Minnesota State Auditor from 1991 to 1995. He is a member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),which affiliates with the national Democratic Party.
Robert William Goodlatte is an American politician,attorney,and lobbyist who served in the United States House of Representatives representing Virginia's 6th congressional district for 13 terms. A Republican,he was also the Chair of the House Judiciary Committee,which has jurisdiction over legislation affecting the federal courts,administrative agencies,and federal law enforcement entities. Goodlatte's district covered Roanoke and also included Lexington,Lynchburg,Harrisonburg,and Staunton.
The Republican Party of Minnesota is the state affiliate of the Republican Party in Minnesota and the oldest active political party in the state. Founded in 1855,the party is headquartered in Edina,and the current chairman is Alex Plechash.
Collin Clark Peterson is an American accountant,politician,and lobbyist who served as the U.S. representative for Minnesota's 7th congressional district from 1991 to 2021. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),he was chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture from 2019 to 2021 having previously held the office from 2007 to 2011;he had been ranking member from 2011 to 2019 and 2005 to 2007. Peterson was the most senior U.S. Representative from Minnesota and the dean of Minnesota's congressional delegation. In 2020,Peterson was defeated by Michelle Fischbach,ending his 30-year tenure in the United States House of Representatives. In 2022,Peterson registered as a federal lobbyist after opening an eponymous consulting firm.
The Conservative Party of New York State is an American political party founded in 1962 following conservative dissatisfaction with the Republican Party in New York. Running on the Conservative Party line,James L. Buckley won election to the U.S. Senate in 1970 and served for one term. Since 2010,the party has held "Row C" on New York ballots—the third-place ballot position,directly below the Democratic and Republican parties—because it received the third-highest number of votes of any political party in the 2010,2014,2018,and 2022 New York gubernatorial elections. The party is known for its strategy of attempting to influence the Republican Party in a more conservative direction.
A precinct captain,also known as a precinct chairman,precinct delegate,precinct committee officer or precinct committeeman,is an elected official in the American political party system. The captain establishes a direct link between a political party and the voters in a local electoral precinct. Their role is to build a relationship between those who hold public office and those who vote at the polls.
The 2008 United States Senate election in Minnesota took place on November 4,2008. After a legal battle lasting over eight months,the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) candidate,Al Franken,defeated Republican incumbent Norm Coleman in one of the closest elections in the history of the Senate,with Coleman's Senate predecessor Dean Barkley taking third place. Franken took his oath of office on July 7,2009,more than half a year after the end of Coleman's term on January 3,2009. This election,alongside the concurrent Senate election in New Jersey,was the last U.S. Senate election in which both major party candidates were Jewish.
The 2008 Minnesota U.S. House of Representatives elections took place on November 4,2008. All 8 congressional seats that make up the state's delegation were contested. Representatives were elected for two-year terms;those elected served in the 111th United States Congress from January 4,2009,until January 3,2011.
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.
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.
GOProud was an American tax-exempt 527 organization supported by fiscally conservative gay men,lesbians,and their allies. GOProud advocated for "free markets,limited government,and a respect for individual rights" and worked at the federal and state levels to build strong coalitions of liberal conservative and libertarian activists,organizations and policy makers to advance their shared values and beliefs.
Elections were held in Minnesota on Tuesday,November 2,2010. Primary elections took place on August 10,2010.
Kurt Louis Daudt is an American politician and former Minority Leader of the Minnesota House of Representatives. He is also a former Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,he represented District 27B,which included portions of Anoka,Isanti,and Sherburne counties in east-central Minnesota,north of the Twin Cities metropolitan area. He lives on his family farm in Crown,Minnesota.
Paul N. Bennecke is an American political consultant for candidates of the Republican Party and partner in the Atlanta-based public-affairs firm,Connect South. He is the former executive director of the Republican Governors Association (RGA). He was appointed to that position in December 2014 and ended his term on December 31,2018. Previously,he served as deputy executive director and political director of the RGA from January 2007 to January 2011 and led two US Senate campaigns for David Perdue.
Ken Martin is an American political figure from Minnesota. He is Chairman of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Party,President of the Association of State Democratic Committees,and a Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee.
Joseph David Nosef,III is an American lawyer and politician from Mississippi. and former chairman of the Mississippi Republican Party.
Pat Shortridge is a Minnesota lobbyist,former Chair of the Republican Party of Minnesota and founder of Conservative Solutions Project.
Marco Rubio,then the junior United States senator from Florida,formally announced his 2016 presidential campaign on April 13,2015,at the Freedom Tower in Downtown Miami. Early polling showed Rubio,who was considered a potential candidate for vice president by Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney in 2012,as a frontrunner candidate for the Republican nomination for president of the United States in 2016 since at least the end of the 2012 election. Rubio was the second Cuban American to run for president,with Republican Ted Cruz announcing his campaign three weeks earlier. He suspended his campaign on March 15,2016,after finishing second in Florida's primary.
The 2022 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the governor of Minnesota. Incumbent Democratic (DFL) Governor Tim Walz defeated the Republican nominee,former state senator Scott Jensen,winning a second term.
The 2022 Minnesota Secretary of State election was held on November 8,2022,to elect the Secretary of State of Minnesota. Incumbent DFLer Steve Simon won re-election to a third term.
