Karin Housley Wins GOP Special Election Primary For Senate
Smith has served in this Senate seat since it was vacated by Al Franken.
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Smith has served in this Senate seat since it was vacated by Al Franken.
Jennifer Zielinski has enough votes to be declared the winner of the Republican primary for Minnesota's fifth congressional district.
Most candidates are out campaigning on the final day before the primary while others are battling recent allegations.
Johnson, who received the party endorsement, said a television ad Pawlenty has been running about him is false.
Walker signed a bill last year handing the Taiwanese electronics giant $3 billion in incentives.
Pawlenty's ad accuses Johnson of proposing property tax hikes, supporting a sales tax hike and of spending millions of dollars on Obamacare.
The primary to pick who's on the ballot this fall isn't until Tuesday, Aug. 14., but early or absentee voting started Friday.
However, the court sidestepped a definitive ruling in both cases. It could decide soon to take up a new case from North Carolina.
The mailer was sent recently to pro-gun voters in a state Assembly district.
Several key election year positions are up for endorsement, including the coveted seat of Minnesota's governor.
Pawlenty is not planning to attend the Republican party convention. He has said he'll make his case to voters in the Aug. 14 primary instead.
Peppin says she never considered the Legislature a full-time career and is ready to return to the private sector.
The special election for Fischbach's seat will be the only Minnesota Senate seat on the November ballot.
It's an apparent change of heart. She was automatically elevated to the role after Dayton appointed Tina Smith to the U.S. Senate.
Republicans argued it was necessary to protect public safety. But Dayton vetoed the legislation Saturday night.
With the clock ticking down on the 2018 legislative session, the Minnesota Legislature looks like it is heading towards "crash and burn."
House Speaker Kurt Daudt says he hopes a possible veto comes quickly to give the Legislature time to craft a new bill.
His campaign says the two-term governor entered the race too late for to have a "fair fight" for the endorsement.
Among the people welcoming Bergstrom to the race -- Rep. Peggy Flanagan, Rep. Tim Walz's running mate for the Democratic nomination for governor.
Asked if she thought Tim Pawlenty shouldn't get the job again, she said: "I just haven't thought about Mr. Pawlenty at all."
Conforming Minnesota's taxes to the recent federal tax overhaul is the central issue of the legislative session.
Republicans in Minnesota's 1st District have backed Jim Hagedorn for the U.S. House seat being vacated by Democrat Tim Walz.
Ryan's future as House speaker has been such a topic of speculation. Even up to a few weeks ago, Ryan said he was still deciding.
Tim Pawlenty told reporters he doesn't like Washington, and that if he did, he would have run for U.S. Senate.
Republican state Rep. Dale Kooyenga's actions are now costing taxpayers $30,000 under a settlement with a protester who sued over his sign being taken.
