Tag: minnesota
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All candidates for Minnesota House of Representatives District 30A complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey
Both candidates running in the November 8, 2022, general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 30A — Sonja Buckmeir (D) and Walter Hudson (R) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Eighty-eight of the country’s 99 state…
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All candidates for Minnesota House of Representatives District 1A complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey
Both of the candidates running in the November 8, 2022, general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 1A — incumbent John Burkel (R) and James Sceville (D) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Eighty-eight of the…
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All candidates for Minnesota House of Representatives District 66A complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey
Both candidates running in the November 8, 2022, general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 66A — Leigh Finke (D) and Trace Johnson (R) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Eighty-eight of the country’s 99 state…
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Four candidates running for Minnesota state auditor on Nov. 8
Incumbent Julie Blaha (D), Ryan Wilson (R), Will Finn (Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota), and Tim Davis (Legal Marijuana Now Party) are running for Minnesota state auditor on Nov. 8, 2022. Blaha was elected state auditor in 2018. She served as the secretary-treasurer of the Minnesota AFL-CIO and the president of Anoka-Hennepin Education Minnesota, a…
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Minnesota congressional candidate dies Oct. 5; 2nd District election will still take place on Nov. 8
Paula Overby—the Legal Marijuana Now Party candidate in Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District—died on Oct. 5. Axios Twin Cities reported that Overby died “following complications related to a failing heart valve.” That day, Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon said that the congressional election will proceed as scheduled on Nov. 8 and Overby’s name will still…
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Minnesota Gov. Walz receives $6.3 million, with $8000 donations topping list
In Minnesota, Gov. Tim Walz is the number one fundraiser in state politics in the 2022 election cycle so far. According to the most recent campaign finance reports made to the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board, the governor received $6,310,606 in total contributions and spent $2,642,137 between Jan. 1, 2021 and July 18,…
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All candidates for Minnesota State Senate District 4 complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey
Both of the candidates running in the November 8, 2022, general election for Minnesota State Senate District 4 — Rob Kupec (D) and Dan Bohmer (R) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Eighty-eight of the country’s 99…
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The top 10 Minnesota candidates raised 52 percent of all donations
In Minnesota politics, state-level candidates and officeholders raised $26.6 million between Jan. 1, 2021, and July 18, 2022. More than $13.9 million, or 52 percent, of all donations reported by candidate committees were raised by the 10 individuals at the top of the list. Top 10 Minnesota candidates (1/1/2021 – 7/18/2022) Here are the 10…
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All candidates for Minnesota State Senate District 41 complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey
Both of the candidates running in the November 8, 2022, general election for Minnesota State Senate District 41 — Judy Seeberger (D) and Tom Dippel (R) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Eighty-eight of the country’s 99…
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All candidates for Minnesota House of Representatives District 10B complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey
Both of the candidates running in the November 8, 2022, general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 10B — Hunter Froelich (D) and Isaac Schultz (R) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Eighty-eight of the country’s…