Terry Morrow

Feb 8, 2013

19A special: From St. Peter to St. Paul

St. Peter Democratic Rep. Terry Morrow went unchallenged last fall in his race for House District 19A, but his sudden retirement from the seat in December enticed nearly a dozen candidates to jump into the special election to replace him.

Jan 30, 2013

Clark Johnson wins DFL special primary in House District 19A

Clark Johnson, a professor at Minnesota State University in Mankato, won the House District 19A primary race with about 66 percent of the vote, or 241 total votes. Farmer Karl Johnson came in second place with 26 percent of the vote, while St. Peter Mayor Tim Strand and educator Robin Courrier each garnered about 5 percent of the vote or less.

Jan 16, 2013

Fields take shape in 14A, 19A elections

The 2013 legislative session may be in its second week, but it’s campaign season once again in two Minnesota House districts after recently re-elected lawmakers opted to take national lobbying jobs instead of returning to St. Paul.

Jan 8, 2013

Dayton calls Feb. 12 special election for two vacant House seats

Gov. Mark Dayton has set a date for two greater Minnesota House districts to hold special elections. Feb. 12 will be the day for voters in House District 19A in the St. Peter and North Mankato area and House District 14A in St. Cloud to pick successors respectively to Reps. Terry Morrow and Steve Gottwalt.

Jan 4, 2013

HD 19A special election field expands

Former state Rep. Allen Quist on Friday ended days of speculation by announcing his candidacy for the state House in District 19A. He's the second Republican in as many days to enter the campaign to succeed Rep. Terry Morrow, DFL-St. Peter.

Jan 2, 2013

Seeming DFL stronghold could be up for grabs

The House seat that includes North Mankato and St. Peter has given every appearance of being a DFL stronghold in recent election cycles. Rep. Terry Morrow weathered the 2010 GOP wave by 10 points. In 2012, after the new district maps were unveiled, the GOP did not field a candidate to challenge him in the general election. Now that Morrow is resigning, the GOP and the Independence Party are feelin[...]

Dec 28, 2012

Committee rosters set for 2013-14 Legislature

With DFLers back in control of the House and Senate, many familiar faces will be wielding key gavels when the Legislature convenes on January 8.

Dec 26, 2012

Morrow’s quiet leadership will be missed

St. Peter DFLer played key role on Vikings stadium, other sensitive issues.

Dec 19, 2012

DFLer Terry Morrow announces retirement ahead of 2013 session

DFL Rep. Terry Morrow, who will be finishing his third term representing St. Peter, has accepted a job as the legislative director at the Uniform Law Commission. He will serve out the remainder of his term, which ends when the next session starts on Jan. 8.

May 25, 2012

How the stadium deal was done

Left for dead in April, the Vikings stadium bill sprinted to passage in the session’s closing days. What happened?

May 9, 2012

Capitol awaits final stadium vote

After a pair of marathon floor debates, the House and Senate passed legislation this week authorizing construction of a $975 million stadium for the Minnesota Vikings.

May 9, 2012

Stadium conferees have major differences to settle fast

After weeks of committee hearings, each one bearing new amendments and surprises, the already-dramatically divergent House and Senate stadium proposals faced an onslaught of on-the-fly amendments on the floor this week, and some major changes were adopted.A conference committee made up of six legislators is expected to meet sometime on Wednesday.