Tom Emmer

Jun 27, 2012

Politicos await ruling on GOP recount fund

Political watchers waiting for a firm ruling on the months-long debate over whether the Republican Party of Minnesota is responsible for 2010 gubernatorial recount debt might still be seeking answers after a key campaign finance board meeting next week.

Jun 20, 2012

Predicting 2012

n the four months since legislative maps were released, political strategists and journalists have been scrutinizing the new House and Senate districts to determine which ones favor Republicans or Democrats and where the key battlegrounds will be in 2012.

Jun 20, 2012

$1.3 million in the bank for DFL-aligned independent expenditure groups

Carrie Lucking, executive director, Alliance for a Better Minnesota The three DFL-aligned organizations that played a pivotal role in helping Mark Dayton win the 2010 gubernatorial contest are poised to once again be major players in this year's elections. The 2012 Fund, WIN Minnesota Political Action Fund and Alliance for a Better Minnesota Action Fund reported raising $1.5 million and had[...]

Jun 14, 2012

Paper Trail: Campaign finance board expected to rule on GOP recount expenses in July

In January, Common Cause Minnesota filed a complaint with the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board accusing the state Republican Party of repeatedly failing to properly report expenses and contributions.

May 25, 2012

CFPD weighing two Common Cause complaints

This summer Minnesota’s campaign finance agency will make its way through a couple of pending challenges brought by a watchdog group that’s taking a number of Republican-centered causes to task.

May 23, 2012

Election 2012: You can’t tell the players without a scorecard

A lot changed in Minnesota’s legislative districts thanks to this year’s new redistricting map. Some incumbents were paired in newly drawn legislative territories; others found themselves installed in districts that bore little resemblance to their old electoral stomping grounds.

Feb 27, 2012

Redistricting fallout: McFarlane running for House, prominent GOPers look at lege

Fallout has been almost constant since release of the state's redistricting maps last week, and over the weekend a few more incumbent-on-incumbent match-ups became clear, some House members switched to run in open Senate seats and new candidates emerged to take their place.

Feb 24, 2012

GOP misses a chance, DFL dodges a train

In the first hours and days after the state’s new redistricting maps landed at the Capitol Tuesday, the collective sense of relief among Minnesota Democrats was unmistakable.

Feb 3, 2012

With state party in debt, Republican-aligned spending groups to play bigger role in elections

In the 2010 gubernatorial contest, independent expenditure groups played a crucial role in Mark Dayton’s narrow victory.

Jan 23, 2012

DFLer eyes challenge to Urdahl in 18B

Steven Schiroo, a 25-year-old Cokato resident, has filed to run against Urdahl in the relatively conservative district.

Dec 14, 2011

Emmer accuses Hamline University of rescinding job offer because of faculty outcry

Former GOP gubernatorial nominee Tom Emmer is accusing Hamline University of rescinding a job offer owing to criticism from faculty over his conservative views. Emmer claims he had a signed contract to serve as an "executive in residence" at Hamline's business school, but that the appointment fell apart after dissent surfaced specifically over his opposition to gay marriage.

Dec 9, 2011

Emmer tapped as Faith and Freedom Coalition’s MN chair

The announcement thrusts Emmer back into the political scene in Minnesota, as he will head up efforts for the group -- staunch opponents of gay marriage -- heading into the 2012 election.