There were a number of firsts that occurred in the 1998 Governor’s race besides the My Three Sons Primary and the election of third-party candidate Jesse Ventura, In 1997, the Ted Mondale for Governor campaign took out, what is known as the First Paid Political...
The Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman (D-MN) Campaign is not the bad employer that many people think. The campaign is paying Health and Dental benefits for four full-time staff people as of January 1, 1998. The effort was a push by campaign manager Jon Youngdahl....
Sen. Doug Johnson’s (DFL-06, Tower) team for his campaign is coming together rapidly. The Senator is quick to point out that he has a job to do and a session to complete, unlike his opposition, before he can begin campaigning in earnest. The temporary campaign...
Sen Ted Mondale (DFL-44, St Louis Park) hit the airwaves yesterday with a 30-second television spot in the Twin Cities, focusing on Ted Mondale’s education proposals. The ad will air for one week, beginning February 25 through March 3, 1998. The Twin Cities...
The DFL caucus kept the House in recess for over an hour longer than expected on Monday. The issue was a Senate bill for a Constitutional Amendment called “The Right to Hunt and Fish.” The bill is the work of Sen. Bob Lessard (I-03, International Falls)....
