PRESS RELEASE from Pawlenty for
President
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 29, 2011
CONTACT: Alex Conant
Minnesota
Conservatives Endorse Pawlenty for
President
MINNEAPOLIS — Over 100 leaders from around
Minnesota
endorsed Gov. Tim Pawlenty for President today, including dozens of
state
legislators, grassroots Republican leaders, and community leaders. The
Minnesotans
endorsing Gov. Pawlenty said they appreciated his success in winning
battles
with Minnesota’s liberals and delivering real conservative reforms.
“For the last eight years, I did more than just
talk
about moving Minnesota in a conservative direction – I actually did
it,” Gov.
Pawlenty said. “I’m humbled by this strong showing of support from so
many
conservative leaders from around Minnesota. Their support is a real
validation
of our record of delivering conservative results.”
The list of new Minnesotans endorsing Gov.
Pawlenty
includes:
• Rep. Paul Anderson, Starbuck, MN
• Al & Cathy Annexstad, Shorewood, MN: Al
is Chairman
of Federated Insurance
• Jeff Backer, Browns Valley, MN: Small
business owner
and Mayor of Browns Valley
• Matt Benda, Albert Lea, MN: Activist and
lawyer at
Peterson Savelkoul & Benda
• Craig Bentdahl & Stephanie Simon, Edina,
MN: Former
CEO, Excel Bank
• Andy Brehm, Wayzata, MN: Activist and
lawyer at
Dorsey & Whitney
• Ward & Kris Brehm, Wayzata, MN: Ward is
CEO & Founder
of The Brehm Group
• Brianna Chambers, Saint Paul, MN: Former BPOU
Chair (HD
64B)
• Carleton Crawford, Minneapolis, MN: Activist
and former
Chairman of the 5th Congressional District Republicans
• Sen. Ted Daley, Eagan, MN
• Rep. Kurt Daudt, Crown, MN: State Vice
Chair for
the 8th Congressional District Republicans
• Mark Davis, Le Sueur, MN: President and CEO
of Davisco
Foods International
• Richard Davis, Minneapolis, MN: Chairman,
President and
Chief Executive Officer of U.S. Bancorp, Chairman of the Financial
Services
Roundtable and representative for the Ninth District of the Federal
Reserve
where he serves on its Financial Advisory Committee.
• Randy Demmer, Hayfield, MN: 1st Congressional
District
candidate in 2010 and State Representative from 2002-2010
• Rep. Connie Doepke, Orono, MN
• Beth Dorobiala, Woodbury, MN: Former Chair of
the
Minnesota College Republicans
• Scott Dutcher, Brandon, MN: Activist
and State
Vice-Chair for the 7th Congressional District Republicans
• Dave & Sandy Frauenshuh, Bloomington, MN:
Dave is
CEO of Frauenshuh Companies
• Rep. Pat Garofalo, Farmington, MN: Chairman
of the
Education Finance Committee
• Michael & Elizabeth Gorman, Edina, MN:
Managing
Partner at Split Rock Partners
• Rep. Steve Gottwalt, St. Cloud, MN
• Jeff & Teri Greiner, Greenwood, MN:
Partner at
Norwest Equity
• Lori Grivna, Shoreview, MN: Activist and
former School
Board Member
• Nancy Haapoja, Redwood Falls, MN: Activist
and BPOU
Chair (Redwood County)
• Jim & Kathy Haglund, Golden Valley, MN:
Jim is the
CEO of Central Container Corp
• Rep. Rod Hamilton, Mountain Lake, MN:
Majority Whip
• Bill & Sharon Hawkins, Wayzata, MN: Bill
is
Chairman and CEO of Medtronic
• Sue Hilgart, Brainerd, MN: Activist and
former State
Vice Chair for the 8th Congressional District Republicans
• Karin Housley, St. Mary’s Point, MN: Former
Republican
State Senate Candidate and Small Business Owner
• Sen. John Howe, Red Wing, MN: Former Mayor of
Red Wing
• Stanley S. & Karen H. Hubbard, St. Paul,
MN:
Stanley is CEO of Hubbard Broadcasting
• Gary Iocco, Red Wing, MN: Activist and
Small
Business Owner
• Abdul-Rahman Magba Kamara, Oakdale, MN:
Former Chairman
of the Minnesota College Republicans
• Dave Kleis, St. Cloud, MN: Mayor of St. Cloud
and
former State Senator
• Jim Knoblach, St. Cloud, MN: Former State
Representative
• Rep. John Kriesel, Cottage Grove, MN
• Paul Kohls, Victoria, MN: Former State
Representative
• Brad Kustermann, Blaine, MN: Activist and
Legislative
Staffer in Minnesota Senate
• Derrick Lehrke, Cottage Grove, MN: Activist
and Member
of the Cottage Grove City Council
• Rep. Mike LeMieur, Little Falls, MN
• Rep. Jenifer Loon, Eden Prairie, MN
• Ted Lovdahl, Effie, MN: Chairman of the 8th
Congressional District Republicans
• Sen. Doug Magnus, Slayton, MN: Assistant
Majority
Leader and Chairman of the Senate Agriculture and Rural Economies
Committee
• Rep. Denny McNamara, Hastings, MN: Chairman
of the
House Environment Committee
• Sen. Geoff Michel, Edina, MN: Deputy
Majority
Leader and Attorney at Securian Financial
• Katie Nadeau, Rogers, MN: Activist
• Ford & Catherine Nicholson, Dellwood, MN:
Ford is a
Private Investor
• Harry Niska, Ramsey, MN: BPOU Chairman (SD
48) and
Lawyer at Ross & Orenstein
• Andy Noble, Saint Paul, MN: Chairman of the
Saint Paul
Republicans
• Don & Bev Oren, Roseville, MN: Dan is CEO
of Dart
Transit, and Beverly is the former Executive Vice President at Dart
• Tim & Rosie Owens, Eden Prairie, MN: Tim
is
President and CEO of Voyager
• Jerry Paar, Edina, MN: Activist and former
Co-Chair of
the 3rd Congressional District Republicans
• Greg & Cindy Page, Minnetonka, MN: Greg
is CEO of
Cargill, Incorporated and Carlson Companies and non-executive Chair of
the
Board of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
• Jerry & Pat Papenfuss, Winona, MN: Jerry
is the
Owner of Result Radio Group
• Andrew & Leslie Parker, Minneapolis, MN:
Andrew is
a Partner at Parker Rosen
• Rebecca Peichel, Fairfax, MN: Activist and
legislative
staffer in Minnesota House
• Steve Perkins, Luverne, MN: Activist and
State
Vice-Chair for the 1st Congressional District Republicans
• Bill & Teri Popp, Golden Valley, MN: Bill
is the
CEO of Popp Telecom
• Linda Presthus, Edina, MN: Activist and
former Co-Chair
of the 3rd Congressional District Republicans
• Pat & Ann Ryan, Tonka Bay, MN: Pat is the
CEO and
President of Ryan Companies US, Inc.
• Steve Sanger, Wayzata, MN: Former CEO and
Chairman of
General Mills. He also serves on the boards of Minneapolis retailer
Target
Corp., San Francisco bank Wells Fargo & Co. and the Guthrie Theater
in
Minneapolis
• Ron & Janet Schutz, Medina, MN: Ron is
the Chair of
the Intellectual Property Litigation Group at Robins Kaplan Miller
& Ciresi
and a member of the firm's Executive Board.
• Doug & Hilory Seaton, Edina, MN: Doug is
a Partner
at Seaton, Peters & Revnew
• Bob & Pam Senkler, White Bear Lake, MN:
Bob is the
CEO of Securian
• Warren & Mary Staley, Edina, MN: Warren
is a
retired CEO of Cargill
• Tom & Karen Stauber, Chaska, MN: Tom is
President
of Edwards Sales
• Rep. Kirk Stensrud, Eden Prairie, MN
• Terry Stone, International Falls, MN:
Small
Business Owner and BPOU Chairman (Koochiching County)
• Steve Sviggum, Kenyon, MN: Former
Speaker of
the Minnesota House
• Dave Thul, Owatonna, MN: Chairman of the 1st
Congressional District Republicans
• Bob Ulrich, Edina, MN: Retired CEO, Target
• Denny & Amanda Walsh, Orono, MN: Denny is
the Owner
of Walsh Partners and has been in the tenant-representation business
for nearly
20 years
• Rep. Torrey Westrom, Elbow Lake, MN: Speaker
Pro
Tempore and Chairman of the Civil Law Committee
• Wheelock Whitney, Minneapolis, MN: Investor,
Self-employed
• Jennifer Wilson, Hermantown, MN: Activist
• Scott & Jill Wine, Plymouth, MN: Scott is
the CEO
of Polaris Industries, Inc.
• Rep. Kelby Woodard, Belle Plaine, MN
• Rep. Kurt Zellers, Maple Grove:
Speaker of
the Minnesota House of Representatives
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