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There have been 41 governors of the state; one, Rudy Perpich, served non-consecutive terms. Minnesota Territory had three governors appointed by the president of the United States; the first, Alexander Ramsey, would later be state governor. The current governor is Tim Walz, a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, who took office on ...
The Minnesota Governor's Fishing Opener is a tradition that dates back to 1948. [23] The event was designed to promote the development of Minnesota's recreation industry. [ 24 ] [ 25 ] The Governor goes to a selected lake in Minnesota to fish on the opening weekend of the fishing season.
Pages in category "Governors of Minnesota" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
The 2022 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Minnesota. Incumbent Democratic (DFL) Governor Tim Walz defeated the Republican nominee, former state senator Scott Jensen , [ 1 ] winning a second term.
Rudolph George Perpich Sr. (born Rudolph George Prpić; June 27, 1928 – September 21, 1995) was an American politician who served as the governor of Minnesota from 1976 to 1979 and again from 1983 to 1991. A member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, he is labeled as Minnesota's 34th and 36th governor.
Floyd B. Olson was born on the north side of Minneapolis, Minnesota, the only child of a Norwegian father, Paul Olsen, and a Swedish mother, Ida Maria (Nilsdotter). [2] The North Side neighborhood where Olson grew up was the home of a sizable Orthodox Jewish community, and Olson's friendships with some of the local Jewish families led him to serve as a shabbos goy, assisting Jews on the ...
Former Minnesota Governor Arne Carlson, a Republican, criticized Pawlenty's budget strategy: he borrowed more than $1 billion from the tobacco settlement (money set aside for health care), more than $1.4 billion from K-12 education funding, and more than $400 million [42] from the Health Care Access Fund for low-income families, among other ...
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