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The party was fined $170,000 for violating federal campaign finance regulations from 2003 to 2008. [4] The Chairman of the Minnesota Republican Party Tony Sutton (R) was found guilty of circumventing Finance Laws in the Gubernatorial Election Recount of 2010 and fined $33,000. (2010) [5] [6] The last Republican Governor of Minnesota was Tim ...
Minnesota's 1st congressional district extends across southern Minnesota from the border with South Dakota to the border with Wisconsin. It is a primarily rural district built on a strong history of agriculture , though this is changing rapidly due to strong population growth in the Rochester combined statistical area.
With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+19, it is the most Republican district in Minnesota. [5] The district is currently represented by Republican Michelle Fischbach. Despite this, it was represented by DFL member Collin Peterson from 1991 to 2021; Peterson was considered one of the most conservative Democrats in the House.
Year Statewide map Minneapolis–St. Paul Metro Area highlight 1872–1882 1882–1892 1892–1902 1902–1913 1913-1931 1931-1933 Governor Floyd Olson vetoed the legislature's congressional redistricting bill, upheld in Smiley v.
The 2023–24 Minnesota Legislature was sworn into office on January 3, 2023 with 70 DFL members and 64 Republican members. [13] The effects of redistricting and a large number of retirements at the end of the previous session resulted in 39 races without an incumbent. 16 races went uncontested, all in noncompetitive districts.
2010 Minnesota 5th congressional district election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic (DFL) Keith Ellison (Incumbent) 154,833 67.7 −3.2 Republican: Joel Demos 55,222 24.1 +2.1% Independent: Lynne Torgerson 8,548 3.7 − Independence: Tom Schrunk 7,446 3.3 −3.6% Independent Progressive: Michael James Cavlan 2,468 1.1 −
Minnesota has had a history of favoring the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) candidates in presidential elections since the 1960s. However, Minnesota has also had an active Republican Party that has been viewed as gaining more support since the late 1990s and early 2000s due to population migration to the suburbs along with the party's focus on socially conservative positions ...
Minnesota's 3rd congressional district encompasses the suburbs of Hennepin and Anoka counties to the west, south, and north of Minneapolis. The district, which is mostly suburban in character, includes a few farming communities on its far western edge and also inner-ring suburban areas on its eastern edge.