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Mark Brandt Dayton (born January 26, 1947) is an American politician who served as the 40th governor of Minnesota from 2011 to 2019. [1] He served as a United States Senator representing Minnesota from 2001 to 2007 and as Minnesota State Auditor from 1991 to 1995.
On February 6, 2018, the DFL conducted a statewide straw poll among registered Democrats in Minnesota. Caucus-goers were scheduled to elect delegates to their party's Senate district and county conventions, which in turn would elect state convention delegates who would endorse candidates for governor, two U.S. Senate seats, attorney general ...
Former U.S. Senator Mark Dayton notably declined to be included on the ballot. Minneapolis Mayor R. T. Rybak won the straw poll with 21.8% of the vote, with State House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher receiving 20.1%, and "uncommitted" receiving 14.7%. The other each candidates received single-digit support.
(Two Democrats, Mark Dayton and Tim Walz, won the Democratic primary against endorsed candidates.) [40] At the convention, Scott Jensen won the endorsement with 65% of the vote on the ninth ballot, defeating Kendall Qualls. Mike Murphy, Paul Gazelka, and Neil Shah were eliminated on earlier ballots. All the candidates who contested the ...
Primary elections were held on August 12, 2014. Dayton and Smith won the Democratic primary and the Republicans nominated Hennepin County Commissioner Jeff Johnson and his running mate former state representative Bill Kuisle. In the general election, Dayton and Smith defeated them and several other minor party candidates with just over 50% of ...
Two-term Governor Mark Dayton was eligible to seek re-election, but did not do so. [168] The Democratic-Farmer-Labor nominee was U.S. Representative Tim Walz. [169] The Republican nominee was Hennepin County Commissioner and 2014 gubernatorial nominee Jeff Johnson.
Mark Dayton, former governor of Minnesota and former U.S. senator [57] U.S. representatives. Lois Frankel, U.S. representative from Florida's 22nd congressional district (2013–present) [62] State senators. Alice Mann, state senator [57] Organizations. 314 Action [63] EMILY's List [64] Everytown for Gun Safety [65] National Women's Political ...
Mark Dayton, governor of Minnesota [79] State legislators. Raymond Dehn, state representative [80] John Lesch, state representative [81] Labor unions. Teamsters Local 120 [82] Organizations. Center for Popular Democracy [83] Democracy for America [82] End Citizens United [84] Justice Democrats [85] Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party [86 ...