MINNESOTA

Your complete directory of Minnesota candidates for Governor, United State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources.

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Filing Deadline: June 2014
Primary: August 12, 2014

This page was last updated on May 16, 2013

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
Mark Dayton (DFL)* - (Campaign Site)
Matt Dean (D) - State House Minority Leader
Scott Honour (R) - Venture Capitalist
Jeff Johnson (R) - Hennepin County Commissioner, Ex-State Rep., Republican National Committeeman & Attorney
Susan Marvin (R) - Businesswoman
Julie Rosen (R) - State Sen. & Agronomist
Dave Thompson (R) - State Sen., Attorney & Radio Talk Show Host
Kurt Zellers (R) - State Rep., Ex-State House Speaker & Public Relations Executive

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2014.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Yvonne Prettner Solon (DFL)*

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Mark Ritchie (DFL)* - (Campaign Site)

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Lori Swanson (DFL)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE AUDITOR:
Rebecca Otto (DFL)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE LEGISLATURE:

State House - ( DFL Caucus - Republican Caucus )

State Senate - ( DFL Caucus - Republican Caucus )

U.S. SENATOR:

Al Franken (DFL)* - (Campaign Site)
Laura Brod (R) - Ex-State Rep., State University Regent & Business Consultant
Bill Guidera (R) - State GOP Finance Chair, Businessman & Attorney
Mike McFadden (R) - Finance Executive
Julianne Ortman (R) - State Sen., Ex-Carver County Commissioner & Attorney
Kurt Zellers (R) - State Rep., Ex-State House Speaker & Public Relations Executive

Amy Klobuchar (DFL)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2018.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Tim Walz (DFL)* - (Campaign Site)

District 2:
John Kline (R)* - (Campaign Site)
David Gerson (R) - Engineer, Tea Party Activist & '12 Candidate
Mike Obermueller (DFL) - Ex-State Rep., Attorney & '12 Nominee

District 3:
Erik Paulsen (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 4:
Betty McCollum (DFL)* - (Campaign Site)
Steve Carlson (IP) - Business Consultant, Tea Party Activist & '10/'12 Nominee

District 5:
Keith Ellison (DFL)* - (Campaign Site)

District 6:
Michele Bachmann (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Jim Graves (DFL) - Hotel/Resort Chain CEO & '12 Nominee

District 7:
Collin Peterson (DFL)* - (Campaign Site)

District 8:
Rick Nolan (DFL)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Communist Party of Minnesota
Constitution Party of Minnesota
Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL)
Green Party of Minnesota
Independence Party of Minnesota (IP)
Libertarian Party of Minnesota
Republican Party of Minnesota

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of State's Office

Campaign Finance & Public Disclosure Board

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Alexandria Echo Press
Annandale Advocate
Austin Daily Herald
Blaine/Spring Lake Park Life
Brainerd Daily Dispatch
Cannon Falls Beacon
Checks & Balances
Coon Rapids Herald
Duluth News-Tribune
Elk River Star News
Grant County Herald
Inside Minnesota Politics
Lake Country Echo / Pine River Journal (Pequot Lakes)
Mankato Free Press
Minneapolis Observer (Alternative)
Minneapolis Star Tribune - (Politics Section)
Minneapolis/St. Paul City Pages (Alternative)
Minnesota Daily (University of Minnesota)
Minnesota E-Democracy
Minnesota Progressive Project
Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder (African-American)
Morrison County Record
New Ulm Journal
Northfield Citizens

Page 1 Publications (6 Community Newspapers)
Politics in Minnesota
Republican Minnesota
Rochester Post-Bulletin
Southwest Journal (Minneapolis)
St. Paul Legal Ledger
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Sun Newspapers (Minnesota Community Newspaper Chain)
Thisweek Newspapers (Burnsville)
Tyler Tribute
West Central Tribune (Willmar)
Winona Daily News

KSTP TV-5 (ABC - Minneapolis)
Minnesota Public Radio