Showing posts with label District 16A. Show all posts
Showing posts with label District 16A. Show all posts

Recount News... NO, NOT THAT RECOUNT!
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The St. Cloud Times is reporting that after initial recounts in both the SD16 and HD16A races, both Lisa Fobbe (DFL) and Gail Kulick-Jackson (DFL) have come away victorious.

Fobbe, a Princeton school board member, saw her final margin narrow by one vote over Big Lake Republican Alison Krueger, to 84 votes in a Senate District 16 special election to replace Betsy Wergin.Kulick Jackson, a Milaca attorney, saw her final margin narrow by five votes over Rep. Sondra Erickson, R-Princeton, to an identical 84 votes in their House District 16A race.Once certified, the results would cement a 40-seat DFL majority in the House of Representatives and a 25-seat DFL supermajority in the Senate.

These are particularly gratifying pick-ups given that the area that they now represent is notably conservative. So conservative, in fact, that the Republican Party in the area was willing to turn a blind eye to spousal abuse in order to get their two time endorsed candidate. Their task now will be to govern in a manner centrist enough to keep the seats from quickly returning to the conservative column.

The word on the street, well according to my right wing nemesis Gary Gross, is that Mary Kiffmeyer will challenge Fobbe for the state senate seat. If she decides to do this will she also try to install Alison Krueger in the 16B seat? How will Mark Olson and his write in warriors react to this continued Kiffmeyer coup d'etat? Will Mark Olson run again regardless? So many questions remain about the future of that kooky conservative team in Senate District 16...

If you are a write in warrior or a member of the Olson intelligentsia I encourage you to send me an email about what is next for the Olson machine. Inquiring minds want to know...

Finally, I am hoping to have some interviews with the two new representatives from SD16 and will bring them to you as soon as possible.
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Sherburne Citizen: Steve Andrews & Gail Kulick Jackson
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The Sherburne Citizen has an article about the Senate District 16 Convention and the endorsements of Steve Andrews for District 16B and Gail Kulick Jackson for District 16A. I have previously covered the endorsement here and my thoughts on Mr. Andrews here.

While I have yet to cover Gail Kulick Jackson, I did have the chance to speak with her when I was at the Steve Andrews House Party and found her to be both friendly and knowledgeable. Perhaps this time around she will be able to unseat one of the most anti-education former educators this state has ever seen.

The Kulick Jackson money quote:

During her turn at the podium, Jackson struck a John Travolta-like disco pose and told the convention that she had "a few moves of my own" that the Republicans had not seen yet. She said that the process of running for office has been "like climbing a mountain, and now I can see the top." She also told the delegates how events in her life had shaped her awareness of the need for "fairness and opportunity" to be available to all residents of Minnesota. A graduate of Hamline University and the U of M Law School, Jackson lives in Paige Township with her husband and son.

Andrews is precisely the moderate voice in the legislature that District 16B needs in order to gain any sense of relevance again. With Olson or Kiffmeyer, the district gets more of the same fringe leadership. Let us hope that the district finally recognizes this and chooses common sense.

The Andrews money quote:

Andrews told the delegates that Minnesotans are "tired of the partisan food fight" that has been going on in state government, and the process is in need of repair. "It's not working," he said, "and we all know it." A first-time candidate, Andrews lives in Big Lake Township with his wife Mary and their two sons. He is a vice-president of technology for a financial corporation, and operates a retail food distribution company along with his wife.



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