With the special election to fill former state representative Terry Morrow's seat in Minnesota House District 19A just over a week away, the pace is picking up.
Greater Mankato Growth (the equivalent of the local Chamber of Commerce has posted questionnaires returned by the three candidates.
To view side-by-side comparisons of the candidates' unedited answers to thoughtful questions developed by GMG, click on the link above, then check the boxses beside the candidates' names. To view a candidate's biographic information, click on the "bio" link to the right of their name.
DFLer Clark Johnson, IP candidate Tim Gieseke and Republican nominee Allen Quist will meet for a forum in St. Peter on Tuesday, February 5, 7:30-9:30 p.m. at the Treaty Site History Center, 1851 North Minnesota Ave (Highway 169). The event, which is free and open to the public, is sponsored by Greater Mankato Growth, the St. Peter Chamber of Commerce and the St. Peter League of Women Voters.
Tuesday's forum is followed by two days of radio forums moderated by KTOE News Director Wendy Wilde:
. . .Our two-day candidate forum will be held during Talk of the Town at 1:05pm on Thursday and Friday Febuary 7 and 8. . . .
We welcome your questions.
You can email your candidate questions to [email protected] ... be sure to include your name... and we will select several listener questions for each of the three candidates. . .
While it's been difficult for voters to find detailed answers from the candidates, that problem should be solved by the questionnaires and forums. Show up or listen if you want to witness Allen Quist release the Lion of Free Enterprise or whatever it's call these days.
Photo: Clark Johnson and supporters in St. Peter. Former state rep. Ruth Johnson is the woman wearing the fabulous scarf (first left).
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