2022 Minnesota's 1st Congressional District Special Election
The 2022 Minnesota's 1st congressional district special election was a special election held on August 9, 2022. The seat became vacant when incumbent Republican Party (United States), Republican representative Jim Hagedorn died on February 17, 2022, from kidney cancer. A primary was held on May 24, 2022, with the special election being held eleven weeks later, on August 9, alongside state primaries for other races. The special election was won by Republican Brad Finstad by a margin of 3.9%. Republican primary Candidates Nominee *Brad Finstad, former Minnesota Director of USDA Rural Development and former Minnesota House of Representatives, state representative Eliminated in primary *Matt Benda, agricultural law attorney *Jennifer Carnahan, former chair of the Republican Party of Minnesota and Hagedorn's widow *Bob Carney Jr., perennial candidate *J. R. Ewing, general manager of a biofuels plant * Kevin Kocina, United States Marine Corps, U.S. Marine Corps veteran *Jerem ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Brad Finstad
Bradley Howard Finstad (born May 30, 1976) is an American farmer, agricultural consultant, and politician serving as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for . Finstad represents a large section of southern Minnesota situated along the border with Iowa. The district is mostly rural and includes the cities of Rochester, Minnesota, Rochester, Mankato, Minnesota, Mankato, Winona, Minnesota, Winona, Austin, Minnesota, Austin, Owatonna, Minnesota, Owatonna, and Worthington, Minnesota, Worthington. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, Finstad served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2003 until 2009. Finstad previously served as an area director for the American Farm Bureau Federation, Minnesota Farm Bureau and as the agricultural policy advisor to U.S. Representative Mark Kennedy (politician), Mark Kennedy. In 2002 Minnesota House of Representatives election, 2002, he was elected to the Minnesota House of Representat ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Free Press (Mankato)
''The Free Press'' is an American, English language daily newspaper published in Mankato, Minnesota. History On April 4, 1887, Editor L.P. Hunt published the first issue of the ''Mankato Daily Free Press'' and found it was not easy. In an apology to his readers, Hunt wrote "The labor incident to getting out the initial number of a daily paper is vastly more trying than people not familiar with newspaper work and worry are aware of or can be devised of. The fact, therefore, that today's ''Daily Free Press'' is decidedly short on telegraphic, as well as some other matter, is no exception to the perplexities experienced by newspaper men and we feel sure the public will bear with us a day or two until the 'mercheen' is fairly oiled and put in good running order." Since that time, the 'mercheen' hasn't skipped a beat publishing more than 100 years serving the Mankato region. The seminal publication actually was the ''Independent'' which began in 1857. Six years later, it was bought b ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hubbard Broadcasting
Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. is an American television and radio broadcasting corporation based in St. Paul, Minnesota. It was founded by Stanley E. Hubbard. The corporation has broadcast outlets scattered across Minnesota, Wisconsin, Missouri, Illinois, Ohio, New York, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Washington, Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, a ..., and Washington, D.C. KSTP (AM), KSTP radio, KSTP-FM, KTMY, KSTP-TV, and KSTC-TV, which serve the Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Twin Cities region of Minnesota and western Wisconsin, are regarded as the company's legacy flagship (broadcasting), flagship stations. History KSTP has its origins in the Twin Cities radio station WAMD ("Where All Minneapolis Dances"), which started broadcasting live dance music from a local ba ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chief Executive Officer
A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especially an independent legal entity such as a company or nonprofit institution. CEOs find roles in a range of organizations, including public and private corporations, non-profit organizations and even some government organizations (notably state-owned enterprises). The CEO of a corporation or company typically reports to the board of directors and is charged with maximizing the value of the business, which may include maximizing the share price, market share, revenues or another element. In the non-profit and government sector, CEOs typically aim at achieving outcomes related to the organization's mission, usually provided by legislation. CEOs are also frequently assigned the role of main manager of the organization and the highest-ranking o ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Stanley Hubbard
Stanley Stub Hubbard (born 1933) is an American billionaire heir and businessman. He is the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Hubbard Broadcasting, founded by his father. Much of his fortune was earned through the operations of family-owned media holdings which include dozens of radio and television stations in the US. He was also the founder of United States Satellite Broadcasting, a forerunner to DirecTV, which absorbed USSB in 1998. Early life Stanley Stub Hubbard was born in 1933. His father, Stanley E. Hubbard, was the founder of Hubbard Broadcasting. He has a bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota. Career Hubbard started working for Hubbard Broadcasting in 1951, became president in 1967, and became chairman and CEO in 1983. As of February 2021, he had a net worth of US$1.9 billion. Political activity Hubbard is a prolific Republican and Conservative donor. Hubbard made political contributions to Scott Walker's presidential campaign in 2015. Hubb ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Julie Rosen
Julie A. Rosen (born August 9, 1957) is an American politician serving as a member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, she represents District 23, which includes all or portions of Blue Earth, Faribault, Jackson, Le Sueur, Martin, Waseca, and Watonwan counties in the southern part of the state. Early life, education, and career Originally from Colorado, Rosen graduated from high school in Denver, and later graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Agronomy from Colorado State University. She worked as a marketing representative for both Elanco and American Hoechst Chemical Company prior to being elected to the legislature. Minnesota Senate Rosen represented District 24 in the Senate from 2003 to 2013. She was redistricted to District 23 in 2012. Her service earned her the "Freshman Legislator of the Year" award. As a freshman senator, Rosen earned the distinction of being a leading authority on methamphetamine and other drug-relate ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2022 Minnesota Senate Election
The 2022 Minnesota Senate election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 8, 2022, to elect members of the Senate of the 93rd Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held in several districts on August 9, 2022. The election coincided with the election of the other house of the Legislature, the Minnesota House of Representatives, and other elections. The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party retook control of the Senate from the Minnesota Republican Party, in addition to retaining the Governorship, Secretary of State, and Attorney General, giving the DFL undivided control of government for the first time since 2014. Background The last election in 2020 resulted in the Republican Party of Minnesota retaining a majority of seats, after winning a majority from the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) only four years earlier in the previous election in 2016. Control of the Senate has alternated between the Republicans and the DFL every electi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Minnesota Senate
The Minnesota Senate is the upper house of the Legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota. At 67 members, half as many as the Minnesota House of Representatives, it is the largest upper house of any U.S. state legislature. Floor sessions are held in the west wing of the State Capitol in Saint Paul. Committee hearings, as well as offices for senators and staff, are located north of the State Capitol in the Minnesota Senate Building. Each member of the Minnesota Senate represents approximately 80,000 constituents. History The Minnesota Senate held its first regular session on December 2, 1857. Powers In addition to its legislative powers, certain appointments by the governor are subject to the Senate's advice and consent. As state law provides for hundreds of executive appointments, the vast majority of appointees serve without being confirmed by the Senate; only in rare instances are appointees are rejected by the body. The Senate has rejected only nine executive appointment ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Carla Nelson
Carla J. Nelson (born May 22, 1957) is an American politician from Minnesota who is a member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, she currently represents District 24, which includes parts of Olmsted County and Dodge County in the southeastern part of the state. Much of southern half of Rochester and parts of northwestern Rochester are included in her district. In 2018, Nelson was an unsuccessful candidate in the Republican primary to represent Minnesota's 1st congressional district. Early life, education, and career Nelson graduated from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, receiving her B.S. in special education. She then attended the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, earning her M.Ed. in teacher leadership and her reading specialist certification. Nelson is the owner of the Olmsted Group, an insurance and investment firm in Rochester. She was previously an elementary and middle school teacher in Rochester. Minnesota Legislature Nels ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Axios (website)
''Axios'' (stylized as ΛXIOS) is an American news website based in Arlington County, Virginia. It was founded in 2016 and launched the following year by former '' Politico'' journalists Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen and Roy Schwartz. The site's name is based on the el, ἄξιος (), meaning "worthy". ''Axios''s articles are typically brief and matter-of-fact; most are shorter than 300 words and use bullet points so they are easier to scan. In addition to news articles, ''Axios'' produces daily and weekly industry-specific newsletters (including ''Allen's Axios AM'', a successor to his newsletter '' Politico Playbook'' for ''Politico''), and two daily podcasts. On September 1, 2022, Cox Enterprises completed its acquisition of ''Axios''. History VandeHei said he wanted ''Axios'' to be a "mix between '' The Economist'' and Twitter". The company initially covered a mix of business, politics, technology, health care, and media. VandeHei said ''Axios'' would focus on the "c ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Austin, Minnesota
Austin is a city in, and the county seat of, Mower County, Minnesota, Mower County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 26,174 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. The town was originally settled along the Cedar River (Iowa River), Cedar River and has two artificial lakes, East Side Lake and Mill Pond. It was named for Austin R. Nichols, the area's first European settler. Hormel, Hormel Foods Corporation is Austin's largest employer, and the town is sometimes called "SPAM Town USA". Austin is home to Hormel's corporate headquarters, a factory that makes most of North America's SPAM (food), SPAM tinned meat, and the Spam Museum. Austin is also home to the Hormel Institute, a leading cancer research institution operated by the University of Minnesota with significant support from the Mayo Clinic. In 2015 Austin was named one of the "Top 10 Affordable Small Towns Where You'd Actually Want to Live" and one of the "Best Small Cities in America". History Fertil ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Minnesota State University, Mankato
Minnesota State University, Mankato (MNSU, MSU, or Minnesota State) is a public university in Mankato, Minnesota, United States. It is Minnesota's second-largest university and has over 123,000 living alumni worldwide. Founded in 1868, it is the second-oldest member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system, and is commonly referred to as the flagship institution. It was established as the Second State Normal School in 1858 and officially opened as Mankato Normal School a decade later. Minnesota State University, Mankato is a significant contributor to the local and state economies, adding over $781 million to the Minnesota economy annually. Across seven colleges and schools, Minnesota State offers over 130 undergraduate programs of study, over 85 graduate programs, and 4 doctoral programs. It hosts the only nationally, regionally, and state accredited aviation program in Minnesota. Students are served by 750 full-time faculty members, creating a 21:1 student to f ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |