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Election 2022

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Everything you need to know about the local, state and federal elections in 2022.

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Voting and elections with Secretary of State Steve Simon

Voting and elections with Secretary of State Steve Simon

Can you trust that your vote will be fairly counted? MPR News host Mike Mulcahy talks with Secretary of State Steve Simon about election integrity and what’s happening to secure your right to vote. Plus a reporter round up with MPR politics reporter Tim Pugmire and Dana Ferguson, capitol correspondent from the Forum News Service.
by Mike Mulcahy

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Meet the Candidates: Republican gubernatorial candidate Rich Stanek

Meet the Candidates: Republican gubernatorial candidate Rich Stanek

Republican Rich Stanek was Hennepin County Sheriff for 12 years and before that was Minnesota's Public Safety Commissioner under Governor Tim Pawlenty, and a state representative from 1995 to 2003. Stanek is running for Minnesota governor.
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Meet the Candidates: Republican gubernatorial candidate Paul Gazelka

Meet the Candidates: Republican gubernatorial candidate Paul Gazelka

Republican senator and former Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka is running for Minnesota governor. During his conversation on Politics Friday, Gazelka discussed his disapproval of Gov. Tim Walz’s use of emergency powers, improving public safety and how he might go about cutting spending if elected.
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Meet the Candidates: Republican gubernatorial candidate Kendall Qualls

Meet the Candidates: Republican gubernatorial candidate Kendall Qualls

Former business executive and Army veteran Kendall Qualls is running for Minnesota governor. During his conversation on Politics Friday, Qualls discussed the need for increased law enforcement in the state and voter ID laws.
by Mike Mulcahy

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Meet the Candidates: Republican gubernatorial candidate Michelle Benson

Meet the Candidates: Republican gubernatorial candidate Michelle Benson

State Sen. Michelle Benson is running for Minnesota governor. During her conversation on Politics Friday, Benson stressed the importance of reducing costs to counter inflation, having education funding follow children to the schools of the family’s choice, and voting security.
by Mike Mulcahy

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