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  Encyclopedia: Roger Moe
Roger Moe (June 2, 1944 -) was a United States politician.
Moe was born into a farm family in northwestern Minnesota which, in his first years, lacked even electricity.
Moe, who has three brothers and three sisters, says he was fortunate to have had the support of his family, and the benefit of a solid education through high school and beyond.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Roger-Moe   (506 words)

  
 Minnesota Legislative News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Moe said Thursday he would donate his $5,000 share to the Vinland Center in Loretto, which offers a chemical dependency program for physically disabled people.
Moe, a DFLer from Erskine, was first elected to the Senate in 1970 and has served as its majority leader since 1981.
Moe and Garton were selected from more than 45 nominees representing 31 states.
www.legal-ledger.com /archive/n19moe.htm   (314 words)

  
 Moe is DFL choice for governor
Moe outdistanced State Auditor Judi Dutcher and Sen. Becky Lourey of Kerrick, in the quest for the party laurels.
“Roger Moe was one of the strongest male feminists that I have experienced — before it (feminism) was popular,” said Johnson, a former DFL lawmaker.
Moe earlier announced Sen. Julie Sabo, a first-term lawmaker from Minneapolis and daughter of Congressman Martin Sabo, as his lieutenant governor running mate.
www.forestlaketimes.com /2002/may/8rogermoe.html   (800 words)

  
 MPR: Campaign 2002 Profile: Roger Moe
There's no question that Roger Moe has the most legislative and political experience in the field of candidates running for governor this year.
Moe's vision for the future of the state also focuses on education, health care, the environment, jobs and the state's increasing diversity.
Moe's views aren't dramatically different from his rivals for the DFL endorsement, and while Moe is hopeful delegates will choose him, he says he's also realistic.
news.minnesota.publicradio.org /features/200204/30_mccalluml_moe/index.shtml   (946 words)

  
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Moe, who is the DFL's endorsed candidate for the job, knows that Penny (at least if you believe the mid-September polls) is the man to beat.
Moe is also supportive of a boost in the state's gas tax, which the Legislature has refused to increase since 1988.
While Moe's campaign has struggled early, and underwent a major shakeup after the dismissal of his chief strategist, Pat Forceia, Moe notes that his campaign coffers are the healthiest in race, with $120,000 cash on hand as of the Aug. 19 pre-primary report.
www.timberjay.com /archives/tstory/9-14-02/9-14moe.htm   (1421 words)

  
 MPR: Profile: Roger Moe
Moe is now hoping voters will have tired of celebrity-politicians and will embrace someone who's been tested in the trenches.
Moe has since dropped the campaign manager who came up with the idea, and put the stock car in the garage.
Moe and his counterpart in the House, Republican Speaker Steve Sviggum, have sat across from each other at the bargaining table many times over the past legislative session.
news.minnesota.publicradio.org /features/200209/12_khoom_moeprofile/index.shtml   (1420 words)

  
 Candidates need to have emotional bonds with voters, says Sen. Roger Moe
One lesson Senate Majority Leader Roger Moe absorbed during his failed bid for governor was that candidates need to have emotional bonds with voters.
Moe, who was Skip Humphrey’s gubernatorial running mate four years ago when the DFL gubernatorial ticket placed third, points out with satisfacton that he won more votes than Gov. Jesse Ventura.
And though Moe’s 36 percent was only a point short of his goal, in the end it fell about eight points short of victory.
www.hometownsource.com /capitol/2002/november/14moe.html   (488 words)

  
 Roger Moe should be next governor of state
Moe has valuable experience in state government, having served 10 terms as a state senator.
Moe has made funding of K-12 education his number one priority, and has vowed to fund important highway and transit projects.
Roger Moe’s experience and demonstrated leadership qualify him to be Minnesota’s next governor.
www.abcnewspapers.com /2002/october/24moe.html   (684 words)

  
 The Roger Moe Public Comments Board.
Roger Moe is quickly becoming the most dangerous politician to impeding favorable progress in the political process since the late Rudy Perpich graced the governor's office.
Roger Moe, is a decent, honest public servant that you and likely people who think like you are not up to wiping his shoes.
Roger Moe is a fantastic politician and he deserves to be the next governor of Minnesota.
www.gallconsulting.com /rogermoe/guestlog.htm   (8047 words)

  
 2002 Governor Race - Let Minnesota Vote!
Pawlenty's I&R legislation was sadly killed in the Senate by DFL gubernatorial candidate Roger Moe.
However, we know that Roger Moe led the opposition in the state Senate and blocked your right to vote on issues by blocking a vote in the Senate on the legislation for initiative & referendum.
Although Roger Moe voted for I&R in the past he led the charge against I&R in the senate this past session.
www.letminnesotavote.com /governor.shtml   (1156 words)

  
 Minnesota Legislative News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Moe is a grandfather and has two elderly parents with whom he wants to spend more time.
Some political observers see Moe's balking at a run as a sign that he believes the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party's majority in the state Senate may be in peril and he's holding back to work on preserving the party's grip on that chamber.
Moe said he intends to continue advancing the direction of the Senate DFLers and tout their track record as the 2000 election approaches.
www.legal-ledger.com /archive/1013moe.htm   (1218 words)

  
 Senate Majority Leader Roger Moe says country is divided
Moe said while Senate DFLers will give the governor’s proposal on the complete state take-over of K-12 educational funding full attention, Ventura will need to flesh out the proposal with details.
But Moe said the emerging voter independence means that redistricting doesn’t have impact that redrawing the districts had 20 or 30 years ago.
Already the longest serving majority leader in state history, Moe said he again is a candidate for Senate majority leader.
www.ecm-inc.com /election2000/stories/November/10rogermoe.html   (622 words)

  
 Minnesota State Colleges & Universities: Performance Newsletter
Senate Majority Leader Roger Moe said Minnesota State Colleges and Universities have done "a remarkable job" in coming together as a system, considering the obstacles that faced the merger of the technical, community college and state universities.
Moe said he is very pleased with MnSCU's progress in consolidating campuses, eliminating duplicate course offerings, improving student services and working out articulation agreements between colleges to facilitate transfers.
Moe said his message to people who still haven't accepted the merger is, "nothing remains the same.
www.mnscu.edu /media/performance/1998/winter1998/w4.html   (481 words)

  
 Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs: Advisory Council Welcomes New Members   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Roger Moe, the longest serving House or Senate Majority Leader in Minnesota history, earned a B.S. in education from Mayville State University in North Dakota.
Moe was chosen Senate Majority Leader in 1981, serving 10 terms in the Senate.
Moe was the DFL nominee for lieutenant governor in the gubernatorial campaign of 1998.
www.hhh.umn.edu /news/headlines/2003/sept30_advisorycouncil.htm   (1030 words)

  
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Moe noted that $560 million in one-time highway funding appropriated last year by the Legislature triggered a speed up of 32 state road projects by several years, and another infusion this year is expected to have a similar impact.
Moe indicated that the Senate DFL Caucus is willing to work with Governor Ventura and House Republicans to negotiate a budget compromise that addresses transportation needs.
Moe indicated that the Senate also will be willing to work with Governor Ventura and the House to put together a long-term solution to Minnesota's transportation needs.
www.senate.leg.state.mn.us /Caucus/dem/CaucusNews/PressReleases/2transpbucks.htm   (481 words)

  
 Minnesota Legislative Vet Puts Premium On Listening
The son of farmers from northwestern Minnesota, Moe took charge of the DFL caucus at a time of huge budget shortfalls caused by a recession.
In the most recent election, Moe and his colleagues won 39 seats compared with 27 seats for Republicans (and one Independent member who is unaffiliated with Governor Ventura's Independence party).
Moe's central objection: Being governor is a full-time job and his salary of $114,506 reflects that fact.
www.stateline.org /live/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=136&languageId=1&contentId=14199   (760 words)

  
 Legislators stump for federal relief as state braces for flood of unemployed - Minnesota Daily
Roger Moe said a priority of Wednesday’s meeting will be looking at rural Minnesota and the many small airports located outside the metro area.
Roger Moe said the Sept. 11 attacks reaffirmed his commitment to the state’s Dislocated Worker’s Program, which came under fire last session when the governor wanted to eliminate it.
Roger Moe said the program was needed for layoffs that occurred before the attacks in companies such as 3M and Honeywell.
www.mndaily.com /articles/2001/09/26/3939   (642 words)

  
 Humphrey's running mate, State Sen. Roger Moe says DFL party is not in disarray
Moe has sought the office on his own but has never had his name on the ballot in November.
Moe believes there are significant differences between seeking a state senate position and running for the state’s top elective positions.
Moe is encouraged by the results of the early campaign.
www.ecm-inc.com /election98/election_news/0713rogermoe.html   (896 words)

  
 Roger Moe Receives Honorary Doctorate at UMC Commencement May 8, 2004
Roger Moe (center), a native of Crookston and former Minnesota State senate majority leader, received the honorary Doctor of Laws Degree from the University of Minnesota May 8.
Roger Moe, former Minnesota state senator, received the Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree from the University of Minnesota during commencement ceremonies for the University of Minnesota, Crookston (UMC) Class of 2004, held Saturday, May 8, at 2 p.m.
Moe went on to give the commencement address to the graduating class.
www.crk.umn.edu /newsevents/notices03-04/MoeDr.htm   (221 words)

  
 Education Minnesota recommends Roger Moe for governor
Senate Majority Leader Roger Moe, who says public education will be the cornerstone of his campaign, has received Education Minnesota’s recommendation for governor.
Moe promised to be an advocate for teachers.
Moe is leaving his leadership post in the Minnesota Senate after 21 years.
www.educationminnesota.org /index.cfm?PAGE_ID=5627   (388 words)

  
 STATE OF MINNESOTA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
In the matter of the Moe for Minnesota Committee, #15564.
   The Board imposes a civil fine on the Moe for Minnesota Committee totaling $150 to be paid to the Board for deposit in the general fund of the state.
Roger Moe hereby agrees to forward to the Board a total of $150 by check or money order payable to the STATE OF MINNESOTA within 30 days after the date this Agreement is signed by the Board Chair.
www.state.mn.us /ebranch/epb/bdinfo/investigation/moe.htm   (698 words)

  
 MN CFBOARD - Conciliation Agreement - Moe, Roger   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
During calendar year 2001, the Roger Moe Volunteer Committee accepted one contribution from a political committee that facially exceeded the non-election year contribution limit of $100 as set out in Minn. Stat.
This is the first calendar year in which the Roger Moe Volunteer Committee reported acceptance of a contribution that exceeded the applicable contribution limit.
It is further understood and agreed that this Agreement is confidential until signed by Roger Moe and the Board Chair; the signed Agreement then shall become a matter of public record, and the statutory requirement of confidentiality shall no longer apply.
www.state.mn.us /ebranch/epb/bdinfo/rmoe.html   (346 words)

  
 Tim Pawlenty: biography and encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The race saw four major-party candidates (the Republican, Democratic (additional info and facts about Democratic), Independence (Freedom from control or influence of another or others), and Green (The property of being green; resembling the color of growing grass) parties were all considered to be "major" by the state at the time).
Pawlenty ran against Roger Moe (Democratic), Tim Penny (additional info and facts about Tim Penny) (Independence), and Ken Pentel (additional info and facts about Ken Pentel) (Green).
He campaigned in 2002 on a pledge not to raise tax (Charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government) es to balance the state's budget deficit (An excess of expenditures over revenues).
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/t/ti/tim_pawlenty.htm   (546 words)

  
 Sentinel News Articles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The major obstacle for the bill's passage is Senate Majority Leader Roger Moe.
"Roger Moe has made it clear he doesn't want to deal with it," Olson said.
According to Olson, Moe doesn't agree with the philosophy of the bill, and has to deal with the strong political influence the Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association has with the majority caucus.
fairmontsentinel.com /news/stories/041201b.html   (543 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - Pro Football - Attorney general says Ventura is covered by state ethics code - Wednesday November 29, 2000 ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Posted: Wednesday November 29, 2000 12:31 AM Minnesota Senate Majority Leader Roger Moe is concerned that Governor Ventura's (left) involvement with the XFL will affect the Vikings' ability to fund a new stadium.
Moe last week asked for Hatch's legal opinion on Ventura's job with the new football league organized by NBC and the World Wrestling Federation.
Moe believes the governor should give up the XFL job, but said he wouldn't force the issue in court.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /football/news/2000/11/28/xfl_ventura_ap   (641 words)

  
 Race for governor is in near 3-way tie [Minnesota]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Tim Penny, Tim Pawlenty and Roger Moe are locked in a statistical dead heat in their campaign for Minnesota governor, a new public opinion poll shows.
We know that Roger Moe seems to be having some problems with an increasing negative rating.
In a similar poll in June, after Moe had won the DFL endorsement for governor but before Penny got in the governor's race, Moe' favorable rating was 34 percent and his unfavorable rating was 20 percent.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-gop/752157/posts   (1135 words)

  
 Roger Moe: Best interests of Minnesota are at stake   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Roger Moe: Best interests of Minnesota are at stake
These economic and social issues are fought out every year in the legislative arena, and the backdrop of upcoming political conventions do not change the motivations of Minnesotans committed to their causes.
-- Senate Majority Leader Roger Moe, DFL-Erskine, is seeking the DFL endorsement for governor.
www.carvercodfl.org /articles/strib_moe04_19_02.htm   (662 words)

  
 Issue / Candidate Grid   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Roger has called on Minnesota corporations to adopt a clear code of ethics, and ensure an independent Board of Directors and accounting.
Roger Moe and Julie Sabo are former teachers and they understand that Minnesota cannot be second best when it comes to education, we must be second to none.
Roger’s education proposals will get schools the resources they need to succeed and hold parents, teachers and students accountable for results.
www.netelection.org /wcco/IssueGrid.asp?txtRaceid=10   (1458 words)

  
 Former Vice President Walter Mondale and wife Joan endorse candidacy of Sen. Roger Moe for governor   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The vice president and Joan Mondale, along with Moe’s parents, Melvin and Mathilde Moe, are chairs of Moe’s gubernatorial campaign.
With a good portion of the DFL establishment standing behind him, Moe explained that he thought times are different than when an anti-establishment candidate, Gov. Jesse Ventura, was elected governor in 1998.
Moe said he had no plan to announce a running mate soon.
www.hometownsource.com /capitol/2002/april/23moe.html   (329 words)

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