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  Tim Pawlenty - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pawlenty campaigned on a pledge not to raise taxes to balance the state's budget deficit, requiring visa expiration dates on driver's licenses, a 24 hour waiting period on abortions, implementing a conceal-carry gun law, and changing the state's education requirements.
Pawlenty was elected on a platform of balancing the state's budget without raising taxes.
Pawlenty's wife, Mary Pawlenty, is a district judge in Dakota County, Minnesota.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tim_Pawlenty   (2131 words)

  
 Tim Pawlenty - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Tim Pawlenty (born November 27, 1960) is an American politician.
Tim Pawlenty had originally planned to seek the US Senate seat in 2002.
Pawlenty has been pushing to increase the mandated level to 20%, and while this was well-received by some, many have expressed concern because most cars in the U.S. are only rated to handle up to a 15% mixture.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Tim_Pawlenty   (645 words)

  
 Pawlenty accepts nomination for re-election
Pawlenty mixed jabbing, partisan rhetoric with humor in his acceptance speech, depicting Minnesota DFLers as having the same enthusiasm for raising taxes roosters exhibit in greeting the dawn.
Pawlenty spoke of the need for government accountability ÷ of the Second Amendment not being a "threat" to Americans but a protection, of his support for Republican abortion politics.
Pawlenty, 45, will likely face Independence Party gubernatorial candidate Peter Hutchinson in the election and one of three DFL gubernatorial candidates whose political fates may be settled next weekend at the DFL State Convention in Rochester.
www.hometownsource.com /capitol/2006/June/3pawlentynominated.html   (669 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - His plans changed, but message didn't   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Tim Pawlenty looked in the mirror and saw everything the Republican Party said it wanted for the new generation of national leaders.
Pawlenty's campaign accepted blame and negotiated a $100,000 settlement for improperly coordinating with the Minnesota GOP to produce two television ads aired by the party on his behalf.
Pawlenty was first elected to the state House in 1992 and became majority leader after the 1998 election.
www.usatoday.com /news/politicselections/2002-11-06-pawlenty_x.htm   (334 words)

  
 Minnesota Medical Association - Media Releases   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Pawlenty called the sick tax on health care services a "stupid tax" and said that Minnesota is one of the only states in the country that taxes the sick.
Pawlenty suggested that one way to replace the sick tax would be to raise the cigarette tax.
Pawlenty also believes that the cost of medical malpractice is an important factor in the overall cost of health care.
www.mmaonline.net /media/100102Pawlenty.cfm   (387 words)

  
 Tim Pawlenty - dKosopedia
Tim Pawlenty (R) was elected Governor of Minnesota in 2002, succeeding Jesse Ventura.
Pawlenty won with 44% of the vote in a three-way race, beating former DFL Senate Majority Leader Roger Moe, who garnered 36% of the vote, and former Congressman Tim Penny, who ran as an Independence Party candidate and received 16% of the vote.
Pawlenty, in spite of his "Christian" nature, has yet to answer questions as to why he has such a blase attitude about the murder of gays and lesbians.
www.dkosopedia.com /wiki/Tim_Pawlenty   (264 words)

  
 Discover the Wisdom of Mankind on Tim Pawlenty   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Tim Pawlenty has without a shadow of a doubt raised taxes, and broken his pledge with the tax...
Tim Pawlenty, in a ceremony Friday before the Twins played the Seattle Mariners, signed into law the bill that will fund the public's portion of a new Twins ballpark.
In 1994, Pawlenty was first elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives, where in 1999, he became their Republican Party Majority Leader when Republicans gained control of the House in 1999.
www.blinkbits.com /blinks/tim_pawlenty   (1464 words)

  
 Council of Great Lakes Governors - Governor Tim Pawlenty - Minnesota
Minnesota is where Tim Pawlenty grew up, went to school, got a job, and has been serving the State for the past 20 years.
Pawlenty has outlined several initiatives for his term as Governor; his agenda includes repealing the State's Profile of Learning graduation standards, creating a tax credit for charities, building more roads and spurring job creation.
Pawlenty was the chief author of a bill that became law that will allow private companies like Standard and Poors to audit school districts for “return on investment” of taxpayer dollars.
www.cglg.org /governors/MN/index.asp   (443 words)

  
 Pawlenty Exposed
Pawlenty's paper-thin populism was again on display last week, when he worked himself into a lather over the Senate DFL's proposal to raise taxes on the wealthiest Minnesotans.
Pawlenty memorably labeled the proposal "profoundly stupid" and claimed it would be a "job killer" for the state.
Now that Pawlenty and his "no new taxes" crew have held sway for the past few years at the Capitol, the state's record of job creation is not so stellar.
pawlentyexposed.blogspot.com   (1756 words)

  
 Minnesota's Tim Pawlenty: A Governor Worth Watching
Before I could reply, he said, "Tim Pawlenty in Minnesota." The next day we were at a meeting with some important operatives both on and off the Hill.
Pawlenty has only been in office a couple of months and, of course, his governorship could turn out to be a big bust.
Or if not, Pawlenty may have to wait it out and put the matter to the voters in what for him will be the mid-term elections in 2004.
www.freecongress.org /commentaries/2003/030304PW.asp   (1046 words)

  
 Timberjay Newspapers Online
Tim Pawlenty made it clear this week that illegal immigration will be among his top issues when the state Legislature reconvenes in March.
Pawlenty, who will face re-election this fall, outlined a multi-point effort to clamp down on a problem that he claims is undermining the state’s legal system.
At a Tuesday press conference at the capital, Pawlenty claimed that illegal immigrants are engaging in drug crimes, human trafficking, and using false identification.
www.timberjay.com /current.php?article=2097   (616 words)

  
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Tim Pawlenty collected the Republican Party's endorsement for a second term on Friday, telling party members that a Democratic governor would be their "worst nightmare."
Pawlenty, dressed casually in an opened-collar shirt instead of a suit and tie, reminded Republicans of his efforts to hold down state taxes, push through back-to-the-basics education standards and make abortions harder to get.
Pawlenty acknowledged that he has disappointed some Republicans, but he urged them not to let the state fall back under DFL control.
www.kare11.com /news/ts_article.aspx?storyid=126284   (789 words)

  
 Tim Penny - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tim Penny holding his granddaughter while giving a speech.
Penny's unsuccessful 2002 run for governor of Minnesota as the Independence Party candidate gained 16% of the vote, despite polls indicating a dead heat between him, DFL candidate Roger Moe, and Republican candidate Tim Pawlenty less than a month before the election.
His running mate for the election was state senator Martha Robertson of Minnetonka, a moderate Republican.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tim_Penny   (298 words)

  
 Minnesota Republican Watch » Tim Pawlenty   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Pawlenty Staffer Owns "McCain-Pawlenty.com": When Sen. John McCain visited Minnesota for a fundraising event in support of Tim Pawlenty, the Associated Press reported that Garofalo also owns the domain "McCain-Pawlenty.com." As noted by the AP, this purchase was first reported on this blog.
She supported Pawlenty when he ran in 2002 but said she became disillusioned with him when he and the Legislature increased state fees by $559 million and he proposed nearly a $1 billion bonding bill this year to finance state construction projects.
If Tim Pawlenty is planning on joining the Republican Presidential ticket, the people of Minnesota deserve to know that he does not intend to finish his term if re-elected this November.
www.mngopwatch.com /archives/category/governor/tim-pawlenty   (2936 words)

  
 MPR: Campaign 2002: Tim Pawlenty
From South St. Paul, Pawlenty was the youngest of five children and the lone Republican in a liberal family.
Pawlenty says the election means Republican ideals will have a much smoother time at the Capitol than in the past.
Pawlenty, the House majority leader, considered running for the U.S. Senate this year, before a call from the White House changed his mind - and he set his sights on the governor's office.
news.minnesota.publicradio.org /collections/campaign2002/governor/pawlenty.shtml   (946 words)

  
 Pawlenty Trails Slightly in Minn. Race, Tim Pawlenty Slightly Trails Mike Hatch in Minn. Governor's Race ...
Yet, Pawlenty is either tied with or slightly trailing his Democratic challenger in the polls.
Pawlenty's opponent, two-term Minnesota Attorney General Mike Hatch sees an opportunity to snap the Democratic Party's four-election losing streak for the top job in the state that produced such Democratic giants as Hubert Humphrey, Walter Mondale and Eugene McCarthy.
Pawlenty, 45, pushed for a rewrite of state academic standards and launched a program to pay teachers according to performance rather than seniority.
www.cbsnews.com /stories/2006/10/17/ap/politics/mainD8KQIJ4O0.shtml   (807 words)

  
 Pawlenty speech focuses on successes - Minnesota Daily
Tim Pawlenty has seen a $5 billion budget shift in a positive direction over his term.
In his address, Pawlenty told the politicians to not be afraid to debate issues such as having politician performance pay and defining marriage as between a man and a woman.
Pawlenty discussed his education goals, which include adding more rigorous elementary curriculum requirements such as having students take Algebra I by eighth grade and in which students have to complete chemistry and Algebra II to graduate from high school.
www.mndaily.com /articles/2006/03/10/67558   (669 words)

  
 coffee grounds: Tim Pawlenty's re-election strategy: Keep quiet
Maybe Pawlenty was doing something behind the scenes, but most of the reported action in getting a bonding bill together was done by the legislature.
Pawlenty could campaign with Bachmann and Kennedy, but given that they're not certain to win their races, the risk averse thing to do is to stay away from them.
All in all, Pawlenty is probably going to win re-election by 2-3% of the vote, but a strong flowover tide from the Senate race could overwhelm him.
blog.lib.umn.edu /robe0419/coffee/046732.html   (1147 words)

  
 Minnesota Governor’s Race - Tim Pawlenty, Mike Hatch, Peter Hutchinson - 2006 Midterm Elections - New York Times
Tim Pawlenty, the Republican governor, finds himself in an odd political puzzle: He is considered personable, even popular among many Minnesotans, and yet Mr.
Pawlenty, a lawyer from a working class background in South St. Paul, appears headed into a highly competitive race for a second term.
Pawlenty’s challenges are singularly local to Minnesota, as his critics complain that he broke a pledge that he would not increase taxes by raising what he preferred to call “fees,’’ and part of a more national trend as he, like other Republicans around the country, feel the potential drag from President Bush’s slide in popularity.
www.nytimes.com /ref/washington/raceprofile_MINNESOTAGOV.html   (388 words)

  
 MPR: Campaign 2006: Governor: Tim Pawlenty
Gov. Tim Pawlenty won his office in 2002 in a three-way race, accumulating 45 percent of the vote cast.
Tim Pawlenty has been seen as a rising star in the Republican Party, but he's locked in a close race with DFL candidate Mike Hatch.
Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty, DFL candidate Mike Hatch and the Independence Party's Peter Hutchinson disagreed on issues such as transportation, immigration and property taxes.
minnesota.publicradio.org /collections/special/2006/campaign/governor/pawlenty   (854 words)

  
 Governor Tim Pawlenty's Podcast
Governor Tim Pawlenty podcasting from the great state of Minnesota, sharing his thoughts on important topics for the state and its residents.
Governor Pawlenty is pushing to maintain Minnesotaâs distinction as a luminary in renewable fuels by looking beyond corn and embracing the production of next generation ethanol.
Governor Pawlenty recently visited the Chad Anvinson farm near Oslo, Minnesota, to view the ongoing damage caused by drought to wheat, soybeans, corn and sugar beets.
pawlenty.libsyn.com /rss   (893 words)

  
 St. Cloud Times | Local News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
He was followed by Gov. Tim Pawlenty, a fellow Republican for whom a fund-raiser was conducted at Territory Golf Club, just northeast of the airport.
Pawlenty and McCain started the day with a morning fund-raiser in Rochester, continued with the luncheon in St. Cloud and finished with another fund-raiser Wednesday night in St. Paul.
Asked if Pawlenty would make a good running mate for 2008, McCain said Pawlenty previously commented that U.S. vice presidents have two duties: "One is to break a tie vote in the Senate and the other is to inquire daily as to the health of the president.
www.sctimes.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060413/NEWS01/104130033   (732 words)

  
 Keyword   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Tim Pawlenty’s campaign, the incumbent in the race, responded to the blunder by criticizing Dutcher for being ill informed on the issues.
Tim Pawlenty's radio show should be considered an in-kind campaign contribution from WCCO-AM, worth as much as $600,000 a year, according to a complaint issued by the DFL Party Friday.
Pawlenty says PETA has quote "gone of the deep end." He said visitors to the state often dined out at restaurants known for their walleye.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/keyword?k=timpawlenty   (2128 words)

  
 Notable Quotes about Governor Tim Pawlenty
The first suggests that Pawlenty is not as capable as initially believed by many hunters, anglers and other conservationists; that time and circumstances have demonstrated that he lacks both the vision and follow-through to oversee the changes necessary to "save Minnesota."
Tim Pawlenty, speaking about the 11-item "menu" of special session issues he sent to legislators.
Tim Pawlenty delayed the planned security upgrades to St. Peter and Moose Lake during a time of tight budgets.
www.pawlentyunplugged.com /index_files/Page659.htm   (1734 words)

  
 Mike Hatch for Governor   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Governor Pawlenty, as a member of the State Board of Investment, declined to vote to remove Dr. McGuire as a director because he accepted campaign contributions from him.
Tim Pawlenty is the first governor in Minnesota history to cut K-12 education funding.
And the #1 reason Tim Pawlenty is not your father's Republican...
www.hatch2006.org /frontpageletters/18May2006.html   (474 words)

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