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Republicans candidates Tom Emmer and Chris Barden are taking their low-taxes message across the state today.
Tom Emmer is doing his best to distinguish his message from his three democratic opponents.
State Rep. Tom Emmer, the Republican-endorsed candidate for governor, had a partisan crowd unanimously cheering – with one exception – during a tax rally in Mankato Friday morning.
Tom Emmer talks taxes, job growth, and Vikings at a Mankato Tax Rally on Friday, July 30, 2010.
Tom Emmer kicked off a statewide tour today in Mankato contrasting himself with the other four candidates for governor on the issues of taxation, government reform and job creation.
The Emmer for Governor campaign got a new RV so Tom Emmer and his family took a trip from Austin to Montevideo to meet with Minnesotans across the state.
The Court in this case ignores the real constitutional question in an attempt to justify the federal government’s failure to secure our borders and create a realistic, consistent, easy to understand path to citizenship.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, the Minnesota Department of Health and, especially, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agencies were cited by Republican-endorsed gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer during a Monday visit with supporters in Crookston as examples of bloated, overly aggressive state agencies that he'd rein in if elected.
No rally, no press conference, no crowds. This time Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer came to Bemidji to learn.
Campaign Updates
July 28, 2010
11:47 AM
Tom Emmer never introduced legislation to reduce penalties for drunk drivers. This is an old charge first leveled by a liberal blogger.
Tom Emmer and Chris Barden to hold tax rallies across the state Friday.
Republican candidate Tom Emmer said there’s a pretty simple difference that makes him stand out in the crowded Minnesota governor race – the other candidates’ proposals would simply be “business as usual” when the state really needs a “new direction.”
Tom Emmer made a stop in Moorhead on Monday to talk to area farmers, something he vowed he would do on a regular basis if elected governor of Minnesota.
Listen to Tom Emmer being interviewd by Scott Hennen on his radio show today.
The Tom Emmer for Governor Campaign announced today they have raised $900,000 for the 2010 general election campaign.
Tom Emmer talks jobs and taxes with a teen while getting a tour of C&L Distributing in Sauk Rapids.
Press Releases
July 23, 2010
3:38 PM
Minnetonka
The Tom Emmer for Governor Campaign announced today a major fundraising event headlined by Governor Tim Pawlenty on August 23, 2010.
Mark Dayton was on the radio this morning criticizing Tom Emmer for proposing a 100% tax exemption for veterans’ retirement pay.
Tom Emmer visited KVSC Radio of Saint Cloud State University on Thursday.
Tom Emmer talks with Ed Morrissey on the Hugh Hewitt show about the size of government on Monday, July 19, 2010.
Tom will be in Elk River for a Veterans Town Hall Forum. We encourage all veterans to attend.
Minnesota’s Angel Tax Credit is now available, providing incentives to investors or investment funds that put money into startup and emerging companies focused on high technology or new proprietary technology.
Our opponents must think the best way for them to win the primary is to attack us in their ads.
According to a new Rassmussen Reports poll, only 23% of Americans now agree that the U.S. government has the consent of the governed.
With new questions being raised about the integrity of the Franken/Coleman election contest in 2008, Tom Emmer renewed his call for a photo ID system for Minnesota’s elections.
Press Clippings
July 15, 2010
8:55 AM
Saint Paul
“It’s essential that Emmer, the Republican-endorsed candidate for Minnesota governor, carry a clear, strong message about government’s limits.”
The special interest group Alliance for a Better Minnesota is out with a new ad targeting Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer and his record in the Minnesota state legislature. Based on the series of misleading or false claims, this ad gets an "F" on the Truth Test.
Tom Emmer announced a proposal to eliminate the state income tax on tips collected by workers in the hospitality industry.
Press Clippings
July 13, 2010
8:55 AM
Roseville
If you happened to dine at a certain Mexican restaurant in Saint Paul over the weekend, you may have seen the Republican candidate for Minnesota Governor schlepping tables, getting a table-side lesson in what a waiter does.
Campaign Stops
July 12, 2010
10:18 PM
Roseville
On Saturday night, July 10th, Tom Emmer worked a shift at Ol' Mexico in Roseville to walk a mile in the shoes of a restaurant server.
Tom Emmer attended a pig roast meet-and-greet at the Commander Restaurant and Bar in Breezy Point on Wednesday, July 7.
Campaign Updates
July 11, 2010
8:57 PM
We have a new EmmerTruth up to set the record straight about Tom Emmer’s opinions on wages in the hospitality industry.
“Tom Emmer’s father was struggling to keep his Edina lumberyard afloat during a deep recession in the early ’80s.”
Press Releases
July 8, 2010
2:35 PM
Minnetonka
Tom Emmer announced he will hold a town meeting with servers in the hospitality industry next Wednesday to listen to their concerns regarding wages, tips, taxes and health care.
Tom and Jacquie Emmer take the MnGOP Freedom and Prosperity Bus Tour to Grand Rapids, Baxter, Little Falls, Saint Cloud, Elk River, and Minnetonka to meet with and listen to voters.
Yesterday we kicked off the next phase of the Freedom and Prosperity Project. We are talking with different businesses around the state about the most important issue in this election: jobs.
Republican Gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer made a campaign stop in Mankato today. He met with local business leaders, council members and state representatives to discuss the challenges facing the local economy.
Tom Emmer kicked off a two-day tour of Minnesota businesses today, part of his Freedom and Prosperity Project focusing on jobs and the economy.
Tom and Jacquie Emmer take the MnGOP Freedom and Prosperity Bus Tour to Willmar, Alexandria, Fergus Falls, Moorhead, Fertile, Bagley, and Bemidji to meet with and listen to voters.
Press Releases
July 2, 2010
9:44 AM
Minnetonka
Tom Emmer added campaign veteran Bill Walsh to his campaign to be Minnesota’s next governor.
Tom Emmer and the Republican constitutional candidates made their way to Red Wing, Winona, Rochester, Owatonna, Mankato, New Ulm, and Hutchinson on Day One of their three day bus tour across Minnesota.
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