Minnesota

• Register to vote in Minnesota.
• Learn more about voting in Minnesota.
• Explore the AFL-CIO congressional voting record for Minnesota.
• Go to the Minnesota AFL-CIO website.
• Minnesota Senate Race.
• Minnesota Gubernatorial Race.
• Minnesota, House District 1.
• Minnesota, House District 2.
• Minnesota, House District 6.
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Key Voting Dates in Minnesota

		Primary Voter Registration Deadline:		Aug 22
		Primary Election:		Sep 12
		General Voter Registration Deadline: (Mail)		Oct 17

2006 Candidates

Senate Race

Candidate(s):	Amy Klobuchar (D)
	Go to Amy Klobuchar’s campaign website.
	Mark Kennedy (R)
	Mark Kennedy has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting wrong on working family issues 89 percent of the time.
Learn more about the Minnesota Senate race.

Gubernatorial Race

Incumbent:	Tim Pawlenty  (R)
Challenger(s):	Mike Hatch (D)
	Go to Mike Hatch’s campaign website.
Learn more about the Minnesota Gubernatorial race.

House Races

MN-1	Incumbent:	Gil Gutknecht  (R)
		Gil Gutknecht has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting wrong on working family issues 88 percent of the time.
	Challenger(s):	Tim Walz (D)
		Go to Tim Walz’s campaign website.
		Learn more about the MN-1 House Race.
		OpenSecrets: Campaign Finance Profile.
MN-2	Incumbent:	John Kline (R)
		John Kline has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting wrong on working family issues 93 percent of the time.
	Challenger(s):	Coleen Rowley (D)
		Go to Coleen Rowley’s campaign website.
		Learn more about the MN-2 House Race.
		OpenSecrets: Campaign Finance Profile.
MN-3	Incumbent:	Jim Ramstad (R)
		Jim Ramstad has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting wrong on working family issues 83 percent of the time.
	Challenger(s):	Wendy Wilde (D)
MN-4	Incumbent:	Betty McCollum  (D)
		Betty McCollum has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 95 percent of the time.
		Go to Betty McCollum’s campaign website.
	Challenger(s):	Obi Sium (R)
MN-5	Open race
	Candidate(s):	Keith Ellison  (D)
		Go to Keith Ellison’s campaign website.
		Alan Fine (R)
MN-6	Open race
	Candidate(s):	Michelle Bachmann (R)
		Patty Wetterling (D)
		Go to Patty Wetterling’s campaign website.
		Learn more about the MN-6 House Race.
		OpenSecrets: Campaign Finance Profile.
MN-7	Incumbent:	Collin Peterson (D)
		Collin Peterson has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 74 percent of the time.
		Go to Collin Peterson’s campaign website.
	Challenger(s):	Michael J. Barrett (R)
MN-8	Incumbent:	James Oberstar   (D)
		James Oberstar has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 94 percent of the time.
		Go to James Oberstar’s campaign website.
	Challenger(s):	Rod Grams (R)

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