Former Gov. Tim Pawlenty registers with campaign board, moves closer to run

[TexasTowelie]

Former Gov. Tim Pawlenty edged closer to a return to Minnesota politics and a run for a third term for governor Monday, officially creating a campaign committee with the state elections board — and a website.

A statement from Pawlenty emphasized that he continues to explore a run for governor but said his actions Monday did not comprise an official announcement of his candidacy.

"As I continue to explore a campaign for governor, I filed a campaign committee today to meet the requirements of Minnesota law," he said in a prepared statement. Still, the website bearing a prominent "Pawlenty 2018" logo was the most overt sign yet that the former governor is close to relaunching his political career.

Minnesota law requires anyone raising campaign contributions to create a committee and file notice with the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board within 14 days. Pawlenty and his allies have recently been raising money and planning fundraisers, including one in Naples, Fla., scheduled for Thursday.

Read more: http://www.startribune.com/former-gov-tim-pawlenty-registerd-with-campaign-board-moving-closer-to-run/477295903/

[dchill]

1. Nah, don't do it, Tim. Or, go ahead...

waste GOP dollars. What do I care?

[WhiskeyGrinder]

2. .

[dflprincess]

3. Timmy has given up a very lucrative lobbying job to do this

I think we need to find out just how much the Kochs and or Mercers have promised him to come back to Minnesota and make another attempt to run it into the ground.

[geardaddy]

4. +1

[Hong Kong Cavalier]

5. Agreed.

What's worse is that with name recognition alone he could win (again).

Especially if he has Koch AND Mercer backing this year.

[progree]

6. UPDATE: Pawlenty announces bid for Minnesota governor

UPDATE: Pawlenty announces bid for Minnesota governor
Source: Washington Post

Former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty announced Thursday that he will run this year for a third term as leader of the state. I have the strength and experience

and blah blah blah blah and the great economic and fiscal record (when inverted) the last time I was steward of the Great State Of Minnesota and and

LBN Thread: https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142030540

Read more and puke: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/pawlenty-to-announce-bid-for-minnesota-governor/2018/04/05/c856cdce-38f4-11e8-acd5-35eac230e514_story.html

[question everything]

7. I feel sorry for Jeff Johnson

Here is a guy - OK, as conservative as they come - working hard, the second time around, does not produce much enthusiasm and Pawlenty comes descending straight into the primary.

I don't know that he will bother with the party endorsement.

Interesting though: during his short-lived presidential campaign I read a short bio - in the WSJ, probably.

And it said that during his whole life (then) he never moved beyond 50 miles from where he was born. Schools, jobs, all in the vicinity.

I cam imagine now that his supporters think that after being in D.C. the past - what, six years? - that it would be nice to have a governor with ears in D.C. Or something.

[progree]

8. That's odd. Wikipedia has him all over the place

Born in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, Johnson graduated from Detroit Lakes High School in Minnesota in 1985. He received a triple Bachelor of Arts in economics and political science/history in 1989 from Concordia College and attended Georgetown University Law School, earning a J.D. in 1992.

Johnson then practiced at the law firms of Lord, Bissell and Brook in Chicago and Parsinen, Kaplan & Levy in Minneapolis. He joined Cargill in 1998, etc. etc.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Johnson_(Minnesota_politician)

Interesting though: during his short-lived presidential campaign I read a short bio - in the WSJ, probably.

And it said that during his whole life (then) he never moved beyond 50 miles from where he was born. Schools, jobs, all in the vicinity.

[question everything]

9. Sorry, meant Pawlenty when he ran for presdient.. (nt)

[progree]

10. Sorry, my fault, and I should have figured it out

When you mentioned running for president, I thought that's strange, I didn't know that Jeff Johnson ran for president. But anyway, I just plowed along with my post, without thinking to check, and had I checked and not seen any evidence in that Wikipedia link that Johnson ran for president (and I sure didn't remember any presidential run by Johnson), I should have reread your post more carefully.

I do remember Pawlenty's dismal run for president.