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No Stone Unturned on Main Street
ST. PAUL, MN – DFL-endorsed candidate for Governor Margaret Anderson Kelliher and DFL-endorsed candidate for Lieutenant Governor John Gunyou voiced their commitment today to restoring a constructive and trusting relationship between the Governor’s Office and City Hall.
Kelliher and Gunyou will fight for a better, more effective state-local relationship in order to strengthen communities, support vital public safety services, grow vibrant Main Street businesses, and relieve skyrocketing property taxes for working families and senior citizens.
“From the council chambers to the Governor’s Office, those who stand up to serve our communities have one goal in mind: to improve the lives of Minnesotans,” said Kelliher. “We want good-paying Main Street jobs, safe neighborhoods, and great schools. But we have to work together to achieve those goals.”
Kelliher and Gunyou were joined today by Saint Paul Mayor Chris Coleman and Richfield Mayor Debbie Goettel. The mayors voiced the urgency for a more meaningful, cooperative partnership on the many challenges facing Minnesota communities.
DFL-endorsed Kelliher Comments on Federal Funding for Hospitals, Jobs
ST. PAUL, MN – DFL-endorsed candidate for Governor Margaret Anderson Kelliher had this to say about $1.4 billion in federal funding for hospitals and clinics in Minnesota.
“The first thing I will do as Governor is bring $1.4 billion home to Minnesota. That will put needed resources into our hospitals and clinics. It will save and create 11,000 jobs in the first 18 months, and 30,000 jobs by the end of my first term.
“Tim Pawlenty decided today he would rather lose $1 million per day to other states, and forfeit thousands of good-paying jobs in our hospitals and clinics. It’s one final irresponsible act to secure his legacy of neglect and job loss in this state. Tom Emmer would continue that legacy, and deepen the job crisis in Minnesota.
“As Governor I will do everything it takes to get Minnesota back to work. I will fight to bring every Minnesota dollar we can home from Washington – because every dollar we bring home is another dollar we can use to create jobs and opportunity in our state.
Gunyou to Meet with Mayor Brady, Visit Main Street Businesses
MANKATO, MN – DFL-endorsed candidate for Lieutenant Governor John Gunyou will meet with Mayor John Brady Tuesday afternoon to discuss the local challenges and opportunities facing the City of Mankato. Gunyou and Mayor Brady will walk the streets of Mankato to speak with main street business owners and Mankato residents.
Gunyou, current Minnetonka city manager and former Minneapolis finance director, will begin traveling the state Tuesday, meeting with community leaders and Main Street business owners across Minnesota. As Lt. Governor, Gunyou will be focused on rebuilding the state and local partnership to support strong communities and grow vibrant Main Street economies.
Members of the press are invited to walk along with Gunyou and Mayor Brady beginning at 4:00pm outside Mankato City Hall. John Gunyou is the running mate of Mankato’s native daughter Margaret Anderson Kelliher.
Gunyou to Hold News Conference with Mayors Coleman, Ness
ST. PAUL, MN – DFL-endorsed candidate for Lieutenant Governor John Gunyou, will hold a news conference with St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman and Alexandria Mayor Dan Ness at 11:30am on Tuesday, June 22 in Room 125 of the State Capitol. The news conference will focus on rebuilding the state and local partnership to support strong communities, and grow vibrant Main Street economies.
Gunyou, current Minnetonka city manager and former Minneapolis finance director, will begin traveling the state Tuesday, meeting with community leaders and Main Street business owners across Minnesota.
Following Tuesday’s news conference, Gunyou will meet with Mankato Mayor John Brady to discuss local challenges and opportunities facing the City of Mankato. Gunyou, Mayor Brady, and state Sen. Kathy Sheran will walk the streets of Mankato to speak with Main Street business owners and Mankato residents.
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Building Trades, Pipefitters Endorse Kelliher for Governor
ST. PAUL, MN – Fifty thousand more hard-working union
members are standing with DFL-endorsed candidate for Governor Margaret Anderson
Kelliher. The Minnesota Building and Construction Trades Council and the
Minnesota Pipe Trades Association endorsed Kelliher today.
“There is only one candidate in this race who has the courage and the commitment to get Minnesota back to work,” said Harry Melander, president of the Minnesota Building and Construction Trades Council. “That candidate is Margaret Anderson Kelliher.”
The Minnesota Building and Construction Trades Council represents 50,000 unionized construction workers throughout Minnesota.
“Hard working Minnesotans know Margaret will do everything it takes to grow jobs in this state,” said Carl Crimmins, president of the Minnesota Pipe Trades Association. “Margaret has always stood up and fought for us. That’s why we are standing with her today as she fights to get Minnesota back to work.”
Kelliher Seeks Input From Minnesotans on Job Creation
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – DFL-endorsed candidate for Governor Margaret Anderson Kelliher added several new features to her website that will help Minnesotans communicate better with the campaign.
The site now features a multimedia page, a more detailed look at Kelliher’s stance on the issues facing working families, and a specific page where Minnesotans can offer their ideas for job creation. Minnesotans can offer their ideas at www.margaretforgovernor.com/ideas.
Kelliher, who has traveled the state this week laying out her blueprint for job creation, says it will take all Minnesotans working together to get our state back to work.
Kelliher to Hold Town Hall Meeting Tonight in Richfield
7:00pm
“No Stone Unturned” Town Hall Meeting
Richfield Community Center
Nicollet Room
7000 Nicollet Avenue
Stories From the Road: DFL-endorsed Kelliher Meets with Heavy Equipment Trainees, Talks Jobs
HINCKLEY, MN – DFL-endorsed candidate for
Governor Margaret Anderson Kelliher took her “No Stone Unturned” jobs tour to
Hinckley today. 
Kelliher visited a Local 49 heavy equipment training facility,
and met a group of minority trainees who are preparing for good-paying jobs in
the trades. The Local 49 training facility in
Hinckley trains more than 4,700 workers every year from all walks of life.
“The hard-working Minnesotans I met today are excited about the future, and ready to get to work,” said Kelliher. “As Governor I will leave no stone unturned to create jobs in Minnesota – good paying jobs where hard working people can put their skills and expertise to work in our state.”
Machinists Endorse Kelliher
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – The Minnesota Council of Machinists endorsed Margaret Anderson Kelliher today in the race for Governor.
The Machinists represent more than 15,000 active and retired members throughout the state of Minnesota in varied industries such as transportation, tool and die, manufacturing, public sector and auto and truck repair.
Kelliher, the DFL-endorsed candidate for Governor, said the Machinists’ endorsement will go far to help her win in August and in November.
“We are going to win this campaign voter by voter, door by door,” said Kelliher. “I am proud to have 15,000 hard working men and women joining this campaign.
“Standing together we will do everything it takes to get Minnesota back to work. That’s what is at stake in this election – it’s why I’m running for Governor.”
"No Stone Unturned" Jobs Tour Will Visit Hinckley Heavy Equipment Facility Wednesday
MINNEAPOLIS, MN — DFL-endorsed candidate for Governor Margaret Anderson Kelliher will take her “No Stone Unturned” jobs tour to Hinckley tomorrow for a very special event.
Margaret Anderson Kelliher and all interested press will get an up-close demonstration of how minority workers are being trained for good-paying jobs operating heavy equipment – including dumptrucks, cranes, forklifts, and more. Kelliher will listen to the personal stories of trainees, and share her blueprint for job creation in Minnesota.
As the state and certain cities and counties work to increase diversity among contractors that bid on public-sector work, the need for qualified minority workers has also increased. In the last two years, Local 49 and Summit Academy, a nonprofit educational and vocational training center that empowers adults residing in the most economically depressed neighborhoods in the Twin Cities to become educated, employed, contributing members of the community, has led efforts to make sure that improved diversity is achieved responsibly.
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