Minnesota Daily Endorses Margaret Anderson Kelliher for Governor
MINNEAPOLIS,
MN – DFL-endorsed candidate for Governor Margaret Anderson Kelliher earned
another key editorial board endorsement today in the race for Governor. The Minnesota
Daily endorsed Kelliher today, saying, “The
Editorial Board interviewed every candidate and we think Kelliher has the
smartest approach to filling the $6 billion budget gap.”
The endorsement went on to say, “[DFLers] must nominate the candidate with the ideas necessary to pull the state out of its upcoming $6 billion budget deficit. That candidate is Margaret Anderson Kelliher.
The Minnesota Daily is an entirely student produced and managed newspaper serving the University of Minnesota campus and surrounding community.
Kelliher said of today’s announcement, “It is an honor to receive the endorsement of the Minnesota Daily – a source of information and informed opinion that Minnesota students know and trust.
“In these challenging economic times it is more important than ever to keep our commitments to Minnesota students from preschool to college – because a great education is the foundation of a strong economy. As Governor I will stand up for Minnesota students and work with our public institutions of higher learning to train our state’s workforce for the good-paying jobs of tomorrow.”
In addition to the Minnesota Daily, Kelliher has earned the endorsement of the Minneapolis Star Tribune and ECM Publishers. Those endorsements add to a long list of endorsements from a diverse group of organizations supporting Margaret’s candidacy for Governor, including:
The Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Party
AFSCME Council 65
Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005
Asian-Indian Democratic Association
Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers Local Union 1
Communication Workers of America
DFL African American Caucus
DFL Asian Pacific Islander Caucus
DFL Disability Caucus
DFL Feminist Caucus
DFL Latino Caucus
DFL Senior Caucus
DFL Somali Caucus
DFL Veterans Caucus
ECM Publishers, Inc.
Education Minnesota
EMILY’s List
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Minnesota State Council (IBEW)
International Union of Operating Engineers – Local 49
Minnesota Daily
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Minnesota Association of Professional Employees (MAPE)
Minnesota Laborers
Minnesota NOW
Minnesota Nurses Association
Minnesota Pipe Trades
Minnesota State Building & Construction Trades Council
Minnesota Young DFL
National Association of Letter Carriers – Branch No. 9
North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters
OutFront Minnesota
Planned Parenthood
ReNEW Minnesota
Sheet Metal Workers Local #10
Stonewall DFL Caucus
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United Auto Workers
Women’s Campaign Forum
Women’s Press
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