Posted at 12:29 PM on January 20, 2006
by Bob Collins
Sue Jeffers, who has made a bit of a name for herself fighting a smoking ban in Minneapolis, announces her candidacy for governor on Monday. I just finished the Sue Jeffers candidacy page on our Campaign 2006 site. MPR's Capitol reporter, Tom Scheck, talked to Jeffers on Thursday and the audio of that conversation is posted as well on that page.
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