Dayton joins growing field of DFL candidates for governor
Posted at 1:49 PM on January 16, 2009
by Tim Pugmire
(3 Comments)
Former U.S. Senator Mark Dayton has filed the paperwork to run for governor in 2010.
The Democrat will seek statewide office again after serving one term in the Senate. He defeated incumbent Republican Rod Grams in 2000 but decided not to run for re-election in 2006.
Dayton says he's running for governor because he thinks Minnesota is fundamentally headed in the wrong direction.
"If we want our schools to be world class, if we want our highways to be sufficient and not have conditions looking like third world countries at times, if we want health care for our citizens, if we want to get our economy going again, we need new leadership."
Dayton is now the sixth prominent Democrat to say they're running for governor in 2010. State Senator Tom Bakk, Ramsey County Attorney Susan Gaertner, former state Senator Steve Kelley, State Senator John Marty and State Representative Paul Thissen are already organizing campaigns and raising money. Republican Governor Tim Pawlenty has not yet said if he'll seek a third term.
Comments (3)
I don't want to be the negative guy, but this has all the signs of a dilettante's renewed sense of boredom.
I don't see how we can get beyond the fact that he gave himself an F grade for his performance in the Senate. He didn't accomplish anything, didn't make any friends, and seemed to hate everything about the position. He's never run for reelection for anything and hasn't held a job for longer than six years in his life.
I have to say that I agree with what the other commentators said. He seemed to grow bored with the rather drowsy reality of public service. Like most things, to do it well it requires many long hours of rather dull work. Although I was impressed with his vote on the Iraq war resolution, his career in the senate lacked a certain luster.
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