State GOP will hold gubernatorial forum, straw poll in October
Posted at 12:36 PM on July 17, 2009
by Tim Pugmire
Republican Party of Minnesota Chair Tony Sutton announced today that a state convention will be held October 3, 2009, at the St. Paul RiverCentre. The event will include a straw poll of GOP gubernatorial candidates. In addition, Sutton said the party will host a GOP gubernatorial candidate forum the night before. The forum is scheduled October 2 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in downtown St. Paul.
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