Capitol View: September 8, 2009 Archive

Pawlenty headed to VA for more politicking.

Posted at 11:56 AM on September 8, 2009 by Tom Scheck

AP is reporting that Gov. Pawlenty is headed to Virginia on Wednesday to campaign for a GOP candidate for governor. Who's taking wagers on whether Pawlenty also appears on cable TV to rebut President Obama's speech on health care? (Update: Pawlenty said he may appear on some TV programs to rebut Obama's health address. He would not say which shows).

Pawlenty, who won't say whether he's running for president but is making all of the moves of a 2012 hopeful, will also hold a conference call with GOP supporters on health care on Thursday morning. That call is sponsored by the Republican Governor's Association.

Pawlenty terminates gubernatorial committee

Posted at 1:02 PM on September 8, 2009 by Tom Scheck (1 Comments)

Gov. Pawlenty announced today that he filed the official paperwork to terminated his campaign for governor. The move was expected since Pawlenty announced in June that he won't run for a third term. Pawlenty's campaign announced that he donated $284 thousand to the Republican political organizations. He also donated $290 thousand to ten charities. Here's the list:

Political Organizations:

Republican Party of Minnesota, $204,000

House Republican Campaign Committee, $40,000

Senate Victory Fund, $40,000

Charitable Organizations:

Minnesota Teen Challenge, $85,892

Minnesotans' Military Appreciation Fund, $30,000

Minnesota Military Family Foundation, $30,000

Minnesota Patriot Guard, $20,000

Starkey Hearing Foundation, $25,000

Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance, $20,000

Susan G. Komen for the Cure Minnesota Chapter, $20,000

Hope for the City, $20,000

Helping Paws, $20,000

Feed My Starving Children, $20,000

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