Capitol View: July 26, 2010 Archive

Horner and Hahn on Midmorning

Posted at 7:22 AM on July 26, 2010 by Tom Scheck (1 Comments)
Filed under: Campaign 2010, Campaign 2010: Minnesota Governor

The Independence Party candidates for governor, Tom Horner and Rob Hahn, are on MPR's Midmorning at 9am.

Tune in on the radio or listen here.

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Kelliher proposes a property tax cap for seniors

Posted at 11:43 AM on July 26, 2010 by Tom Scheck (1 Comments)
Filed under: Campaign 2010, Campaign 2010: Minnesota Governor

Democrat Margaret Anderson Kelliher proposed a property tax cap for seniors today at a campaign event in Duluth. Kelliher, who was flanked by former Vice-President Walter Mondale and former Secretary of State Joan Growe, wants to cap property taxes for seniors over the age of 65. The plan would require people be over the age of 65 and meet specific income thresholds (individuals capped at $100,000/year, couples at $150,000/year). The property tax rate would also have to exceed the rate of inflation.

The proposal is a concerted effort to attract the senior vote in the August 10th primary. Democrat Mark Dayton has made senior issues a top priority in his campaign. He recently proposed a Senior Citizens Service Center and wants to make long-term care affordable for seniors.

We'll post the audio from Kelliher's news conference once it's available...

Here's the audio from the event (h/t MPR's Bob Kelleher): Listen

Update: The MNGOP says Kelliher lacks credibility when it comes to property tax caps. Read the release here.

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Horner raised $190k

Posted at 1:45 PM on July 26, 2010 by Tom Scheck
Filed under: Campaign 2010, Campaign 2010: Minnesota Governor

Independence Party candidate Tom Horner announced today that his campaign for governor raised almost $190,000 in 2010. Horner, the I-P's endorsed candidate, has $27,500 left in the bank.

Here's the top line info from Horner's campaign:

RECEIPTS
Total individual contributions: $187,726.70
Total lobbyist contributions: $2,261.00
Political committee and political fund contributions: $0
Political party & terminating principal campaign committee contributions: $0
Other contributions: $0
All other receipts categories: $0

TOTAL RECEIPTS (Cash + in-kind): $189,987.70

DISBURSEMENTS
Total campaign expenditures (Cash + Unpaid bills + in-kind): $169,996.11
All other disbursements categories: $0

TOTAL EXPENDITURES AND DISBURSEMENTS (Cash + Unpaid bills + in-kind): $169,996.11

ENDING CASH BALANCE: (Total cash receipts $183,521 minus Total Cash Expenditures and Disbursements $155,946.04) = $27,574.96

NOTES, LOANS, and UNPAID BILLS SUMMARY: Total Amount Outstanding: $7,583.37

Emmer campaign raises $785,000 this year

Posted at 2:11 PM on July 26, 2010 by Mike Mulcahy
Filed under: Campaign 2010, Campaign 2010: Minnesota Governor

More fundraising numbers are coming out from the gubernatorial campaigns in advance of tomorrow's public disclosure deadline.

Republican Tom Emmer's campaign says it collected a total of nearly $785,347 so far in 2010, with $114,752 raised in 2009.

Of the total, lobbyists contributed $8,000 and political committees gave $18,139.

Emmer ended the period with $296,151 on hand.

"I'm honored so many average Minnesotans have made a contribution to our campaign," Emmer said in a release. "Unlike the self-financed millionaires in this race, we'll need lots of help from a broad base of people to be successful."

Entenza drops $4 million of own money on gov race

Posted at 5:57 PM on July 26, 2010 by Tom Scheck (1 Comments)
Filed under: Campaign 2010, Campaign 2010: Minnesota Governor

Democrat Matt Entenza's campaign for governor released some preliminary details on its 2010 fundraising. The release says he raised $3.945 million in 2010, $360,574 from outside sources. An Entenza staffer confirmed that Entenza gave the campaign $3.58 million in 2010. He also gave the campaign roughly $100,000 in 2009 and reported another contribution of $450,000 to the campaign on July 22nd.

The full reports will be released by the Campaign Finance Board on Tuesday morning but here's the topline that Entenza's campaign put in the news release:

2010 Report highlights:

Total receipts: $3.945M
Total raised from outside sources: $360,574
2009/2010 Total raised from outside sources: $672, 483
Total spent: $3.891M
Cash on hand: $132,065

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