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News Release: Wanted: Republican Candidates for Governor of Minnesota

No New Texas!

Wanted: Republican Candidates for Governor of Minnesota

Contact: Robert S. Carney Jr., bob@RepublicanContract.com

(612) 824-4479 News groups: Daily; Law/Politics

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Minneapolis, MN, March 27, 2006 – An internet, ad and media campaign has been launched in Minnesota to solicit resumes for Republican candidates for Governor, and candidates for the State Legislature. The campaign slogan is: “No New Texas!” The campaign is not sponsored by the state or national Republican party.

The campaign is focused on recruiting candidates who agree with a “Republican Governor's Contract with Voters.” The Contract provisions would require the Governor to:

• Help Legislators of all parties work together.

• Refrain from any special interest pledge.

• Refrain from tax or spending vetoes unless spending exceeds inflation by over 2%.

The campaign plan includes a nominating convention for candidates for Governor and Lt. Governor, to be held in the Twin Cities in late May.

“I'm from the Republican wing of the Republican party. We need to take a look at what it means to be a Republican Governor,” said Bob Carney Jr., a Republican State Alternate Delegate from Senate District 60 who is promoting the campaign. "Of course, Governor Pawlenty is invited to agree to this contract too,” Carney added, “however, I think we need to take these issues to the State Convention, and to the primary if necessary.”

Republican candidates are also being recruited for the State Legislature. Both the Governor's Contract and a Republican State Legislator's Contract with Voters are on-line at www.RepublicanContract.com

“I would like to see some younger Republican candidates, some core city candidates, and some moderates, including people who would like to see the Bush administration thoroughly investigated for a number of abuses of power,” Carney said. “At this time, there is no Republican Legislator from either Minneapolis or Saint Paul,” Carney noted, and added “regional divisions and winner-take-all politics have become an increasing problem in Minnesota.”

Carney disassociates himself from Republican Federal races, saying “the need for checks and balances in Washington is so great that this must be the overriding issue in this year's Congressional races.”

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