Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Democrats swept the three local house and senate races Tuesday night. Here's a look at the precinct-by-precinct breakdown.
Follow us on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter With DFL incumbent Jim Metzen defeating Dwight Rabuse for the Senate District 52 race, we take a look at the 28-precinct breakdown. Metzen won all precincts in Mendota Heights, Mendota and Lilydale and all but one in Inver Grove Heights. Rick Hansen and Joe Atkins, the DFL candidates for House in districts 52A and 52B, swept all the precincts in the Mendota Heights and Inver Grove Heights area. Hansen was undefeated in all 14 of his precincts and Atkins lost only Sunfish Lake. All results are unofficial until verified by a canvassing board.
A selection of quotes from candidates for state and local office in Mendota Heights and Inver Grove Heights.
Tuesday evening, as the votes were being tallied, Patch spoke with a number of candidates for state and local office in Mendota Heights and Inver Grove Heights. The following is a collection of some of the best quotes we heard. Make sure to check out our pages on the Mendota Heights, Inver Grove Heights and Dakota County elections for more coverage. Senate candidate Dwight Rabuse (R) I feel exactly as I have for several months: I tell everyone ‘I’m not predicting victory, but I’m not assuming failure either.' ... We’ll see how much of that Minnesota Nice translates to Dwight Rabuse support. Sen. Jim Metzen (DFL) on the advantage of moving into the Capitol should the Democrats retake the Senate. We’re down where the trash[men] come down …
Eight judicial seats in the First District Court were up during the Nov. 6 general election.
Diane M. Hanson and Kathryn D. Messerich received overwhelming voter support during the 2012 general, winning the judicial seats in First District Court, according to unofficial results posted on the Minnesota Secretary of State website. Hanson received 63.29 percent of the votes over Michael L. Larson who received 36.38 percent of the votes for Judge - First District Court 10. Messerich received 64.92 percent of the votes to win over Brian A. Gravely who received 34.77 percent of the votes for Judge - First District Court 20. Other judicial candidates on the ballot, which won unopposed for First District court, included Arlene M. Asencio Perkkio, David. L. Knutson, Michael J. Mayer Erica H. MacDonald, Michael R. Savre and Terry E. Conkel.
Monday, November 5, 2012
Despite support from the Minnesota GOP, Patch's panel thinks the amendment to define marriage as a union between one man and one woman will fall short.
Twin Cities Republicans aren't confident the so-called Marriage Amendment will make its way into the constitution after Tuesday's general election. In a flash poll issued Friday to Patch's panel of Republican politicians and activists, the majority believed the amendment, which requires a "yes" vote to be added to the constitution by voters, would fall short. About 57 percent of the 33 survey responders said the amendment would fall short. Our Republican panel also felt Barack Obama, running to remain president, had conducted a better campaign in Minnesota, a state he's favored to win in Tuesday night's election. "It's going to be exceedingly close, on the Presidential race and on both amendment questions," one pundit said. The …
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Looking energetic and sounding "presidential," Mitt Romney turned back President Barack Obama in the first of three debates between the two men vying for the top office in the country. Our panel of local politicos weighed in late last night.
Former Gov. Mitt Romney looked less like a "frontrunner" and more like a man on the attack Wednesday night, emerging as the winner of the first presidential debate, according to participants in the area's "Red Twin Cities" and "Blue Twin Cities" surveys, conducted by Patches around the Minneapolis and St. Paul suburbs and exurbs. The "flash" style polls were conducted just hours after the debate from Denver came to close. Obama "missed his opporunity," according to one Democractic member of our panels. Another called him "rusty" in his first debate since winning two of the three presidential debates back in 2008. Demcocrats were defensive of the president, not surprisingly. However, more than half of our pollsters said Mitt Romney won …
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Participate in Town Square TV's forum for candidates running for city government office in Mendota Heights by submitting questions on Patch.
Editor's Note: Patch is joining forces with Town Square Television to provide coverage of the 2012 elections in northern Dakota County. Town Square Television is hosting forums for candidates running for mayor or city council in Mendota Heights. You can watch the forum live on Channel 14 or stream the forum on the Town Square Television link. You can also join the conversation we're having here on Mendota Heights Patch. We'll be fielding questions from blog commenters, as well as from Twitter and Facebook. Just post your question on our Facebook page, or tweet @InverGroveHtsPatch and be sure to include the hashtag #TSTforumQ. A few questions will be selected to pose to the candidates. Live blog coverage on Patch will kick off 15 minutes …
Friday, September 7, 2012
Town Square TV will rerun the candidate forums for Sunfish Lake, Lilydale and Mendota several times in the coming week.
Editor's Note: Patch is joining forces with Town Square Television to provide coverage of the 2012 elections in northern Dakota County. On Wednesday, Sept. 5, Town Square Television (TST) hosted a candidate's forum for city government candidates from Sunfish Lake, Lilydale and Mendota. If you're interested in keeping up with these local elections, but missed the forum, you can catch the playbacks on Channel 14 on these dates: Sunfish Lake Candidate Forum Lilydale Candidate Forum Mendota Candidate Forum You can also stream each of the candidate forums online. To stream the Sunfish Lake forum, click here. For the Lilydale forum, click here, and for the Mendota forum, click here. Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter | …
Thursday, September 6, 2012
The Mendota Heights synagogue has taken an official position against the controversial piece of legislation.
Local synagogue Beth Jacob Congregation has taken an active stance against the proposed constitutional marriage amendment, which will appear on ballots across the state on Nov. 6. The amendment defines marriage as between one man and one woman in the state constitution. “This is not the way that God wants us to be treating one another,” said Rabbi Morris Allen, the spiritual leader at Beth Jacob. Allen stated that many members of his congregation are involved with amendment opposition organization, Minnesotans United for All Families. The Beth Jacob Board of Trustees has adopted a resolution against the amendment, and, according to board co-president Eric Pasternack, the board made the unanimous decision to join the coalition of …
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Participate in Town Square TV's forum for candidates running for city government office in Sunfish Lake, Lilydale and Mendota by submitting questions on Patch.
Editor's Note: Patch is joining forces with Town Square Television to provide coverage of the 2012 elections in northern Dakota County. Town Square Television is hosting forums for candidates running for mayor or city council in Sunfish Lake, Lilydale and Mendota. You can watch the forum live on Channel 14 or stream the forum on the Town Square Television link. You can also join the conversation we're having here on Mendota Heights Patch. We'll be fielding questions from blog commenters, as well as from Twitter and Facebook. Just post your question on our Facebook page, or tweet @MendotaHtsPatch and be sure to include the hashtag #TSTforumQ. A few questions will be selected to pose to the candidates. Live blog coverage on Patch will …
Participate in Wednesday's Sunfish Lake, Lilydale and Mendota city government forums and submit questions on Patch.
Editor's Note: Patch is joining forces with Town Square Television to provide coverage of the 2012 elections in northern Dakota County. Are you an arm-chair political analyst or simply want to be an informed citizen? Town Square Television (TST) will be hosting a candidate's forum on Wednesday, Sept. 5, for local government candidates from Sunfish Lake, Lilydale and Mendota. The Sunfish Lake mayor and city council forums will run from 7-7:30 p.m. The Lilydale candidate forums will follow from 8-8:30 p.m. and the Mendota candidate forums will run from 9-9:30 p.m. CANDIDATES Source: Town Square Television The forums are hosted by NDC4, TST and the River Heights Chamber of Commerce. Whether you watch the forum live on Channel 14, or stream …
The Wifely Person
7:56 pm on Saturday, November 10, 2012
Madam Mayor said what? "I think it’s a campaign that didn’t need to happen. Normally the mayor is not challenged, the city’s been doing well. And Mr. Duggan was in a safe spot, he’s in the middle of a four-year term [on the city council], and I think he just wanted it." What incredible gall! This person should be reminded that she is NOT the anointed mayor of this city, she is elected and as such… more ›