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Kurt Bills wins GOP endorsement to run against Klobuchar
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| Contributor | Craverguy |
| Last Edited | Craverguy May 18, 2012 08:05pm |
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| Author | Cyndy Brucato |
| News Date | Saturday, May 19, 2012 01:05:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | ST. CLOUD — In lightning speed for a political convention, Rosemount economics teacher Kurt Bills was endorsed Friday as the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate on the second ballot at the Minnesota Republican convention in St. Cloud.
Bills, a first-term state representative, prevailed with 64 percent of the vote of 2,100 delegates.
Within minutes after thanking his supporters, his family and his competitors, Bills was telling reporters of his plan for the days ahead. “I’m going to show up Monday morning for my advanced economics class,” he said. “After that we are going to riding this bus that will be touring around the state.” His theme, he said, is to bring “econ 101” to Washington.
U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s campaign responded briefly to the news. "Amy has always put Minnesota first and has a strong record of standing up for our state and getting things done. That's what she will continue to do," the campaign said in a statement.
Bills’ victory over former state Rep. Dan Severson and war veteran Pete Hegseth was also a victory for the Ron Paul campaign in Minnesota. They organized from precincts to the convention platform to elect delegates who supported Paul for president and Bills for Senate.
Those delegates were rewarded not only with Bills’ quick and decisive win but also with a visit from Paul himself. In his address to the convention Friday, he offered the delegates a choice selection of Ron Paul red meat.
“There’s plenty of people here who would like to see us end a few wars,” he told the delegates, who received him with the highest level of enthusiasm of the day. “It’s time to get busy, make a plan, get out of there.” |
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