Pawlenty

Although almost all delegates stood in support of Johnson, state representative Jon Koznick of Lakeville, a delegate and Pawlenty supporter, said Pawlenty had broader delegate support than the endorsement vote indicated.

Eight years later, GOP Gov. Tim Pawlenty renamed it the Department of Education in what he described at the time as an effort to get back to the "core mission" of educating children.

He made a great comment about Timmy Pawlenty’s deer hunting “prowess,” but I can’t find it anywhere.

Dorsey & Whitney’s political committee gave $250 to both Walz and Pawlenty.

Gross navigated his way gamely through the query, but many Republicans, most notably former presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty, have fumbled it.

He pulled in hundreds of thousands of dollars in the last two months from lobbyists and major GOP donors who had previously focused on helping Pawlenty.

Johnson has made clear he’d like Trump’s endorsement in the Aug. 14 primary against Pawlenty, but said he doesn’t expect any help to come this week.

Johnson’s support outpaced Pawlenty’s in Greater Minnesota, in the Twin Cities suburbs — and in the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul.

National Democratic groups appeared concerned that Pawlenty could do well because as soon as he announced he was leaving his job, looking like he would run for governor, they shot news releases out to Minnesota media.

Pawlenty and Johnson both attacked single-payer, a system that involves having a public entity be the insurer but uses private and nonprofit medical providers.

Pawlenty named both his campaign attorney Christopher Dietzen and Minnesota Republican Party attorney Barry Anderson to the Supreme Court.

Pawlenty publicly admitted he was considering a run.

Pawlenty said that he did not want to "sandpaper down the rates," but will propose a major tax reform package.

Pawlenty’s candidacy is both a tragedy and a farce, but it is also a long shot where the prospects for success are low.

Pawlenty, who withdrew his endorsement after the “Access Hollywood” video came to light and called Trump “unfit,” had already voted for Trump by absentee ballot.

Rep. Matt Dean dropped out of the race for the Republican nomination last week, and didn’t specifically address a question Thursday about whether difficulty fundraising amid the uncertainty surrounding Pawlenty’s plan was a factor in his decision.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty is making a stop at the Capitol as he considers running for his old job.

There's a wrinkle in the Republican race for governor: former Gov. Tim Pawlenty, who is considering a third run at the state's top job.

You won’t see Pawlenty at the convention though because he is forgoing the convention and the party’s endorsement.

In the 2006 midterm election, Democrats were elected to all state offices except for governor and lieutenant governor, where Republicans Tim Pawlenty and Carol Molnau narrowly won reelection.