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[[image:Pawlenty.jpg‎|right|thumb|Tim Pawlenty]]

[[image:Pawlenty.jpg‎|right|thumb|Tim Pawlenty]]

'''Tim Pawlenty''' is the current [[governor]] of [[Minnesota]].  He is a [[Republican]].  He was elected in 2002, taking the place of [[Jesse Ventura]].  Pawlenty has had high approval rating during his governorship<ref>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/2006/campaign/governor/pawlenty/</ref>. He balanced the state budget with out breaking his pledge not to raise taxes.  He also improved education in the state.  He was reelected in 2006, beating [[Democrat Party|DFL]] candidate [[Mike Hatch]] in a close election.<ref>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2006/11/07/mngov/</ref>  Pawlenty is from Minnesota, and was educated in law at the [[University of Minnesota]].  He was a criminal prosecutor and ten-year member of the Minnesota [[House of Representatives]].  Pawlenty also spent four years as [[House Majority Leader]].  There have been reports that Pawlenty might be in consideration for the vice-presidential spot with [[John McCain]], but Pawlenty has denied these.

'''Tim Pawlenty''' is the current [[governor]] of [[Minnesota]].  He is a [[Republican]].  He was elected in 2002, taking the place of [[Jesse Ventura]].  Pawlenty has had high approval rating during his governorship<ref>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/2006/campaign/governor/pawlenty/</ref>. He balanced the state budget with out breaking his pledge not to raise taxes.  He also improved education in the state.  He was reelected in 2006, beating [[Democratic Party|DFL]] candidate [[Mike Hatch]] in a close election.<ref>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2006/11/07/mngov/</ref>  Pawlenty is from Minnesota, and was educated in law at the [[University of Minnesota]].  He was a criminal prosecutor and ten-year member of the Minnesota [[House of Representatives]].  Pawlenty also spent four years as [[House Majority Leader]].  There have been reports that Pawlenty might be in consideration for the vice-presidential spot with [[John McCain]], but Pawlenty has denied these.

== Political Record ==

== Political Record ==