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{{Officeholder
|name=Tim Pawlenty
|image=Pawlenty.jpg
|party=[[Republican]]
|spouse=Mary Pawlenty
|religion=Evangelical Christian
|offices=
{{Officeholder/governor
|state=Minnesota
|terms=January 6, 2003 - Present
|preceded=[[Jesse Ventura]]
|former=n
|succeeded=
}}
}}
'''Tim Pawlenty''' is the current [[Republican]] [[governor]] of the State of [[Minnesota]]. 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 without 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 was considered one of the main contenders for the Republican Vice Presidential spot [[John McCain]] in 2008.
'''Tim Pawlenty''' is the current [[Republican]] [[governor]] of the State of [[Minnesota]]. 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 without 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 was considered one of the main contenders for the Republican Vice Presidential spot [[John McCain]] in 2008.