Elected Officials

PRESIDENT | George W. Bush
George W. Bush is the 43rd President of the United States. He was sworn into office on January 20, 2001, re-elected on November 2, 2004, and sworn in for a second term on January 20, 2005. Prior to his Presidency, President Bush served for 6 years as the 46th Governor of the State of Texas, where he earned a reputation for bipartisanship and as a compassionate conservative who shaped public policy based on the principles of limited government, personal responsibility, strong families, and local control. >>>

VICE PRESIDENT | Dick Cheney
Vice President Richard B. Cheney has had a distinguished career as a businessman and public servant, serving four Presidents and as an elected official. Throughout his service, Mr. Cheney served with duty, honor, and unwavering leadership, gaining him the respect of the American people during trying military times. >>>

GOVERNOR | Tim Pawlenty
Tim Pawlenty was elected Governor of Minnesota in 2002, with the state facing an historic $4.5 billion budget deficit. Just months later, the Legislature adopted Pawlenty's plan to eliminate the deficit without raising taxes or cutting funding for K-12 classrooms. In addition to balancing the budget, Governor Pawlenty fought for and passed a dramatic overhaul of the state's education standards, significant welfare reform, lawsuit reform, a range of new government efficiency initiatives, and passed the largest transportation package in modern history. >>>

LT. GOVERNOR | Carol Molnau
Entrusted with more responsibility than any Lieutenant Governor in modern times, Carol Molnau serves Minnesota both as the state's number two executive and also as Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Molnau, 55, was born and raised on a farm in Carver County. She attended Waconia public schools and the University of Minnesota. >>>

U.S. SENATE | Norm Coleman
A passion for change and getting things done has defined the life of Norm Coleman from an early age. It has led him from campus organizer in the sixties, to a prosecutor in the seventies, to Solicitor General of Minnesota in the eighties, to mayor of Saint Paul in the nineties, and now to proudly representing all of Minnesota in the United States Senate. >>>

REPRESENTATIVE OF HOUSE DISTRICT 10A | Bud Nornes

Home: Fergus Falls

Occupation: Communications

Education: Broadcasting, Brown Institute

Elected: 1996

Term: 5th >>>

REPRESENTATIVE OF HOUSE DISTRICT 10B | Dean Simpson

Home: New York Mills

Occupation: Business

Education: Vocational/technical studies

Elected: 2002

Term: 2nd >>>