FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

November 08, 2006

Contact: PAC Co-Chairs
Ph: 651-228-0995 

2006 Election Results
Minnesota Women Break Records! 

Amy Klobuchar will join Congresswoman Betty McCollum in Washington, D.C. as Minnesota's first woman U.S. Senator. Here in Minnesota, Lori Swanson will be sworn in as the first woman Attorney General and Rebecca Otto as only the third woman State Auditor. MWPC PAC is proud to have supported all three women in their races.

And it doesn't stop there, the 2007 Minnesota Legislature will break records on all fronts with six additional women elected to office in the November 7 election. Five seats were gained in the House of Representatives where women hold 31.3% overall and one seat in the Senate with 40.3%. Overall, 34.3% of the state legislature is held by women. Not only is these the highest percentage of the legislature held by women, but also the most women elected to each body in a general election.

Of the MWPC PAC legislative endorsed candidates, 80% candidates were successful, in addition to two county candidates and one school board candidate.

MWPC PAC Endorsed Candidates Election Results

Federal and StatewideAmy Klobuchar

Patty Wetterling
6th Congressional District
Opponent: Michele Bachmann

Rebecca Otto Lori Swanson

Attorney General 

Minnesota SenateEllen Anderson

Linda Berglin
Senate District 61
Incumbent: Sen. Linda Berglin

Carol Bomben
Senate District 42
Incumbent: Sen. David Hann

Terri Bonoff

Incumbent: Sen. Terri Bonoff
Tarryl Clark

Laura Helmer
Senate District 34
Incumbent: Sen. Julianne Ortman
Linda Higgins Ann Lynch Mee Moua Jessica Peterson Yvonne Prettner Solon

Ann Rest
Senate District 45
Incumbent: Sen. Ann Rest

Julie Risser
Senate District 41
Incumbent: Sen. Geoff Michel 

Sharon Ropes
Senate District 31
Incumbent: OpenSandy RummelKathy SaltzmanCarolyn SampsonKathy Sheran Katie SiebenPatricia Torres Ray

Minnesota House of RepresentativesMargaret Anderson Kelliher

Grace Baltich

House District 32A
Incumbent: Rep. Joyce Peppin
Karla Bigham Robin Brown

Incumbent: Open
Julie Bunn Mindy Greiling

Sandy Hewitt
House District 43A
Incumbent: Open
Opponent: Sarah Anderson 

Debra Hilstrom
House District 46B
Incumbent: Rep. Debra Hilstrom

Melissa Hortman
House District 47B
Incumbent: Rep. Melissa Hortman
Phyllis KahnKate Knuth

Marcia Krueger
House District 34A
Incumbent: Rep. Paul Kohls

Gail Kulick Jackson
House District 16A
Incumbent: Rep. Sondra Erickson
Carolyn Laine

Tina Liebling
House District 30A
Incumbent: Rep. Tina Liebling
Diane LoefflerShelley Madore

Sandra Masin *(Automatic recount)
House District 38A
Incumbent: Rep. Tim Wilkin
Erin MurphyKim NortonSandra PetersonJeanne Poppe

Maria Rudd
House District 42A
Incumbent: Rep. Maria Rudd
Nora SlawikLinda Slocum

Marsha Swails
House District 56B
Incumbent: Rep. Karen Klinzing

Millicent (Millie) Vetsch
House District 19A
Incumbent: Rep. Bruce Anderson
Jean Wagenius

Eileen Weber
House District 57B
Incumbent: Rep. Denny McNamara

Maryjane Westra
House District 10A
Incumbent: Rep. Bud Nornes
Sandy Wollschlager

Local and County

Gail Dorfman
Hennepin County Commissioner, District 5
Incumbent: Gail Dorfman

Farheen Hakeem
Hennepin County Commissioner, District 4
Incumbent: Peter McLaughlin

Susan Gaertner
Pam Costain 

Minneapolis School Board, District 1
Incumbent: 4 seats openRamsey County Attorney

House District 28A
Incumbent: Open

House District 62B
Incumbent: Rep. Jean Wagenius

House District 63B
Incumbent: Open
House District 55B
Incumbent: Rep. Nora Slawik

House District 27B
Incumbent: Rep. Jeanne Poppe

House District 45A
Incumbent: Rep. Sandra Peterson

House District 29B
Incumbent: Open

House District 64A
Incumbent: Open

House District 37A
Incumbent: Rep. Lloyd Cybart

House District 59A
Incumbent: Rep. Diane Loeffler

House District 50A
Incumbent: Open Seat

House District 50B
Incumbent: Open

House District 59B
Incumbent: Rep. Phyllis Kahn

House District 54A
Incumbent: Rep. Mindy Greiling

House District 56A
Incumbent: Rep. Mike Charron

House District 27A
House District 57A
Incumbent: Open

House District 60A
Incumbent: Rep. Margaret Anderson Kelliher

Senate District 62
Incumbent: Sen. Wesley Skoglund

Senate District 57
Incumbent: Open

Senate District 23
Incumbent: Open

Senate District 36
Incumbent: Sen. Patricia Pariseau

Senate District 56
Incumbent: Sen. Brian LeClair

Senate District 53
Incumbent: Sen. Mady Reiter

Senate District 7
Incumbent: Sen. Yvonne Prettner Solon
Senate District 25
Incumbent: Sen. Tom Neuville
Senate District 67
Incumbent: Sen. Mee Moua

Senate District 30
Incumbent: Open Seat