Kelliher to pick Gunyou as running mate
Democrat Margaret Anderson Kelliher will announce that John Gunyou will be her running mate, according to a person close to Kelliher.
Gunyou is currently the Minnetonka City Manager and served as Finance Commissioner under Republican Governor Arne Carlson in 1990s. He has been highly critical of the way Governor Pawlenty has handled recent budgets and said a tax increase should be considered to erase the deficit.
The DFL State Central Committee will meet on Sunday to endorse Kelliher's pick.
Kelliher is running in the DFL primary against Mark Dayton and Matt Entenza. Those candidates, along with Independence Party candidate Tom Horner, will announce their running mates next week.
Republican Tom Emmer has picked Annette Meeks as his running mate.
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