Steve Gottwalt has announced his bid for Stearns County Commissioner. Gottwalt is running for the seat in District 1, which is currently held by DeWayne Mareck who announced earlier that he is not running for re-election.
Two state representatives have formally submitted their resignations, allowing Gov. Mark Dayton to set special elections to fill their seats. Both Rep. Steve Gottwalt of St. Cloud and Rep. Terry Morrow of St. Peter resigned via letters Monday, the day before the Legislature is to begin a new session.
Some area residents will be asked to go to the polls again soon. State Representative Steve Gottwalt of St. Cloud has announced his intention to resign from his position. That will trigger a special election.
State Representative Steve Gottwalt of St. Cloud is a member of Governor Mark Dayton's Health Care Reform Task Force. Gottwalt has expressed disappointment with the work the group has been doing.
The Vikings Stadium bill will be voted on by the full House on Monday. State Representative King Banaian of St. Cloud says he doesn't support the bill as it's written now.