MN-GOV: Klobuchar picks former Fergus Falls Mayor Ben Schierer as running mate
Sen. Amy Klobuchar on Friday announced former Fergus Falls Mayor Ben Schierer will be her running mate in her bid for Minnesota governor.
Schierer, who is relatively unknown in Minnesota statewide politics, had been running for Minnesota state auditor. Schierer was first elected Fergus Falls mayor in 2016 and served two terms.
Klobuchar’s choice of a running mate from greater Minnesota indicates she intends to campaign and govern similarly to her two-decade U.S. Senate tenure — appealing outside the urban, progressive Democratic base to more moderate, outstate and suburban voters.
“(Schierer) knows what it takes to hammer out results by bringing together the private sector, the public sector and the people – because that’s what he did as mayor,” Klobuchar said in a statement. “And he knows that transforming our government can’t happen without economic growth. Together, we will bring that approach to our state government.”
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