“I’ve decided to continue to focus my energies on the most immediate needs of the state – namely balancing the state budget in as fair and sensible a way as possible and putting in place policies that will restart our stalled economy,” Bakk said.
“Running for the DFL endorsement for governor has been a great experience and I believe meeting so many people from across the state will make me a stronger legislator.”
As he ends his bid for endorsement, Bakk said he hopes his campaign theme of “jobs, jobs, jobs” will stay at the forefront of the gubernatorial race.
“As a carpenter who ran out of unemployment in the 1980s, I understand the stress today’s unemployed Minnesotans face,” he said. “Every Friday in 2010, more than 200,000 Minnesotans received an unemployment check. A state record of 240,398 unemployment checks were issued Jan. 9 and we’ve reached a point where almost 500 people a week are receiving their last check. Many people are losing their homes, health care or their businesses; this is unacceptable.”
Several Building Trades unions had endorsed Bakk. First elected to the Minnesota House in 1994, Bakk has served in the state Senate since 2002. His tentative plans are to seek the endorsement for a third term serving Senate Dist. 6. The endorsement will take place during the Congressional Dist. 8 convention May 1 in Hinckley.
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“I’ve decided to continue to focus my energies on the most immediate needs of the state – namely balancing the state budget in as fair and sensible a way as possible and putting in place policies that will restart our stalled economy,” Bakk said.
“Running for the DFL endorsement for governor has been a great experience and I believe meeting so many people from across the state will make me a stronger legislator.”
As he ends his bid for endorsement, Bakk said he hopes his campaign theme of “jobs, jobs, jobs” will stay at the forefront of the gubernatorial race.
“As a carpenter who ran out of unemployment in the 1980s, I understand the stress today’s unemployed Minnesotans face,” he said. “Every Friday in 2010, more than 200,000 Minnesotans received an unemployment check. A state record of 240,398 unemployment checks were issued Jan. 9 and we’ve reached a point where almost 500 people a week are receiving their last check. Many people are losing their homes, health care or their businesses; this is unacceptable.”
Several Building Trades unions had endorsed Bakk. First elected to the Minnesota House in 1994, Bakk has served in the state Senate since 2002. His tentative plans are to seek the endorsement for a third term serving Senate Dist. 6. The endorsement will take place during the Congressional Dist. 8 convention May 1 in Hinckley.