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Gregory K. Soderberg
Gregory K. Soderberg was a Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota in the 2014 elections. He lost in the Democratic primary on August 12, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
He previously ran for the same position in the 2010 election.[1]
Biography
Soderberg served in the United States Marine Corps from 1970 to 1971. He previously worked as a radio marketing consultant. Soderberg has worked at KNXR/KRPR Radio in Rochester since 2008.
Elections
2014
Soderberg was running for election as Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. He lost the Democratic nomination in the open primary election as the running mate of gubernatorial candidate Leslie Davis. Current incumbent Mark Dayton, a Democrat first elected governor in 2010, ran for a second term in 2014.[2]
The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
Results
Primary
| Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota, Democratic Primary, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
 Mark Dayton/Tina Smith |
93% | 177,849 | ||
| Leslie Davis/Gregory K. Soderberg | 4.5% | 8,530 | ||
| Bill Dahn/James Vigliotti | 2.6% | 4,880 | ||
| Total Votes | 191,259 | |||
| Election results via Minnesota Secretary of State. | ||||
Campaign themes
2014
Leslie Davis' campaign website listed the following themes for the 2014 race:
| “ |
Reduce debt:
and maintain all our roads and bridges without debt. B. End the vehicle fuel, axle, and sales taxes and people will have more money.
"The Money Plan is the perfect thing to do right now. It's a wall to shield us from the abyss of financial collapse." Read the 'Money Plan' and call me at 612-529-5253.
A. Eliminate high fructose corn syrup (soda+), and cut down on wheat in schools and government funded facilities. B. Leslie Davis examined wheat and determined it harms health. Wheat should be eliminated or reduced. We would like to:
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| —Leslie Davis' campaign website, (2014) | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term Gregory + Soderberg + Lieutenant + Governor + Minnesota
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Gregory Soderberg's Biography," accessed August 6, 2014
- ↑ The Star Tribune, "Republican Scott Honour jumps into governor's race," April 24, 2013
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Leslie Davis for Governor, "Home," accessed August 6, 2014
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