Candidate: Arne Carlson
Position: Governor
Document:  Leading Minnesota Forward
E-Released: 8/24/1994


                  Leading Minnesota Forward

Elect

              Arne Carlson          Joanne Benson
                Governor             Lt. Governor


  Minnesotans are in the midst of a very important battle over the 
future of this state.  On the one side stand the DFL leaders of the
Legislature, along with the many special interest they cater to, who
continue to work for higher taxes and increased state spending.  On
the other, stand Arne Carlson, Joanne Benson, the Republicans in the
Legislature, and every Minnesotan who is tired of seeing their taxes
raised just so the DFL can spend more money on its friends.

Our fight. Our team. Carlson-Benson.

  When Governor Carlson and Sen. Benson took office in 1991, 
Minnesota was mired in a $2 billion deficit created by Rudy Perpich,
Mike Freeman and the rest of the DFL spendthrifts.  Less than four
years later, Governor Carlson, Sen. Benson and their Republican 
colleagues have helped give Minnesotans a $623 million surplus.

  Arne Carlson and Joanne Benson want to continue the record of
achievement and reform the Carlson Administration has set in motion.
They need your support in their effort to lead Republicans to victory
in November.

Here are just a few examples of that success:

Taxes:  With the support of legislators like Joanne Benson, Governor
Carlson has successfully crushed DFL attempts to raise more the $1.8
billion in new taxes.

Crime:  With Joanne Benson serving as the chair of his Anti-Crime 
Task Force, Governor Carlson enacted one of Minnesota's toughest
crime laws when he signed the 1992 Safe Communities Act.  That law
provides stiffer sentences for violent offenders, including 
perpetrators of drive-by shootings.

Welfare Reform:  In 1994, Governor Carlson proposed the nations's most
comprehensive and thoughtful welfare reform plan -- a plan that
emphasizes work and independence, not a check and dependence.  Joanne
Benson chaired the Republican Welfare Reform Task Force that joined
in support of the Governor's proposal.


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Carlson/Benson Volunteer Committee
1821 University Avenue West Suite 135 South
St. Paul, Minnesota 55104
Phone: (612) 646-0468
Fax: (612) 646-3018

Prepared by the Carlson/Benson Volunteer Committee
Wheelock Whitney & Chris Fritsche, Co-Chairs