Mark Dayton Response
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Question 6:
Tell us why you would make the best Governor for the State of
Minnesota. What kind of "team" would you put together if elected?
Also, what is the worst idea you have heard one of your opponents in
this race support, and why?
In your rebuttal include a response to this question: If you face an
endorsement or primary challenge, why would you be the best candidate
for your party? In closing, please include information on how
interested readers can contact your campaign to volunteer and get more
information.
DAYTON Response 6:
I know where I want to lead this state. I have specific ideas,
my own ideas, from a decade of direct operating experience in
Minnesota state government and another decade close by. My proposals
thus far have included keeping our public schools open from 7 a.m. to
7 p.m.; increasing the state's child care tax credit to $1500 per
child, and expanding the income eligibility to include many more
working families; and issuing highway construction bonds to rebuild
our roads and transit systems.
I bring a unique combination of experiences from my thirty years of work
in public service. For the last twenty years, I have headed three
different state agencies, three political organizations, a very
profitable investment business, and a non-profit organization. I'm
an experienced public executive and a committed public servant.
I know how state government operates and how it could operate even
better. I know how to tackle big problems, make tough decisions, and
get results which benefit people. I'm trained to invest public
resources to benefit our citizens and future generations.
I want the job of Governor, not for what it can do for me, but
rather for what I can do for Minnesota. I have the rare opportunity
to be free from any debts or obligations. If I win this election, I
will owe only the people of Minnesota, and they will receive my very
best.
My "team" will be the very best, brightest, and boldest people I
can recruit into public service. They must be experienced in their
areas of responsibility, be good managers of people, have high
ethical standards, and view themselves as public servants. They must
be committed and proven reformers, who want government to work
better, more efficiently, and more effectively for their fellow
citizens.
I'll save "the worst" for last!
Mark Dayton
http://www.daytonformn.org
