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Republican Party of Minnesota Endorses Pat for State Auditor

"Let us go forward unified in principle, unified in vision and unified as the party that will return Minnesota to a state of republican, constitutional government... -- Pat Anderson to GOP Convention delegates."

PRESS RELEASE: Pat Anderson Announces Run for State Auditor

The Bulldog is Back! Pat Anderson enters the race for Minnesota State Auditor. Video and text of Pat's remarks to the media

Welcome to Pat Anderson for Minnesota State Auditor

Meet Pat "Up Close and Personal" and learn why she says "It is the values we pass to the next generation that is the measure of our lives."

Get to Know Pat “Up Close and Personal” (Video)

"We must reevaluate the relationship of state government upward to the federal government and downward to local governments." -- Pat Anderson

Highlights of Pat’s First Term as an Active State Auditor

"The State Auditor, independent of both the Legislature and the Governor’s Office, has tremendous potential as a center of needed government reform." -- Pat Anderson

Post on June 29th 2010

ANDERSON MAKES 124TH AND FINAL STOP ON HER FIRST MINNESOTA TOUR OF 2010

Anderson Pledges to Restore Fiscal Responsibility and Transparency to the State Auditors Office

St. Paul, Minn. — June 2010 — State [...]

Post on April 30th 2010

Republican Party of Minnesota Endorses Pat for State Auditor

Pat pledges to be an active State Auditor and vows to restore respect to the State Auditor’s Office that DFL incumbent Rebecca Otto whines is lacking

Post on April 29th 2010

Pat Calls on GOP Delegates to “Bring Fiscal Sanity to Minnesota”

Pat captures Republican Party endorsement on third ballot.

Post on April 26th 2010

Pat Email Update: Best Bet to Beat Otto, Pat Adds Strength to GOP Ticket

“(Former State Auditor Pat) Anderson has a real shot at Otto … Her name, the fact that the GOP wants to win this, this being an anti-incumbent year, all pave the way for a possible upset.” — Hamline University School of Business Professor and political commentator David Schultz.

Post on April 22nd 2010

Pat Email Update: First Term Sets Stage for Second

The State Auditor must have many skills, but none more important than executive ability. The ability to direct investigative, oversight and audit functions while managing a large department requires a variety of skills.

Post on March 16th 2010

Pat Email Update: On The Skill Set of a Successful State Auditor

Should the State Auditor be a CPA? Good question — especially if you are unsure exactly what the State Auditor’s office does. Pat lays out the duties of the State Auditor. Truth be told, the best experience a State Auditor could bring to the table is local government experience. [...]

Post on March 11th 2010

Pat in the News: Pat Anderson for Auditor of the State Minnesota

So what is a single conservative guy interested in? Conservative women. Now that we have your attention, check out Scott Schneider’s website “Conservative Single Guy” and his interview with Pat. [...]

Post on March 6th 2010

Pat Email Update: Less State Aid Leads to Efficiency

While Rebecca Otto chooses to be part of the problem, Pat joins other opinion leaders in promoting reform in the relationship between state and local governments. [...]

Post on March 5th 2010

Pat Anderson: The result of less state aid: Efficiency

While property taxes have increased a bit faster during the Pawlenty years, essential services are intact. … The City Finances Report does not support the vision of a local government apocalypse, but it does show a system stressed by structural problems that require reform of the relationship between state and local governments. [...]

Post on February 26th 2010

Pat Email Update: Pat’s record as an active State Auditor contrasts with the passive Rebecca Otto

When it comes to going head-to-head with Rebecca Otto, I have a record of accomplishment that can be put up directly beside her record of inactivity. And when voters compare my record in office with that of the DFL incumbent, the contrast is obvious. [...]