Post on April 22nd 2010
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.
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Post on March 16th 2010
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. [...]
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Post on March 11th 2010
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. [...]
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Post on March 6th 2010
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. [...]
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Post on March 5th 2010
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. [...]
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Post on February 26th 2010
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. [...]
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Post on February 12th 2010
The Republican Party that I believed in, the party I helped to build over a decade of service, was no longer recognizable to me. I have always been proud to be a conservative, but I must admit, I have not always been proud to be a Republican. [...]
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Post on February 2nd 2010
You told me you believe my decision to move to the State Auditor’s race was good for our party; that I am the best candidate to carry the conservative message, re-capture the State Auditor’s office, and be the badly needed watchdog and advocate for the taxpayer [...]
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Post on January 27th 2010
In commenting on the controversy stirred up by campaign literature criticizing Mayor R.T. Rybak’s role in a lawsuit brought by the City of Minneapolis against the Minneapolis Police and Firefighters pension funds, Pat supports the city’s actions and notes the irony of the DFL “eating their own” over DFL policy. [...]
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Post on January 24th 2010
Having earned the respect of the media, Pat is a “goto” quote, not just in her own race for State Auditor, but for commentary on the governor’s race. In this commentary in the Pioneer Press, Pat explains why only a fiscally conservative governor can achieve necessary government reform. [...]
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