MPR: Campaign 2002: Brian Sullivan

Brian Sullivan
Born: 1961
Personal: Married to Mia, two children. Catholic. Resides in Long Lake
Occupation: Chairman, SimonDelivers.com
Education:
Political background: Former platform chairman for the Republican Party of Minnesota.

AUDIO

Sullivan on the Issues (RealAudio)
Sullivan appeared on MPR's Midday series, Meet the Candidate on May 31, 2002. Listen.

Midday interview. Listen (3/4/02)

Sullivan unveils TV ads (2/13/02)

MPR interview (Feb/01)

LATEST DEBATES

Final gubernatorial debate
All four major party candidates appeared on TPT's Almanac Read . (11/2/02)

Governor - General debate
Moe, Pawlenty, Penny and Pentel appeared on MPR's Midday for a general debate of issues in the race. Listen (10/14/02)

Governor - Higher Education Three of four major party candidates discuss their plans for higher education, including the premise that budget woes will cause cuts. Listen (10/09/02)

See an extensive archive of political debate audio from the campaign of 2002.

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RESOURCES AND LINKS

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Governor

Brian Sullivan (GOP)

CANDIDATES

Snapshot Sullivan and his GOP rival, Tim Pawlenty fought to stake out the conservative ground in the bid for the Republican endorsement. Sullivan had plenty of money to finance his own campaign. But after the convention endorsed Pawlenty in a marathon session, Sullivan honored the endorsement process.



	Candidate News
	Sullivan campaign ends with convention concession June 14 - Tim Pawlenty is the Republican candidate for governor. It took delegates at the Republican state convention 12 ballots and 17 hours to give the nod to Pawlenty, the House majority leader. Pawlenty defeated Orono businessman Brian Sullivan, who conceded the race after Pawlenty received support from 58 percent of the convention's 2,200 delegates. (More) Campaign 2002 profile: Brian Sullivan June 12 - Minnesota Republicans will endorse a candidate for governor on Friday - and the race is a close one between entrepreneur Brian Sullivan and legislative leader Tim Pawlenty. Sullivan holds a slight lead in the party's non-binding straw polls of delegates. This is Sullivan's first bid for public office, but he says his business background has prepared him to run the state.( More)
	Gubernatorial Campaign Stories
	•How did it happen? What does it mean? (11/6/02) •Pawlenty sets stage for Capitol revolution (11/6/02) •Pawlenty wins governor's race (11/6/02) •Conflicting polls add to campaign confusion (11/3/02) •Last debate targets Pawlenty (11/2/02) •Candidates for governor sharpen rhetoric (10/31/02) •With time running out, gubernatorial candidates pick up pace (10/30/02) •Pentel's water tax (10/23/02) •Gubernatorial candidates stick to their scripts in KSTP debate (10/22/02) •Candidates in broad disagreement on transportation (10/14/02) •Pawlenty accepts campaign finance fine (10/11/02) •Higher ed debate frames candidate differences in race for governor (10/9/02) •Gubernatorial issue: Stadium (10/8/02) •TV spots on the increase (10/2/02) •With state short of cash, candidates short of solutions (9/30/02) •Candidates for governor talk transit in St. Cloud debate (9/24/02) •The high-tech debate (9/19/02) •Poll: Governor's race is three-way tie (9/17/02) •Penny wants new revenue forecast (9/23/02) •Gubernatorial candidates debate health care (9/20/02) •Poll: Governor's race is three-way tie (9/17/02) •Serious about issues: Pentel profile (9/17/02) •Profile: Roger Moe (9/12/02) •Pawlenty's path: Profile • Tone changing in race for governor (9/13/02) • Frontrunner? Tim Penny profile (9/12/02) •Clear sailing for gubernatorial candidates (9/11/02) •Candidates gang up on Penny (8/30/02) •Pawlenty leads money race (8/27/02) •Candidates debate wildlife issues, gun control (8/17/02) •Business issues focus of debate (8/13/02) •Cheney stumps for Pawlenty (8/12/02) •Candidates for governor debate agriculture policy (8/7/02) •Gubernatorial candidates hold first televised debate (8/1/02) •Senate ad spending worries gubernatorial candidates (7/25/02) •Penny, Moore endorsed by Independence Party (7/14/02) •Jax out of race for governor (7/11/02) •Penny names running mate; Republicans defect to IP(7/9/02) •Penny's position on abortion is already an issue (6/28/02) •Penny joins race for governor (6/27/02) •Duluth debate focuses on rural issues in gubernatorial race (6/25/02) •Who'll get the youth vote? (6/21/02) •'Jesse's people' may return to election sidelines (6/20/02) •Issues dominate in first three-way debate of gubernatorial candidates (6/20/02) •Independence Party scrambles for a candidate for governor (6/19/02) •The Ventura chronicles (6/18/02) • Ventura declines run at second term (6/18/02) •Gubernatorial candidates aren't waiting for Ventura (6/17/02) •Pawlenty wins endorsement in marathon (6/15/02) •GOP gubernatorial candidates in final debate (6/11/02) •GOP gubernatorial race: The money chase (6/6/02) •Pentel, McGaa get major Green Party endorsements (5/20/02) •A role switch: DFL united, GOP fighting (5/6/02) •Moe wins DFL Party endorsement; GOP says he's easy to beat. (5/4/02) •Wellstone, Hatch, Humphrey endorsed at DFL convention. (5/3/02) •DFLers in final debate before convention (5/2/02) •Profile: Judi Dutcher (4/30/02) •Profile: Becky Lourey (4/30/02) •Profile: Roger Moe (4/30/02) • Sullivan, Pawlenty debate environmental issues (4/30/02) •Sullivan names running mate (4/26/02) •Pentel announces candidacy for governor (4/19/02) •Major gubernatorial candidates debate; Greens shut out (4/18/2002) •Ventura: Waiting for a better offer? (4/10/2002) • Sullivan wins GOP straw poll (3/6/02) •Gubernatorial candidates hold first debate (3/1/02) •Moe launches campaign for governor (2/24/02) •Candidates step up attacks on Ventura (2/13/02) •The money chase (1/31/02) •Unicameral issue may be key to Ventura's political future (1/15/02) •Bridging the gender gap in governor's office (12/27/01) •Lourey announces bid for governor (11/15/01) •Pawlenty announces gubernatorial drive (9/5/01)

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