Nicollet County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census,the population was 34,454. Its county seat is St. Peter.
Le Sueur County is a county located in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census,the population was 28,674. Its county seat is Le Center.
Blue Earth County is a county in the State of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census,the population was 69,112. Its county seat is Mankato. The county is named for the Blue Earth River and for the deposits of blue-green clay once evident along the banks of the Blue Earth River. Blue Earth County is part of the Mankato-North Mankato metropolitan area.
Mankato is a city in Blue Earth,Nicollet,and Le Sueur counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 44,488 according to the 2020 census,making it the 21st-largest city in Minnesota,and the 5th-largest outside of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area. It is along a large bend of the Minnesota River at its confluence with the Blue Earth River. Mankato is across the Minnesota River from North Mankato. Mankato and North Mankato have a combined population of 58,763 according to the 2020 census. It completely encompasses the town of Skyline. North of Mankato Regional Airport,a tiny non-contiguous part of the city lies within Le Sueur County. Most of the city is in Blue Earth County.
Le Sueur is a city in Le Sueur County in the U.S. state of Minnesota,between Mankato and the Twin Cities. It lies along the Minnesota River and U.S. Highway 169. Le Sueur was named in honor of the French explorer Pierre-Charles Le Sueur. The population was 4,213 at the 2020 census.
The Minnesota River is a tributary of the Mississippi River,approximately 332 miles (534 km) long,in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It drains a watershed of 14,751 square miles (38,200 km2) in Minnesota and about 2,000 sq mi (5,200 km2) in South Dakota and Iowa.
Minnesota State University,Mankato is a public university in Mankato,Minnesota,United States. It is Minnesota's second-largest university and has over 145,000 living alumni worldwide. Founded in 1868,it is the second-oldest member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system and is commonly referred to as the flagship institution. It was established as the Second State Normal School in 1858 and officially opened as Mankato Normal School a decade later. Minnesota State University,Mankato is a significant contributor to the local and state economies,adding $827 million annually.
The 2002 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 5,2002 for the post of Governor of Minnesota. Republican candidate Tim Pawlenty defeated Democratic candidate Roger Moe and Independence Party of Minnesota candidate Tim Penny. Due to personal reasons regarding the health of his spouse,incumbent Governor Jesse Ventura chose not to seek re-election. Pawlenty comfortably won the election,which was attributed in part to Moe's uninspired campaign,with Moe being dubbed a "cautious dullard" four years later by the City Pages.
The Free Press is an American,English language daily newspaper published in Mankato,Minnesota.
The 2002 United States Senate election in Minnesota took place on November 5,2002. Incumbent Senator Paul Wellstone was running for a third term but died in a plane crash eleven days before the election. The Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) quickly chose former Vice President and 1984 presidential nominee Walter Mondale to replace Wellstone on the ballot. Mondale had previously held the seat from 1964 to 1976,resigning to assume the vice presidency. He narrowly lost to Republican Norm Coleman,the former mayor of Saint Paul. The day before the election,Governor Jesse Ventura appointed the 1996 Independence Party candidate,Dean Barkley,to serve the remainder of Wellstone's term.
Kern Bridge or Yaeger Bridge crossed the Le Sueur River in Blue Earth County in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It was built in 1873 using a bowstring through truss design by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company. It was 183.5 feet (56 m) long and carried a local road. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 as Minnesota's only bowstring arch truss bridge and oldest road bridge still in use. However,it was closed to vehicle traffic in 1991.
The Minnesota River Conference is a Minnesota high school sports conference that serves mainly the Southwestern Suburbs of the Twin Cities. Mayer Lutheran is furthest north while Tri-City United is furthest south.
Kathleen J. "Kathy" Sheran is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),she represented District 19,which included portions of Blue Earth,Le Sueur,and Nicollet counties in the south central part of the state.
Kevin L. Dahle is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),he represented District 20,which included portions of Le Sueur,Rice,and Scott counties in the south central part of the state.
The 2016 Minnesota Senate election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 8,2016,to elect members to the Senate of the 90th and 91st Minnesota Legislatures. A primary election was held in several districts on August 9,2016. The election coincided with the election of the other house of the Legislature,the House of Representatives.
Nick A. Frentz is an American politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),he represents District 19 in south-central Minnesota.
John R. Jasinski is an American politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,he represents Minnesota's 19th Senate District in southeastern Minnesota.
A special election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on February 12,2018,to elect a new representative for District 23B in the Minnesota House of Representatives,caused by the resignation of Tony Cornish effective on November 30,2017. A primary election was held on January 29,2018,to nominate a Republican candidate. It coincided with the Minnesota Senate District 54 special election. The Republican nominee,Jeremy Munson,won the special election.
Minnesota Senate,District 20 is a district of the Minnesota Senate which covers a majority of Rice County,all of Le Sueur County,and part of Scott County in southeastern Minnesota.
Brian Pfarr is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2021. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,Pfarr represents District 22B south of the Twin Cities metropolitan area,including the cities of Belle Plaine and Le Sueur and portions of Blue Earth,Le Sueur,Rice and Scott Counties.
