Republican gubernatorial candidate Marty Seifert's lieutenant governor pick Wednesday night took the gloves off in going after rival GOP candidate for governor Tom Emmer.

In a lengthy email, Seifert's pick Anoka County Commissioner Rhonda Sivarajah, who has been in the race less than a week, gives a little of her bio and tells of her "prayerful consideration" before deciding to be considered for Seifert's number two then explains why she likes Seifert over Emmer.

"A few key votes jumped out at me as I researched the candidates," she writes:

"Marty Seifert has been completely opposed to taxpayer funding for professional sports stadiums. In 2005, when the Republican leadership in the House pushed for a tax increase on Hennepin County residents, Marty stood up for taxpayers and supported an amendment to require a referendum so that Hennepin County residents could vote on the tax increase. Unfortunately, Representative Tom Emmer opposed this amendment.

In 2005, Marty Seifert supported an amendment to the bonding bill to remove funding for Northstar commuter rail. Northstar was and remains today an expensive project that will require large taxpayer subsidies in perpetuity. Representative Emmer voted against this amendment to de-fund Northstar.

Marty Seifert has been a consistent supporter of legislation that reflects his belief in personal responsibility. Marty voted for the "cheeseburger bill" which would have banned frivolous obesity lawsuits. Representative Emmer voted against this bill. Since Representative Emmer is a trial lawyer, it may be no surprise he opposed even this common sense tort reform effort."

She also writes that "other campaigns are doing a great disservice when supporters are intentionally spreading false information to mislead activists" over Seifert's support for cap-and-trade, environmental legislation hated by many Republican activists. (Seifert voted for an energy bill, widely supported in the House and signed by Gov. Tim Pawlenty, that recommends some study of the issue.)

You can read the rest of the letter here.