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Here is information on candidates

Last update: September 6, 2008 - 7:10 PM

Here is information on candidates running in Tuesday's DFL, Independence and Republican party primaries. Candidates are listed alphabetically.

For more information on the primaries and for more political news, go to www.startribune.com/politics.

Candidate: Kurt Michael Anderson

Party: Independence

Residence: Minneapolis

Website: kurtanderson08.googlepages.com

Age: 55

Endorsements: None sought

Candidate: Dean Barkley

Party: Independence

Residence: Plymouth

Website: www.senatorbarkley.com

Age: 58

Endorsements: Former Gov. Jesse Ventura, former U.S. Rep. Tim Penny

Candidate: Norm Coleman

Party: Republican

Residence: St. Paul

Website: www.colemanforsenate.com

Endorsements: Minnesota Farm Bureau, National Federation of Independent Businesses , U.S. Chamber of Commerce, local Chambers of Commerce from around Minnesota, Fraternal Order of Police, MN Police and Peace Officers Association, St. Paul Police Federation, Minnesota Pipe Trades Association, Minnesota Carpenters Union

Candidate: Bill Dahn

Party: Independence

Residence: St. Paul

Website: www.billdahn.com

Age: 58

Endorsements: None sought

Candidate: Alve Erickson

Party: DFL

No information received

Candidate: Rob Fitzgerald

Party: DFL

Residence: Fergus Falls

Website: www.robfitzgerald08.com

Age: 31

Endorsements: None sought

Candidate: Al Franken

Party: DFL

Residence: Minneapolis

Website: www.alfranken.com

Endorsements: DFL Party, Minnesota Democratic Congressional Delegation, Vice President Walter Mondale, AFL-CIO, Education Minnesota, Planned Parenthood, League of Conservation Voters, SEIU Minnesota State Council, AFSCME Councils 5 and 65, Teamsters Joint Council 32 and Local 120

Candidate: Dick Franson

Party: DFL

Residence: Minneapolis

Website: www.dickfranson.com

Age: 79

Endorsements: Vernelle Varno, Kevin Brandt, Ruben Johnson, Richard Neuwirth, Patricia Reinite, Kathleen Jorgensen, Glenn Jorgensen, Steve Paterson, Robin Anderson, Joe Sams

Candidate: Priscilla Lord Faris

Party: DFL

Residence: St. Paul

Website: www.priscillalordfarisforsenate.com

Age: 66

Endorsements: None listed

Candidate: Bob Larson

Party: DFL

No information received

Candidate: Ole Savior

Party: DFL

Residence: Minneapolis

Website: www.ole-savior.org

Age: 58.

Endorsements: None listed

Candidate: Jack Sir or Doc Shepard

Party: Republican

Residence: St. Paul

Website: www.jackshepardforsenate.com

Age: 61

Endorsements: Veterans in Politics, International

Candidate: Darryl Stanton

Party: Independence

Residence: Eden Prairie

Website: www.darrylstanton.com

Endorsements: Fran Hecherl, retired, Tracy; Nate & Diana Roney, teacher, Brooklyn Center; Thomas and Barb Williams, working parents, Marshall, Minn.; Jane Squire, nurse, Eden Prairie; David Debruin, computer programmer, Bloomington; George and Jane Nolan, working parents, Maple Grove; Steve Glasper, Vietnam vet, father, husband, Fridley,; Erik Roth, accountant, Edina; Earnest and Sharon Williams, working parents, Eden Prairie; The McClures, working parents, Brooklyn Park

Candidate: Jack Uldrich

Party: Independence

Residence: Minneapolis

Website: www.dotheimpossible08.com

Age: 44

Endorsements: None listed

Candidate: Doug Williams

Party: Independence

Residence: Chaska

Age: 49

Endorsements: None sought

Candidate: Stephen Williams

Party: Independence

Residence: Austin

Website: www.prairiefireusa.com

Age: 53

Endorsements: Independence Party; Jim Rohrer, professor of Family Medicine

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