Age: 50Hometown: South St. Paul
Family: Married, two children
Career: Two-term governor of Minnesota, former Minnesota House majority leader, former Eagan City Council member, lawyer
Not-so-secret passions: Hockey, Will Ferrell movies, pop-culture references
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