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Gov. Tim Pawlenty's reelection campaign pulled in more than $850,000 last year, more than he has ever raised during a year when he wasn't on the ballot.
Pawlenty's political operation ended the year with $375,000 in the bank, after spending $648,000 on items including fundraising and radio ads that opposed tax increases proposed by legislative Democrats, according to a summary released Wednesday by the campaign. About 14,000 people donated.
Pawlenty set a spending record for a Minnesota gubernatorial campaign in 2006, when he spent nearly $4 million and won a second term.
Campaign finance reports show that he raised almost $3.4 million that year. In non-election years, his previous fundraising high mark was $811,000 in 2005.
The Republican governor's current term runs through 2010. He is expected to decide whether to run again late this year.
"He has not ruled out a third term yet, and he's continuing to raise like he will run," political director Trisha Hamm said.
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