Gov. Mark Dayton and his Republican challenger, Jeff Johnson, will both be in attendance Tuesday night at the annual meeting and dinner of the Minnesota Business Partnership, but only Dayton will speak.
The Business Partnership is comprised of CEOs and senior executives from Minnesota's largest companies. Its annual dinner is a chance for those leaders to join with political and community leaders to talk about the business community's priorities.
A spokesman for the group said that Dayton was invited to speak as the sitting governor, not as a candidate.
The dinner is the only event on Johnson's public schedule for Tuesday. Dayton is also holding a news conference at his office in the morning.
The candidates meet Wednesday night for a debate in Moorhead. On Monday it was confirmed that Independence Party candidate Hannah Nicollet would also be participating. Nicollet has a round of media interviews on Tuesday.
