Governors race for Minnesota is at it’s peak right now. Our 2014 candidates running for Minnesota are Republican Jeff Johnson, current Governor and Democrat Mark Dayton, & Independant Nominee Hannah Nicollet. So far the polls have narrowed it down to Jeff Johnson, and Mark Dayton. We’ve all seen the commercials of Mark Dayton, and Jeff Johnson bashing each other – and the displaying of the negative thing each other has done, but what they fail to mention are the good things that they will strive to do to make Minnesota better.

Here are some background information on Candidate Jeff Johnson. He lives in Plymouth, Minnesota, and he’s running for the republican party. Johnson worked as a corporate lawyer for Cargill Inc. He served three terms to in the Minnesota House from 2001-2007, he ran as GOP nominee for attorney general in 2006, he was elected into the Hennepin County board in 2008, and he served as a National Republican committeeman for Minnesota from 2011 to 2013 according to the Minnesota StarTribune. Johnson says his goal for Minnesota is to “…prepare our kids to succeed in today’s economy, and to prepare our economy to create the good jobs our kids need.” According to CBS news. Johnson hopes to tighten laws restraining sex offenders, he wants to make it harder for them to be released. He also wants to restructure the MNsure health board by reinstating new members.

Now here’s some background information on current Governor Mark Dayton. He currently lives in St. Paul, and for the past 37 years of his life he has been working for the people of Minnesota. According to the Mark Dayton Governor Campaign website, he served twice as Commissioner of Economic Development, he was elected as Minnesota State Auditor in 1990, and he was elected US senator in 2000. If elected Governor he plans on “ building “A Better Minnesota” by providing good jobs and good educations for all Minnesotans. To succeed, we must: No. 1, ensure that every child has the opportunity to succeed. I will support additional investments in early childhood education. Two years ago, we funded early learning scholarships and all-day kindergarten. If re-elected, I promise to again boost state support for our public schools. No. 2, better align our workforce training with businesses’ needs. We must ensure that our colleges, universities, and job training programs educating and training workers for the jobs of the future. To begin this process, in December, I will host a series of Regional Economic Growth Summits, to ask businesses in the region about their future employment needs and to discuss how the state’s higher education institutions can better fill those needs.” according to CBS news Minnesota.

Both Candidates have a strong campaign, and the race is close. As a voter for Minnesota we need to make sure that our Governor has our best interests, as you vote make sure you’re voting for the person who best fits in with what Minnesota needs.