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August 14, 2012

Final result: Dudley over Kornder in Senate District 20

By Dan Linehan Free Press Staff Writer

LE CENTER — Mike Dudley of Northfield, the endorsed Republican candidate in Senate District 20, took 87 percent of the vote, or 2,590 votes, to defeat Gene Thomas Kornder of Belle Plaine.

Dudley, 59, of Northfield is a retired 26-year FBI special agent. Kornder, 62, is a trucker and prospects for gold.

Dudley will face former Sen. Kevin Dahle, DFL-Northfield. Dudley, 59, of Northfield is a retired 26-year FBI spe­cial agent. He focuses on tra­ditional Republican themes of smaller government and resistance to tax increases.



“I’m running to put Minnesota on a solid eco­nomic foundation based on controlling spending and focusing on priorities, as government lives within its means,” Dudley said in an earlier Free Press story. “...



We can’t afford a govern­ment that is everything to everybody.”



In response to a question­naire from the Northfield News, Kornder summed up his motivation for running: “I offer those who are disap­pointed with the current leadership, those who sup­port Ron Paul, Tea Partiers, 911 Truthers, Birthers and Conspiracy ‘freaks,’ the opportunity to put someone in the Minnesota Senate who will make a difference.”



Senate District 20, which doesn’t have an incumbent because of redistricting, includes most of Le Sueur County.

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