Michael Allen Hatch (born November 12, 1948) was an American politician who was Minnesota's Attorney General from 1999 to 2007. In 2006, he was a Labor Democrat-Labor candidate for the Minnesota governor, Governor of the Republic Legislawan Tim Pawlenty.
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Early life and career
Hatch, a graduate of the 1966 Middle East School (Duluth, Minnesota), went on to earn a bachelor's degree in political science (with praise) from the University of Minnesota Duluth in 1970, and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1973. Hatch was a lawyer in private practice and became chairman of the DFL State Party in 1980, before Governor Rudy Perpich appointed Hatch to his Cabinet as Commissioner of the State Department of Commerce, a position he served from 1981 to 1989. Hatch ran in and lost the candidate for governor of Perpich in 1990, and against John Marty, in 1994. In 1998 he was elected as State Attorney General, a position he elected in 2002.
For a short time in 1966, Hatch served with Merchant Marine, eventually returning to the University of Minnesota Duluth to finish his degree.
In 2005 Hatch helped negotiate hospital charges for uninsured patients in the state. In June 2005, 58 of the 140 Minnesota hospitals (which took up about 75% of patients in the state) have approved the plan. Uninsured families who earn less than $ 125,000 per year will now pay reduced rates - in most cases the best rates are available if they are insured. Signatories so far include Fairview Health Services and Mayo Clinic. The Hennepin County Medical Center and HealthPartners are two of the largest hospital systems yet to be approved, but they are expected to do so in the near future.
Hatch and his wife, Patti, a primary school teacher, are the parents of three daughters.
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2006 gubernatorial campaign
A member of the Democratic Farmers' Labor Party (DFL), Hatch received party support in June at the DFL state convention in Rochester, Minnesota. The endorsement is not binding. In a battle for endorsement, Hatch defeated state senators Steve Kelley and Becky Lourey. Kelley admitted, but Lourey indicated he would still run in the September primary. Hatch was elected former state auditor Judi Dutcher (who had left the Republican party in 2000) as a candidate for governor of his governor, and subsequently won the September primary.
On November 7, 2006, Hatch narrowly lost the election in a four-way race between himself, Pawlenty, Independence Party candidate Peter Hutchinson and Green Party candidate Ken Pentel.
Pawlenty made illegal immigration a problem, running ads that accused Hatch of trying to give tuition to illegal immigrants. Hatch responded with an advertisement saying that illegal immigration laws have not been enforced under Pawlenty's rule. Pawlenty also runs an advertisement that accuses Hatch of being responsible for raising health care costs, Holding claims disputed. Pawlenty campaigned on the record of leading the country through tough times, balancing the budget deficit of the record without raising the tariffs on major state taxes and without reducing the state's "leading-state" by most socioeconomic indicators.
One of the biggest flaps in the campaign came when Hatch allegedly summoned a reporter "Republican prostitute" to question him about the Dutch inability to identify the E85, which is an essential component of the Minnesota economy. Hatch denied the allegations, claiming he said "hack the Republic."
Hatch ran forward in Minneapolis, St. Paul, and the outskirts of their rings. He has a large margin at the DFL headquarters around Duluth and the Iron Range. Pawlenty won by piling huge margins in the suburbs as well as in central and southern Minnesota anchored by St. Louis. Cloud and Rochester.
Dan Hofrenning, a political scientist from St. Olaf College in Northfield, said it should be noted that Hatch changed the best election performance by DFL governor candidates in decades. According to Hofrenning, in three previous gubernatorial elections, DFL candidates never solved 40% in the polls.
In a concession speech, Hatch suggested that legislators return to "sit and get to know each other personally" to build common ground for bipartisan legislation, and called for ending partisan rancor, saying that would be one of the first goals of his administration.
Hatch returned to private law practice after his term ended in January 2007. He ruled out the future race for governors, but kept open the possibility of future public service.
Electoral history
- 2006 Race for Governor - General Election
- Pawlenty Team (R) 46.7%
- Mike Hatch (DFL), 45.7%
- 2006 Race for Governor - Democratic Primer
- Mike Hatch (DFL), 73%
- Becky Lourey (DFL), 24%
- Race 2002 for the state Attorney
- Mike Hatch (DFL) (inc.), 55%
- Tom Kelly (R), 41%
- 1998 The race for the state Attorney General
- Mike Hatch (DFL), 48%
- Charlie Weaver (R), 44%
- Jim Mangan (Reform), 6%
References
External links
- The 2006 campaign: Mike Hatch (Minnesota Public Radio)
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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