FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Bill Lehman
May 7, 2010
763-537-7004
Business owner Ernie Leidiger announces
candidacy
for Carver County’s Minnesota House District
seat 34A
Waconia-Mayer, MN- Carver County resident Ernie Leidiger today announced that he is entering the race for House District 34A, a seat recently vacated by Victoria resident, Paul Kohls.
“Paul has been an outstanding representative of our district” said Leidiger, “and this is a surprise move. Paul was a leader and I’m sure we’ll see him again in the future.”
Leidiger has owned a local business, Brothers Office Furniture, for the last five years, which is a member of the Twin West and North Hennepin County Chambers of Commerce, and the Minnesota Defense Alliance. He is on the board of directors of the local US Naval Academy Alumni Association, and is a member of the American Legion and VFW.
Ernie is a Desert Storm veteran and a retired Naval Officer and a former business owner and founder of Operation Homefront, a charity for dependants of deployed service members. Ernie brings extensive experience in management and problem solving to the job.
“My experience in the public and private sector, along with my conservative values, makes me a good candidate for this office” he said. “The last year has shown the danger of an out-of-control government. The bottom line in this campaign comes back to honesty and respect for constituents. I will work with the people to remove government roadblocks to job creation and reduce the enormous cost of state government.”
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Leidiger is active in Carver County politics as a Vice-Chairman of the Carver County Republican Party and lives with his wife Jan in Camden Township, west of Waconia. Leidiger will be seeking the nomination of the Carver County Republicans for the seat.
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