Otto wins St Paul Straw Poll with 64% of vote

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For Immediate Release: February 26, 2006
 

SAINT PAUL - Former Representative Rebecca Otto, DFL - Marine on St. Croix, won the Saint Paul DFL Straw Poll here last night.

The non-binding preference ballot was held at a fundraiser for the St Paul DFL party unit attended by some 400 party activists.

Otto won with 190 votes, or 64% of the ballots cast for either candidate in the race for State Auditor. 

Otto attributed her wide margin to "strong support from our many volunteers.  I've been very honored by the level of commitment of DFLers in Saint Paul and state-wide to helping me deliver my message of turning around the financial instability of our local communities that is being caused by bad fiscal policy at the state," she said.

"People are tired of the property tax increases, fee increases, and all the shifts and gimmicks that have been hurting our local communities and our schools.  They want to return to good old fashioned honest budgeting, and I'm here to help make sure that can happen."

Otto raised more money last year than all her opponents combined, Democrat and Republican.  To win, she says, she needs to do that again this year.  Her endorsements include more than 220 Minnesota leaders.

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