CHASKA, Minn. — The 2022 Republican nominee for Minnesota governor, Scott Jensen, who had been seeking the nomination again, has changed his mind. Jensen withdrew from the crowded GOP field for governor and instead will run for state auditor. Jensen was a distant fourth for governor sin a straw poll of party bigwigs in December. He also lagged far behind in local Republican caucuses last week. About changing his mind, Jensen said:
“Our state’s problems cannot be fixed by simply replacing a leader. We need to declare war on waste, fraud and abuse.”
State auditor is one of five elected Minnesota state offices. The auditor oversees spending by 4,300 local county and city governments and school boards. Jensen isn’t alone as a candidate for the Republican nomination for auditor. Five others announced earlier.
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