Ashwin Madia

Third District Debate Live!

tptadmin — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:04:13 -0500

Almanac brings you a live debate with three people who want to replace Jim Ramstad in Congress. Republican Erik Paulsen, Democrat Ashwin Madia and Independence Party member David Dillon answer questions posed by Eric and Mary.

Minnesota Speaks - 3rd District Debate

tptadmin — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:34:36 -0500

Representative Jim Ramstad has stepped aside, now State Representative Erik Paulsen the Republican Party's endorsement faces off with DFL endorsed Ashwin Madia, an Iraq war veteran and first-time office-seeker, and the Independence Party endorsed David Dillon in this forum moderated by tpt's Mary Lahammer. This forum is a partnership between the Minnesota Channel and AARP.

First TV Debate

Mary Lahammer — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:53:00 -0500

Tonight on TPT-17 at 7:00pm I will host the first televised debate in the most important congressional race in Minnesota and one of the top races in the country. AARP is co-sponsoring the debate with us, we'll address issues important to 50+ and plenty of other timely and important issues to all of us. Squaring off will be Independence Party's David Dillon, Democrat Ashwin Madia and Republican Erik Paulsen. The candidates that hit 5% in an independent poll are included. Should be interesting!

Democrats in Denver Recap

tptadmin — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:24:34 -0500

Reporter Mary Lahammer and videographer Butch Bowring are back from Denver with highlights of the convention with special emphasis on Minnesota's presence in the Mile High City.

Day Two at the Democratic National Convention

tptadmin — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:51:16 -0500

Day Two at the DNC featured an on-stage appearance by 3rd District House candidate Ashwin Madia.

Minnesota's Madia

Mary Lahammer — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:56:04 -0500

3rd District Congressional candidate Ashwin Madia didn't get to the podium, but he got on stage here at the DNC in Denver. We talked to him outside afterwards where a girl grabbed his autograph after our interview. Madia said the exposure has value even though not too many people are probably watching in the afternoon.

Madia was one of a half a dozen candidates featured by Congressman Chris Van Hollen Chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. I talked with him backstage afterwards and he said after campaigning with Madia in Minnesota, voters in the district seem ready for change. The race is part of the DCCC's "Red to Blue" program for promising candidates.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar addressed the convention for the second time in two days. This must be getting old hat. Today she recalled her family's frugal roots on the Iron Range.

The Political Panel

tptadmin — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:03:32 -0500

The Governor's vetoes will be one topic with this week's version of the panel. Democrats Wy Spano and Mary Jo McGuire match wits with Republicans Sarah Janecek and Brian Sullivan.

Third District DFLers

tptadmin — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:31:03 -0600

The three Democrats who want to take Jim Ramstad's seat in Congress are live on the Almanac couch as we bring you a conversational debate. Hopefuls Ashwin Madia, Jim Hovland and Terri Bonoff chat with Cathy and Eric.

DFLers Dive Into 3rd

Mary Lahammer — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 10:17:51 -0600

So much for the race to replace Congressman Jim Ramstad being a two-person race. The DFL field has gotten complicated. State Senator Terri Bonoff was the frontrunner or the only DFL candidate for a while, but that's no longer true.
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Bonoff Makes It Official

Mary Lahammer — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 16:04:21 -0500

There's been a couple of candidates running real campaigns to replace 3rd District Congressman Jim Ramstad for weeks now. But many of us in the political world have been wondering when a candidate was actually going to hold that big kick-off event. Now State Senator Terri Bonoff will become the first to make it official at a press conference Monday at Hopkins High School.
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