Senate Minority Leader David Senjem, R-Rochester, has endorsed Rep. Marty Seifert of Marshall for governor.
Senjem picked Seifert over Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Delano, in making his endorsement.
“I think we have two great candidates on our side,” said Senjem.
“(But) I think he (Seifert) has the right style and the right temperament,” said Senjem.
Senjem credited Seifert with being calm, his demeanor cordial.
One criticism of Emmer — and Emmer has commented on this — is that he comes across as angry.
Emmer has insisted he isn’t angry, and that it’s unfair to judge him as such because of the way he looks.
Seifert expressed happiness over the Senjem endorsement.
Senjem holds sway in his area, Seifert explained, and Olmsted County with its 57 Republican delegates is an important county.
Wright County — Emmer’s home county — has 59 Republican delegates, Seifert said.
Seifert said the race between Emmer and he was competitive, and that he didn’t know who was in the lead at the moment.
The delegates are fluid, Seifert explained.