Politics & Government

Pawlenty: ‘We Need Our A-Team On The Field’

Minnesota's former governor is vying for the job again.

EAGAN, Minn. (WCCO) — Minnesota’s former governor is vying for the job again. One day after announcing he will seek the Governor’s office in 2018, Tim Pawlenty took questions for about 30 minutes from reporters at a small restaurant in Eagan.

Addressing everything from gun control to global warming, he outlined the pillars of his campaign. Those include driving down the cost of health care, addressing the opiate crisis and closing the achievement gap in state schools.

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File photo: CEO of Financial Services Roundtable Tim Pawlenty speaks onstage during the 2016 HOPE Global Forum at Atlanta Marriott Marquis on January 14, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Marcus Ingram/Getty Images)