 In an interview last week, Commissioner Mike Opat from Hennepin County's First District said he is considering running for Governor. Although he noted that his "decision will be made by Labor Day," recent media coverage indicates that Commissioner Opat has
already begun testing the waters.
As noted in the media over the past several weeks, the final stages of the new Twins' stadium downtown--the very stadium that Commissioner Opat championed when it was before the legislature in 2006--are near completion. When asked about his role in the new stadium, Mike Opat stated "it was a tough call," and that when it came down to supporting it as a commissioner, the question he kept asking himself was "are we better off with baseball or without it."
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