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Govt. Worker Union Picks Kelliher For Minn. Gov.

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Nov 20, 2009 2:04 pm US/Central

Govt. Worker Union Picks Kelliher For Minn. Gov.

ST. PAUL (AP) ― A smaller government employees union is splitting from its larger cousin to back Democrat Margaret Anderson Kelliher for governor.

Greater Minnesota AFSCME Council 65 announced Friday it was endorsing the Minnesota House Speaker. The union represents about 13,000 government, hospital and nonprofit workers outside the Twin Cities.

The pick goes in a different direction from the dominant state employees union, AFSCME Council 5, which is supporting former U.S. Sen. Mark Dayton.

AFSCME stands for the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.

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Kelliher lives in Minneapolis and represents district 60A. She was first elected in 1998 and is currently serving her sixth term.

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