In response to Britt Robson's question, I did not have any influence on, nor
did I advise the Governor about the DTED position or Yanisch's ascendancy to
it. I would concur that the Tim Penney connection probably did not hurt
Rebecca at all.
As an observer, I would comment that the Yanisch appointment surprised me
because her background does not fit either the tourism/travel focus that the
Governor originally wanted to emphasize, nor the international sales and
marketing experience that Jerry Carlson so perfectly provided.
Municipal level jobs development IS an area she is familiar with, and a
merger/reorganization of DES with DTED will require someone with good
administrative skills. Yanisch is a capable administrator, who will be
clearly positioning for higher office or private sector advancement. That,
in and of itself is not a bad thing. I like the notion that capable people
move in and out of government service rather than becoming "lifers."
Clearly, with a crowded field of Metro candidates for State Auditor in 2002,
a returning Wellstone for the '02 Senate race, and a Dutcher candidacy for
the Guv spot in '02, Yanisch made a prudent personal choice in returning to
high level management in government. Her stock can only rise on the
political scale for 2006.
--
Steve Minn
Principal
Lupe Development Partners, LLC
(612) 868-9112 (direct)
(952) 925-3080 (fax)
(952) 925-9505 (home)
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>Date: Mon, Mar 26, 2001, 9:02 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Mpls] GOVERNOR NAMES YANISCH NEW DTED COMMISSIONER
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> This is a Tim Penny connection. Penny was one of Yanisch's co-chairs in her
> bid for the Senate and is obviously someone Jesse listens to. Steve Minn may
> also have had something to do with it, although I'll let him speak for
> himself. Those who kvetch about the Target deal will remember Yanisch, I'm
> sure. She's the one who sheparded the deal through the council and then
> jumped over to the contractor in charge of it, Ryan. Now she's hopping back
> to the political side of the fence. This will indeed be a good thing for Ryan
> (or whatever corporate interest she represents when she needs a higher salary
> and opts again for the private sector) down the road. What it means for those
> ordinary folk Jesse claims, with increasingly less credibility, to champion,
> is not so good, I fear.
>
> Britt Robson
> Lyndale
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