[PAR] [TLE] Lisa Fobbe [SEP] Lisa A. Fobbe (born January 23, 1963) is a Minnesota politician and a former member of the Minnesota Senate who represented District 16, which includes portions of Benton, Mille Lacs, Morrison and Sherburne counties in the central part of the state.  The district also includes the trust lands of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe and Grand Casino Mille Lacs.  A Democrat, she was first elected to the Senate in a special election held on November 4, 2008.  The seat became vacant when Senator Betsy Wergin resigned on July 28, 2008, in order to accept an appointment by Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty as a member of the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission.  She was unseated by Republican David Brown in the 2010 general election. [PAR] [TLE] Tim Pawlenty [SEP] Timothy James "Tim" Pawlenty ( ; born November 27, 1960) is president and CEO of Financial Services Roundtable, a Washington, D.C.-based industry advocacy group.  He was a Republican politician who served as the 39th Governor of Minnesota (2003–2011).  He previously served in the Minnesota House of Representatives (1993–2003), where he was majority leader for two terms.  In 2011, he entered the campaign for the Republican presidential nomination and later was a potential vice presidential nominee before serving as co-chair of Mitt Romney's campaign.
[PAR] [TLE] Lisa Fobbe [ SEP ] Lisa A. Fobbe ( born January 23 , 1963 ) is a Minnesota politician and a former member of the Minnesota Senate who represented District 16 , which includes portions of Benton , Mille Lacs , Morrison and Sherburne counties in the central part of the state . The district also includes the trust lands of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe and Grand Casino Mille Lacs . A Democrat , she was first elected to the Senate in a special election held on November 4 , 2008 . The seat became vacant when Senator Betsy Wergin resigned on July 28 , 2008 , in order to accept an appointment by Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty as a member of the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission . She was unseated by Republican David Brown in the 2010 general election . [PAR] [TLE] Tim Pawlenty [ SEP ] Timothy James " Tim " Pawlenty ( ; born November 27 , 1960 ) is president and CEO of Financial Services Roundtable , a Washington , D.C.-based industry advocacy group . He was a Republican politician who served as the 39th Governor of Minnesota ( 2003–2011 ) . He previously served in the Minnesota House of Representatives ( 1993–2003 ) , where he was majority leader for two terms . In 2011 , he entered the campaign for the Republican presidential nomination and later was a potential vice presidential nominee before serving as co - chair of Mitt Romney 's campaign .
Who was governor of Minnesota when Republican David Brown unseated Democrat Lisa Fobbe?
Who was governor of Minnesota when Republican David Brown unseated Democrat Lisa Fobbe ?
Tim Pawlenty
Tim Pawlenty