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Tom Crann
St. Paul, Minn.

Jeff Johnson on why he's running for governor

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Republican gubernatorial candidate Jeff Johnson photographed Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at MPR News studios in St. Paul.
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There are four Republicans on the ballot Tuesday, as voters in Minnesota decide who will get the nomination to run against DFL Gov. Mark Dayton in November.

Before the primary MPR News' Tom Crann will talk to the candidates to get a better sense of who they are and why they're running.

In the first of a series, Crann talks with Detroit Lakes native Jeff Johnson. He's an attorney, a Hennepin County commissioner and the endorsed Republican candidate.

More:
• Election 2014 coverage
• Select-a-candidate: Whose views match yours?
• Part two: Kurt Zellers
 • Part three: Scott Honour
 • Part four: Marty Seifert