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Jeff Johnson on the issues that defined his campaign

Jeff Johnson
Jeff Johnson, Republican candidate for governor, greets people before the start of a Fourth of July parade in Chanhassen, Minn.
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Jeff Johnson, Republican gubernatorial candidate and Hennepin County Commissioner, joins The Daily Circuit to talk about the issues that have defined his campaign.

We invited incumbent Gov. Mark Dayton, but he said he was unavailable prior to Election Day.

Johnson's recent campaign ads have focused on accusations that Dayton is too concerned with the Twin Cities at the expense of rural areas of the state and his support for the proposed PolyMet mining project on the Iron Range. He's said he would roll back tax increases on wealthy Minnesotans approved by Dayton and a DFL-controlled legislature.

Johnson is a lawyer who served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2001 to 2007. He unsuccessfully ran for Minnesota Attorney General in 2006.

Johnson will look ahead to the last days of the campaign and take questions from listeners.

Learn more about Johnson:

• Republican Jeff Johnson Points out Dayton's Failures (Mankato Times)

• Dayton, Johnson spar over MNsure, discuss Ebola in 4th debate (Pioneer Press)

• In the Minnesota governor's race, Dayton and Johnson tell voters little (MPR News)

• Select a Candidate: Jeff Johnson (MPR News)

More: Election 2014 | Select a Candidate | Daily politics newsletter | Capitol View