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Jennifer Simonson
St. Paul, Minn.

Photos: Inauguration day in St. Paul

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Inauguration ceremony
Governor Mark Dayton, center, talks to Chief Justice Lorie Skjerven Gildea, left, as Justice Alan Page, right, welcomes the crowd Monday, Jan. 5, 2015 to the inauguration of Minnesota's constitutional officers at the Landmark Center in St. Paul.
Jennifer Simonson / MPR News

Gov. Mark Dayton was sworn into office for a second term today at the Landmark Center in downtown St. Paul. Standing before an audience of several hundred people, Dayton pledged to make Minnesota what he called a "State of Education Excellence."

Also taking oaths of office were Lieutenant Gov. Tina Smith, Secretary of State Steve Simon, State Auditor Rebecca Otto and Attorney General Lori Swanson.

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Inaugural address
Governor Mark Dayton delivers the inaugural address.
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Inauguration ceremony
Governor Mark Dayton, center, talks to Chief Justice Lorie Skjerven Gildea, left, as Justice Alan Page, right, welcomes the crowd Monday, Jan. 5, 2015 to the inauguration of Minnesota's constitutional officers at the Landmark Center in St. Paul.
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People arrive at the Landmark Center in downtown St. Paul for the inauguration ceremony.
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