Arne Carlson

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Arne Carlson

| image = ArneCarlson.jpg

| caption = Carlson in 2010

| order = 37th Governor of Minnesota

| lieutenant = Joanell Dyrstad
Joanne Benson

| term_start = January 7, 1991

| term_end = January 4, 1999

| predecessor = Rudy Perpich

| successor = Jesse Ventura

| office1 = 14th Auditor of Minnesota

| governor1 = Al Quie
Rudy Perpich

| term_start1 = January 4, 1979

| term_end1 = January 7, 1991

| predecessor1 = Bob Mattson

| successor1 = Mark Dayton

| office2 = Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives

| term_start2 = January 5, 1971

| term_end2 = January 2, 1979

| predecessor2 = Thor Anderson

| successor2 = Todd Otis

| constituency2 = 36th district (1971–1973)
District 58B (1973–1979)

| office3 = Member of the Minneapolis City Council from the 12th Ward

| term_start3 = 1965

| term_end3 = 1967

| predecessor3 =

| successor3 =

| birth_name = Arne Helge Carlson

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1934|9|24}}

| birth_place = New York City, New York, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| party = Republican (1960–present)

| spouse = {{Unbulleted list|{{marriage|Barbara Duffy|1965|1977|end=div}}|Joanne Chabot {{small|(divorced)}}|Susan Shepard}}

| children = 3

| education = Williams College (BA)

| otherparty = Democratic (until 1960)

}}

Arne Helge Carlson (born September 24, 1934) is an American politician who served from 1991 to 1999 as the 37th governor of Minnesota. Carlson is considered a liberal Republican. Before his governorship, he served as the Minnesota State Auditor from 1979 to 1991.

Born into poverty in New York City, he attended the Choate Rosemary Hall preparatory school on a scholarship. After graduating from Williams College, he went to graduate school at the University of Minnesota. In his first race for elected office, Carlson was elected to the Minneapolis City Council in 1965 as a Republican. He served until 1967. With the Republicans in the majority, Carlson also served as city council majority leader. In 1967, he ran for mayor of Minneapolis against incumbent Democratic mayor Arthur Naftalin. Carlson lost the close election.

Carlson served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1971 until 1979, then as the Minnesota State Auditor from 1979 until 1991. He launched a bid for the Republican nomination for governor of Minnesota in 1990. He lost the primary election to businessman Jon Grunseth, but Grunseth became embroiled in a scandal weeks before the election and withdrew from the race, whereupon Carlson became the nominee. He defeated incumbent governor Rudy Perpich. In 1994, he easily won reelection to a second term. Since his return to private life in 1999, he has actively and exclusively supported Democratic (DFL) candidates while remaining a Republican.

Early years, education and family

Born in New York City, Carlson is the son of Swedish immigrants from Gothenburg and Visby. He attended New York City public schools P.S. 36{{cite web|url=http://www.ps36x.org/home|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129045029/http://www.ps36x.org/home|url-status = dead|archive-date=January 29, 2016|title=PS 36 Unionport - Homepage|date=January 29, 2016}} and DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx before gaining a scholarship to attend The Choate School (now Choate Rosemary Hall) in Wallingford, Connecticut.{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/opinions/alternative-public-schools-bad-article-1.773806|newspaper=New York Daily News|title=An Alternative to Public Schools When They Go Bad|date=September 12, 1997}} He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Williams College in 1957 before taking graduate courses at the University of Minnesota.{{Cite web|title=Arne Helge Carlson|url=https://www.nga.org/governor/arne-helge-carlson/|access-date=2020-06-29|website=National Governors Association|date=January 3, 2011 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_minnesota/col2-content/main-content-list/title_carlson_arne.default.html|title=Arne Helge Carlson|last=root|website=www.nga.org|language=en|access-date=2018-02-02}}

Career

=Early career=

Carlson served one term on the Minneapolis City Council from 1965 to 1967, and was the Republican nominee for mayor in 1967, losing to Democratic-Farmer-Labor incumbent Arthur Naftalin. He was a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1971 to 1979. In 1978, he ran for and was elected state auditor. He was reelected in 1982 and 1986. As state auditor, Carlson worked to create uniform accounting for cities, counties, townships, and special districts, making Minnesota a leader in uniform accounting. He also overhauled the state's multi-billion-dollar pension investment portfolio to allow private sector management, which significantly improved the rate of return.

= Governor of Minnesota =

=Election in 1990=

Carlson's long tenure as auditor, in addition to his noted speaking abilities, made him a leading contender for the Republican nomination in 1990. But although he initially led in public opinion surveys, his status as a moderate or even liberal Republican made him unpopular among party activists.{{cite web|url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2010/11/04/carlson-grunset-revisited|publisher=Minnesota Public Radio|title=Recent race tame compared to 1990 gubernatorial contest|first=Curtis|last= Gilbert|date=November 5, 2010}}[https://minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2010/11/05-carlson-timeline/ 20 years ago: A three-week political roller coaster], Minnesota Public Radio News (November 5, 2010). They instead backed Carlson's primary rival, businessman Jon Grunseth, a younger and more right-wing candidate who had never held elected office.

Grunseth defeated Carlson in the primary. In the general election polling, Grunseth was the favorite to defeat the incumbent governor and DFL nominee, Rudy Perpich, the state's longest-serving governor. But a scandal arose in mid-October, three weeks before the election, after the Star Tribune published a front-page article with an account that, in 1981, Grunseth had invited three then-teenaged friends of his stepdaughter, as well as his stepdaughter herself, to go skinny-dipping in the pool at his home.{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-10-29-mn-2704-story.html|agency=Associated Press|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|title=Republican Quits Minnesota Governor's Race|date=October 29, 1990}} Although three of the four girls corroborated the report, Grunseth denied any improper conduct, and suggested that Perpich had orchestrated the allegations.

On October 15, 1990, with 15 days of campaigning left before Election Day, Carlson revived his campaign for governor as a write-in candidate, and took part in an unusual three-way debate broadcast by Twin Cities Public Television, which became the highest-rated locally produced program in the station's history.Randy Furst, [https://www.startribune.com/jon-grunseth-arne-carlson-rudy-perpich-1990-campaign-governor/600203007/ Did a TV debate decide one of Minnesota's most scandalous elections?], Star Tribune (September 2, 2022). Grunseth initially refused to drop out, thus splitting the Republican vote and providing an opportunity for Perpich to win reelection. But nine days before the election—after vacillating for days and after another Star Tribune article reported that Grunseth had a lengthy extramarital affair—Grunseth withdrew. As the runner-up in the primary, the Independent-Republican Party Executive Committee declared Carlson the Republican nominee.{{cite news|url=http://www.armchairsubversive.org/grunseth.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090330022116/http://www.armchairsubversive.org/grunseth.htm|newspaper=USA Today|title=Minn. nominee quits gov's race|date=October 29, 1990|archive-date=March 30, 2009}} Five days before the election, in a 5–2 decision, the state Supreme Court ruled that Carlson was eligible to appear on the ballot.{{cite court|litigants=Clark v. Growe|court=Minn.|vol=462|reporter=N E.2d|opinion=385|date=November 1, 1990|url=https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=8080260298424528997}} In the November 6 general election, Carlson defeated Perpich by 3.3 percentage points, 50% to 47%.

=Tenure=

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Carlson was elected the 37th governor of Minnesota and served from January 7, 1991, to January 4, 1999. He won as a member of the Independent-Republican Party. In September 1995, the party changed its name to, simply, the "Republican Party."

During his administration, Carlson worked to solve an inherited $2 billion state budget deficit. By the end of his term, the state had surpluses of $2.3 billion in FY1997 and $1.9 billion in FY1998. His administration restored the AAA bond rating from all three Wall Street major bond houses. Minnesota was the first state to receive such an upgrade in 25 years.

Carlson increased funding for elementary and secondary education by 9%, created a top-level Children's Cabinet to develop a single integrated agenda and budget for all state children's programs and initiatives, laid the groundwork for the first light rail in Minneapolis with state and federal funding of $160 million, and got school choice funded, which The Wall Street Journal hailed as a model for the rest of the country.

In 1993, Carlson served as chairman of the Midwestern Governors Association. That same year he signed into law the Minnesota Human Rights Act, which banned LGBT discrimination in housing, employment, and education.Preston, Joshua. "Allan Spear and the Minnesota Human Rights Act." Minnesota History 65 (2016): 76-87.

In June 1994, delegates to the Minnesota Republican Party State Convention viewed Carlson, who supported gay rights and abortion rights, as liberal. The party's right wing dominated the selection of convention delegates, and Carlson won only 29% of the vote at the convention, with Allen Quist, a figure popular among grassroots Christian right activists, winning 69%.Mary R. Sandok, [https://apnews.com/article/662b9d9c8f26fc653b47b4262ae9500b Conservative Minnesota Republicans Refuse to Back Governor at Convention], Associated Press (June 18, 1994).Dan Balz, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1994/06/18/minnesota-gop-opts-for-conservative-denies-gov-carlson-its-endorsement/4b85ae3a-f098-418f-8612-652e57f7bd52/ Minnesota GOP opts for conservative, denies Gov. Carlson Its endorsement], Washington Post (June 18, 1994). Carlson called Quist a "cult leader with a Messianic complex", and in the September primary, Carlson and running mate Joanne Benson won renomination by a 2:1 margin, with the endorsement of business groups, every major newspaper in the state, and the Teamsters union.[https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1994/09/14/minnesota-governor-prevails/79bbaa9c-12ca-4f90-8cdc-8d3529bbf034/ Minnesota Governor Prevails], Washington Post (September 14, 1994). Carlson won the November 1994 general election by a large margin, 63% to 34%, over Democratic nominee John Marty.

As governor, Carlson was known as a fan of the University of Minnesota and its sports teams; his official portrait in the Minnesota State Capitol shows him wearing a letter jacket from the school. He worked closely with the university's president, Mark Yudof, on improving its physical plant, and in 1998 proposed and secured passage of a capital improvement package for all higher education with $206 million earmarked for the University of Minnesota. That led to projects ranging from building a molecular and cellular Biology Center to major renovations and upgrades to Walter Library.

= Post-governorship =

In 1999, after leaving office, Carlson was appointed to the board of directors of the IDS Mutual Fund Group, which was part of the American Express Financial Advisors, a Minneapolis-based company.[https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/stories/1998/11/09/daily4.html Gov. Carlson named to IDS board], Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal (November 9, 1998). He was named chairman and CEO of the board the next year.[https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/stories/1999/03/01/daily3.html Arne Carlson appointed chairman, CEO of IDS Mutual Fund Board], Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal (March 2, 1999).

Carlson has remained politically active in retirement. In 2010, he announced that he would embark on a "Paul Revere" tour of Minnesota to bring attention to the state's fiscal problems.[https://www.mprnews.org/story/2010/06/02/midday1 Gov. Arne Carlson on Paul Revere tour], Minnesota Public Radio.org (June 2, 2010). During the 2011 Minnesota state government shutdown, which occurred after Governor Mark Dayton and state legislative leaders could not agree on a budget, Carlson collaborated with Walter Mondale and several other prominent political and business leaders to propose a nonpartisan budget commission.{{cite news|author=Rachel Weiner | date=July 5, 2011|access-date=July 5, 2011| url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/walter-mondale-to-help-end-minnesota-shutdown/2011/07/05/gHQA7rzCzH_blog.html|title=Walter Mondale to help end Minnesota shutdown|newspaper=The Washington Post}}

In a 2001 MPR-St. Paul Pioneer Press poll Carlson ranked second (behind Hubert Humphrey) among prominent Minnesota political figures for their contributions to the state. Fifty-seven percent of those surveyed said Carlson made a "great or major contribution" to the state.{{Cite web |title=MPR: Poll: Ventura retains popularity |url=https://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/200107/10_mccalluml_venturapoll/poll.shtml |access-date=2023-09-06 |website=news.minnesota.publicradio.org}}

In retirement, Carlson has often endorsed Democratic candidates over Republicans. He endorsed Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election,{{cite news |first=Mike |last=Kaszuba |title=Carlson endorses Obama, spurred by Bachmann remarks |date=October 23, 2008 |url=http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/president/32973804.html?elr=KArks8c7PaP3E77K_3c::D3aDhUec7PaP3E77K_0c::D3aDhUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU |work=Star Tribune |access-date=October 25, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081028065609/http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/president/32973804.html?elr=KArks8c7PaP3E77K_3c%3A%3AD3aDhUec7PaP3E77K_0c%3A%3AD3aDhUiD3aPc%3A_Yyc%3AaUU |archive-date=October 28, 2008 |url-status = dead}}[https://archive.today/20230512225608/https://www.startribune.com/former-gov-carlson-endorses-walz/105641923/ Former Gov. Carlson endorses Walz], Star Tribune (October 24, 2010). Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump in 2016,{{cite news | first=Mike | last=Mullen | title=Why former Gov. Arne Carlson, Republican, is voting for Hillary Clinton | date=June 15, 2016 | url=http://www.citypages.com/news/why-former-gov-arne-carlson-republican-is-voting-for-hillary-clinton-8354720 | work=City Pages | access-date=July 2, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160618162103/http://www.citypages.com/news/why-former-gov-arne-carlson-republican-is-voting-for-hillary-clinton-8354720| archive-date= June 18, 2016 |url-status = live}}[https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/former-gov-arne-carlson-a-republican-say-hes-voting-for-clinton/ Former Gov. Arne Carlson, A Republican, Says He's Voting For Clinton], CBS Minnesota (August 7, 2016). Joe Biden over Trump in 2020,[https://www.twincities.com/2020/08/24/three-minnesota-republicans-back-biden-over-trump Three Minnesota Republicans back Biden over Trump], Forum News Service/St. Paul Pioneer Press (August 24, 2020). and Kamala Harris over Trump in 2024.{{cite web |url=http://www.kare11.com/article/news/politics/national-politics/harris-gop-endorsements-former-minnesota-governor-arne-carlson/89-0533d011-ff46-4501-a0c2-a9c4f2ed9c0f |title=Harris keeps securing GOP endorsements, including former Minnesota governor Arne Carlson |author=Jennifer Hoff |date=August 20, 2024 |work=KARE |access-date=August 20, 2024}} He also endorsed Tim Walz over Randy Demmer in the 2010 U.S. House of Representatives election,{{cite web |url=http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/polinaut/archive/2010/10/arne_carlson_ba_1.shtml |title=Arne Carlson backs Walz |author=Tom Scheck |date=October 25, 2010 |publisher=Minnesota Public Radio |access-date=October 25, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101026174442/http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/polinaut/archive/2010/10/arne_carlson_ba_1.shtml| archive-date= October 26, 2010 |url-status = live}} and the same year broke with his party to endorse Independence Party candidate Tom Horner in the gubernatorial race.[http://www.minnpost.com/marylahammer/2010/09/14/21415/arne_carlson_endorses_tom_horner_for_governor Arne Carlson endorses Tom Horner for governor] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100921211814/http://www.minnpost.com/marylahammer/2010/09/14/21415/arne_carlson_endorses_tom_horner_for_governor |date=September 21, 2010 }}. MinnPost. Retrieved on February 14, 2016. In December 2010, as part of a post-election party purge of moderates, the Minnesota Republican Party Central Committee narrowly voted to ban Carlson and 17 others from participating in party events for two years.{{cite web|first=James |last=Hohmann|title=Minnesota GOP brings out the knives for moderates|date= December 11, 2010|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2010/12/minnesota-gop-brings-out-the-knives-046276|work=Politico}}

Carlson was an outspoken critic of Joan Gabel's performance as president of the University of Minnesota.Cathy Wurzer and Ellen Finn, [https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2023/04/03/fmr-gov-arne-carlson-reacts-to-joan-gabel-leaving-u Fmr. Gov. Arne Carlson reacts to Joan Gabel leaving U], Minnesota Public Radio (April 3, 2023).

Carlson and Mondale also teamed to oppose a voter identification amendment to the state constitution in the 2012 election.[http://www.minnpost.com/politics-policy/2012/07/%E2%80%98teammates%E2%80%99-walter-mondale-and-arne-carlson-find-common-ground-causes ‘Teammates’ Walter Mondale and Arne Carlson find common ground on causes] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120820223136/http://www.minnpost.com/politics-policy/2012/07/%E2%80%98teammates%E2%80%99-walter-mondale-and-arne-carlson-find-common-ground-causes |date=August 20, 2012 }}. MinnPost. Retrieved on February 14, 2016. The amendment was defeated.

Carlson is a longtime campaign finance reform proponent. He is a member of the ReFormers Caucus of Issue One,{{cite web|url=https://www.issueone.org/reformers/|title=ReFormers Caucus - Issue One|year=2023 }} and has criticized the impacts of the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision. In 2012, he teamed up with his former rival, John Marty, to support legislation that would prohibit corporations with more than 20% foreign ownership from donating to political campaigns, and to require board of directors or executive councils to approve political contributions made by the corporation or union, rather than allowing executives or presidents to make such contributions unilaterally.Cyndy Brucato, [https://www.minnpost.com/politics-policy/2012/02/carlson-marty-plan-bill-limit-citizens-united-decision/ Carlson, Marty plan bill to limit Citizens United decision], MinnPost (February 28, 2012).

Carlson has been fighting PolyMet, a massive mining conglomerate that used sulfide mining, which can pollute water. He asked why Minnesota was doing business with Glencore. He considers PolyMet an example of the Minnesota government's corruption and influence by "monied interests".{{Cite web|url=https://minnesotareformer.com/2023/06/08/former-gov-arne-carlson-is-88-and-battling-a-massive-mining-conglomerate/|title=Former Gov. Arne Carlson is 88 and battling a massive mining conglomerate|website=Minnesota Reformer|date=June 8, 2023|access-date=February 17, 2024}}

Personal life

Carlson was married to Barbara Carlson (née Duffy) from 1965 to 1977. After their divorce she became known in her own right as a Minneapolis city councilwoman and talk show personality. They had three children. Carlson's second wife was Joanne Chabot. They had no children. After their divorce, he married Susan Shepard, with whom he has a daughter. Susan served as First Lady of Minnesota from 1991 to 1999.

Electoral history

{{Election box begin | title=1978 Minnesota state auditor election

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link

| party = Independent-Republicans of Minnesota

| candidate = Arne Carlson

| votes = 773,150

| percentage = 51.83

| change = +4.22

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party|candidate=Robert W. Mattson Jr. (incumbent)|votes=695,943|percentage=46.66|change=−5.73}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party USA|candidate=Helen S. Kruth|votes=22,576|percentage=1.51|change=N/A}}

{{Election box begin | title=1982 Minnesota state auditor election

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link

| party = Independent-Republicans of Minnesota

| candidate = Arne Carlson (incumbent)

| votes = 932,925

| percentage = 54.81

| change = +2.98

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party

| candidate = Paul Wellstone

| votes = 769,254

| percentage = 45.19

| change = −1.47

}}

{{Election box begin | title=1986 Minnesota state auditor election

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link

| party = Independent-Republicans of Minnesota

| candidate = Arne Carlson (incumbent)

| votes = 747,219

| percentage = 55.1

| change = +0.29

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party

| candidate = John Dooley

| votes = 608,913

| percentage = 44.9

| change = −

}}

{{Election box begin | title=1990 Minnesota gubernatorial election}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Independent-Republican Party

|candidate = Arne Carlson

|votes = 895,988

|percentage = 50.11%

|change = +7.02%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

|candidate = Rudy Perpich (incumbent)

|votes = 836,218

|percentage = 46.76%

|change = -9.35%

}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = EarthRIGHT

|candidate = Heart Warrior Chosa

|votes = 21,139

|percentage = 1.18%

|change = n/a

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Grassroots Party

|candidate = Ross S. Culverhouse

|votes = 17,176

|percentage = 0.96%

|change = n/a

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent-Republican Party

|candidate = Jon Grunseth

|votes = 10,941

|percentage = 0.61%

|change = n/a

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Socialist Workers Party (United States)

|candidate = Wendy Lyons

|votes = 6,701

|percentage = 0.37%

|change = n/a

}}

{{Election box begin | title=1994 Minnesota gubernatorial election}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Independent-Republican Party

|candidate = Arne Carlson (incumbent)

|votes = 1,094,165

|percentage = 63.34%

|change = +13.24%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

|candidate = John Marty

|votes = 589,344

|percentage = 34.12%

|change = -12.65%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Grassroots Party

|candidate = Will Shetterly

|votes = 20,785

|percentage = 1.20%

|change = +0.24%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Libertarian Party (United States)

|candidate = Eric Olson

|votes = 15,467

|percentage = 0.90%

|change = n/a

}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = Natural Rights Alliance

|candidate = Leslie Davis

|votes = 4,611

|percentage = 0.27%

|change = n/a

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Socialist Workers Party (United States)

|candidate = Jon Hillson

|votes = 3,022

|percentage = 0.17%

|change = n/a

}}

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20070301134806/http://www.mnhs.org/people/governors/gov/gov_38.htm Minnesota Historical Society]
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[https://govarnecarlson.blogspot.com/ Governor Arne Carlson] Blog

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