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The list of new Minnesotans endorsing Gov. Pawlenty includes:

Rep. Paul Anderson, Starbuck, MN Al & Cathy Annexstad, Shorewood, MN: Al is Chairman of Federated Insurance

Jeff Backer, Browns Valley, MN: Small business owner and Mayor of Browns Valley

Matt Benda, Albert Lea, MN: Activist and lawyer at Peterson Savelkoul & Benda Craig Bentdahl & Stephanie Simon, Edina, MN: Former CEO, Excel Bank

Andy Brehm, Wayzata, MN: Activist and lawyer at Dorsey & Whitney

Ward & Kris Brehm, Wayzata, MN: Ward is CEO & Founder of The Brehm Group

Brianna Chambers, Saint Paul, MN: Former BPOU Chair (HD 64B)

Carleton Crawford, Minneapolis, MN: Activist and former Chairman of the 5thCongressional District Republicans

Sen. Ted Daley, Eagan, MN

Rep. Kurt Daudt, Crown, MN: State Vice Chair for the 8th Congressional DistrictRepublicans

Mark Davis, Le Sueur, MN: President and CEO of Davisco Foods International

Richard Davis, Minneapolis, MN: Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer ofU.S. Bancorp, Chairman of the Financial Services Roundtable and representative for theNinth District of the Federal Reserve where he serves on its Financial Advisory

Committee.

Randy Demmer, Hayfield, MN: 1st Congressional District candidate in 2010 and StateRepresentative from 2002-2010

Rep. Connie Doepke, Orono, MN

Beth Dorobiala, Woodbury, MN: Former Chair of the Minnesota College Republicans

Scott Dutcher, Brandon, MN: Activist and State Vice-Chair for the 7th CongressionalDistrict Republicans

Dave & Sandy Frauenshuh, Bloomington, MN: Dave is CEO of Frauenshuh Companies

Rep. Pat Garofalo, Farmington, MN: Chairman of the Education Finance Committee

Michael & Elizabeth Gorman, Edina, MN: Managing Partner at Split Rock Partners

Rep. Steve Gottwalt, St. Cloud, MN

Jeff & Teri Greiner, Greenwood, MN: Partner at Norwest Equity

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Lori Grivna, Shoreview, MN: Activist and former School Board Member

Nancy Haapoja, Redwood Falls, MN: Activist and BPOU Chair (Redwood County)

Jim & Kathy Haglund, Golden Valley, MN: Jim is the CEO of Central Container Corp

Rep. Rod Hamilton, Mountain Lake, MN: Majority Whip

Bill & Sharon Hawkins, Wayzata, MN: Bill is Chairman and CEO of Medtronic

Sue Hilgart, Brainerd, MN: Activist and former State Vice Chair for the 8thCongressional District Republicans

Karin Housley, St. Marys Point, MN: Former Republican State Senate Candidate andSmall Business Owner

Sen. John Howe, Red Wing, MN: Former Mayor of Red Wing

Stanley S. & Karen H. Hubbard, St. Paul, MN: Stanley is CEO of Hubbard Broadcasting

Gary Iocco, Red Wing, MN: Activist and Small Business Owner

Abdul-Rahman Magba Kamara, Oakdale, MN: Former Chairman of the MinnesotaCollege Republicans

Dave Kleis, St. Cloud, MN: Mayor of St. Cloud and former State Senator

Jim Knoblach, St. Cloud, MN: Former State Representative

Rep. John Kriesel, Cottage Grove, MN

Paul Kohls, Victoria, MN: Former State Representative

Brad Kustermann, Blaine, MN: Activist and Legislative Staffer in Minnesota Senate

Derrick Lehrke, Cottage Grove, MN: Activist and Member of the Cottage Grove CityCouncil

Rep. Mike LeMieur, Little Falls, MN

Rep. Jenifer Loon, Eden Prairie, MN

Ted Lovdahl, Effie, MN: Chairman of the 8th Congressional District Republicans

Sen. Doug Magnus, Slayton, MN: Assistant Majority Leader and Chairman of theSenate Agriculture and Rural Economies Committee

Rep. Denny McNamara, Hastings, MN: Chairman of the House Environment Committee

Sen. Geoff Michel, Edina, MN: Deputy Majority Leader and Attorney at SecurianFinancial

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Katie Nadeau, Rogers, MN: Activist

Ford & Catherine Nicholson, Dellwood, MN: Ford is a Private Investor

Harry Niska, Ramsey, MN: BPOU Chairman (SD 48) and Lawyer at Ross & Orenstein

Andy Noble, Saint Paul, MN: Chairman of the Saint Paul Republicans

Don & Bev Oren, Roseville, MN: Dan is CEO of Dart Transit, and Beverly is the formerExecutive Vice President at Dart

Tim & Rosie Owens, Eden Prairie, MN: Tim is President and CEO of Voyager

Jerry Paar, Edina, MN: Activist and former Co-Chair of the 3rd Congressional DistrictRepublicans

Greg & Cindy Page, Minnetonka, MN: Greg is CEO of Cargill, Incorporated and CarlsonCompanies and non-executive Chair of the Board of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America

Jerry & Pat Papenfuss, Winona, MN: Jerry is the Owner of Result Radio Group Andrew & Leslie Parker, Minneapolis, MN: Andrew is a Partner at Parker Rosen

Rebecca Peichel, Fairfax, MN: Activist and legislative staffer in Minnesota House

Steve Perkins, Luverne, MN: Activist and State Vice-Chair for the 1st CongressionalDistrict Republicans Bill & Teri Popp, Golden Valley, MN: Bill is the CEO of Popp Telecom

Linda Presthus, Edina, MN: Activist and former Co-Chair of the 3rd CongressionalDistrict Republicans

Pat & Ann Ryan, Tonka Bay, MN: Pat is the CEO and President of Ryan Companies US,Inc.

Steve Sanger, Wayzata, MN: Former CEO and Chairman of General Mills. He alsoserves on the boards of Minneapolis retailer Target Corp., San Francisco bank WellsFargo & Co. and the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis

Ron & Janet Schutz, Medina, MN: Ron is the Chair of the Intellectual Property LitigationGroup at Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi and a member of the firm's Executive Board.

Doug & Hilory Seaton, Edina, MN: Doug is a Partner at Seaton, Peters & Revnew Bob & Pam Senkler, White Bear Lake, MN: Bob is the CEO of Securian

Warren & Mary Staley, Edina, MN: Warren is a retired CEO of Cargill

Tom & Karen Stauber, Chaska, MN: Tom is President of Edwards Sales

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Rep. Kirk Stensrud, Eden Prairie, MN

Terry Stone, International Falls, MN: Small Business Owner and BPOU Chairman(Koochiching County)

Steve Sviggum, Kenyon, MN: Former Speaker of the Minnesota House

Dave Thul, Owatonna, MN: Chairman of the 1st Congressional District Republicans Bob Ulrich, Edina, MN: Retired CEO, Target Denny & Amanda Walsh, Orono, MN: Denny is the Owner of Walsh Partners and hasbeen in the tenant-representation business for nearly 20 years

Rep. Torrey Westrom, Elbow Lake, MN: Speaker Pro Tempore and Chairman of theCivil Law Committee

Wheelock Whitney, Minneapolis, MN: Investor, Self-employed

Jennifer Wilson, Hermantown, MN: Activist

Scott & Jill Wine, Plymouth, MN: Scott is the CEO of Polaris Industries, Inc.

Rep. Kelby Woodard, Belle Plaine, MN

Rep. Kurt Zellers, Maple Grove: Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives