Minnesota Republican Convention 2008
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The 2008 Minnesota Republican Convention will be held in Saint Paul and Minneapolis September 1-4, 2008.
The four-day event will mark the second time the Republican Party has convened in Minnesota. Minneapolis hosted the 10th Republican National Convention in 1892, where Republicans nominated Benjamin Harrison.
For a short overview of the Saint Paul and Minneapolis area you can
download a Twin Cities Fact Sheet here.
Those of us who live in Saint Paul are excited to host the anticipated 45,000 delegates, alternate delegates, party officials, volunteers, members of the media, and convention guests who will gather for the 2008 Republican National Convention.
Learn more details about the convention
to help you plan your visit to Minnesota.
The convention site is the Xcel Energy Center located on Kellogg Boulevard in downtown Saint Paul.
The neighboring Saint Paul RiverCentre Convention Center will also be utilized during the convention.
Numerous other Minneapolis-Saint Paul venues will be used for additional convention events.
Convention staff is in process of contracting with nearly 100 hotels in Saint Paul, Minneapolis, and Bloomington.
You can download a PDF file that will
give you information about the Xcel Center.
Minnesota has long been in the forefront of the "going green" initiatives as we work to protect our beautiful forests, lakes and rivers.
The Republican Convention Committee has produced a PDF file that you can download to help us as we continue the effort to
keep Minnesota green.
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