Dayton says he's "disappointed" in Target MN Forward donation

Dan82 · Aug 26, 2010

http://www.startribune.com/politics/101394939.html

For more than a month, Target Companies has received flak from all over the county for giving $150,000 to MN Forward, a business backed group that supports Republican Tom Emmer in the governor's race.

On Tuesday, Mark Dayton, son of the Target company's founder and Emmer's DFL opponent, added his flack in response to reporters' questions.

Dayton: "Personally, I'm disappointed in that decision. I am very proud of what my father and his brothers, who are my uncles, and thousands of Minnesotans built as the Dayton-Hudson Corporation and Target is one of those subsidiaries. You know, my family's been out of the operating side of the business for about the last, almost the last 30 years. I don't hold any stock directly in Target in my own holdings. I don't know the percent of my family's holding in Target but I would estimate it is less than one percent of the actively traded shares in the company and certainly my family has no voice in the actions of Target corporation."

Reporter: "Had your family still be involved do you think that Target would have given to MN Forward."

Dayton: "I don't believe so. No...

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So if he were still running Target he wouldn’t have given money to his opponent.

Dayton says he's "disappointed" in Target MN Forward donation

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