Statement about running for governor: State Sen. Geoff Michel, R-Edina, said June 2 that he might run, adding, "There's been a boatload of Republicans who have been waiting to see what the governor is going to do."

Party: GOP

Current government position: Minnesota senator, District 41

Elected: 2002

Term: 2nd

Occupation: Corporate counsel

Birth date: Nov. 13, 1963

Home: Edina

Education: B.A., Dartmouth College; J.D., University of Minnesota

Website: Geoff Michel State Senate

E-mail: sen.geoff.michel@senate.mn

Key issues and priorities: "To remove the state of Minnesota from the top 10 high-taxed states, and increasing metro interstate commuting capacities."

Political experience: 2004, assistant minority leader; member of the Senate Finance Higher Education Budget Division; member of the Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement

Background articles:

Senate profile

Wikipedia