Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer, the man Dayton defeated in the 2010 governor's race, are going to Mexico together.
Emmer will join Dayton's delegation traveling to Mexico City and other key trade sights during a trade mission next week.
Dayton won 8,770 more votes than Emmer in a recount-inducing race for governor five years ago. Last year, Emmer ran and won a seat in congress representing the Sixth congressional district. In 2014, Dayton won his second term in office.
If bitterness lingers from that 2010 contest, Dayton is not letting on.
"I really appreciate his willingness to go," Dayton said.
Despite their political differences, Emmer and Dayton do have one love in common.
"We'll talk hockey," said Dayton, a former Yale goalie, of Emmer, a former University of Alaska-Fairbanks college hockey player.
Rep. Tom Emmer in 2015 at the Congressional Hockey Challenge/source: Congressman Tom Emmer's Facebook page
Gov. Mark Dayton drops a puck at Hockey Day Minnesota in 2011/Minnesota Wild Hockey Club
(See others in the trade delegati0n after the jump.)
Others in the delegation include:
Cristine Almeida, President and CEO, Almeida Public Affairs, St. Paul
Brandon Anderson, President, Von Ruden Manufacturing, Inc., Buffalo
Greg Benson, Owner and CEO, Loll Designs, Inc., Duluth
Laura Bishop, Vice President, Best Buy Co., Inc., Minneapolis
Rick Brimacomb, Founder, Brimacomb & Associates, Minneapolis
Susan Burns, President, Susan Burns, LLC, Minneapolis
Maria Antonio Calvo, Chair, Cine Global, Film Society of Minneapolis and St. Paul
Eric Canny, Dean, Global Education, Augsburg College, Minneapolis
Sergio Castillo, President and CEO, ECO BCG Corporation, Woodbury
Matthew Field, President and CEO, Goebel Fixture Company, Hutchinson
George Goblish, President, Minnesota Soybean Growers Association, Mankato
Kevin C. Hanson, CEO and President, International Creative Capital, LLC, Wayzata
Nate Heydt, Vice President, Loll Designs, Inc., Duluth
Pat Kelly, Attorney, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A., Minneapolis
Michael Langley, CEO, GREATER MSP, St. Paul
Amy Lindgren, President, Prototype Career Service, St. Paul
Meredith McQuaid, Associate Vice President and Dean of International Programs, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Lance Mueffelman, CFO, Goebel Fixture Company, Hutchinson
Tom Newton, Vice President, KNOCK, inc., Minneapolis
Anna Kate Nolan, Resident Advisor, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul
Michael Nolan, Director, Small Business Development Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Earl Potter, President, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud
Luis G. Resendiz, Attorney, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A., Minneapolis
Dan Root, Director, Minnesota Corn Growers Association, Shakopee
Steven Rosenstone, Chancellor, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, St. Paul
Dr. Judith Schaefer, President, Cotter Schools, Winona
Nick Scott, Transfer Pricing Director, Grant Thornton, Minneapolis
Lori Stevermer, MN Pork Producers Association, Mankato
Glenn Thuringer, President, Bioverse, Inc., Worthington
Eduardo Hurtado, Marketing Manager, Boston Scientific Corporation Mexico
Luis Vinagre, Marketing Manager, Infusion Therapies Latin America, Smiths Medical
Suzanne Vold, Secretary, Minnesota Division, and dairy farm owner-operator, Midwest Dairy Association, Glenwood
Todd Vollmers, Attorney, Thompson Hall Santi Cerny & Katkov, Minneapolis
Mike Zins, President, Board of Directors, Minnesota Soybean Processors, Brewster
Alberto Fierro, Consul of Mexico in St. Paul, Consulate of Mexico
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