Mark Dayton, a prominent Minnesota politician, held a career in public service that spanned five decades.
He is well known for serving two terms the state’s governor, leaving office in 2019. Before that, Dayton’s career included stints as a state agency official, a state auditor and a U.S. senator.
Friday at noon, Dayton sits down with MPR News politics editor Brian Bakst to reflect on his career and discuss his new memoir “Perseverance.” In this conversation, Dayton recounts his personal challenges and his time as governor. He also revisits his call to increase taxes on the wealthiest Minnesotans — a
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