Tinklenberg's opponent for the DFL nomination was Patty Wetterling.
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On the evening of October 17, 2008, Tinklenberg's opponent, Bachmann, appeared on Hardball with Chris Matthews.
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He was appointed Minnesota Transportation Commissioner by then Governor Jesse Ventura in 1998.
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Mortensen's opponents in the DFL primary race were Elwyn Tinklenberg, a former member of the independent Jesse Ventura's administration with a more conservative platform and Patty Wetterling, the DFL candidate for the Sixth District House race in 2004.