
Joan Growe Retires
Clip: Season 1998 Episode 2 | 5m 47sVideo has Closed Captions
Joan Anderson Growe has served as Minnesota's Secretary of State longer than all but...
Joan Anderson Growe has served as Minnesota's Secretary of State longer than all but one of her predecessors, being first elected to the post in 1974. We talk to her about her decision to step down and about her tenure as Minnesota's best-known female politician.
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Joan Growe Retires
Clip: Season 1998 Episode 2 | 5m 47sVideo has Closed Captions
Joan Anderson Growe has served as Minnesota's Secretary of State longer than all but one of her predecessors, being first elected to the post in 1974. We talk to her about her decision to step down and about her tenure as Minnesota's best-known female politician.
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