...president. ''That would give anybody pause,'' Dutcher said. Dutcher, a 37-year-old lawyer and former assistant Minneapolis city attorney, was the first Republican and the second woman elected independently to a statewide office. She was elected...

...Rochester and the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles. The 38-year-old lawyer and former assistant Minneapolis city attorney was elected in 1994 and re-elected in 1998. As auditor, Dutcher has developed a reputation as a prepared...

...first run as a Democrat after leaving the Republican Party last year. The 38-year-old lawyer and former assistant Minneapolis city attorney was elected auditor in 1994 and re-elected in 1998. As auditor, Dutcher has developed a reputation as...