Fig. 11 - The shifter linkage lever slides onto the end of the shifter tube. A large spring at the bottom of the column housing slides over the end of the shifter tube and pushes against this lever. There is a similar locating tab on the other end of the shift tube, to properly locate the shift collar.
Mark Dayton was sworn in as governor of Minnesota on January 3, 2011, and was sworn in for his second term on January 5, 2015.Dayton has served Minnesota for the past 34 years: first as commissioner of the Departments of Economic Development and of Energy and Economic Development.From 1991 to 1995, Dayton served as Minnesotaâs state auditor. He served Minnesota as United States Senator from 2001 to 2007.ayton has served Minnesota for the past 34 years: first as commissioner of the Departments of Economic Development and of Energy and Economic Development. From 1991 to 1995, Dayton served as Minnesotaâs state auditor. He served Minnesota as United States Senator from 2001 to 2007.
Langlie and Daniel J. Evans are the state's only three term governors. Populist Party candidate John Rankin Rogers is the only non-Democratic or Republican nominee to win office. The current governor is Jay Inslee, who took office on January 16, 2013; his term will expire in January 2017.