Pawlenty named vice chairman of Republican Governors Association
Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty was named vice chairman of the Republican Governors Association Monday, taking the place of Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour, who became the chairman of the association when South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford stepped down amid controversy over admitted marital infidelities.
Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, a onetime Republican presidential candidate who was considered a finalist to be Mitt Romney's running mate, was named Thursday as the new head of a leading bank lobbying group.