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Saint Paul – Governor Tim Pawlenty today announced the reappointment of A. Hilda Bettermann, and Felicia Boyd to the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board. Both members, who were initially appointed to the board in 2004, are reappointed to another four-year term that expires on January 2, 2012. Bettermann, of Brandon, is the associate dean of academic affairs at Alexandria Technical College. She served four terms in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1991 through 1998. Bettermann, who is currently vice chair of the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board, is reappointed to the position for a former Republican legislator. Boyd, of Lakeville, is an attorney and partner in the Faegre and Benson law firm in Minneapolis, where she practices in complex intellectual property litigation. Boyd, who was chair of the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board last year, is reappointed to an unrestricted position. The Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board administers programs for campaign finance disclosure for state candidates, economic interest disclosure for state and local officials, lobbyist registration and disclosure, and public subsidy of state candidates and political party committees. The board consists of six members appointed by the Governor, not more than three of whom may support the same political party.
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