| | Overnight, Gov. Elect Jesse Ventura announced various appointments to his new administration.
- Press Secretary - "Mean" Gene Okerlund
- Agriculture Commissioner - Kenny "The Sodbuster" Jay
- Chairman of 7 County Mosquito Control District - Jimmy "Super Fly" Snuka
- Education Commissioner - Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
- National Guard Adjutant General - Sargeant Slaughter
- Transportation Commissioners - The Road Warriors
- Commissioner of the Arts - "Rock and Roll" Buck Zumhofe
- Chairman, Gov's Council on Physical Fitness - Jerry Blackwell
- Animal Rights Commissioner - "Mad Dog" Vachon
- State Title IX Coordinator - "Macho Man" Randy Savage
- Tribal Affairs Commissioner - Wahoo McDaniel
- Co-Chairs, State Recycling Program - Junkyard Dog and Ray "The Crusher" Stevens
- Highway Maintenance Engineer - Dusty Rhodes
- Trade Envoy to Japan - Mr. Fuji
- State Treasurer - "The Million Dollar Man" Ted Diebiase
- Chief of Staff and Mentor - Vern Gagne
- State Gaming Commissioner - "Black Jack" Lanza
- Timber Commission Chairman - Larry "The Axe" Henning
- Winter Carnival Coordinator - "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
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