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Cyndi Lesher, president of the Minneapolis St. Paul 2008 Host Committee, at her desk in St. Paul.

Preparing for company

By Jake Weyer

Minneapolis St. Paul 2008 Host Committee President Cyndi Lesher shares insights on convention preparation

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On a floor intentionally missing from the directory of a downtown St. Paul office building, about 15 staff members and a few interns that make up the Minneapolis St. Paul 2008 Host Committee are getting ready for the most company the Twin Cities has ever had. 

A crowd of no fewer than 45,000 delegates, alternates, media and other guests will engulf the area Sept. 1–4 for the Republican National Convention (RNC). The host committee is working overtime to make sure the whole deal goes down in the best way it possibly can.

 Leading the effort is Cyndi Lesher, a fireball of energy who fittingly worked supplying power throughout Minnesota and two other states before she was selected for the Host Committee. She’s been on leave for a year and a half from her job as CEO of Xcel Energy’s Northern States Power Company and the four days she’s been preparing for are almost here. 

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