Longtime State Fair General Manager says he is paid $350,000

Jerry Hammer released his salary in response to a written request even though it's not public

Sep 15, 20220

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Jerry Hammer, executive vice president and general manager of the Minnesota State Fair, has spent his working life with the Great Minnesota Get-Together.

Longtime Minnesota State Fair General Manager Jerry Hammer revealed publicly Wednesday that he makes $350,000 a year.

Hammer released the information in response to a written request from the Star Tribune for a preview of this year's fair that ran in August. When asked earlier, fair staff had said Hammer's salary isn't public under state law, but he said he decided recently to release it.

As a quasi-governmental operation, the State Fair isn't subject to the same open-records laws as most state offices. For example, the salaries of state employees and elected officials are public information.

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