Morning Edition’s Cathy Wurzer visited the Ventura ranch in Maple Grove and spoke with Terry Ventura in the barn where she runs a horse training and breeding business. She says she has learned a great deal since her husband was elected governor in 1998. Mrs. Ventura says it has taken her quite some time to get comfortable with her role as Minnesota's First Lady.

Governor Ventura has said that when he returns from China he will make a decision about whether to run for a second term. He says that decision will come after he discusses the matter with his wife Terry.