Two former speakers of the Minnesota House — Steve Sviggum and Kurt Zellers — are throwing their support to Tim Pawlenty in the August primary. Sviggum says former Governor Pawlenty and running mate Michelle Fischbach “are the conservative reformers we need to lead our state following eight years of Democrat control” of the governor’s office. Zellers says Pawlenty and Fischbach “are ready to get to work on Day One to reduce taxes, lower health care premiums and improve our schools.” Sviggum was House speaker from 1999 through 2006. Zellers was speaker in 2011 and 2012.