U.S. Rep. Chip Cravaack landed high on the National Republican Campaign Committee’s ad spending selection list for the 2012 election. The major Beltway political publications published the air-time reservations placed by the House Republican's fundraising effort for the fall campaign.

U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson has picked up another Republican challenger in the 7th Congressional District in western Minnesota. State Sen. Gretchen Hoffman, R-Vergas, has announced her plans to challenge the conservative Democrat. Her announcement resolves the conflict that arose when the Senate districts were redrawn to put Hoffman and fellow Senate Republican Bill Ingebrigtsen of Alexandria in the same district.

Rick Nolan came out victorious in the 8th Congressional District DFL’s straw poll. Nolan is running in the three-way race for the party's nod to run against GOP U.S. Rep. Chip Cravaack.

The 8th Congressional District DFL Party is asking all candidates seeking to challenge incumbent U.S. Rep. Chip Cravaack to submit answers to questions pertaining to their history of residence and voting.

Former state Rep. Frank Moe has endorsed Daniel Fanning's DFL bid for Congress in the 8th Congressional District. Moe, who is now a dogsled guide near Grand Marais, is a noted conservationist.

Iron Range Rep. Tom Anzelc is backing Rick Nolan for the DFL nomination in the Eighth Congressional District. Nolan is among four DFL challengers looking to take on freshman GOP Rep. Chip Cravaack.