Rep. Kurt Bills touted 34 House GOP supporters early Wednesday. The campaign of His Republican opponent, Pete Hegseth, said the "bigger story" was that half the caucus hadn't endorsed Bills.

Former Sen. Dan Skogen -- who was ousted by freshman Republican Sen. Gretchen Hoffman last fall -- says he will seek the DFL endorsement in 2012 to return to the upper chamber.

State Sen. Dave Thompson is considering a run against U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar in 2012, Politico reports. The Lakeville Republicans is a former radio talk show host and the only freshman senator to land a leadership post in the GOP caucus.