Michelle Manke's announcement focuses on government spending and financial topics, and makes no mention of social issues.
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Campaign roundup: Bachmann leads July fundraising among MN congressional candidates
Michele Bachmann, running for her fourth term representing Minnesota’s Sixth Congressional district, pulled in just more than $1 million in the month of July, easily surpassing her fellow Minnesota Congressmen and women in total fundraising hauls, as well as her Democratic opponent Jim Graves, who raised $64,000 in that period.
Read More »Bachmann leads 2012 money chase
Minnesota House and Senate candidates took in more than $6 million during the second quarter of 2012, according to reports filed with the Federal Elections Commission. U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann raked in the biggest haul at $1.9 million. That's more than six times the amount raised by DFL challenger Jim Graves in the Sixth Congressional District.
Read More »Arwood, Hernandez drop bids to challenge Klobuchar
The announcements, both made Monday, come less than a week after Republican war veteran Pete Hegseth said he was entering the race.
Read More »Report: War vet Hegseth to challenge Klobuchar
"I can tell you the paperwork's in the mail," Hegseth told the Star Tribune. "It is very much all systems go."
Read More »All quiet at Fort Klobuchar
Try as she might, there are occasions when Sen. Amy Klobuchar can’t please everyone. Last month the DFL freshman senator drew national headlines when teen idol Justin Bieber declared that she should be “locked up” for sponsoring legislation that would make streaming unlicensed online content a felony.
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