A one-time fixture in the Legislature is one step closer to making a return trip to St. Paul to take a new elective office. Jim ...
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GOP delegates set to pick candidate for Petersen’s seat
Seeking the endorsement are former Rep. Jim Abeler, Andy Aplikowski, Brad Sunderland and Don Huizenga.
Read More »Conservatives line up for SD 35 seat
Five candidates are bidding for the Senate District 35 seat that will be left vacant by the sudden resignation of Sen. Branden Petersen, R-Andover.
Read More »GOP’s Petersen accelerates Senate exit
A Republican sped up his planned exit from the state Senate, announcing Thursday he’ll resign this fall from the seat he had already opted not ...
Read More »Abeler takes another look at Senate District 35 seat
Jim Abeler has decided he might miss legislative service more than he’d thought.
Read More »The Capitol Note: Frantic House race spawns legal challenges, more allegations of violence
The legal challenges and allegations in the race between Rep. Phyllis Kahn and her primary challenger, Mohamud Noor, have reached new heights in the feverish race for Minneapolis' House District 60B.
Read More »Former Gov. Quie bucks party, endorses Abeler and Seifert
Former Republican Gov. Al Quie, in a very Al Quie move, has now thrown his weight between two candidates running primary elections against the GOP's endorsed candidates in statewide races.
Read More »The Capitol Note: Johnson and Zellers tied in primary poll
GOP gubernatorial candidates Jeff Johnson and Kurt Zellers are tied among primary voters, according to a KSTP-SurveyUSA poll released on Wednesday.
Read More »The Capitol Note: GOP governor candidates disagree on method to ditch MNsure
Republican candidates for governor are unified in disliking MNsure, but each candidate has taken a different tack in criticizing the exchange.
Read More »The Capitol Note: Former DFL leader Entenza announces state auditor bid
Former House Minority Leader Matt Entenza made a last minute filing on Tuesday to run for state auditor against fellow DFLer Rebecca Otto.
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