Michele Bachmann reported that her congressional campaign collected more than $4.6 million in 2011, but spent more than $6.2 million and ended with just $250,000 on hand.

The National Republican Congressional Committee bumped Chip Cravaack to "On the Radar" it its "Young Guns" program on Thursday after a several day media blitz for the Eighth Congressional District candidate.

The National Republican Congressional Committee has elevated the race for Minnesota's seventh district, where many election analysts have said the seat is all but set for 10-term Democratic incumbent Rep. Collin Peterson.

Former state Rep. Shelley Madore will challenge Republican U.S. Rep. John Kline for Minnesota's Second Congressional District in November.

Dave Thompson is the GOP-endorsed candidate to replace state Sen. Pat Pariseau, R-Farmington. The attorney and radio personality is also working as the communications director for Lee Byberg, who's trying to oust U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson in the Seventh Congressional District.

State Rep. Marty Seifert, R-Marshall, who lost the GOP's gubernatorial endorsement last month to state Rep. Tom Emmer, has been named a co-chair of Lee Byberg's congressional campaign.

Jim Meffert earned the DFL endorsement on Saturday to take on U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen in the Third Congressional District. It took six ballots for the chief executive of the Minnesota Optometric Association to triumph over Maureen Hackett in the endorsement battle.

Four Republicans will seek their party's endorsement to challenge 10-term incumbent U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson, DFL-Minn., at the 7th Congressional District endorsing convention Saturday in Moorhead.

U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson raised just over $120,000 in the fourth quarter of 2009. The 10-term Democrat had roughly $620,000 cash on hand at the end of the year, according to filings with the Federal Election Commission.

Lee Byberg, a vice president with Life-Science Innovations, plans to challenge U.S. Rep. Colin Peterson in the 7th Congressional District, according to a report in the Morris Sun Tribune. The Willmar resident is a Republican and father of three.