DFL primary looms in CD 8 contest
Next month DFL activists will gather in Duluth to endorse a candidate in the 8th Congressional District. The outcome is in little doubt: Former Congressman Rick Nolan is widely expected to walk away...
View ArticleJeff Anderson rolls out Dill, Huntley endorsements
With DFLers in the 8th Congressional District set to hold their endorsing convention this weekend, Jeff Anderson announced he's got the support of two more northeastern Minnesota state legislators.
View ArticleDFLers file to run in competitive Minnesota congressional races
DFL-endorsed candidate Mike Obermueller filed to run against GOP U.S. Rep. John Kline in the state's 2nd Congressional District on Monday afternoon, followed not long after by 8th Congressional...
View ArticleCravaack earns union endorsement from 49ers
Freshman GOP U.S. Rep. Chip Cravaack can now boast of being labor-endorsed. The International Union of Operating Engineers - Local 49 announced on Thursday that it's backing Cravaack in the 8th...
View ArticleBachmann 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...
View ArticleCD 8 congressional primary is a toss-up
Anything could happen in the DFL primary in the 8th Congressional District. Three challengers — Jeff Anderson, Tarryl Clark and Rick Nolan — are running credible campaigns, and turnout is expected to...
View ArticleCampaign roundup: Bachmann leads July fundraising among MN congressional...
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...
View ArticleAnderson, Clark take endorsements ahead of CD 8 debate
The Duluth News-Tribune and Mesabi Daily News have endorsed former Duluth City Council President Jeff Anderson in the tightly contested 8th Congressional District DFL primary race. The Star Tribune,...
View ArticleQuist, Nolan primary victories set stage for Congressional elections
Allen Quist and Rick Nolan have both been out of elective office for more than two decades. On Tuesday, however, both veteran politicos won their respective congressional primaries, surviving...
View ArticleDFL Congressman-elect Rick Nolan adds senior staffers
Former Duluth City Council president Jeff Anderson, who ran against Nolan this summer in a DFL primary election, will serve as Nolan's district director. Anderson became a supporter of Nolan after the...
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