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Election Legislature Minneapolis

This column is a compilation of all of our articles relating to the upcoming state and municipal elections, and their respective issues, in Minneapolis. Click here to go to a grid of all of the districts and positions on the ballot in Minneapolis for 2012, their respective incumbents (if applicable), candidates (as they become available), and related notes [Municipal positions currently unavailable].

How to have a stadium referendum in North Minneapolis

By Jeff Skrenes, North by Northside

The Vikings Stadium bill is moving along in the state legislature, and morphing too often and too quickly to keep up with on this blog. But one key provision that our mayor and seven council members have turned their back on is the fact that the Minneapolis city charter specifically calls for a citywide referendum on any stadium funding greater than $10 million.MORE »

Breakfasts with Bobby to continue

By Susan Hegarty, Session Weekly/Session Daily

While other candidates hold rallies and black-tie fundraisers, Rep. Bobby Joe Champion’s (DFL-Mpls) secret to getting elected to his North Minneapolis House seat four years ago was through his constituents’ stomachs.MORE »

Five DFL hopefuls in 59A

By Gail Olson, North News

Four candidates are challenging long-time incumbent and attorney Joe Mullery for the District 59A State Representative seat. (The district was renamed from 58A after recent redistricting.) Mullery, who is serving his eighth term, was elected to the seat in 1996.MORE »

A new representative for 59B

By Gail Olson, North News

Seven candidates are seeking the DFL endorsement for the 59B Minnesota State Representative seat: Ian Alexander, Terra Cole, Raymond Dehn, Willie Dominguez, Michael Jones, Ken Lawrence, and Nancy Pomplun.MORE »

OPINION | North Minneapolis is up for grabs

By Al McFarlane, Insight News

The confluence of Census-driven redistricting, the announced resignation of Hennepin County 2nd District Commissioner, Mark Stenglein, and the earlier announcement that State Sen. Linda Higgins would not seek reelection has set in motion what could be a historic domino effect scenario for Black political empowerment unrivaled in Minnesota history.MORE »

Redistricting — who's safe, who's not, who's running against a friend

By Mary Turck, News Day

After redistricting, Michele Bachmann no longer lives in the Sixth Congressional District. No problem: she's going to run for Congress in the Sixth again anyway. The law doesn't say you have to live in the district you represent in Congress. (Who knew?)

Since she spent months claiming and proclaiming her Iowa roots, maybe she could run for Congress there?MORE »

Candidates for Dist. 58B shared their visions for North Minneapolis and downtown

By Harry Colbert, Jr., Insight News

Residents of North Minneapolis packed the University of Minnesota's Urban Research and Outreach/Engagement Center to hear from DFL candidates seeing to represent District 58B in the State House.MORE »

Who needs New Hampshire? Minneapolis election winners: Susan Allen and Kari Dziedzic

By Mary Turck, TC Daily Planet

Who needs New Hampshire results? We had an election right here in River City. As expected, the two Minneapolis DFLers, Susan Allen and Kari Dziedzic, easily won the January 10 special elections for House Districts 61B and Senate District 59, respectively. (In New Hampshire, the verdict was a similarly predictable win for Mitt Romney.)MORE »

Redistricting holdups won't serve NoMi

By Jeff Skrenes, North by Northside

Here in NoMi, we're heading into somewhat uncertain territory. With redistricting already facing legal hurdles, precinct caucuses for senate district 58 are scheduled for February 7.MORE »

Convention season begins, with some metro legislative endorsing battles

By Lawrence Schumacher, TC Daily Planet

Minnesota legislators retiring from their seats or facing endorsement battles should make for some interesting local party conventions in the Twin Cities area in coming weeks.MORE »

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