Five DFL hopefuls in 59A
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Four candidates are challenging long-time incumbent and attorney Joe Mullery for the District 59A State Representative seat.
A new representative for 59B
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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.The party likely will endorse a candidate on Saturday, March 31. The race has no incumbent because current Representative Bobby Joe Champion is seeking the Senate District 59 seat. That race also has no incumbent as Senator Linda Higgins announced she would not to run again for the Senate. She has entered the race for District 2 Hennepin County Commissioner.Until recent redistricting, the district was known as 58B, but has been changed to 59B. It includes the southern part of North Minneapolis, Bryn Mawr, North Loop and downtown Minneapolis.The seven introduced themselves to residents at a March 24 candidate forum at North High School. Continue Reading
Five up for Hennepin County post so far
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The upcoming District 2 Hennepin County Commissioner race has so far drawn five candidates: Jill Davis, Linda Higgins, Tonia Johnson, Paula Pentel, and Don Samuels.
Dziedzic working on jobs, environment committees
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As the freshman senator for District 59, Kari Dziedzic is starting on the “garden” level in more ways than one.
How is local solar working?
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Overall, Minneapolis has more sunny days than Houston, Texas, according to Michael Allen, who owns All Energy Solar. “People don’t believe me when I tell them that, but it’s true.