ST. PAUL, Minn. — Candidates in the special primary election in southern Minnesota are vying Tuesday for one of four slots another election in August to fill out the term of the late Jim Hagedorn. The candidates are listed alphabetically by party, with their places of residence, and, if available, their campaign websites:
Republicans
Matt Benda, Albert Lea: Site
Jennifer Carnahan, Blue Earth: Site
Bob“Again” Carney Jr., Minneapolis: Site
E.R. Ewing, Glenville: No site
Brad Finstad, New Ulm: Site
Kevin Kocina, Meisville: Site
Jeremy Munson, Lake Crystal: Site
Ken Navitny, Rochester: Site (withdrawn)
Nels Pierson, Rochester: Site
Roger H. Ungemach, Fridley: No site
Others
Harun “Aaron” McClellan, Twin Cities, Grassroots–Legalize Cannabis: No site
Richard B. Reisdorf, Mankato, Legal Marijuana Now. No site
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These counties comprise Minnesota’s First Congressional District; Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston, Jackson, LeSueur, Martin, Mower, Nicolet, Nobles, Olmsted, Rice, Rock, Steele, Waseca, Wabasha, and Winona. The district’s population: 713,000, roughly one-435th of the U.S. population.
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