In race to replace Dick Day, some horses’ indentities remain dark
Monday, December 21, 2009 at 2:19 pm
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Photo: David J. Oakes, Session e-Briefly
Handicapping is underway in the race to replace Republican state Sen. Dick Day, who is quitting to lobby for casino gambling at horse tracks.
The Owatonna People’s Press is betting on Waseca Mayor Roy Srp — a one-time DFLer who’s now a member of the Independence Party — unless a leader emerges from a crowd of Republicans. If necessary, a primary election will take place Jan. 12.
So far the identity of any DFL candidates in the Jan. 26 special election is a mystery. Filing for the office opens Wednesday and runs through Dec. 29 — “when most of us have our thoughts focused on anything but politics,” the People’s Press points out.
Blogger Dusty Trice put out a call for names of DFLers poised to run, but he “never heard anything,” he tells the Minnesota Independent by email. “They have to be looking for someone by now.”
Day’s resignation takes effect Jan. 8.
[Via Sally Jo Sorensen]
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Comment posted December 21, 2009 @ 8:50 pm
Just posted at Bluestem Prairie that the Senate District 26 DFL endorsing convention will take place on December 28–and quite a bit of additional news about the race cane be found on multiple posts on Bluestem.
To stay up-to-date, follow my tweets at #sesd26 as well.
Comment posted December 23, 2009 @ 3:08 am
Jason Engbrecht, a Faribault School Board Member and St. Olaf Professor of Physics has committed to running in this race. His platform will include a strong focus on education and fiscal responsibility.
Faribault Daily News carries the story today:
http://faribault.com/news.php?viewStory=96113
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