Dan Powers, a former small business owner from Burnsville, announced his campaign for Congress on Monday in an open letter to Rep. John Kline, who he will challenge in 2012. “You represent the worst in politicians,” Powers wrote. Powers briefly ran against Kline in the 2010 election, but lost the DFL primary to former legislator Shelley Madore.
None facing a serious challenger, Reps. Keith Ellison (D), Betty McCollum (D) and John Kline (R) will all be returning to Congress after the Associated Press called those contests early Tuesday night. Following heavy losses by Democrats around the country, Kline is expected to ascend to chairman of the House Education Committee as Republicans assume leadership of that chamber.
Former state legislator Shelley Madore defeated DFL-endorsed Dan Powers by a large margin Tuesday, 54 to 45 percent, and will take on Rep. John Kline in the November general election. Madore challenged Powers after losing the endorsement at the DFL…
Mahamoud Wardere, a former staffer for Sen. Norm Coleman and Muslim immigrant from Somalia, is running on an anti-war platform in hopes of defeating Republican Rep. John Kline. Wardere is seeking the Republican endorsement and joins DFLers Dan Powers…
Former state Rep. Shelley Madore will be challenging John Kline for his Second Congressional District seat, according to a press release from her campaign. She’ll announce her intention next Monday morning at the Eagan Community Center.
In 2006 Democrats picked up 19 state House seats, many of them in tight races in suburban districts that skew Republican. While this electoral success has set the table for the DFL to possibly gain a veto-proof majority in the House by picking up five more seats, it also means that many first-term legislators are facing tough re-election contests. Here’s a look at nine races that could be ripe for Republican pick-ups.
By most measures House district 37A should be a lock for Republicans. The wealthy, suburban district, which encompasses much of Apple Valley, voted for Gov. Tim Pawlenty over Mike Hatch by a 52-41 margin in 2006, while Bush carried the area by a 51-48 spread two years earlier. Democrat Shelly Madore (pictured) lost there by fewer than 500 votes in 2004; she won–by just 195 votes–in 2006.
But that exceedingly narrow margin of victory means that Madore’s seat is one that Republicans will fight vigorously to take back this year.
TakeAction Minnesota members recommended endorsing four state legislative candidates at its first screening of the electoral season last night. The three incumbents who garnered backing — Shelley Madore, David Bly, and Sandra Masin — are all freshmen…
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