Steve Simon

Terri Bonoff is not running for Congress — yet. But the Democratic state senator, who lost a tough endorsement battle to Ashwin Madia in 2008, is seriously considering a challenge to freshman Republican Rep. Erik Paulsen. “I’m certainly not being lighthearted about it,” Bonoff says. “I love public service and I have a lot of work to do, whether it be for this state or at the national level.”

Minnesota’s 3rd Congressional District is one of two 2010 House races that analysts view as competitive in the state. But whether the district attracts significant attention — and money — from Democrats will probably hinge on how strong a challenger emerges.

Last summer some friends of mine came up with a brilliant idea for my bachelor party. On a drizzly August afternoon, we boarded a bizarre, rectangular bicycle-built-for-16 called the Pedal Pub and set out for a long day of barhopping around northeast Minneapolis. The details after that are less clear in my memory, but I [...]

Wednesday night’s 3rd Congressional District DFL meeting did not disappoint. Several potential candidates for the DFL nod had a chance to speak, includingstate Sen. Terri Bonoff, Rep. Melissa Hortmann, Rep. Steve Simon (who would have to move out of his state House district to establish residency in CD3)*, Buck Humphrey and a representative of Andy [...]