It's curious to see which Greater Minnesota state House races are getting attention in the metro media. I would have thought the Winona seat would be hot item, but other places seem to be getting attention.
The Winona Daily News republished Alex Derosier's article in the St. Paul Pioneer Press, DFL control of Minnesota government hinges on state House elections. A handful of districts will be key.
It's interesting to see the mention of the local race to replace Gene Pelowski, though the seat doesn't get much attention as a potentially competitive "rural" seat.
From the Daily News:
Rural races
Two rural Minnesota districts currently held by DFLers that could flip to the GOP are an Iron Range district held by outgoing Rep. Dave Lislegard, DFL-Aurora and a southeastern Minnesota district held by now-retired Rep. Gene Pelowski of Winona.
The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee did not mention either race in a recent news release highlighting where the group planned to spend money.
There are other Republican-held districts in northern Minnesota that Democrats hope to flip. One is a rural Duluth-area district held by Republican Rep. Natalie Zeleznikar, who ousted four-decade Rep. Mary Murphy by 33 votes two years ago.
Another district covers the Arrowhead region, which former Ely Mayor Roger Skraba won in 2022. Skraba beat four-term Rep. Rob Ecklund, DFL-International Falls, by just 15 votes. Democrats hope they can take the seat back. . . .
Meanwhile, Kruger's supporters are flooding the op-ed pages of the page with letters-to-editors, and the Daily News' Gavin Michaelson covered a candidate forum that included Kruger and her Republican rival Aaron Repinski in Winona political candidates address taxation, infrastructure and government spending at Chamber forum:
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