MN-26A: After 38 years of consistency, Winona-area House district to gain new lawmaker after intense race
And perhaps all the more important this year because longtime DFL Rep. Gene Pelowski is retiring after representing the city as a moderate Democrat for 38 years. That’s left voters to assess the candidates who will replace him and represent them at the state Capitol.
DFL House candidate Sarah Kruger and GOP House candidate Aaron Repinski are vying for the seat. For Democrats, a Kruger win would ease the party’s path to keeping a Minnesota House majority they’ve had for the last six years. For Republicans, a Repinski win combined with a few others would put them in charge in 2025.
n 2020, Winona County barely voted for President Joe Biden. And in 2016, former president Donald Trump won the area by a thin margin.
And yet throughout that time, Pelowski was able to easily win races.
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