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Related: About this forumDFL endorsing convention adds to scramble for Rep. Keith Ellison's seat in Congress
DFLers vying for U.S. Rep. Keith Ellisons seat were met with a fresh challenge Friday as the DFL Party announced a special endorsing convention on June 17 in Minneapolis.
The rapidly approaching convention gives candidates just over a week to win over party activists and donors in the states most reliably Democratic stronghold, where Ellison racked up commanding re-election victories before his abrupt decision to run for Minnesota attorney general.
The race intensified earlier Friday when DFL Gov. Mark Dayton endorsed first-term state Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minneapolis, saying in a statement that shes shown tremendous leadership at the Minnesota Capitol and will champion progressive values in Congress.
http://www.startribune.com/scramble-on-to-replace-u-s-rep-keith-ellison/485010681/
Me.
(35,454 posts)a Comrade Trump supporting DEm?
WhiskeyGrinder
(24,029 posts)went back for a 2nd read and while she says she's motivated by Comrade Trump and thinks people are entitled to their opinion I think she means she is motivated aginst him.
guillaumeb
(42,649 posts)Interesting news.
question everything
(48,977 posts)but, then, neither Jason Lewis nor Tim Walz had any when elected so..
Glad I am not a resident of the Fifth..
WhiskeyGrinder
(24,029 posts)geardaddy
(25,367 posts)question everything
(48,977 posts)Jamal Abdulahi[3]
Margaret Anderson Kelliher[4]
Bobby Joe Champion[4]
Frank Nelson Drake[4]
Kim Ellison[4]
Ilhan Omar[4]
Julie Sabo[4]
Patricia Torres Ray[4]
https://ballotpedia.org/Minnesota%27s_5th_Congressional_District_election,_2018
Interesting, Keith ex and Sabo's daughter.
And, I suppose, if the winner is a current office holder there will have to be special elections to fill that seat.
mascarax
(1,528 posts)Like Hatch did for Attorney General.
dflprincess
(28,507 posts)geardaddy
(25,367 posts)It would be interesting if Kim or Julie got the seat.