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Sat Jun 9, 2018, 04:09 PM Jun 2018

DFL endorsing convention adds to scramble for Rep. Keith Ellison's seat in Congress

DFLers vying for U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison’s 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 state’s 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 she’s 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/

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DFL endorsing convention adds to scramble for Rep. Keith Ellison's seat in Congress (Original Post) question everything Jun 2018 OP
Margaret Anderson Kelliher Is A Dem? Me. Jun 2018 #1
Do tell. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2018 #5
My Bad Me. Jun 2018 #6
Ilhan Omar is a Somali born Muslim woman. guillaumeb Jun 2018 #2
I don't know how much experience she has question everything Jun 2018 #3
This makes no sense to me. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2018 #4
So, besides Kelliher, Omar, Torres-Ray, and Champion who is running? geardaddy Jun 2018 #7
Here question everything Jun 2018 #8
Thought I read Kim Ellison and Julie Sabo withdrew mascarax Jun 2018 #9
I believe Champion has suspended his campaign nt dflprincess Jun 2018 #10
Thanks for the link. geardaddy Jun 2018 #11

Me.

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6. My Bad
Sat Jun 9, 2018, 07:17 PM
Jun 2018

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.

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3. I don't know how much experience she has
Sat Jun 9, 2018, 05:35 PM
Jun 2018

but, then, neither Jason Lewis nor Tim Walz had any when elected so..

Glad I am not a resident of the Fifth..




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8. Here
Mon Jun 11, 2018, 05:15 PM
Jun 2018

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.

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