MN-02: Battleground 2nd Congressional District will be wide open as Rep. Angie Craig launches Senate bid

At this point, this is obviously pure speculation, but isn't that what the listeners want, right? Sixty-one percent of the people who live in this district are in Dakota County. And so I would begin by looking at Dakota County legislators and other officials for the first crop of candidates.

Now remember, state senators don't get a freebie this time around. If this had been an open seat in 2024, a state senator could run without threatening their seat, but they'd have to give up their seat if they're going to run this time. However, I'd still be looking on the Democratic side at State Sens. Matt Klein and Erin Maye-Quade as two possibilities. I'm certain Matt Little, who used to represent the Lakeville area and was also their mayor, is thinking about running, too.

I have a harder time speculating on the Republican side, just because a lot of their candidates haven't come out of the legislative branch. But one person I’d at least be looking at is Sen. Zach Duckworth of Lakeville. He's been a pretty strong legislator, very well respected. He might decide that this is at least worth a try to see if he can get a national office.



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