Crop Of Former Minn. Lawmakers Try For Comeback

Twenty former lawmakers are trying to get back to the Minnesota Legislature.

 

 

 

 

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Twenty former lawmakers are trying to get back to the Minnesota Legislature.

A pivotal election this November is prompting mainly former Democratic legislators to attempt comebacks.

Republicans took over the entire Legislature in the last election, setting up fundamental clashes with Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton that led to a 20-day government shutdown last year.

The list of former lawmakers seeking to return includes several Democrats who lost seats in 2010. Others are running after being out of legislative service longer.

Former Rep. Brita Sailer, a Democrat from Park Rapids, says it has been frustrating to watch the Legislature from the outside since she was ousted in 2010. She's now running for an open seat.

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