The first legislative battleground of 2008

Marsha Swails now knows she'll be facing a challenger in her re-election bid in 2008. Sarah Nyhus has filed the necessary paperwork to run in Minnesota House District 56B. She's the first legislative candidate to file since the November election. (UPDATE: Nyhus is a lobbyist).

(Another update: I'm now told Nyhus is no longer a lobbyist. She just has not unregistered with the Campaign Finance Board. She is a real estate agent.)

Swails, a DFLer, defeated GOP incumbent Karen Klinzing in November. Swails hasn't taken her oath of office yet but now knows that she'll be facing a Republican 23 months from now.

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