Day two of filings….
There haven't been too many surprises on the second day of candidate filings at the Minnesota Secretary of State's office. I didn't get a chance to get back to the SOS office at 4:30 so I had to check the filings out online.
There are a few more DFLers filing in Minnesota's Fifth Congressional District. Mike Erlandson was the most notable. He showed up to file with his former boss. Erlandson will run against Keith Ellison, the DFL endorsed candidate. He's expected to file on Friday.
The entire GOP statewide ticket, including Governor Pawlenty and Congressman Mark Kennedy, will hold a news conference and then file on Friday. Jack Shepard is running for Congress again (see earlier post). DFL State Rep. Connie Bernady isn't(see earlier post). To date, the only U.S. Senate candidate to file is Stephen Williams with the Independence Party. He's challenging the party's endorsed candidate, Robert Fitzgerald. There's also Bob Larson, who is running so his son will go back to school (see earlier post).
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