Otto announces reelection bid
State Auditor Rebecco Otto, a Democrat, announced her reelection bid this morning. She told reporters that she intends to make local government spending more transparent in her second term especially in light of the bad economy:
"I'm going to keep local officials on their toes and educate them on safeguarding public funds, especially when they have less staff, because one government dollar taken is one dollar too many,"
Several Republicans are vying to face Otto in the November election. They are former St. Paul school board member Tom Conlon, Long Lake Mayor Randy Gilbert and auditor's office employee Jeffrey Wiita.
Here's Otto's campaign site. Here video of Otto's announcement:
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