Clark says she’s challenging Cravaack
Democrat Tarryl Clark told the Duluth News Tribune that she's moving to Duluth and will run for Congress in Minnesota's 8th Congressional District. Clark told the paper that she and her husband will buy a condo in Duluth and will spend a "good chunk" of her time there. Clark represented St. Cloud in the Minnesota Legislature.
The seat is currently held by GOP Rep. Chip Cravaack, a freshman Republican who is targeted by Democrats as a seat that they can win in 2012. The seat was held by Democrats for decades until Cravaack defeated DFL Rep. Jim Oberstar in 2010.
Clark, who lost a run for Congress against GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann in 2010, is a solid fundraiser. She raised $5 million in that race.
The key question is whether Minnesota's 8th District lines stay the same. The 2010 Census requires Gov. Dayton and the Legislature to redraw the lines to ensure equal representation.
House Republicans will release their version of the Congressional maps on Monday. The courts will take over and draw the maps if the GOP controlled Legislature and Gov. Dayton can't agree to a set of lines by February 21st of next year.
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