DFL endorsing convention adds to scramble for Rep. Keith Ellison's seat in Congress

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DFLers vying for U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison’s seat were met with a fresh challenge Friday as the DFL Party announced a special endorsing convention on June 17 in Minneapolis.

The rapidly approaching convention gives candidates just over a week to win over party activists and donors in the state’s most reliably Democratic stronghold, where Ellison racked up commanding re-election victories before his abrupt decision to run for Minnesota attorney general.

The race intensified earlier Friday when DFL Gov. Mark Dayton endorsed first-term state Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minneapolis, saying in a statement that she’s shown “tremendous leadership” at the Minnesota Capitol and will champion progressive values in Congress.

http://www.startribune.com/scramble-on-to-replace-u-s-rep-keith-ellison/485010681/

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1. Margaret Anderson Kelliher Is A Dem?

a Comrade Trump supporting DEm?

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5. Do tell.

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6. My Bad

went back for a 2nd read and while she says she's motivated by Comrade Trump and thinks people are entitled to their opinion I think she means she is motivated aginst him.

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2. Ilhan Omar is a Somali born Muslim woman.

Interesting news.

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3. I don't know how much experience she has

but, then, neither Jason Lewis nor Tim Walz had any when elected so..

Glad I am not a resident of the Fifth..

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4. This makes no sense to me.

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7. So, besides Kelliher, Omar, Torres-Ray, and Champion who is running?

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8. Here

Jamal Abdulahi[3]
Margaret Anderson Kelliher[4]
Bobby Joe Champion[4]
Frank Nelson Drake[4]
Kim Ellison[4]
Ilhan Omar[4]
Julie Sabo[4]
Patricia Torres Ray[4]

https://ballotpedia.org/Minnesota%27s_5th_Congressional_District_election,_2018

Interesting, Keith ex and Sabo's daughter.

And, I suppose, if the winner is a current office holder there will have to be special elections to fill that seat.

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9. Thought I read Kim Ellison and Julie Sabo withdrew

Like Hatch did for Attorney General.

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10. I believe Champion has suspended his campaign nt

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11. Thanks for the link.

It would be interesting if Kim or Julie got the seat.