State Sen. Dick Day's announcement this week that he'll resign his seat to lobby for a "racino" has spurred much talk in Owatonna about a possible successor.
A special election will be called by Gov. Tim Pawlenty to fill the seat after Day, a six-term Republican, leaves next month.
Mike Parry, a Republican from Waseca, has already announced his intention to run, as have two or three other GOPers, Steele County Republican Party co-chair Dave Thul told the Owatonna People's Press.
DFLers, too, are searching for a candidate, but Jeremy Eller — who lost to Day twice in 2002 and 2006 — and Fred Knudsen, Day’s DFL challenger in 2000, told the paper they won't run.
“We’re looking for someone,” Knudsen said, adding that the DFL would hold a meeting on Saturday to find possible candidates. “We’re working on it.”
More like this
- Ex-Sen. Dick Day plans to lobby for a racino for a year and then retire
- 5 candidates now racing for Dick Day's state Senate seat
- Al Franken campaigns in Owatonna for DFLer in state Senate special election
- Day's move puts focus on Legislature's weak lobbying rules
- Special election set for Sen. Day's seat
Most Commented