Jan 7, 2008 8:00 am US/Central
Edina Mayor To Announce Congressional Bid
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) ―
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Edina Mayor Jim Hovland is running for the 3rd District U.S. House seat being vacated by retiring Republican Jim Ramstad.
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Edina Mayor Jim Hovland is set to formally announce his bid for Congress Monday.
Hovland is a former Republican turned Democrat. He's running for the 3rd District U.S. House seat being vacated by retiring Republican Jim Ramstad.
Two other Democrats are running for Ramstad's seat -- state Senator Terri Bonoff and Iraq war veteran Ashwin Madia.
On the Republican side, state Representative Erik Paulsen is running. Paulsen plans to make a formal announcement this month.
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