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ST. PAUL — Minnesota Sen. Carla Nelson, R-Rochester, on Monday, Feb. 21, told reporters that she planned to seek reelection to the state Senate.
Nelson was considered a potential replacement to fill the 1st Congressional District seat following the death last week of U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn. But Nelson said she wanted to continue work in the Minnesota Senate on behalf of the newly drawn Senate District 24, which includes part of the western part of Rochester, Byron, Stewartville and Dodge County.
"I'm running and I'm very excited," Nelson said.
A five-judge panel last week released 2022 congressional and legislative maps that recast the state's political boundaries to address changes captured in the 2020 U.S. Census.
Nelson and Sen. Gene Dornink, R-Hayfield, both live within the boundaries of the new Senate District 24 but Dornink has said he won't challenge Nelson for the GOP endorsement for the seat. Instead, Dornink said he planned to move to Freeborn County and pursue a bid for office there.
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