Union organizer to run for Minnesota’s 8th Congressional District
A union organizer has entered the race for the Minnesota th Congressional District seat Chad McKenna of Duluth communicated Thursday morning he is seeking the seat which covers much of north-central and Northeastern Minnesota and has reported he ll seek the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party nomination McKenna mentioned the district s current representative U S Rep Pete Stauber a Republican from Hermantown has stopped working for us his constituents He seems more focused on appeasing party bosses in Washington than supporting the policies that matter majority to people here at home McKenna mentioned in a news release If elected I ll do what Representative Stauber won t expand healthcare access make childcare more affordable make real investments in our infrastructure strengthen our unions and fight everyday for an market that ensures that if you work hard you can build a good life I won t side with corporate interests out-of-state billionaires and the political forces that seek to divide us McKenna works as a labor relations field manager for the Minnesota Nurses Association a union representing strength care workers Stauber s campaign declined to comment on McKenna entering the race Although the November balloting is still a year and a half away four DFL candidates have entered the th District race According to Federal Poll Commission filings John-Paul McBride has also filed to run as a DFL candidate in the th Congressional District Little is known about McBride s campaign which is registered to a West Duluth address according to FEC filings Reached by phone Thursday morning McBride stated he was at work and would get back to the News Tribune when he was available McKenna and McBride join two other DFL candidates who entered the race in June Cyle Cramer of Chisago City and Emanuel Anastos of Tower Cramer who grew up in Faribault Minnesota and served in the Army National Guard works as an attorney for Nichols Kaster PLLP in Minneapolis Anastos grew up on New York s Long Island and came to Minnesota to attend Carleton College in Northfield He works as an Indian child welfare development manager for the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa Stauber who has held the seat since has also filed for reelection according to the FEC A staunch supporter of President Donald Trump Stauber declared earlier this year he would not be running for governor or Minnesota s open U S Senate seat in A Republican has not won a statewide polling in Minnesota since but the th Congressional District once a Democratic stronghold and later a battleground has moved safely into the red category Stauber largest part of late cruised to domination over DFL challenger Jen Schultz of Duluth with of the vote slightly higher than his margin over the same opponent in Related Articles Trump to make unprecedented second state visit to UK in September Tariffs on Brazil could leave coffee drinkers with a headache MAGA is tearing itself apart over Jeffrey Epstein Drones are key to winning wars now The U S makes hardly any Trump is gutting weather science and reducing catastrophe response
