Name: Video: Politics Friday: 3 congressional candidates vying for their party's endorsement
Description: The state’s 2nd Congressional District will have a new representative come January 2027. MPR News politics editor Brian Bakst speaks with candidates about why they’re the best Democrat to serve the district that runs from the suburbs down into southern Minnesota farm towns.

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Minnesota’s eight U.S. House seats don’t change hands all that often, but after November’s midterm election one seat certainly will. 

The state’s 2nd Congressional District will have a new representative come January 2027. Democratic incumbent, Rep. Angie Craig, is running for the open U.S. Senate and will leave the House after four terms. 

MPR News politics editor Brian Bakst speaks with candidates about why they’re the best Democrat to serve the district that runs from the suburbs down into southern Minnesota farm towns. 

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A check-in on the only Minnesota congressional race guaranteed to send a new person to Washington. MPR News politics editor Brian Bakst speaks with three candidates seeking to represent the 2nd Congressional District. 

Politics Friday: 3 congressional candidates vying for their party's endorsement

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