Bob Olson for Senate may become Bob Olson for Congress
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Chris Truscott, with the Bob Olson for Senate campaign, tells MPR's Tim Pugmire that Olson may drop his bid for U.S. Senate and challenge GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann in Minnesota's 6th Congressional District. Olson, a DFLer, is currently seeking the DFL endorsement for U.S. Senate against Al Franken, Mike Ciresi, Jim Cohen and Dick Fransen. Truscott says Olson has been in discussions with DFLers in the 6th District and is "considering the possibility" about a run for Congress. He says they're planning to make an announcement one way or the other on Tuesday.
Olson ran for Congress in the 3rd Congressional District in 1994 and lost to GOP Rep. Jim Ramstad. Truscott says Olson owns homes in both Orono (3rd District) and St. Cloud (6th District).
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