Who should control the Legislature? Party leaders make their case
Minority Leader Rep. Paul Thissen, left, speaks with Speaker of the House Rep. Kurt Daudt in the last hour of the final day of the legislative session on May 22, 2016.
Carlos Gonzalez | Star Tribune via AP
Much of the attention this political season has been on the contentious presidential race between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton. But all 201 seats in the Minnesota Legislature will also be on the ballot on Nov. 8.
And the results of those races matter. They'll determine the control of the Minnesota House and Senate.
Republican House Speaker Kurt Daudt and Democratic minority leader Paul Thissen made their pitches for why Minnesotans should vote for their party in those legislative races.
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