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Minnesota's 3rd Congressional District is one of the most affluent in the state, encompassing the suburbs of Hennepin County to the north, west, and south of Minneapolis. With blue-collar Brooklyn Park to the north, middle-income Bloomington to the south, and high-income Plymouth and Wayzata to the West, it features a mixed characteristic. Politically, it voted for George Bush in 2004, but with only 51 percent of the votes cast. It may lean Republican, but it tends to lean moderate Republican. Rep. Jim Ramstad hasn't had a serious threat to his seat in years. In 2006, he turned aside a challenge from DFLer Wendy Wilde by a 65-to-35 percent margin.
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District Information
Median age: 39
School age:20%
Age 65+: 10 %
Percent below poverty: 3.5%
Per capita income: $32,613
Median housing value: $161,241
Percent unemployed: 2%
Percent minority:12%
Percent college graduate: 25%
Percent less than high school diploma:4%
The Money Race
| Candidate | Funds |
| Jim Ramstad | $872,705 |
| Wendy Wilde | $50,973 |
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2004: 3rd District election results |
When Rep. Martin Sabo announced his retirement last month, about a dozen DFL candidates started lining up to replace him. They range from a Dairy Queen owner to a university professor. At a forum on Sunday, they touted their political chops.
(04/23/2006)
Three of four candidates for the 6th District seat signed a pledge to honor the party endorsement process. But a fourth refused to sign, although he says he'll abide by it.
(04/21/2006)
The common campaign theme among the Republican challengers is that Congress doesn't just need more Republicans, it needs more conservative Republicans.
(04/17/2006)
Just ahead of a due date for property tax
payments - and just weeks before the fall election - rebate checks
averaging $205 would begin arriving in the mailboxes of homeowners
if House Republican lawmakers get their way.
(04/10/2006)
There's always some politics in every policy debate at the Legislature. Republican Reps. Phil Krinkie and Jim Knoblach are taking that to a higher level at the Capitol, because they're running against each other for the same Congressional seat. Some say they're trying to "out-conservatize" each other.
(04/07/2006)
Even though the Legislature doesn't have a budget to balance this year, there are a number of tax-related proposals on the table, including eliminating the so-called marriage penalty, raising the state sales tax and the increasing the income tax.
(Midday, 04/06/2006)
As part of the Minnesota Chamber's Business Day at the Capitol on April 6, 2006, Rep. Jeff Johnson and Rep. Matt Entenza debated issues in their race for attorney general.
(04/06/2006)
The Iraq war has lost lots of support among Americans. What do the members of the Minnesota delegation think we should do now?
(04/05/2006)
Ending more than a year of gridlock, a Senate committee today finally held a hearing on -- and then voted down -- a controversial bill that would put the definition of marriage on November's ballot as an amendment to the state constitution.
(04/04/2006)
Democratic state Sen. Sharon Marko withdrew
Wednesday from Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District race, making
a fall matchup between FBI whistleblower Coleen Rowley and
Republican Rep. John Kline a near certainty.
(03/29/2006)
U.S. Rep. Martin Sabo, DFL-Minn., announced Saturday that he won't seek a 15th term in Congress.
(Midday, 03/20/2006)
"In my gut I know the time is right," the Minneapolis DFLer said on Saturday as he announced the end of his political career.
(03/18/2006)
University of Minnesota political scientist Larry Jacobs says Martin Sabo's decision to retire is "momentous," and the time of the announcement is "strange."
(03/17/2006)
Martin Sabo is holding a press conference Saturday to announce he's not seeking re-election. The 5th District Democrat has been a member of Congress representing Minneapolis for 28 years.
(03/17/2006)
Jacob Wetterling Foundation officials say they've been considering the name change for several years, but one board member says Patty Wetterling's political campaign is also playing a role in the possible change.
(03/10/2006)
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