1st District GOP candidate Brian Davis issued a news release saying the National Republican Congressional Committee is backing him. Davis is running in a primary against State Sen. Dick Day. DFL Rep. Tim Walz is running for reeelction.
Meanwhile, 6th District DFL candidate El Tinklenberg has started running radio ads. He's running against GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann.
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