Minnesota congressional candidate withdraws from politics to go fight in Ukraine

For the past eight months, U.S. Air Force veteran Mark Lindquist has been focused on his campaign for Congress in Minnesota's Seventh District. But in recent days, the Democrat has been captivated by another potential calling: "Am I willing to die for Ukraine's freedom?"

The answer, Lindquist said, has been a resounding yes - prompting him to put his political aspirations on hold to heed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's call to action. Now the former Air Force staff sergeant, who served as an intelligence analyst, says he will join the newly formed international legion to fight Russian forces in Ukraine.

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The next several days were filled with conversations with friends and family. While most understood his intentions, he said not all of them agreed. Some pointed out he could have a greater impact representing his state's Seventh District, which stretches across much of western Minnesota, in the U.S. House.

Although it is considered the state's most conservative enclave, at one point the district had three possible Democratic candidates. But Lindquist was left as the lone runner after Minnesota redrew its congressional map. Amid his suspended campaign, the party has not announced a replacement for the Nov. 8 election. Yet seeing the world "on the brink of World War III" shifted Lindquist's priorities, he said.

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https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-congressional-candidate-withdraws-from-politics-to-go-fight-in-ukraine/600158708/

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Interesting. Last December I asked about Reed Olson, still have his solicitation, wondering who won the primaries for CD7

https://www.democraticunderground.com/105911094

But now he is running for the State House

https://www.bemidjipioneer.com/news/local/reed-olson-announces-bid-for-minnesota-house-2a

(I managed to read it first time, now it is behind a firewall)