DFL senator resigns to focus on congressional run, putting control of Minnesota Senate on ballot

Control of the Minnesota Senate will be on the ballot this November after DFL Sen. Kelly Morrison announced Thursday she will vacate her seat to focus on her campaign for Congress in the Third District.

That will leave the Senate deadlocked at 33-33, with a special election for Morrison's seat deciding control of the chamber. Morrison is resigning early enough in the year to line up a special election with the August primary and November general election, instead of holding it on a separate date. Gov. Tim Walz must issue a writ calling for a special election in the seat.

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Morrison easily won the west metro Senate seat in 2022, defeating her Republican counterpart by nearly 13 percentage points. But the seat has been targeted in previous cycles, and half the district is represented by a Republican in the House.

https://www.startribune.com/dfl-senator-resigns-to-focus-on-congressional-run-putting-control-of-minnesota-senate-on-ballot/600371646/

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She will be my representative, replacing Phillips