MN-HD14a, MN-HD14b: House candidates look to flip seats in St. Cloud area

ST. CLOUD — This November, two of the dozen or so competitive seats Republicans hope to snag to gain control of the Minnesota House will be decided by voters in the St. Cloud area.

The seats in District 14A — which covers the south side of St. Cloud, as well as Waite Park, St. Augusta and St. Joseph — and District 14B, which covers the rest of St. Cloud, are currently split between first-term Republican Bernie Perryman and DFLer Dan Wolgamott, who is running for his fourth term.

Their opponents, Democrat Abdi Daisane in 14A and Republican Sue Ek in 14B, both say their respective incumbents don’t adequately represent their constituents — and they’re hoping voters agree.

Perryman, 65, won her seat in 2022 by fewer than 200 votes. And while Republicans have controlled the district for the last decade, it narrowly swung for Biden in 2020, giving Democrats hope they can flip the seat this fall.




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