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Yahoo
2 days ago
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- Yahoo
Sen. Anderson, Nicole Mitchell special election date declared by Gov. Walz
The Brief Minnesota voters in Senate districts 29 and 47 will have the opportunity to fill vacant seats left by the death of Sen. Bruce Anderson and the resignation of Nicole Mitchell. Special elections will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 4. If necessary, special primary elections will be held on Aug. 26. Those looking to run can file an affidavit for candidacy with the Secretary of State, or with county auditors within each senate district from July 30, until Aug. 6 at 5 p.m. ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - A date to elect the replacements for seats left vacated by Senator Bruce Anderson and former Senator Nicole Mitchell has been declared by Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. Mitchell, Anderson special elections What we know On Tuesday, Gov. Walz formally issued two writs of special election to fill the now vacant seats. On July 21, 2025, Minnesota Senate GOP officials confirmed Anderson had died unexpectedly at the age of 75. He was first elected to the Minnesota Senate in 2012, and was actively serving at the time, representing Senate District 29 – encompassing cities such as Becker, Monticello and Buffalo in central Minnesota. On July 25, 2024, former Sen. Nicole Mitchell resigned from the Minnesota Senate after she was found guilty of first-degree burglary stemming from an April 2024 incident during which she broke into the home of her stepmother. Mitchell was in her first term serving Senate District 47, which covers the Woodbury area. She was elected in 2022. Special election dates Dig deeper Special elections to fill the vacancies in Districts 29 and 47 will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. If necessary, special primary elections for nominations will be held on Aug. 26. Those looking to run can file an affidavit for candidacy with the Secretary of State, or with county auditors within each senate district from July 30, until Aug. 6 at 5 p.m. The Source Information provided by the Office of Governor Walz. Solve the daily Crossword
CBS News
2 days ago
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- CBS News
Special elections scheduled for Minnesota Senate seats formerly held by Nicole Mitchell, Bruce Anderson
Special elections will be held on the same day to fill the two seats vacated in the Minnesota Senate by Bruce Anderson and Nicole Mitchell. Gov. Tim Walz announced early Tuesday afternoon that both elections will be held on Nov. 4, 2025. If needed, special primaries for candidates will be held on Aug. 26. Anderson, a Republican who represented District 29, died unexpectedly last week at the age of 75. Meanwhile, Mitchell – a DFLer for District 47 – resigned from her seat after being found guilty earlier this month of felony first-degree burglary and possession of burglary or theft tools for breaking into her stepmother's home in Detroit Lakes on April 22, 2024. Candidates will have between July 30 and Aug. 6 to file with either the Secretary of State or county auditors.
CBS News
3 days ago
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- CBS News
Funeral for Minnesota Sen. Bruce Anderson set for Monday in Buffalo
Minnesota lawmakers will come together on Monday to celebrate the life of Republican state Sen. Bruce Anderson, who died unexpectedly one week ago at age 75. Anderson's funeral service is Monday at 3 p.m. at Buffalo Covenant, which can be livestreamed on the church's website. He was born into a Minnesota dairy farm family, going on to serve in the U.S. Navy in the Vietnam War, according to the Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus. Anderson then served in both the Minnesota Air National Guard and the U.S Air Force Reserve. After a working in agricultural and business sales, Anderson embarked on a 30-year political career at the State Capitol. He served in the Minnesota House from 1994 to 2012, then spent four terms in the Senate representing District 29, covering Wright County and communities in Hennepin and Meeker counties. Anderson is remembered for championing issues concerning agriculture, veterans, rural broadband service and public safety. He is survived by his wife Ruth, their eight children and 14 grandchildren. A special election to fill Anderson's Senate seat will be determined at a later date by Gov. Tim Cummings and Stephen Swanson contributed to this report.
BBC News
23-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Is the 'Killie corpse' of last season still lingering?
We asked for your views on Kilmarnock's penalty shootout defeat to League 1 Kelty Hearts in the Premier Sports what some of you said:Gazza: Killie just couldn't break down a stubborn Kelty defence. However, some bizarre refereeing decisions may have played their part. Penalty shootouts and Killie tend not to go in our favour. We will need to start taking our We need a proper striker in pronto. Bruce Anderson keeps missing sitters and Marley Watkins looks uninterested. New boys need to settle in but none look like 10/15 goal strikers. Go and get Theo Bair on loan and give us a focal point. At least Tom Lowery is a A disappointing game. Kilmarnock struggled to make a real impact. Kelty, as expected, parked the bus but it's surprising that Killie couldn't find something to break their defence!William: How much longer do they require to "hone their skills" and "blend as a team"? It's still fundamentally the corpse left from last Disappointed, obviously, and the team must be concerned about goalscoring. Regardless of who is called a 'striker' in the team, it's everyone's responsibility to be able to score goals and get forward not always be thinking; 'I'm out of position'. A good team works hard for each other and is able to read Our defence seems to be taking shape nicely, especially the goalkeeper position. Midfield is gelling nicely with plenty of options. Up front is not fully coordinated. Generally promising.
CBS News
23-07-2025
- Politics
- CBS News
Balance of power on the line in Minnesota Senate with planned resignation of Nicole Mitchell
A guilty verdict for one state senator and the sudden death of another could reshape who's in charge in the Minnesota Senate. On Monday, 75-year-old GOP Sen. Bruce Anderson died unexpectedly on the same day DFL Sen. Nicole Mitchell announced, through her attorney, that she would resign from office following a burglary conviction last week. Democrats only have a one-seat majority in the chamber right now and losing Mitchell means that power is on the line. Special elections for those seats — the dates for which have not been set — come as there is another contest planned for September for the late Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman's House district, after she was killed last month in a politically motivated attack. Gov. Tim Walz told reporters Monday, before the news broke about Anderson's death, that the goal is to have special elections wrapped up before the next legislative session. "The goal would be to do that as timely as possible, give people time to get a campaign together, run, and then have all of that done by February when we come back into session," Walz said. Anderson's Wright County district leans heavily Republican. Mitchell won her race handily in 2022, defeating a Republican challenger by more than 17 percentage points. Her district covers Woodbury and parts of Maplewood. But special elections have lower turnout than general elections. Amy Koch, the former GOP Senate majority leader who herself won a special election, said Mitchell's race in particular will likely have outsized importance — and draw a lot of campaign spending — because of both the reason she resigned and how she represents the key vote for Democrats in the closely divided Senate. "The spotlight that will be on Woodbury and how important Sen. Mitchell [is] and what she did is going to play into this election," Koch said. "All bets are off in a special. Unusual people can win specials. There can be upsets as a result of just sort of the nature of — it's fast, it's furious, and it's low turnout." With Anderson's passing and Mitchell's resignation, the chamber will be at least temporarily at 33-32 in favor of Democrats. Most bills need 34 votes to pass. Senate DFL Majority Leader Erin Murphy said in a statement following Mitchell's announcement that she would resign that "with the clarity brought by the resolution of this case, the Senate DFL Caucus will continue to focus on issues that improve the lives of Minnesota families and communities." Two House Democrats — Rep. Ethan Cha and Rep. Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger — whose districts are part of Mitchell's Senate district, announced that they intend to run for her seat. If they prevail, there would be yet another special election for their House district. All told, there will be at least six special elections this year alone. There were three others during the legislative session, including for the districts of the late DFL Sen. Kari Dziedzic, who died of cancer, and former GOP Senator Justin Eichorn. He was arrested and criminally charged for allegedly soliciting a minor for prostitution.
