Republican lawmaker launches state Senate bid in battleground district AlphaNews.org

Republican lawmaker launches state Senate bid in battleground district AlphaNews.org

Share This StoryRep. Tom Dippel, a Republican state legislator, kicked off his campaign for a battleground Minnesota Senate seat on Monday. The seat, District 41, encompasses a portion of the southeast metro area and includes Cottage Grove, Hastings, Lakeland, and Afton. Dippel’s entry into the race sets up a potential high-stakes rematch for one of the most closely-contested Senate seats in Minnesota. In 2022, Dippel ran for the same seat again…