Steve Murphy, an 18-year member of the Minnesota Senate, announced Friday that he will not seek re-election.
By: Mike Longaecker, The Republican Eagle
Steve Murphy, an 18-year member of the Minnesota Senate, announced Friday that he will not seek re-election.
"I just want to spend more time with my family and pursue some other interests," the Red Wing Democrat said in an interview with the R-E. "The Legislature always needs a healthy infusion of fresh blood."
Murphy's District 28 seat has drawn the interest of Red Wing Mayor John Howe, who announced last week he will seek the GOP endorsement.
No other candidates have stepped forward so far in the race.
Murphy said he hopes that the seat stays in Democratic control. But "unless the DFL poses a strong candidate," he would encourage Republican Rep. Tim Kelly to run for the seat.
"If Tim Kelly would run, Tim Kelly would win," Murphy said of the first-term lawmaker who defeated incumbent Democrat Sandy Wollschlager in 2008. "He has the right attitude and the right disposition to be a good senator."
For the entire story, see Saturday's print edition
By: Mike Longaecker, The Republican Eagle
Steve Murphy, an 18-year member of the Minnesota Senate, announced Friday that he will not seek re-election.
"I just want to spend more time with my family and pursue some other interests," the Red Wing Democrat said in an interview with the R-E. "The Legislature always needs a healthy infusion of fresh blood."
Murphy's District 28 seat has drawn the interest of Red Wing Mayor John Howe, who announced last week he will seek the GOP endorsement.
No other candidates have stepped forward so far in the race.
Murphy said he hopes that the seat stays in Democratic control. But "unless the DFL poses a strong candidate," he would encourage Republican Rep. Tim Kelly to run for the seat.
"If Tim Kelly would run, Tim Kelly would win," Murphy said of the first-term lawmaker who defeated incumbent Democrat Sandy Wollschlager in 2008. "He has the right attitude and the right disposition to be a good senator."
For the entire story, see Saturday's print edition
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