Hering wins DFL 9A endorsement

Alex Hering wins DFL Representative District 9A endorsement.

On Sunday, March 25, 2018, the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party of Representative District 9A unanimously endorsed Alex Hering for the Minnesota State House.

Alex Hering
Photo by Trina Raymond, Luminous Prints

Delegates of Wadena, Todd, Cass and Morrison Counties met in Browerville for the biannual Senate District 9 Convention.

House District 9A includes most of Wadena County, southwest Cass County and two-thirds of Todd County.

All 30 delegates from 9A voted, without dissent, to nominate Hering, a general contractor from Pillager, to run for the seat currently occupied by Republican John Poston of Lake Shore.

At the same convention, delegates from Representative District 9B endorsed Little Falls teacher Stephen Browning.

Previously, on Saturday, March 17th, in Mahnomen, delegates from Wadena County in Representative District 2B participated in the process of endorsing Karen Branden of rural Detroit Lakes for the seat currently held by Republican Paul Utke.

You can contact Alex Hering by email at alex@hering4mn9a.com

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