A national Republican fundraising group dedicated to GOP control of state legislatures has targeted the Minnesota Senate as a pickup opportunity in 2016.
National GOP group targets control of Minnesota Senate
The Republican State Leadership Committee, a national group, says it will financially support efforts to flip control of the Minnesota Senate from the DFL to GOP.
July 30, 2015 at 9:40PM
The Senate Republican Caucus announced Thursday that it had landed on the priority list for the Republican State Leadership Committee. The group said its efforts in Minnesota would also be aimed at retaining the current Republican majority in the House.
"They know we can win back control of the Senate," Senate Minority Leader David Hann said.
Democrats currently occupy 39 state Senate seats versus 28 held by Republicans. All 67 members of the Senate will be up for re-election a year from November.
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