Babbitt mayor announces republican run for District 3 Senate seat

DULUTH, MN. (KBJR) -Babbitt mayor Andrea Zupancich announced Monday she is running as a republican for the Minnesota District 3 Senate Seat.

Zupancich has been the mayor of Babbitt since 2014 and ran unopposed again in 2020.

Zupancich was also one of seven mayors who endorsed Former President Trump during the 2020 Presidental Election.

Zupancich said in a statment “I know that we have an abundance of natural and human resources, including our hard-working families, that need a strong voice to advocate for them at the Capitol.”Sen.

Sen. Tom Bakk currently holds the District 3 seat and announced his retirement last week.

Keith Steva, a Cook resident, announced his campaign for the District 3 seat last week.

The newly formed Senate District 3 includes all of Cook, Koochiching, and Lake Counties, and parts of Cass, Itasca, and St. Louis counties.

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