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A new face in District 57A Bierman wins the open House seat
by Patty Dexter SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE
Residents in House District 57A will have a new state representative in the next legislative session. DFL candidate Robert Bierman won the House seat on Tuesday, getting 12,007 votes or 54.53 percent, according to the unofficial results. “A big thank you to the community for putting their trust in me at this time and I want to go to the state Capitol and prove them correct in their belief and work hard,” he said. Three candidates were seeking the House District 57A seat – Lakeville resident Matt Lundin (Republican), Bierman, an Apple Valley resident, and Apple Valley resident Matthew Swenson (Libertarian). Lundin got 9,296 votes (42.22 percent) while Swenson got 704 votes (3.20 percent). Bierman gathered with members of his campaign and other local DFL Party members at the Dakota County United Educators Union office in Apple Valley Tuesday evening, while Lundin spent the evening with
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House District 57A DFL candidate Robert Bierman, left, and District 57A Rep. Erin Maye Quade listen to an update on election results from Jeff Anderson, Bierman’s campaign treasurer, during a DFL gathering at the Dakota County United Educators Union office in Apple Valley, Nov. 6. family members, neighbors and friends in his Lakeville home. Swenson met with other Libertarian Party members at a restaurant in New Hope. District 57A Rep. Erin Maye Quade, DFL-Apple Valley, was not on the ballot after she became state Sen. Erin Murphy’s running mate during the DFL gubernatorial primary. The Murphy ticket
lost to 1st District U.S. Rep. Tim Walz and state Rep. Peggy Flanagan, DFL-St. Louis Park, who beat Republican challengers Jeff Johnson, a Hennepin County commissioner, and his running mate Donna Bergstrom, a retired Marine Corps intelligence officer on Tuesday. District 57A includes a portion of southern Apple Valley and a northeast por-
tion of Lakeville. According to the candidates, a variety of issues resonated with voters they came into contact with while campaigning. Bierman said health care was the No. 1 issue for a long time on the campaign trail along with education. He added when he starts his term next year he plans to “be a voice for health care reform and
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focus on affordability, access and quality that Minnesotans want,” along with focusing on improving educational outcomes for young people. Door knocking was Bierman’s favorite part of the campaign process because he enjoyed talking to people and listening to what was important to them. “Politics touches evSee 57A, 2A
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A host of DFL candidates won statewide races and ousted two incumbent Republican U.S. House members on election night. Democratic candidate Angie Craig of Eagan held slight edges over U.S. Rep. Jason Lewis, RWoodbury, who was seeking a second term, throughout the night, but eventually pulled away with a 52.65 to 47.15 advantage. She was declared the Angie winner at about 10:30 Craig p.m. after which she thanked supporters who had gathered at the Lone Oak Grill in Eagan. Craig said the campaign was about providing affordable health care, creating jobs, and supporting education. “This campaign has always been about what we’re fighting for in this country,” Craig told supporters. “What we’re fighting for is quality affordable health care for every single American. It’s about jobs and job skills for every person in this country. It’s been about taking dark, anonymous money out of our politics.” Her win helped Democrats regain control of the U.S. House. It hasn’t held a majority in that chamber since 2010. “It’s been about listening and showing up,” Craig said. “It’s about decency and civility. It’s about working together to try to find common ground and actually govern in this country.” See House, 11A
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