Elections

Erika is a member of the Red Lake Nation who felt called to run this election cycle as DFL in MN House district 2b in Beltrami, Cass, Mahnomen and Clearwater County

In the final debate of PBS Lakeland's Debate Night 2022, District 6B Candidates Sally Boos (DFL) & Josh Heintzeman (R) gather at the Brainerd Studio to discuss their ideas for the future of their district and what they would change if given the chance. KAXE News Director Heidi Holtan served as a panelist for this #Election2022 coverage.

From the Lakeland PBS Brainerd, MN, Studio. Rick Blake (DFL) and Ben Davis (R) discuss, debate, and share their plans and ideas for District 6A. KAXE News Director Heidi Holtan serves as a panelist for this #Election2022 coverage.

Lakeland PBS, The Bemidji Pioneer, The Brainerd Dispatch, Northern Community Radio & The Park Rapids Enterprise are joining forces to bring you Debate Night 2022. 4 nights of debates involving state lawmakers from throughout North Central Minnesota.In the fifth debate of Debate Night 2022, Rep. Matt Bliss and Erika Bailey-Johnson discuss their plans and ideas for Minnesota House District 2B.

Lakeland PBS, The Bemidji Pioneer, The Brainerd Dispatch, Northern Community Radio & The Park Rapids Enterprise are joining forces to bring you Debate Night 2022. 4 nights of debates involving state lawmakers from throughout North Central Minnesota.In the fourth debate of Debate Night 2022, Rep. Matt Grossell and Reed Olson discuss their plans and ideas for Minnesota House District 2A.

Lakeland PBS, The Bemidji Pioneer, The Brainerd Dispatch, Northern Community Radio & The Park Rapids Enterprise are joining forces to bring you Debate Night 2022. 4 nights of debates involving state lawmakers from throughout North Central Minnesota. In the third debate of Debate Night 2022, Rep. Steve Green & Alan Roy discuss their plans and ideas for Minnesota State Senate District 2.

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Candidates in the Minnesota Senate District 3 race met in a forum produced by WDSE -WRPT. Moderator Heidi Holtan, KAXE/KBXE's News Director, questioned Republican candidate Andrea Zupancich and DFL candidate Grant Hauschild in this hour-long special.

Candidates in Minnesota Senate District 6 met in Lakeland PBS' Debate Night 2022 on October 17th. KAXE's Heidi Holtan served as a debate panelist in this matchup between Sen. Justin Eichorn (R) and Steve Samuelson (DFL).

Candidates in MN Senate District 7 race met in The Northland Forum, produced by WDSE -WRPT. KAXE/KBXE's News Director, Heidi Holtan moderated the conversation between candidates Rob Farnsworth (R) and Ben DeNucci (DFL) in this hour-long special.