DULUTH — DFLer Aaron Schweiger beat Republican Rep. Natalie Zeleznikar in the race for state House District 3B.
Schweiger is a fifth-generation Northlander from Hermantown. He is the managing director of Zenith Asset Management, LLC.
Zeleznikar lives in Fredenberg Township and served as assistant party leader in the House. She was first elected in 2022.
State House District 3B includes portions of Lake and St. Louis counties, and the cities of Two Harbors, Hermantown, Proctor, Rice Lake and one precinct of Duluth.
It's the second state House seat in the greater Duluth area to flip blue. DFLer Chris Swanson defeated Republican Rep. Jeff Dotseth in House District 11A, which includes Carlton County.
Schweiger will begin his two-year term in January.
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