BRAINERD — Denise Slipy announced her 2026 campaign to represent District 6 in the Minnesota Senate on July 9.
The DFL candidate ran against Republican state Sen. Keri Heintzeman in a special election to replace former Sen. Justin Eichorn in April. Heintzeman won with 60% of the vote, beating Slipy by 20 percentage points.
If no other candidates emerge on the DFL side, Slipy will likely run against Heintzeman again in 2026. Though Heintzeman has not officially announced she will run in the next election, she did collect donations for a 2026 run prior to the special election.
Slipy has served as a volunteer firefighter, first responder, corrections officer and reserve officer, according to a news release from her campaign. She plans to campaign on the environment, the economy, health care, education and mining.
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Contributed/Brainerd Police DepartmentCory Degeest was reported missing Sunday, July 13, 2025. She was last seen walking on Beech Street about two weeks ago. -
Contributed/Astera HealthThe center welcomed its first patient on Monday, July 14, 2025. The stated goal of the center is to provide rural Minnesotans cancer treatment with a shorter drive. -
Contributed/Minnesota Pollution Control AgencyHeavy ground-level smoke from wildfires in central Canada moved into Minnesota behind a line of thunderstorms on Friday, July 11, 2025, prompting an air quality alert. -
Contributed/National Weather Service DuluthRadar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area.
