Last DFL senator in rural Northland announces reelection bid

HERMANTOWN — State Sen. Grant Hauschild will run for a second term representing the northeasternmost part of Minnesota.

The Hermantown DFLer defeated Babbitt Mayor Andrea Zupancich by just over 700 votes in 2022.

They’ll likely face off once more this year vying to represent District 3, as Zupancich has also announced a campaign.

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The mayor of Babbitt — a Republican — lost to DFLer Sen. Grant Hauschild in Senate District 3 by 703 votes in 2022.

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District 3 stretches from Koochiching County to Grand Portage to the Duluth suburbs.

Hauschild’s campaign page highlights the tax relief, local aid and projects that benefited the region in his first term.

The last DFL state legislator in rural Northern Minnesota said he’ll focus on “bread-and-butter issues that matter most to our communities.”

Some of his priorities include eliminating income taxes on Social Security, increasing public safety funding for police and mental health services, and fixing the funding gap for rural emergency medical services.

“[Hauschild] believes that around the Northland, people go out of their way to have each other’s back,” his campaign page stated. “[He] believes our leaders should have our backs, too, and that is how he approaches his role every day as the Senator for the Northland.”