Republican state Sen. Eric Pratt announces bid for Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District

Fourth-term Republican state Sen Eric Pratt of Prior Lake communicated a bid for Minnesota s nd Congressional District on Monday Pratt joins Democrat colleague Sen Matt Klein in the race for the seat which is left open following Rep Angie Craig s bid for Sen Tina Smith s Senate seat Pratt is entering the race for a competitive purple district which covers the south Twin Cities metro area Scott Dakota and Le Sueur counties and parts of Rice County and Washington County State Sen Eric Pratt of Prior Lake disclosed his bid for Minnesota s nd Congressional District on July This campaign is about putting families first Pratt revealed in a Monday news release The people of the Second District deserve a representative who listens understands their challenges and delivers real results President Trump is making strides and bringing resource back to our economic activity but families in CD still need someone who can win in November to keep that momentum going This open seat is critical and it s going to take a Republican in Congress who will fight to deliver real relief where it s needed largest part Pratt co-chaired the Senate Finance Committee when the Senate was tied in and sits on the Capitol Assets and Jobs and Economic Progress committees Outside of the Senate Pratt has worked in finance for U S Bank and Target according to his campaign website The race for the nd Congressional District seat is expected to be one of the preponderance competitive of the state s congressional districts Craig first flipped the congressional seat in which had been red since She was narrowly reelected in with of the vote and in with according to the Minnesota Secretary of State Craig won the purple district bulk comfortably in the general balloting when she defeated Republican Joe Teirab with of the vote Other candidates in the race include Democrat and former state Sen Matt Little as well as Republican Tyler Kistner a former U S Marine Corps member Related Articles Union organizer to run for Minnesota s th Congressional District Minnesota s voting safeguards stopped a voter fraud scheme in its tracks secretary of state says Former state legislator Melisa L pez Franzen ends campaign for U S Senate Republican Kendall Qualls joins race for Minnesota governor State Sen Matt Klein DFL-Mendota Heights will seek Craig s U S House seat