Aitkin County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census,the population was 15,697. Its county seat is Aitkin. Part of the Mille Lacs Indian Reservation is in the county. The county was created in 1857 and organized in 1871.
Grand Rapids is a city in Itasca County,Minnesota,United States,and it is the county seat. The population was 11,126 at the 2020 census. The city is named for the 3.5-mile (5.6 km) long rapids in the Mississippi River which was the uppermost limit of practical steamboat travel during the late 19th century. Today the rapids are hidden below the dam of UPM Paper Company.
Tom Saxhaug is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),he represented District 5,which included portions of Beltrami,Cass,Hubbard,and Itasca counties in the northern part of the state.
Sandra L. "Sandy" Pappas is a Minnesota politician and former President of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),she represents District 65,which includes parts of Saint Paul in Ramsey County in the Twin Cities metropolitan area.
Michelle Louise Helene Fischbach is an American attorney and politician who is the U.S. representative from Minnesota's 7th congressional district. The district,which is very rural,is Minnesota's largest congressional district and includes most of the western area of the state. A Republican,Fischbach served as the 49th lieutenant governor of Minnesota from 2018 until 2019. As of 2024,she is the most recent Republican to have held statewide office in Minnesota.
Thomas Anzelc is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party,he represented District 5B in northern Minnesota.
Carly Melin is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),she represented District 6A,which included portions of the Iron Range in Itasca and St. Louis counties in northeastern Minnesota. In February 2018,Melin became executive director of the Minnesota State Building and Construction Trades Council,a labor group representing 70,000 union members. On January 31,2019,Attorney General Keith Ellison appointed Melin as government affairs director for his office.
The 2016 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 8,2016,to elect members to the House of Representatives of the 90th Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held in several districts on August 9,2016. The election coincided with the election of the other house of the Legislature,the Senate.
Mary Kelly Kunesh is an American politician and member of the Minnesota State Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),she represents District 39,which includes parts of the counties of Ramsey,Hennepin,and Anoka,and the cities of Fridley,Spring Lake Park,Columbia Heights,Hilltop,New Brighton,and St. Anthony.
The 2018 United States Senate election in Minnesota took place on November 6,2018,to elect a United States Senator from Minnesota. Incumbent Democratic–Farmer–Labor U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar was reelected in a landslide,defeating Republican state House of Representatives member Jim Newberger. This election was held alongside a special election for Minnesota's other Senate seat,which was held by Al Franken until he resigned in January 2018. U.S. House elections,a gubernatorial election,State House elections,and other elections were also held.
Justin Eichorn is an American politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,he represents District 5 in north-central Minnesota.
Matt Bliss is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2021,who also served from 2017 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,Bliss represents District 2A in northern Minnesota,which includes parts of Becker,Beltrami,Cass,Clearwater,Hubbard,Itasca,and Mahnomen Counties.
Julie Sandstede is an American politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),she formerly represented District 6A in northeastern Minnesota.
Liz Olson is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2017. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),Olson represents District 8A in northeastern Minnesota,which includes parts of the city of Duluth in St. Louis County.
The 2018 United States Senate special election in Minnesota took place on November 6,2018,to elect a United States senator from Minnesota to replace incumbent Democratic senator Al Franken until the regular expiration of the term on January 3,2021. Facing multiple accusations of sexual misconduct,Franken announced on December 7,2017,that he would resign effective January 2,2018. Governor Mark Dayton appointed Franken's successor,Tina Smith,on December 13,2017,and she ran in the special election. This election coincided with a regularly scheduled U.S. Senate election for the Class 1 Senate seat,U.S. House elections,a gubernatorial election,State House elections,and other elections.
Hillary Jeanne Scholten is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative from Michigan's 3rd congressional district since 2023. The district,which was once represented by late President Gerald Ford,is based in Grand Rapids and includes much of the urban core of West Michigan. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
The 2020 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 3,2020,to elect members to the House of Representatives of the 92nd Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held in several districts on August 11,2020. The election coincided with the election of the other house of the Legislature,the Senate,and other elections.
Spencer R. Igo is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2021. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,Igo represents District 7A in northern Minnesota,including the city of Hibbing and parts of Aitkin,Itasca and St. Louis Counties.
The 2022 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 8,2022,to elect members to the House of Representatives of the 93rd Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held in several districts on August 9,2022. The election coincided with the election of the other chamber of the Legislature,the Senate.
Ben Davis is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2023. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,Davis represents District 6A in northern Minnesota,which includes the city of Grand Rapids and parts of Cass,Crow Wing,and Itasca Counties.
