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After redistricting was completed and maps were released, Hoffman decided in February 2012 to run for in Minnesota's 7th congressional district against incumbent Democratic U.S. Congressman Collin Peterson, who represented Minnesota's 10th Senate District himself in the 1970s and 1980s. [10] However, she was unsuccessful in earning the Republican Party's endorsement, which went to Lee Byberg. [11] Byberg was defeated by Peterson in the general election on November 6, 2012. [12]

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Gretchen Hoffman
Member of the Minnesota Senate
from the 10th district
In office
January 4, 2011 January 7, 2013