Overview
- Luke Gulbranson, 42, released a campaign video Wednesday announcing a Democratic run for Minnesota's 8th District to challenge four-term Rep. Pete Stauber.
- He centers his message on lowering costs, protecting key programs, and expanding affordable health care, citing a working-class Iron Range upbringing that included food assistance and Medicaid.
- He will seek the DFL endorsement at the May 2 district convention, where Minnesota’s Democratic Party affiliate often decides who gets funding and volunteers.
- USA TODAY reported an April 15 FEC filing after earlier local reports showed no filing on record, a step that lets campaigns raise money and report donors under federal rules.
- Stauber is expected to be unopposed in the GOP primary, and the district anchored by Duluth and the Iron Range leans on union jobs and kitchen-table economics that could shape the race.