Rep. Pete Stauber announces reelection bid

Rep. Pete Stauber Reelection bid

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(ABC 6 News) – Representative Pete Stauber announced he will run for reelection in Minnesota’s Eighth District.

Stauber made the announcement today in a video posted to his profile on the social media app Twitter.

The Republican first won Minnesota’s Eight Congressional District in 2018 and later reelected in 2020.

Democrat and former state representative Jen Schultz of Duluth recently announced plans to challenge Stauber a second time. She ran against Stauber in 2020.