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It's Official: Obermueller Seeks Rematch Against Kline

Mike Obermueller, who was defeated by incumbent Rep. John Kline (R) in the race for the Second Congressional District last fall, says he's game for a rematch.

Eagan resident Mike Obermueller announced on Wednesday that he will seek a rematch against incumbent Rep. John Kline (R). But first, the former state representative will have to overcome another DFL challenger: Sona Mehring.

"I proud of the work we did last year in our run for Congress; we ran a positive, competitive campaign," Obermueller said in a video announcement posted to Youtube. "On the farm where I grew up, I learned pretty early on that you don't quit working until the job is done, and the job of getting a better representative in this district is far from over."

Obermueller, a former state representative, ran against Kline in the 2012 election, following a congressional redistricting process made Kline's traditionally conservative district more competitive.

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Last fall, Kline received 193,587 votes, or 54.01 percent of the total votes cast. Obermueller received 164,335, or 45.85 percent.

The Second Congressional District, identified as a battleground district in 2012, will again be at the top of national Democrats' priority list in the 2014 cycle, Obermueller said in a news release. The district was listed on the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s “Red-to-Blue” list in 2012, and is expected to make the list again in 2014, according to the release.

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Obermueller and Mehring will both seek Democratic endorsement in the upcoming election, according to a report in the Star Tribune.

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Obermueller lives in Eagan with his wife Sara and their two teenage sons. He volunteers at St. Thomas Beckett Catholic Church, as a youth basketball coach and is an active member of the Dakota County Regional Chamber of Commerce.


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