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Another DFLer wants chance to face Bachmann in 2010 race
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Another DFLer hopes to unseat U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann in Minnesota's Sixth Congressional District next year.
State Sen. Tarryl Clark announced Wednesday she had filed paperwork with the Federal Elections Commission to run for the seat.
An attorney from St. Cloud, Clark is the assistant Senate majority leader and has held her seat since 2005.
In an e-mail to supporters, Clark said she will abide by the party's endorsement next year.
Clark had been considered a possible gubernatorial candidate for 2010.
Her formal entry into the congressional contest creates a three-way race among Democrats to beat Bachmann in the north suburban district.
This week, Elwyn Tinklenberg announced his third attempt at the seat. A former mayor of Blaine, he served as state transportation commissioner under Gov. Jesse Ventura. Dr. Maureen Reed, a physician who was an Independence Party candidate for governor in 2006, is also vying for the sixth district seat.
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