BRIAN DAVIS

Age: 50

Home: Rochester

Family: Wife, Lori; four children.

Education: B.S., University of Illinois; M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); Ph.D., MIT; M.D., University of Illinois.

Career: Physician, Mayo Clinic, 1996-present; residency training in radiation oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1993-96.

Website: briandavisforcongress.com

GREGORY MIKKELSON

Age: 52

Home: Lake Crystal

Family: Divorced, two children

Education: Mankato Vocational School (now South Central Technical College), two-year degree in agribusiness.

Career: Grain elevator owner and farmer.

Website: None

TIM WALZ

Age: 44

Home: Mankato

Family: Wife, Gwen; two children

Education: B.S., Chadron (Neb.) State College

Career: Member, U.S. House, 2007-present; high school teacher; retired command sergeant major, Army National Guard.

Website: timwalz.org