Just hours after a Minnesota anti-abortion group endorsed Republican Chip Cravaack for the 8th District seat in Congress, a group called Democrats for Life of America has endorsed incumbent DFLer Jim Oberstar.
"While Republicans are ramping up their misinformation about Jim's record, he continues to lead and stay consistent to his pro-life principles," said Kristen Day, executive director of Washington-based Democrats for Life of America.
The group said Oberstar led efforts to keep federal money from being used for abortion and supported inclusion of the Pregnant Women Support Act in the legislation to provide more support for pregnant women so they do not see abortion as their only choice.
Oberstar always has been considered an anti-abortion Democrat but lost the endorsement of Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life because he voted for health-care reform legislation this year. MCCL said the legislation could allow public funding of abortions. Nonpartisan groups say the law allows for abortion funding only in the case of rape or incest or to save the life of the mother.
Some Democrats say MCCL has become a Republican-leaning group in recent years.
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Cravaack to appear at Fredenberg town hall meeting
The Citizens Research Council will hold a town hall meeting at 7 p.m. today in the Fredenberg Town Hall, 5104 Fish Lake Road north of Duluth, for people to meet and ask questions of Republican congressional candidate Chip Cravaack.
The group also invited incumbent DFL Rep. Jim Oberstar, but Oberstar declined to attend.
Hermantown school unions hold School Board candidate forum
Hermantown teachers and paraprofessionals union will hold a forum for School Board candidates at 7 p.m. Monday in the Hermantown High School library.
Three positions are up for election. Two incumbents have bowed out and only one person -- an incumbent -- filed for the three open positions. Six others announced they would be write-in candidates because only one person had filed, said Kevin Leonard, president of the union Education Minnesota, Hermantown.
Candidates who have indicated they will appear at the forum are incumbent Greg Carlson and write-in candidates Leo Plewa, Deanna Gronseth, Sara Romagnoli, Terri Kragseth and Blaine Peterson. Rick Fuller plans to run but will not attend the forum.
