As we noted yesterday, House of Representatives candidates that can raise $1,500 in $50 increments can qualify for a sizable bump in financing from the state.<\/p>\n
Each Senate district covers double the area, \u00a0so it has to raise double the money \u00a0– $3,000 – for double the bump.<\/p>\n
Here are the MN Senate candidates in CD4.<\/p>\n
SD 38 – Roger Chamberlain<\/a> – I haven’t actually heard if incumbent Chamberlain has hit the hit the threshold yet – I wouldn’t doubt that he has. \u00a0But if you’re a Tea Partier, a Ron Paul supporter or <\/em>a fiscal hawk of any stripe, Chamberlain is one of the brighter spots in what was a dismal year in the Senate. \u00a0It’d be a nice sign if he were not merely to win his race, but to crush <\/em>his opponent. \u00a0He hasn’t updated his page for the new race yet – I’m sure that’s coming – but I suspect his “donate<\/a>” link works just fine.<\/p>\n SD 39 – Ray Vandeveer<\/a>\u00a0Another incumbent, Vandeveer is a hawk that voted against the stadium and has been a solid conservative throughout.<\/p>\n SD 41 – Gina Bauman<\/a>\u00a0– Bauman, a New Brighton businesswoman and city councilwoman, is in her second campaign for the Senate. \u00a0She’s the kind of person we need more of in the Senate. \u00a0And SD41 is winnable – but getting the bump from the state would be a huge help. She’ll be up against Barb Goodwin. \u00a0Need I say more?.<\/p>\n SD 42 – April King<\/a>\u00a0is running in the new 42; the good news is it’s an open seat; the less-good news is that it’s one of those twisty-turny gerrymandered districts that pairs some good right-leaning districts up north with a few bat spittle crazy ones in Vadnais Heights. \u00a0But this is winnable; that extra bump from the state would help a lot. (UPDATE: I had an outdated link up there before; if you haven’t been there, go! \u00a0If you went to the old one, go back!)<\/p>\n