FARIBAULT — Delegates to the 2nd Congressional District DFL Convention today endorsed Steve Sarvi Congress. Sarvi will face incumbent Rep. John Kline, a Republican, in the November election.

FARIBAULT — Steve Sarvi is favored to win the DFL nomination for Congress Saturday at the 2nd District convention in Faribault.

Sarvi, 43, who is resigning as city administrator of Victoria next Friday, will face is Peter Idusogie, who lost the 2004 DFL nomination to Teresa Daly.

By Shannon Fiecke, staff writer

Former Prior Lake-Savage School Board member Sue Bruns won the DFL endorsement for state House on Saturday over previous candidate Doug Zila.

State Rep. Mike Beard, R-Shakopee, today announced that he will seek re-lection to his House District 35A seat.

Beard was elected in 2002 and re-elected in 2004 and 2006.

“I’m proud of the accomplishments we’ve been able to make and excited about the opportunity to do more,” Beard said.

A Burnsville DFLer who wanted to get his party's endorsement to unseat U.S. Rep. John Kline has dropped out of the race.

Dan Powers, a construction contractor, said he'll back Steve Sarvi in the 2nd Congressional District race.

Sarvi is also from Burnsville and an Iraq war veteran with 19 years of military experience and experiece as a city administrator.

Powers announced his decision Friday. He said that DFLers need to unite, and that Sarvi is the candidate who can beat Kline, a third-term Republican.

Steve Sarvi, who is seeking the DFL nomination to run for Congress against incumbent John Kline in the 2nd Congressional District, will stop in Shakopee as part of a “listening tour” on Wednesday.

Sarvi will visit Coffee Ta Cream, at Shakopee Town Square, at 5:30 p.m. where he will discuss transportation issues.

Two people intend to seek the DFL nomination for the state House seat held by Rep. Michael Beard, R-Shakopee.

Prior Lake resident Doug Zila, who ran a fierce campaign last election but was unable to unseat Beard in the last election, will try again. Zila is employed by Operating Engineers and is president of the Minnesota Transportation Alliance.

Former Prior Lake-Savage Area School Board Member Sue Bruns also announced her intention to seek the DFL nomination

The Minneapolis Saint Paul 2008 Host Committee has hired Teresa McFarland, who is a partner in McFarland Cahill Communications, Prior Lake, to serve as communications director.

McFarland will manage communications for the marketing and promotion of Minneapolis, St. Paul, Bloomington and the region in relation to the upcoming Republican National Convention.

Visitors to this Web site will have live access to tonight's debate between U.S. Senate candidates Mike Ciresi, Al Franken and Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer.

The three are seeking the DFL Party’s endorsement to run against Republican U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman this year.

Monday’s debate is being held at Rainy River Community College in International Falls and is co-sponsored by the International Falls Daily Journal.

Visitors to this Web site will have live access to the Monday, Feb. 11 debate between U.S. Senate candidates Mike Ciresi, Al Franken and Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer.

The three are seeking the DFL Party’s endorsement to run against Republican U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman this year.