“I would like to extend my condolences to the family and friends of Mr. Weeks. The loss of any of us is an accident and it has been especially felt by someone who has invested energy in a campaign to serve public energy fees, ”Secretary of State Steve Simon said in a statement. “The law is clear on what happens next.”
The decision has had a devastating effect on Craig, who faces a well-funded GOP opposition in a district that President Donald Trump co-chaired in 2016. He won by 6 points after defeating Republican Jason Lewis in the open in mid-2018. -Seat race two years ago.
In a tweet Thursday, Craig wrote that she was “deeply saddened to hear the sad news of Adam Weeks’ passing earlier this week” and that he and his wife were praying for his family.
Special elections in February are likely to be a low-voting system, making the result unpredictable.
Lewis chose to fight the Senate election in this cycle, and the Marines p. Tyler Kistner confronts Craig with G.O.P. Got a nomination. He has provided an impressive fundraiser, earning more than 1 1 million by the end of July and dismissing Craig in the second quarter of this year.
Minnesota was the law Passed in 2013Sen. More than 10 years after the death of Paul Wellstone (D-Min.), Who died in a plane crash in 2002, just days before his hypercompetitive reaction campaign. Former Vice President Verter Mondale, who previously held the seat, replaced Wellston on the ballot, but lost to Republican Norm Coleman.
Simon, the current secretary of state, sponsored the bill when he served in the State House.
