Former Minnesota State Senator Dan Skogen was unanimously endorsed for the new Senate District 8 seat at the endorsing convention held Saturday in Battle Lake.
Skogen previously served four years in the state senate beginning in 2007, in District 10, which included all of Otter Tail and Wadena counties, and part of Becker County. While in the senate he served on committees dealing with education, agriculture, veterans, commerce and the environment.
Skogen, of Hewitt, lost in his bid for reelection in 2010 to Gretchen Hoffman, R-Vergas.
With the state redistricting complete, Skogen found himself in the new Senate District 8, which includes most of Otter Tail County and eight townships in northeastern Douglas County.
"I decided last summer to seek the endorsement no matter where the new district lines took me," he said in a press release.
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Skogen works in Wadena as a radio sports broadcaster and sales representative. He and his wife, Dee, live west of Hewitt on a hobby farm. They have two adult sons.
"I'm looking forward to the challenges of campaigning in a new area, and working at the state capitol in St. Paul again," said Skogen. "While public service is not easy work, the process is important and I look forward to bringing my common sense approach of getting things done back to the state senate for the people of this area."
Also at the DFL endorsing convention, party delegates endorsed retired school teacher Bob Cunniff of Alexandria to run against GOP incumbent Mary Franson, also of Alexandria, for House District 8B. At this time House District 8A has no DFL candidate to run against incumbent Bud Nornes, R-Fergus Falls.
