Adopt a District Update - Rep. Abrams Not Running For Reelection

Big news, everybody Republican Rep. Ron Abrams, the incumbent in our Adopt-a-District district, 43B, was appointed today by Gov. Pawlenty to a Hennepin County judgeship. This means that John Benson will be running angainst a lesser-known candidate. Great news for him and an even better chance for us to help take back the House.

In addition to nearly quadrupling his legislative salary of $31,140 to a judge's pay of $119,913, Abrams will avoid a tough reelection battle in a west-suburban district that has been trending toward Democrats. In 2004, he posted his smallest victory margin ever, 5 percentage points over DFLer John Benson, as Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry outpolled President Bush in the district by more than 6 points. (Star Tribune)