WDIO: Hear from four candidates running for the Minnesota District 6 seat

As of April 2nd, the candidates have been finalized for the Minnesota Senate District 6 seat recently vacated by Just Eichorn. Nine candidates have thrown their names into the race, with eight Republican candidates and one DFL candidate.

Denise Slipy of Crow Wing County is the only DFL candidate in the race. Slipy works as an Environmental Health and Safety Specialist and first responder and chose to run for the open seat to give a voice back to the district.

“I’m running to be the voice of the people, all people, not just the party,” said Slipy.

Slipy noted that she believes economic development, education, and pay equity are the major issues impacting District 6 and that if she were to be elected, she would hold true to her promise of being a voice for the people by being transparent in her actions.

“It’s got to be back to the people. We keep hearing everything has to go back to the states, right? Well, now it’s time for everything to go back to the people. And I think with the marches from this weekend, that shows that the people are tired of not being heard, and they’re going to stand up and have their voice heard. And I want to be that sounding board for them,” said Slipy.

The DFL candidate would also work with her Republican counterparts to reach a common end goal.

“If I’m elected, I want to show that we can still work together. It’s time for the parties to go away. We need to actually be humans again, be kind to each other, be empathetic,” said Slipy.