District 6 early voting starts Friday

Starting Friday, April 12, residents of Hennepin County District 6 can begin casting absentee ballots for the special election primary on Tuesday, April 30, to fill the vacant county commissioner seat. Six candidates, all from Edina, are running for the District 6 seat. The candidates are state Rep. Heather Edelson (DFL-50A, Edina), political consultant Patrick Gage, Normandale Community College director of procurement Janet Kitui, nonprofit leader Daniel Moret, businesswoman Marisa Simonetti, and Hopkins School Board member Jen Westmoreland. With more than two candidates running, a primary will be held on...