House Agriculture Chairman Collin Peterson is expected to announce soon that he will run for reelection in his rural Minnesota district, according to a source familiar with his plans, setting up a bitter battle as the the Democrat fights to keep his seat.
Petersons decision to run for reelection means that Democrats will try to hang onto a seat in a district that has grown more conservative. President Donald Trump, who won that district by 31 points in 2016, intends to campaign aggressively in the Midwest. The announcement could come as soon as today.
His top challenger is former Lt. Gov. Michelle Fischbach, a GOP recruit. Fischbach has tried to tie Peterson to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, one of his longtime friends, and argues that the district needs a representative who will back Trumps policies.
