News Update: District 24A to feature race for state rep

A last minute filing has produced a race for state representative in Minnesota’s District 24A, which covers Steele and Waseca counties.
Former Steele County commissioner and county administrator Tom Shea of Owatonna has filed for District 24A to challenge incumbent John Petersburg in November’s general election.
Petersburg, of Waseca, has been in office since 2013.

“While Representative Petersburg and I share similar positions on some issues the next Legislature will confront, we have profound differences on others,” Shea said. In particular, Shea points to strict adherence to party leadership and speaking truth to power of those leaders who fail in core principles of decency, decorum, respect for all and accountability. 
Shea said with his filing on Tuesday, District 24A will be represented in the next legislature by the people’s choice, rather than default.