Sarvi officially set to kick off campaign against Kline.
October 4th, 2007 2:04 am by DJ DanielsonFrom The Hill:
Minnesota
Iraq veteran and former Watertown Mayor Steve Sarvi will file for the Democratic primary to take on Rep. John Kline (R-Minn.) this week, Sarvi told The Hill on Wednesday.
“I’ve always had a process with this thing of taking it sort of step by step and seeing how it goes,” Sarvi said. “So the next step for us is to raise money and see what the reception’s like.”
Democrats are bullish about Sarvi, who said he would file either Wednesday or Thursday. They say his military background will help him cut into a major base of Kline’s support.
Kline is a retired Marine colonel who served as an aide to Presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan. He has carved out a reputation built on veterans’ issues.
Despite being a Democratic target, he has survived reelection bids with relative ease the last two cycles, winning both by 56-40 margins.
I finally had the opportunity to meet Sarvi a couple of weeks ago at a SD 35 DFL picnic. We will continue to follow this race closely here at IDHA.