First-time candidate wins 65% of delegate vote on first ballot
WADENA, MINN. (Valley News Live) – Erik Osberg won the DFL endorsement for Minnesota’s 7th Congressional District on Saturday, earning 65% of the vote on the first ballot.
Osberg defeated Minnesota State House Rep. Heather Keeler, who received 35% of the vote.
“I’m incredibly humbled and grateful to the delegates, and honored to have earned their trust and their vote,” Osberg said. “Our campaign talks a lot about gratitude and I couldn’t have reached this point without the incredible team we’ve put together.”
Osberg, a first-time candidate for office, has worked for the last nine years as the Rural Rebound Initiative Coordinator for Otter Tail County. He will face Republican Michelle Fischbach in the general election in November.
Erik Osberg is a husband, father, small business owner, and working-class Minnesotan running to represent Western Minnesota in Congress.
Erik believes public service starts with listening. Across thousands of conversations with people throughout the district, he has heard the same concerns again and again: families are working hard and still falling behind, family farms are under pressure, rural healthcare is harder to access, public schools need support, and Washington is not focused enough on the people it is supposed to serve.
Erik is running because we can do better.
