Edina Mayor Jim Hovland formally announces his bid for Congress today.
Hovland is a former Republican turned Democrat. He's running for the 3rd District U.S. House seat being vacated by retiring Republican Jim Ramstad.
Two other Democrats are running for Ramstad's seat -- state Senator Terri Bonoff and Iraq war veteran Ashwin Madia.
On the Republican side, state Representative Erik Paulsen is running. Paulsen plans to make a formal announcement this month.
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