sixth congressional district

Youth and adults in the Sixth Congressional District gathers at the Atwood Memorial Center on the campus of St. Cloud State University for the St. Cloud Youth Summit.

A Circle Pines environmental activist says she'll seek the Democratic endorsement to run for Congress in Minnesota's 6th District. Judy Adams says Monday she will run as a problem solver and political outsider.

A Republican state senator from St. Cloud says he's leaning toward a run for the open seat in Minnesota's 6th Congressional District. Sen. John Pederson says he's "very serious" about running. He says he could officially file as a candidate later in June.

Another well-known Republican is dropping out of the race to replace Michele Bachmann in Minnesota's 6th Congressional District. Amy Koch, the former state Senate majority leader from Buffalo, says Tuesday she's not running.

One possible Republican candidate for Michele Bachmann's congressional seat is taking herself out of the running while another gets ready to announce his plans. Bachmann's surprise decision not to seek reelection started a scramble among possible Republican successors in the right-leaning 6th Congressional District