Swordsmyth
06-05-2018, 01:46 PM
Democratic Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison will be resigning his position in Congress shortly and leaving his position with the Democratic National Committee to focus on becoming Minnesota's next Attorney General, according to reports.
Politico reports (https://www.politico.com/story/2018/06/04/ellison-minnesota-attorney-general-623660) that Ellison, who has been in Congress for a little less than three terms, is "chafing" at being in the minority and feels as though he was cheated out of the DNC Chair position, which eventually went to Tom Perez.
He'd prefer, Politico says, to be a leader in the anti-Trump "resistance," and since attorneys general have largely been leading the way in that effort, Ellison may take the opportunity to run for the open AG seat in his home state.
He'll have to make the decision quickly; the deadline to file as a candidate is Tuesday at midnight. Ellison was reportedly in "deep discussions" about the paperwork as recently as late Monday night.
More at: https://www.dailywire.com/news/31463/keith-ellison-leaving-congress-and-dnc-not-emily-zanotti?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=idealmedia&utm_campaign=dailywire.com&utm_term=68731&utm_content=2247003
Politico reports (https://www.politico.com/story/2018/06/04/ellison-minnesota-attorney-general-623660) that Ellison, who has been in Congress for a little less than three terms, is "chafing" at being in the minority and feels as though he was cheated out of the DNC Chair position, which eventually went to Tom Perez.
He'd prefer, Politico says, to be a leader in the anti-Trump "resistance," and since attorneys general have largely been leading the way in that effort, Ellison may take the opportunity to run for the open AG seat in his home state.
He'll have to make the decision quickly; the deadline to file as a candidate is Tuesday at midnight. Ellison was reportedly in "deep discussions" about the paperwork as recently as late Monday night.
More at: https://www.dailywire.com/news/31463/keith-ellison-leaving-congress-and-dnc-not-emily-zanotti?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=idealmedia&utm_campaign=dailywire.com&utm_term=68731&utm_content=2247003