Sen. Hoffman Running For Congress CD7
Republican State Senator Gretchen Hoffman of Vergas announced she will run against Congressman Colin Petersen in the 7th District.
Here’s the release:
Gretchen Hoffman Announces Run for Congress
Republican Will Challenge Longtime Washington Politician Collin Peterson
Vergas, Minn. – Vergas Republican Gretchen Hoffman today entered the race for Minnesota’s Seventh Congressional District, challenging 11-term Democrat Collin Peterson. Hoffman is a former nurse and small business owner and is currently serving her first term in the Minnesota Senate. In her announcement, Hoffman vowed to give Congressman Collin Peterson his toughest challenge to date.
“Like many of my neighbors, I’ve grown increasingly frustrated with Washington politicians who continually fail to clean up the mess they’ve created with their mountains of wasteful spending,” said Hoffman. “Collin Peterson has simply been in Washington too long and has lost touch with his Minnesota values. I look forward to the coming campaign and building a winning coalition of Minnesotans who want to see fiscal responsibility return to our nation’s capitol.”
Hoffman has received a 100% rating from the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce and a “Best Friend of the Taxpayer” award from the Taxpayer’s League of Minnesota for her work in the state Senate.
Hoffman was born and raised in North Dakota, but has been a resident of Minnesota for more than 30 years. She has been married to her husband Virgil for 29 years, and they have three grown sons, Jonathan, Joseph and Douglas. Gretchen and her husband are proud, long-time members of the National Rifle Association.





