State Senator Grant Hauschild officially filed for re-election Thursday, announcing his campaign to continue representing Minnesota Senate District 3.
He had been connected as a possible running mate for Amy Klobuchar in her quest to be Minnesota’s next governor.
As of Thursday, Hauschild will again face Republican challenger Andrea Zupancich, the mayor of Babbitt.
“Over the last four years, we’ve proven that you can still get things done by staying focused on the issues that actually matter to people,” said Hauschild. “While too much of politics has become about chaos and division, I’ve stayed focused on putting the Northland first and just delivering results for our communities.”
Since first being elected, Hauschild has become known as one of the legislature’s most bipartisan and effective lawmakers, working across party lines to secure major investments and policy wins for Northeastern Minnesota.
Among the accomplishments highlighted by the campaign:
• Securing major social security and property tax relief for homeowners across northern Minnesota.
• Delivering historic support for rural ambulance services and a water emergency response program along the North Shore.
• Leading efforts to stabilize rural hospitals in communities across the Northland.
• Advancing legislation to return more mining production tax revenue directly to local schools, cities, and townships.
• Helping secure record infrastructure investments in northern Minnesota.
• Passing reforms to improve government accountability, transparency, and fraud prevention while modernizing outdated county systems.
• Leading bipartisan permitting reforms and economic development initiatives to create jobs while maintaining Minnesota’s environmental standards.
• Fighting for working families, labor unions, and industries that support family sustaining jobs in Northern Minnesota.
Hauschild said his campaign will continue focusing on affordability, economic opportunity and protecting rural communities from growing financial pressures coming from the federal level.
“People in the Northland want leaders who show up, listen, and fight for them,” Hauschild said. “That means standing up for our schools, our hospitals, our workers, our small towns, and ensuring Greater Minnesota has a voice at the table. I’m running for re-election because there’s still more work to do, and I’ll continue fighting every day to put the Northland first.”
Hauschild currently represents the largest and most rural legislative district in Minnesota, including communities across the Iron Range, North Shore, over half the Canadian border, two tribal nations, and communities outside of Duluth.
