Article: VOTER'S GUIDE; state representative district 57a; Incumbent Katie Sieben, DFL, is running for state Senate.(SPECIAL)(VOTER'S GUIDE)

At stake Tuesday: All 134 seats in the Minnesota House. House breakdown by party during 2006 legislative session: 68 Republican, 66 DFL. Term of office: Two years.

The essay question: Candidates were asked to submit a 100-word statement about the issue that would be most important to them if elected.

KARLA BIGHAM, DFL, COTTAGE GROVE, WWW.KARLABIGHAM.COM

Background: Age 27. Cottage Grove City Council member; former chair of the Cottage Grove Public Safety, Health and Welfare Commission; paralegal in the Property Crimes Division of the Hennepin County Attorney's Office; B.S. degree from Winona State University; lifelong resident of the district ...

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