Article: Nods to newcomers in legislative races; Loon, Newton and Tim Sanders are best choices to serve.(NEWS)(Editorial)

District 42B: Jenifer Loon Two admirable candidates have emerged in Eden Prairie to succeed former House GOP majority leader Rep. Erik Paulsen, who is running for the U.S. House. Both would bring strengths to the Legislature. But at a time when the state's economy needs a boost, our nod goes to the small-business policy expertise of Republican Jenifer Loon over that of DFLer Jerry Pitzrick. Loon, 45, most recently a stay-at-home mom, grew up on a South Dakota dairy farm. After college, she spent more than a decade in Washington in a variety of roles, including a stint as chief of staff for the U.S. House Small Business Committee and a lobbyist for a builders' association. ...

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