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https://www.mprnews.org/story/2024/05/15/edelson-wins-hennepin-county-board-seat-special-election

DFL state Rep. Heather Edelson will fill a vacant seat on the Hennepin County Board, after winning a special election on Tuesday.

In preliminary results, Edelson got 54 percent of the vote to defeat businesswoman Marisa Simonetti. The two candidates emerged from a field of six after an April primary election.

Edelson will represent District 6, which includes Edina, Hopkins, Minnetonka and Wayzata, among other communities.

She campaigned on improving mental health services and resources for people with disabilities work that she says shes well-prepared for after her time in the legislature and her previous job as a mental health therapist.

She will fill the vacant seat left by Chris LaTondresse, who resigned last year to take a job with an affordable housing nonprofit. Edelson will start after the legislative session ends next week.

The seat is up for election again in November.

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