By: Ryan Faircloth
Local residents filled every seat in an auditorium at a Monday debate between longtime Minnesota Rep. Phyllis Kahn, DFL-Minneapolis, and her two DFL competitors, Ilhan Omar and Mohamud Noor.
The debate, held at the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School of Public Affairs, drew discussion of local and state issues ahead of the district’s Aug. 9 primary. The winner of the vote will determine which candidate will be on November’s general election ballot.