district 1

Candidate Johnson: 'How we spend our money is an expression of our values'
By Lori Sorenson
August 12, 2026
Over 60 people gathered at the Rock County Library in Luverne Thursday night for a public town hall meeting with Dist. 1 Congressional candidate Jake Johnson, Stewartville. Johnson is the DFL frontrunner challenging incumbent GOP candidate Brad Finstad in the Nov. 3 election to represent Minnesota’s District 1, which covers the southern portion of Minnesota. “We had great conversations at our…
Who will YOU elect as our next U.S. rep?
By Mavis Fodness, reporter
March 22, 2022
In two months voters in Congressional District 1 (which includes Rock County) will face the first of several ballots to fill the U.S. representative vacancy. I say “several” ballots because in the middle of filling the vacancy for five months, another vote will take place to fill the same position during the November general election for the two-year term beginning in January. The best scenario…