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PVI: R+5
I drew this seat to be as friendly as possible to Peterson, or at least winnable for a Democrat when he retires. Compared to the actual seat, it takes in more of the Iron Range, but pulls out of some southern counties. All of St. Cloud is here, which has some very odd municipal boundaries. Overall, it moves from Romney +10 to Romney +6.
Minnesota's 7th (the one preceding this district) is one of my
favorite districts in the country. Spent many a summer vacation there. They have one of the best Congressmen in the House, in my opinion; fits the district extremely well: Democrat, but conservative. He usually writes or at least is a huge part of the ag bill. It's fascinating how this district is one of the top 10 agricultural districts in the US and it also has an extremely diverse landscape; lakes and forests in the north to flat prairie in the south and hills in Stearns County. Beautiful.
If after 2020 Minnesota loses a seat, I'd rather see this district expand south rather than east into the Iron Range. To me, it would make more sense for the district which is heavily reliant on agriculture to bring in more agricultural land rather than the almost no agriculture in the Iron Range.
