Jimeno's Retirement Shakes Things Up

The retirement of Senator Phil Jimeno is going to have some interesting consequences for our distict and our county.

Who will the Democrats run? Mike Miller, in the article, seems concerned as to who his party will put forth. Will it be School Board Member Ned Carey from Brooklyn Park? Will it be Senator Jimeno's son Gregory? Will somebody else jump in the fray?

Will John Lepold once again drop out of the County Executive race to run for State Senate? Leopold traditionally quits the County Executive race in the May-June timetable, so quitting to run for State Senate, instead of continuing on, is surely something on his radar.

What happens to the four candidates continuing on in their race for County Executive? Will more drop out? Will more run?

And what about the candidates running for office already in District 31. The Republican side has four announced candidates for State Senate, plus six announced candidates for Delegate. If Leopold does quit, how will all of that shake out?

Jimeno's retirement leaves us with so many more questions than answers this morning.