{"id":3316,"date":"2026-09-30T23:30:20","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T04:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elyminnesota.com\/blog\/?p=3316"},"modified":"2026-09-30T23:30:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T04:30:20","slug":"skraba-vs-kania-mn-house-3a-candidate-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elyminnesota.com\/blog\/skraba-vs-kania-mn-house-3a-candidate-forum\/","title":{"rendered":"Skraba vs Kania &#8211; MN House 3A candidate forum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/elyminnesota.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-30-at-10.30.40\u202fPM-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3338\" width=\"400\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elyminnesota.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-30-at-10.30.40\u202fPM-1.png 268w, https:\/\/elyminnesota.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-30-at-10.30.40\u202fPM-1-150x84.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption>Roger Skraba on left, Aaron Kania on right<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<p><em><mark style=\"background-color:#fcb900\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Scroll down to watch YouTube video<\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ely Branch of AAUW and the Ely Rotary Club hosted a Minnesota House District 3A candidate forum on September 2, 2026, at the MinnesotaNorth Colege&#8217;s Vermilion Campus in Ely, MN. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Incumbent Roger Skraba (GOP) is being challenged by Aaron Kania (DFL). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For info about MN elections on November 3, 2026, go to the MN Secretary of State website <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sos.mn.gov\/elections-voting\/\">www.sos.mn.gov\/elections-voting\/<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Candidates&#8217; statements (below) were submitted to and printed out by AAUW\/Rotary, and then given to audience just before the forum started. 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