Tuesday, June 01, 2010

Enter Goodwin

You could see this coming right down Central Avenue:

Sen. Satveer Chaudhary, the DFLer from Fridley being criticized over a possible conflict of interest case, has a new challenge: Former state legislator Barbara Goodwin.

Goodwin, a six-year House member who left office in 2008, filed Tuesday to challenge Chaudhary in the DFL primary in August. She is currently a school board member in Columbia Heights and an adjunct professor at Hamline University.

It was hardly surprising that Goodwin would be the candidate that the DFL would want in this instance. Although Goodwin served with little distinction in her three terms in the Minnesota House, she pretty much kept her nose clean and was a reliable DFL vote. She's been around local politics for a long time and is by all accounts well-liked in Columbia Heights. It will be interesting to see what Chaudhary does next, especially if the local DFL strips his endorsement, which now seems likely.

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