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Minnesota State Rep. Kriesel Won't Seek Re-Election

Republican state Rep. John Kriesel, an injured war veteran who has won admiration from both sides of the aisle, said his family has suffered with his absence when he was deployed and then when he returned and ran for the Legislature. He has been a strong and rare GOP critic of fellow Republicans who voted for a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage.

Republican state Rep. John Kriesel, an injured war veteran who has won admiration from both sides of the aisle, said his family has suffered with his absence when he was deployed and then when he returned and ran for the Legislature. He has been a strong and rare GOP critic of fellow Republicans who voted for a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.