Two Minnesota special elections in heavily Democratic Twin Cities-area state legislative districts will decide control of the state's House of Representatives for the third time in less than a year.

Chris Madel, a Minneapolis lawyer who represented the immigration agent who fatally shot Renee Good, said Monday that he was ending his Republican campaign for governor of Minnesota after a second protester was killed by federal authorities.

Nikolai, a labor lawyer who won a December DFL primary, will face the sole Republican candidate, business owner Dan Walsh.

The Justice Department has urged Minnesota to hand over voters’ private data. It is part of a national push that has raised concerns about the Trump administration’s motives.

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The Trump Administration had already asked Minnesota for access to voter and welfare information last year. Minnesota has resisted the federal push for voter data, and Simon noted that the matter is subject to ongoing litigation.