Martin Ludden says he's decided against 64B run

Martin Ludden, a Comcast executive and Iraq war vet, says he's NOT going to run for the open seat in 64B next year. In response to an inquiry by The Race for 64B, Ludden said he'd decided against it:

"After very serious consideration and lots of conversations with friends and local leaders, my wife and I have made the difficult decision that the timing of a run for office is not right for our family. I remain excited about the future of this district and I look forward to finding other ways to continue serving my home community and the people of Minnesota."

That leaves at least seven, and possibly eight people still in the running on the DFL side. Here's a list from the Senate DFL District 64 website. Tomorrow night the party is having a candidate, well, what to call it? Gathering, perhaps?

These folks are on the agenda, at any rate: 

Melanie McMahon 
Gloria Zaiger 
Beth Fraser 
Greta Bergstrom 
Dave Pinto 
Matt Freeman 
Matt Bergeron 

You may also note that absent from this list is former legislator Brian Bergson. He's been tentative about a run in the past, but The Race for 64B has asked him directly, and hopefully we'll have a little clarity on that issue shortly.