Freeman has a long political pedigree, the grandson of a one-time governor and U.S. Agriculture secretary, and the son of former legislator and two-time gubernatorial contender Mike Freeman. Oh, yeah, and two-time Hennepin County Attorney, too.
Matt, though, has built up his own resume, including field and political director for Amy Klobuchar's 2012 re-election bid. He handled field staff, as well as endorsements by unions and other "electeds." He's still working part time in the office of St. Paul mayor Chris Coleman, as well.
And although he's still got that dreaded "612" prefix on his cell phone (see the announcement below), he's got some chops in the district. He ran Ward 3 council member Chris Tolbert's hard-fought campaign in 2011, including the contentious DFL endorsement process.
Tolbert is one of his campaign co-chairs this time, as is former Minnesota Nurses Association President Linda Slattengren. That organization played a key role the last time one of the neighborhood's legislative seats was open in 2006 -- and former MNA executive director Erin Murphy (64A) is now the House majority leader.
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