Republicans in Minnesota's 6th Congressional District elected Chairman David Fitzsimmons, a supporter of U.S. Rep. Ron Paul

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BLAINE — Republicans in Minnesota's 6th Congressional District elected Wright County Party Chairman David Fitzsimmons, a supporter of U.S. Rep. Ron Paul's presidential campaign last year, to be the district's new party chairman during the weekend.

Fitzsimmons, a Cokato hog farmer, beat former state Rep. Jim Knoblach, R-St. Cloud, and Sherburne County Republican Paul Vollkammer on the first ballot to win the seat. The meeting and election took place Saturday at the National Sports Arena.

"On the path to a Republican majority in the Legislature, all our options lead through us picking up seats in this district," Fitzsimmons said. "We need to leverage our strong Republican districts and work on winning back those districts that are a toss-up or that lean toward the DFL."

Fitzsimmons became Wright County's party chairman earlier this year and joined the local party leadership just two years ago, along with the increasing participation of Republicans who supported Paul's presidential campaign.

He was the congressional district's coordinator for the Paul campaign, and was an officer in the state Constitution Party earlier in the decade.

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