Marijuana candidate dies, again

Second Congressional District candidate Paula Overby dies

Paula Overby, a third-party candidate running in Minnesota's most competitive congressional district, has died at age 68, a family member said Wednesday.

Her death comes as early voting is underway in the Second District, where Democratic U.S. Rep. Angie Craig is facing off with Republican Tyler Kistner in a heated race that could help decide control of the House.

Overby, running as part of the Legal Marijuana Now party, was the only other candidate on the ballot in the district that includes suburbs in the south metro and rural communities.

She is the second Legal Marijuana Now candidate to die shortly before an election in the Second District. In 2020, the substance abuse-related death of the party's candidate, Adam Weeks, also came a little more than a month before Election Day.

https://www.startribune.com/second-congressional-district-candidate-paula-overby-dies/600213213

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