 We are just over a month away from Minnesota's primary election and candidates for all offices have been out actively campaigning for votes. One candidate for attorney general made stops in Bemidji and Brainerd, Debra Hillstrom has been traveling all across greater Minnesota speaking to voters on issues of health care, elder abuse and the opioid epidemic. In a crowded field with four other democrats for the DFL endorsement, Hillstrom says she stands out from the rest. Starting in the legislature for the last 18 years working on issues of consumer protection and public safety, I also was a prosecutor for the Inoka County Attorney's Office. So not only have I written the law but I've actually defended it in court. I am the only one who's done that so I believe I'm uniquely qualified for this position to be Minnesota's advocate and lawyer. Hillstrom faces congressman Keith Ellison, Matt Pelican and former Minnesota commissioner of commerce Mike Rothman for the DFL endorsement. Now Republicans vying for that seat include Sharon Anderson, Robert Lissard and former state representative Doug Wardlow.