 Candidates are making the rounds. Candidates from all races are making the rounds. And one of those candidates says, Karen Housley, who is running for U.S. Senate. Now, Housley has been making her way around the state, listening and speaking with voters about key issues. Housley has served as a state senator for district 39 and chaired the aging and long-term care policy and was vice chair of the Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance Policy. She says she's focused a large portion of her campaign in greater Minnesota. The greater Minnesota vote is really crucial. We have to get everyone out to vote in greater Minnesota because their voices really do deserve to be heard. I think with the whole Franken and now with Tina Smith, they're very metro-centric and they're not traveling throughout the state. And my husband and I have had a place up here in greater Minnesota since 1990. And this is, we've got strong roots here. So really representing greater Minnesota in Washington, D.C. is very, very important. Karen and her husband, Phil Housley, have had a cabin in the Walker area for the last three decades. Phil Housley, of course, is a former NHL hockey player and current head coach of the Buffalo Sabres. He says he's proud to be on the campaign trail with his wife and is impressed by everything she has accomplished. The thing that I see and when I'm watching her in this campaign and it's been going on for, since January is how hard she works. Her schedule is loaded every day and she's on the move, she's making a difference and that's why I'm really proud of her because she's really put her heart and soul into this campaign. Housley will also be making campaign stops in Grand Rapids and Duluth. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.