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Knoblach suspends re-election campaign
By Mike Cook
Rep. Jim Knoblach speaks on the House Floor during the 2018 session. Knoblach suspended his re-election campaign Friday. (House Photography file photo)
Rep. Jim Knoblach (R-St. Cloud) is ending his re-election campaign effective immediately.
The decision comes after a Minnesota Public Radio report Friday indicating it planned to publish detailed accusations from his now-adult daughter of inappropriate behavior by Knoblach.
Knoblach posted the following statement on his campaign website and Facebook page:
“Our daughter has been estranged from our family for some time. In late 2016 she made some extremely hurtful and untrue accusations on a Facebook post, which was briefly put up and then taken down. These accusations were fully investigated by Sherburne County, dismissed, and the case closed in April 2017.
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