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Party: DemocraticMilitary Experience: Five years active-duty Army; in the National Guard since 1999Rank: Originally retired as a Captain, current a Sergeant 1st Class in the GuardOverseas experience: Served in Iraq in 2005; also served in Kosovo in 2003 and 2004Previous offices: Five years as city mayorWebsite:www.stevesarvi.orgOpponent: John Kline (incumbent)Party: RepublicanMilitary background: 25 years in the Marine CorpsPrevious offices: Six years in the U.S. HouseWebsite:www.klineforcongress.orgWhat local papers are saying:Campaigns spar over veterans issuesAgri news candidate profiles:KlineSarviLatest poll numbersNo district polls conducted yetRace profile: Sarvi stepped down from his post as mayor of Watertown to volunteer for deployment to Iraq in 2005. Kline, a helicopter pilot in Vietnam, is a member of the House Armed Services committee.

Other Military Candidates:Mike Coffman (R)CO 6th

Allen West (R)FL 22nd

Jill Morgenthaler(D)IL 6thCharlie Summers (R)ME 1stNathan Bech (R)MA 1stSteve Sarvi (D)MN 2ndAshwin Madia (D)MN 3rdVince Micco (R)NJ 9thLee Zeldin (R)NY 1stKieran Michael Lalor (R)NY 19thWill Breazeale (R)NC 7thDuane Sand (R)ND at largeSteve Stivers (R)OH 15thJohn Boccieri (D)OH 16thRep. Patrick Murphy (D)PA 8thBill Russell (R)PA 22ndRob Miller (D)SC 2ndThomas Hermann (Prog)VTDuncan D. Hunter (R)CA 52ndMike Lumpkin (D)CA 52ndRick Noriega (D)TX (U.S. Senate)Sen. Lindsey Graham (R)SC (U.S. Senate)

Courtesy of stevesarvi.orgSteve Sarvi is running on the Democratic ticket in Minnesota's 2nd District.

This year 20 war veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan are running for Congress. Stripes.com will be highlighting those races daily – the candidates, their opponents and what local newspapers are saying – leading up to Nov. 4. Check back on election night for the latest updates.

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