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There are now at least 15 state lawmakers who have decided not to run again for their spots.

According to his local paper, State Rep. Doug Magnus, R-Slayton, will make a stab at replacing retiring state Sen. Jim VIckerman, DFL-Tracy.

From the Worthington Globe:

Dist. 22A Rep. Doug Magnus, R-Slayton, announced Tuesday that he will not seek a fifth two-year term in the Minnesota House and will instead seek election to the Minnesota Senate in District 22.

Magnus will seek the seat being vacated by Jim Vickerman, DFL-Tracy, who is retiring after serving in the Minnesota Senate since 1987. Vickerman's nephew Kevin Vickerman, a Murray County commissioner and also a Tracy Democrat, has also announced his intention to seek the seat.

Here are the other announced retirees:

House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher, DFL-Minneapolis, who is running for governor

Rep. Marty Seifert, R-Marshall, who is running for governor

Sen. Tarryl Clark, DFL-St. Cloud, who running for Congress against U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann

Rep. Karla Bingham, DFL-Cottage Grove Rep. Jeremy Kalin, DFL-North Branch Rep. Cy Thao, DFL-St. Paul Rep. Rob Eastlund, R-Cambridge Rep. Randy Demmer, R-Hayfield, who is running against U.S. Rep. Tim Walz Sen. Steve Murphy, DFL-Red Wing Sen. Pat Pariseau, R-Farmington Sen. Jim Vickerman, DFL-Tracy Sen. Dennis Frederickson, R-New Ulm Rep. Dan Severson, R-Sauk Rapids, who is running for Secretary of State