Original sentence: For the 2006 senate elections, the party endorses Mark Kennedy for United States Senate.Governor Tim Pawlenty is facing Mike Hatch in the 2006 gubernatorial election.Kennedy will face Democrat Amy Klobuchar in November.State Senator Michele Bachmann of Stillwater will face DFLer and child-safety advocate Patty Wetterling in the November election.The Independent-Republican Party (I-R) was the name used for the party from November 15,1975 until September 23, 1995.The Republican Party in Minnesota was the dominant party in the state for approximately the first hundred years of Minnesota's statehood, from 1858 through the 1950s.The Republican Party of Minnesota is the Minnesota branch of the United States Republican Party
Edited sentence: As the 2006 elections approach, the party will be seeking to endorse a candidate for United States Senate.Governor Tim Pawlenty is facting Mike Hatch in the 2006 gubernatorial election.Minnesota Congressman Mark Kennedy became the party's nominee, and will face Democrat Amy Klobuchar in November.State Senator Michele Bachmann of Stillwater will face DFLer (and child-safety advocate) Patty Wetterling in the November election.The Independent-Republican Party (I-R) was the name used for the   party from November 15,1975 until September 23, 1995.The Republican Party in Minnesota was the dominant party in the state for approximately the first hundred years of Minnesota's statehood (1858 through the 1950s).The Republican Party of Minnesota, as its name implies, is the Minnesota branch of the United States Republican Party.Two Republicans currently seek the endorsement from the party