Question: What party did the man who has served as a US representative , and had  a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota House of Representatives consider running against him in 2016?

Context articles: Joyce Peppin
Charles D. Sherwood
Tim Walz
Pam Myhra
Tony Cornish
Mike Sieben
Ezra T. Champlin
William R. Kinyon
John Q. Farmer
Kurt Daudt

Joyce J. Peppin (born July 2, 1970) is a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota House of Representatives.
 A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, she represents District 34A, which includes portions of Hennepin County in the northwestern Twin Cities metropolitan area.
 In 2015, Peppin became the Majority Leader of the Minnesota House of Representatives.
 She also works in communications and public relations.
Charles Daniel Sherwood (November 18, 1833 – July 3, 1895) was a Minnesota politician, the youngest Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives in state history, and the fourth Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota (1864–1866).
 He served in the Minnesota House of Representatives 1859–1861 and 1863 from Fillmore County, Minnesota.
 He was born in New Milford, Connecticut in 1833.
 He came to Minnesota in 1855 and was a farmer and work in the newspaper business.
 He died in Chicago, Illinois in 1895.
 In 1878, Sherwood settled in Franklin County, Tennessee and platted the community of Sherwood, Tennessee that was named for him.
Timothy James Walz (born April 6, 1964) is an American politician and member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party who has served as the U.S. Representative for 2=nd
Pamela J. Myhra (born 1957) is a Minnesota politician and served as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives during the 87th and 88th legislative sessions.
 A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, she represented portions of Dakota and Scott counties in the southern Twin Cities metropolitan area.
 During her first term representing Minnesota House District 40A; January 4, 2011 to January 7, 2013; Myhra served as a member of the Capital Investment, Education Finance, Education Policy and Tax committees.
 During her second term representing Minnesota House District 56A; January 8, 2013 to January 5, 2015; Myhra served as the minority lead member on the Early Childhood and Youth Development Policy committee and as a member of the Education Finance and Tax committees.
 In her second term she was appointed the minority party House legislative liaison to the Minnesota Early Learning Council and to the Minnesota Youth Council.
Tony Cornish (born May 3, 1951) is a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota House of Representatives.
 A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, he represents District 23B, which includes portions of Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Waseca, and Watonwan counties in the southern part of the state.
 Cornish was considering a 2016 run against U.S. Rep. Tim Walz.
Michael R. "Mike" Sieben (born June 23, 1946) is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives.
 A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he represented District 51B from 1973 until 1982.
 Mike is the brother of Harry A. "Tex" Sieben, a former Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives and the father of Katie Sieben, a former Minnesota State Senator.
Ezra T. Champlin (1839 in Vermont – 1928) was a Minnesota politician and Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives, the only member of the Alliance Party ever to lead the chamber.
 He first served in the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1875, and was sent back to the body from 1887 to 1888.
 He was elected speaker during his third stint in the legislature, in 1891, as part of an alliance between the Alliance Party and the Democratic Party.
William Riley Kinyon (February 3, 1833 in Mannsville, New York – June 2, 1914 in Owatonna, Minnesota was a Minnesota politician and Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives, representing Owatonna.
 His first year of service in the Minnesota House of Representatives was in 1868.
 After leaving the House as a representative, he served as Clerk of the House from 1869 to 1870.
 He was elected back to the body in 1874, and served as Speaker from 1875 to 1876.
John Quincy Farmer (August 5, 1823 in Burke, Vermont – August 1904) was a Minnesota politician, jurist, and Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives.
 He was first served in the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1866, and was elected speaker one year later, serving in the position until he left the house in 1868.
 He later served in the Minnesota Senate from 1871 to 1872, and was a judge for Minnesota's 10th judicial district from 1880 to 1893.
Kurt Louis Daudt (born September 26, 1973) is a Minnesota politician and the Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives.
 He is the former Minority Leader of the Minnesota House of Representatives.
 A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, he represents District 31A, which includes portions of Anoka, Isanti, and Sherburne counties in the east-central Minnesota, north of the Twin Cities metropolitan area.
 He lives in a cabin on Spectacle Lake near Pine Brook, Minnesota.