MINNEAPOLIS — A local attorney said safety and justice are the foundations of his campaign for Hennepin County Attorney.

Matt Pelikan announced he is entering the race on Wednesday. Also running for the job are prosecutor Hao Nguyen and Rep. Cedrick Frazier.

Pelikan said in a news release that he has lived in downtown Minneapolis for 20 years, and that while he is optomistic for what lies ahead, people also need to "confront the scourge of gun violence, safeguard the freedoms that allow us to speak and assemble, and reject the reckless voices that pit neighbor against neighbor and would trade our democracy for division and fear."

He also said he is a lifelong Democrat and progressive, and that "True progress means safe communities, equal justice, and a shared future built on dignity and

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