By Associated Press - Sunday, August 30, 2020

MINNETONKA, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips says his suburban Minneapolis campaign office was burglarized.

Phillips tweeted about the overnight break-in at his Minnetonka campaign office on Sunday. He also posted a photo of a shattered glass door.

“To the thieves stealing campaign signs from my supporters’ lawns across the district and the criminals who broke into our Minnetonka campaign office overnight, the irony isn’t lost on me,” Phillips wrote. “Your disregard for law and stoking of fear and disorder, only increases my resolve.”

Campaign spokesman Richard Carlbom confirmed to the Star Tribune that items were stolen from the office, but did not disclose what was taken or provide a damage estimate.

Carlbom says Phillips’ campaign is working with law enforcement and reviewing security footage to identify those responsible.

Phillips, a Democrat, won election to the 3rd Congressional District in 2018, flipping the western suburban seat for Democrats for the first time in decades. He faces Republican challenger Kendall Qualls in November.

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