Vogel announces run for House

Former Scott County Commissioner Bob Vogel of Elko New Market announced Friday that he is a candidate for the District 20A House of Representatives seat being vacated by Rep. Kelby Woodard.

Vogel, who is Chairman and CEO of the New Market Bank, served six years on the Scott County Board, from 2003-2008, and has a long list of public service in the Elko New Market and Lakeville communities and in the banking industry. 

Woodard, a Republican from Belle Plaine, announced earlier this week that he would not run for reelection. He is moving out of state to become involved in a startup Catholic high school serving underpriveleged youth. 

District 20A includes Southern Scott and Western Le Sueur counties, including the cities of Elko New Market, New Prague, Belle Plaine, Le Sueur, Le Center and Cleveland