Former 8th District Congressman Rick Nolan announced Tuesday he was endorsing DFL candidate Quinn Nystrom for his former seat.

Nystrom is running for the northeastern Minnesota congressional seat, which has been under Republican control since last year when U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber was elected after Nolan's retirement. Nolan held the seat from 2013 to 2019.

In a Tuesday news release about the endorsement, Nolan wrote: "I’ve known Quinn Nystrom for years, seen her experience at all levels of government first hand. She’s effective, she knows how to get things done and that’s why I’m endorsing her campaign for Congress."

Nystrom, 33, is a lifelong diabetes advocate, fighting to lower insulin prices, according to a news release from her campaign.

Her advocacy work started as a child when she raised money for diabetes research, following her brother's diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes. Nystrom was later diagnosed herself. She's also lobbied at the federal and state level to reduce health care costs, the release read.

The Baxter native is up again Republican incumbent Stauber, who was elected to the congressional seat by 5 percentage points over DFL candidate Joe Radinovich. Radinovich was Nolan's former campaign manager and received an endorsement from Nolan.

Radinovich has bowed out of consideration for the 2020 race, saying he wanted to spend more time with friends and family.

Marjorie "Marje" Holmstrom-Sabo is also running as a DFL candidate for the 8th District.

According to a news release announcing her candidacy, Holmstrom-Sabo "believes that putting people first is the necessary approach for the challenges that face residents of Northern Minnesota."

The 8th District DFL convention is scheduled for May 2-3, at a place to be determined. Congressional 2020 elections will be held on Nov. 3.