The Democrat whose potential retirement gives his party the most heartburn every year, Minnesota Rep. Collin C. Peterson, is running for re-election next year.

“Yeah, I’m running. I’ve got 700 grand in the bank,” Peterson said outside the House chamber Wednesday afternoon.

The ranking Democrat on the Agriculture Committee, Peterson is one of the most conservative Democrats in the House, and he represents an agriculture-heavy 7th District that would likely flip to the Republicans if he ever called it quits. President Donald Trump carried the district by 31 points last fall, according to calculations by Daily Kos Elections.

Democrats need to gain 24 seats in the House next year to win a majority, so they can’t afford to lose any of the seats they currently hold.

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