2nd Minnesota Republican Says She Was Punched

PLYMOUTH, MN — A second Minnesota Republican this week has come forward about an attack. State Rep. Sarah Anderson, of Plymouth, said she was punched in the arm Sunday by a man after telling him to stop kicking her campaign sign.

When she confronted the man, a self-described anarchist, he told her she should kill herself, according to Anderson. He later punched her when she tried to get a photo of him, the representative said.

"The idea that they will physically attack me, that is un-Minnesotan, that is not how we operate, and that’s not how we solve problems in the state," she told KMSP.

Plymouth police is investigating the incident. The allegation comes after Shane Mekeland told the Benton County Sheriff's Office he was punched in the face at a bar.

Mekeland said he suffered a concussion from the alleged attack.

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