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Associated Press - November 11, 2009 6:35 AM ET
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - State Rep. Shantel Krebs of Renner says she has decided not to seek the Republican nomination for South Dakota's lone seat in the U.S. House.
Krebs says she will instead seek to switch from the state House to the state Senate in next year's election because the current senator in her district, Gene Abdallah of Sioux Falls, cannot seek re-election because he is term-limited in the Senate.
Krebs says she wants to remain in the Legislature to work on the state's budget problems.
Democratic Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin is seeking re-election to the U.S. House. Republicans who have announced their candidacies are Secretary of State Chris Nelson, state Rep. Blake Curd of Sioux Falls and political newcomer Thad Wasson of Piedmont.
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