The former owner of The Interchange Wine & Coffee Bistro in Albert Lea, who was recently released from the Freeborn County jail for violating COVID-19 safety measures, announced Thursday she is running for the newly formed state Senate District 23 seat. Lisa Hanson was convicted in December of six misdemeanor counts after reopening her restaurant during the height of the pandemic. She also has a separate case with three criminal counts that is still outstanding. She has filed a motion to dismiss the charges.
-0-