(Duluth, MN) — Republican Joe Fraser kicks off his challenge to Democratic U-S Senator Amy Klobuchar with stops today in Duluth (1135am) and Moorhead (605pm), and tomorrow in Rochester and Mankato. Fraser, a retired U-S Navy commander who now works in the banking industry, says,” Klobuchar’s time in office hasn’t made the lives of Minnesotans any better and things have actually gotten worse.” He says the cost of public education is soaring, yet the school system ranks only 16th-best in the world, and points to the “crises at our borders,” historic national debt and unsafe streets. Fraser, entering the race only about nine months before the election, will likely have a tough battle because of Klobuchar’s consistently high poll numbers.