Ramsey County Judge Leonardo Castro ruled that Curtis Johnson didn’t live in the Roseville-area district for the required six months ahead of the election.

Rep. Lisa Demuth, R-Cold Spring, might become the new speaker of the Minnesota House after Democrat Curtis Johnson was ruled ineligible.

A district court judge on Friday granted a challenge to Democratic Rep.-elect Curtis Johnson’s residency, blocking him from taking office.

A newly elected Democrat failed to meet the residency requirement and is ineligible to serve in the Minnesota House of Representatives, a Ramsey County district judge ruled Friday in a decision that will shift partisan power in St.

District Court Judge Leonardo Castro on Friday ruled that Democrat Curtis Johnson did not meet the residency requirement to serve in the Minnesota House, enjoining him from receiving an election certificate and saying the seat should be filled through a special election.