PUBLIC INFORMATION SERVICES 175 State Office Building 100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. St. Paul, MN 55155 House of 651-296-2146 800-657-3550 Representatives Fax: 651-297-8135 Paul Thissen, Speaker

House booth features 13-question poll, opportunity to be the speaker Although attendance at the 2013 Minnesota State Fair was down because of a string of high heat and humidity-filled days, 7,063 people took the House of Representatives’ state fair poll, which offered up 13 questions on several issues of legislative concern. This year’s booth also featured a mockup of the House Speaker’s desk and the portrait of Abraham Lincoln that hangs above. Fairgoers were encouraged to take the gavel and envision themselves as the speaker, snap a photo and share it on social media. Since 1974, when the House of Representatives had its first state fair booth, members have used it as an opportunity to hear from Minnesotans beyond their district boundaries. Members who participated in this year’s House booth are: Rep. Jim Abeler (R-Anoka) Rep. Andrea Kieffer (R-Woodbury) Rep. Joe Atkins (DFL-Inver Grove Heights) Rep. Debra Kiel (R-Crookston) Rep. Bob Barrett (R-Lindstrom) Rep. (R-Little Falls) Rep. David Bly (DFL-Northfield) Rep. (DFL-Rochester) Rep. Kathy Brynaert (DFL-Mankato) Rep. Kathy Lohmer (R-Stillwater) Rep. Sr. (DFL-Crystal) Rep. (DFL-Eagan) Minority Leader (R-Crown) Rep. Denny McNamara (R-Hastings) Rep. (DFL-Mpls) Rep. Joe Mullery (DFL-Mpls) Rep. Raymond Dehn (DFL-Mpls) Majority Leader Erin Murphy (DFL-St. Paul) Rep. (R-Mazeppa) Rep. Pam Myhra (R-Burnsville) Rep. Roger Erickson (DFL-Baudette) Rep. Jerry Newton (DFL-Coon Rapids) Rep. (R-Princeton) Rep. (DFL-Bemidji) Rep. Tim Faust (DFL-Hinckley) Rep. (R-Waseca) Rep. Peter Fischer (DFL-Maplewood) Rep. Cindy Pugh (R-Chanhassen) Rep. (DFL-Golden Valley) Rep. (R-Byron) Rep. Bon Gunther (R-Fairmont) Rep. Shannon Savick (DFL-Wells) Rep. Tom Hackbarth (R-Cedar) Rep. Dan Schoen (DFL-St. Paul Park) Rep. (DFL-Eagan) Rep. (R-St. Cloud) Rep. (DFL-South St. Paul) House Speaker Paul Thissen (DFL-Mpls) Rep. Joe Hoppe (R-Chaska) Rep. (R-Hanska) Rep. (DFL-Brooklyn Park) Rep. JoAnn Ward (DFL-Woodbury) Rep. Jason Isaacson (DFL-Shoreview) Rep. Kelby Woodard (R-Belle Plaine) Rep. Brian Johnson (R-Cambridge) Rep. Barb Yarusso (DFL-Shoreview) Rep. Clark Johnson (DFL-North Mankato) Rep. (R-Elk River) Rep. Phyllis Kahn (DFL-Mpls)