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48B Abeler, Jim (R) ...... 509 ...... 1729 9A Lanning, Morrie (R) ...... 593 ...... 5515 43B Abrams, Ron (R) ...... 585 ...... 9934 63B Larson, Dan (DFL) ...... 287 ...... 7158 19A Anderson, Bruce (R) ...... 437 ...... 5063 44B Latz, Ron (DFL) ...... 225 ...... 7026 3A Anderson, Irv (DFL) ...... 321 ...... 4936 40B Lenczewski, Ann (DFL) ...... 237 ...... 4218 39B Atkins, Joe (DFL) ...... 217 ...... 4192 66A Lesch, John (DFL) ...... 223 ...... 4224 35A Beard, Michael (R) ...... 577 ...... 8872 30A Liebling, Tina (DFL) ...... 393 ...... 0573 51B Bernardy, Connie (DFL) ...... 233 ...... 5510 1B Lieder, Bernie (DFL) ...... 323 ...... 5091 12B Blaine, Greg (R) ...... 545 ...... 4247 55A Lillie, Leon (DFL) ...... 353 ...... 1188 29B Bradley, Fran (R) ...... 563 ...... 9249 59A Loeffl er, Diane (DFL) ...... 307 ...... 4219 25A Brod, Laura (R) ...... 581 ...... 4229 22A Magnus, Doug (R) ...... 515 ...... 5505 35B Buesgens, Mark (R) ...... 445 ...... 5185 67A Mahoney, Tim (DFL) ...... 289 ...... 4277 45B Carlson, Lyndon (DFL) ...... 283 ...... 4255 65B Mariani, Carlos (DFL) ...... 203 ...... 9714 56A Charron, Mike (R) ...... 571 ...... 4244 9B Marquart, Paul (DFL) ...... 345 ...... 6829 61A Clark, Karen (DFL) ...... 303 ...... 0294 57B McNamara, Denny (R) ...... 431 ...... 3135 24B Cornish, Tony (R) ...... 487 ...... 4240 53B Meslow, Doug (R) ...... 531 ...... 5363 25B Cox, Ray (R) ...... 413 ...... 7065 4A Moe, Frank (DFL) ...... 369 ...... 5516 37A Cybart, Lloyd (R) ...... 539 ...... 5506 58A Mullery, Joe (DFL) ...... 367 ...... 4262 31B Davids, Gregory M. (R) ...... 477 ...... 9278 6B Murphy, Mary (DFL) ...... 343 ...... 2676 62A Davnie, Jim (DFL) ...... 309 ...... 0173 46A Nelson, Michael (DFL) ...... 317 ...... 3751 52B Dean, Matt (R) ...... 417 ...... 3018 17B Nelson, Peter (R) ...... 433 ...... 5377 49A DeLaForest, Chris (R) ...... 503 ...... 4231 18A Newman, Scott (R) ...... 569 ...... 1534 29A Demmer, Randy (R) ...... 597 ...... 9236 10A Nornes, Bud (R) ...... 471 ...... 4946 28A Dempsey, Jerry (R) ...... 575 ...... 8635 16B Olson, Mark (R) ...... 501 ...... 4237 6A Dill, David (DFL) ...... 315 ...... 2190 15B Opatz, Joe (DFL) ...... 277 ...... 6612 47A Dittrich, Denise (DFL) ...... 371 ...... 5513 11B Otremba, Mary Ellen (DFL) ...... 247 ...... 3201 27A Dorman, Dan (R) ...... 517 ...... 8216 37B Ozment, Dennis (R) ...... 479 ...... 4306 23B Dorn, John (DFL) ...... 201 ...... 3248 42B Paulsen, Erik (R) ...... 459 ...... 7449 17A Eastlund, Rob (R) ...... 449 ...... 5364 64B Paymar, Michael (DFL) ...... 253 ...... 4199 2A Eken, Kent (DFL) ...... 329 ...... 9918 31A Pelowski, Jr., Gene (DFL) ...... 295 ...... 8637 58B Ellison, Keith (DFL) ...... 229 ...... 8659 1A Penas, Maxine (R) ...... 579 ...... 9635 19B Emmer, Tom (R) ...... 523 ...... 4336 32A Peppin, Joyce (R) ...... 411 ...... 7806 64A Entenza, Matt (DFL) ...... 267 ...... 8799 20A Peterson, Aaron (DFL) ...... 351 ...... 4228 41A Erhardt, Ron (R) ...... 591 ...... 4363 41B Peterson, Neil W. (R) ...... 527 ...... 7803 16A Erickson, Sondra (R) ...... 473 ...... 6746 45A Peterson, Sandra (DFL) ...... 213 ...... 4176 21B Finstad, Brad (R) ...... 379 ...... 9303 27B Poppe, Jeanne (DFL) ...... 231 ...... 4193 26B Fritz, Patti (DFL) ...... 239 ...... 8237 40A Powell, Duke (R) ...... 407 ...... 4212 36B Garofalo, Pat (R) ...... 429 ...... 1069 5A Rukavina, Tom (DFL) ...... 279 ...... 0170 12A Gazelka, Paul (R) ...... 529 ...... 4333 26A Ruth, Connie (R) ...... 565 ...... 5368 50A Goodwin, Barbara (DFL) ...... 331 ...... 4331 42A Ruud, Maria (DFL) ...... 311 ...... 3964 54A Greiling, Mindy (DFL) ...... 259 ...... 5387 2B Sailer, Brita (DFL) ...... 327 ...... 4265 24A Gunther, Bob (R) ...... 559 ...... 3240 50B Samuelson, Char (R) ...... 415 ...... 0141 48A Hackbarth, Tom (R) ...... 409 ...... 2439 54B Scalze, Bev (DFL) ...... 241 ...... 7153 22B Hamilton, Rod (R) ...... 423 ...... 5373 21A Seifert, Marty (R) ...... 381 ...... 5374 39A Hansen, Rick (DFL) ...... 221 ...... 6828 5B Sertich, Anthony “Tony” (DFL) ...... 273 ...... 0172 66B Hausman, Alice (DFL) ...... 245 ...... 3824 14A Severson, Dan (R) ...... 553 ...... 7808 13A Heidgerken, Bud (R) ...... 507 ...... 4317 57A Sieben, Katie (DFL) ...... 215 ...... 4342 46B Hilstrom, Debra (DFL) ...... 375 ...... 3709 44A Simon, Steve (DFL) ...... 313 ...... 9889 8A Hilty, Bill (DFL) ...... 207 ...... 4308 10B Simpson, Dean (R) ...... 525 ...... 4293 36A Holberg, Mary Liz (R) ...... 443 ...... 6926 55B Slawik, Nora (DFL) ...... 357 ...... 7807 34B Hoppe, Joe (R) ...... 537 ...... 5066 33A Smith, Steve (R) ...... 543 ...... 9188 60B Hornstein, Frank (DFL) ...... 227 ...... 9281 8B Soderstrom, Judy (R) ...... 439 ...... 0518 47B Hortman, Melissa (DFL) ...... 377 ...... 4280 3B Solberg, Loren (DFL) ...... 349 ...... 2365 14B Hosch, Larry (DFL) ...... 211 ...... 4373 28B Sviggum, Steve (R) ...... 463 ...... 2273 4B Howes, Larry (R) ...... 451 ...... 2451 33B Sykora, Barb (R) ...... 485 ...... 4315 7A Huntley, Thomas (DFL) ...... 335 ...... 2228 65A Thao, Cy (DFL) ...... 359 ...... 5158 7B Jaros, Mike (DFL) ...... 291 ...... 4246 63A Thissen, Paul (DFL) ...... 301 ...... 5375 43A Johnson, Jeff (R) ...... 401 ...... 5511 49B Tingelstad, Kathy (R) ...... 403 ...... 5369 23A Johnson, Ruth (DFL) ...... 389 ...... 8634 18B Urdahl, Dean (R) ...... 521 ...... 4344 67B Johnson, Sheldon (DFL) ...... 243 ...... 4201 52A Vandeveer, Ray (R) ...... 583 ...... 4124 13B Juhnke, Al (DFL) ...... 281 ...... 6206 62B Wagenius, Jean (DFL) ...... 251 ...... 4200 59B Kahn, Phyllis (DFL) ...... 255 ...... 4257 61B Walker, Neva (DFL) ...... 209 ...... 7152 60A Kelliher, Margaret Anderson (DFL) ...... 261 ...... 0171 38B Wardlow, Lynn (R) ...... 491 ...... 4128 56B Klinzing, Karen (R) ...... 567 ...... 1147 30B Welti, Andy (DFL) ...... 387 ...... 4378 15A Knoblach, Jim (R) ...... 453 ...... 6316 51A Westerberg, Andrew “Andy” (R) ...... 549 ...... 4226 20B Koenen, Lyle (DFL) ...... 337 ...... 4346 11A Westrom, Torrey (R) ...... 533 ...... 4929 34A Kohls, Paul (R) ...... 421 ...... 4282 38A Wilkin, Tim (R) ...... 551 ...... 3533 53A Krinkie, Philip (R) ...... 365 ...... 2907 32B Zellers, Kurt (R) ...... 557 ...... 5502

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Phone Phone District/Member/Party Room* (651) 296- District/Member/Party Room* (651) 296- 66 Anderson, Ellen (DFL) ...... 120 Cap...... 5537 54 Marty, John (DFL) ...... 323 Cap...... 5645 52 Bachmann, Michele (R) ...... 141 SOB ...... 4351 38 McGinn, Mike (R) ...... G-19 SOB ...... 7-8073 6 Bakk, Thomas (DFL) ...... 226 Cap...... 8881 39 Metzen, James (DFL) ...... 322 Cap...... 4370 40 Belanger, William (R) ...... 113 SOB ...... 5975 41 Michel, Geoff (R) ...... 133 SOB ...... 6238 61 Berglin, Linda (DFL) ...... 309 Cap...... 4261 67 Moua, Mee (DFL) ...... 235 Cap...... 5285 51 Betzold, Don (DFL) ...... 111 Cap...... 2556 28 Murphy, Steve (DFL) ...... 306 Cap...... 4264 50 Chaudhary, Satveer (DFL) ...... 317 Cap...... 4334 25 Neuville, Thomas (R) ...... 123 SOB ...... 1279 64 Cohen, Richard (DFL) ...... 121 Cap...... 5931 17 Nienow, Sean (R) ...... 105 SOB ...... 5419 26 Day, Dick (R) ...... 147 SOB ...... 9457 33 Olson, Gen (R) ...... 119 SOB ...... 1282 60 Dibble, D. Scott (DFL) ...... 111 Cap...... 4191 34 Ortman, Julianne (R) ...... G-21 SOB ...... 4837 18 Dille, Steve (R) ...... 103 SOB ...... 4131 19 Ourada, Mark (R) ...... 145 SOB ...... 5981 14 Fischbach, Michelle (R) ...... G-15 SOB ...... 2084 65 Pappas, Sandra (DFL) ...... 120 Cap...... 1802 47 Foley, Leo (DFL) ...... G-24 Cap...... 4154 36 Pariseau, Pat (R) ...... 117 SOB ...... 5252 21 Frederickson, Dennis (R) ...... 139 SOB ...... 8138 59 Pogemiller, Lawrence (DFL) ...... 235 Cap...... 7809 43 Gaither, David (R) ...... 107 SOB ...... 4314 63 Ranum, Jane (DFL) ...... 120 Cap...... 7-8061 37 Gerlach, Chris (R) ...... 149 SOB ...... 4120 53 Reiter, Mady (R) ...... 132D SOB ...... 1253 42 Hann, David (R) ...... G-27 SOB ...... 1749 45 Rest, Ann (DFL) ...... 205 Cap...... 2889 58 Higgins, Linda (DFL) ...... 328 Cap...... 9246 35 Robling, Claire (R) ...... 143 SOB ...... 4123 23 Hottinger, John (DFL) ...... 317 Cap...... 6153 24 Rosen, Julie (R) ...... G-23 SOB ...... 5713 13 Johnson, Dean (DFL) ...... 208 Cap...... 3826 4 Ruud, Carrie (R) ...... 109 SOB ...... 4913 49 Johnson, Debbie (R) ...... 135 SOB ...... 3219 11 Sams, Dallas (DFL) ...... 328 Cap...... 7-8063 48 Jungbauer, Michael (R) ...... 115 SOB ...... 3733 3 Saxhaug, Tom (DFL) ...... 124 Cap...... 4136 44 Kelley, Steve (DFL) ...... 205 Cap...... 7-8065 46 Scheid, Linda (DFL) ...... 303 Cap...... 8869 31 Kierlin, Bob (R) ...... 127 SOB ...... 5649 29 Senjem, David (R) ...... G-17 SOB ...... 3903 30 Kiscaden, Sheila (IP) ...... 325 Cap...... 4848 2 Skoe, Rod (DFL) ...... 124 Cap...... 4196 15 Kleis, Dave (R) ...... G-25 SOB ...... 6455 62 Skoglund, Wesley (DFL) ...... 124 Cap...... 4274 12 Koering, Paul (R) ...... 131 SOB ...... 4875 7 Solon, Yvonne Prettner (DFL) ...... 303 Cap...... 4188 20 Kubly, Gary (DFL) ...... 306 Cap...... 5094 27 Sparks, Dan (DFL) ...... G-24 Cap...... 9248 9 Langseth, Keith (DFL) ...... 122 Cap...... 3205 1 Stumpf, LeRoy (DFL) ...... G-24 Cap...... 8660 10 Larson, Cal (R) ...... 153 SOB ...... 5655 5 Tomassoni, David (DFL) ...... 321 Cap...... 8017 56 LeClair, Brian (R) ...... 129 SOB ...... 4166 22 Vickerman, Jim (DFL) ...... 226 Cap...... 5650 32 Limmer, Warren (R) ...... 121 SOB ...... 2159 16 Wergin, Betsy (R) ...... 125 SOB ...... 8075 8 Lourey, Becky (DFL) ...... G-24 Cap...... 0293 55 Wiger, Charles (DFL) ...... 301 Cap...... 6820 57 Marko, Sharon (DFL) ...... G-24 Cap...... 7-8060 *Capitol or State Offi ce Building, St. Paul, MN 55155 Minnesota House and Senate Membership

A Rep. Maxine Penas-(R) A Rep. Jim Knoblach-(R) A Rep. Randy Demmer-(R) A Rep. Jeff Johnson-(R) A Rep. Katie Sieben-(DFL) B Rep. Bernie Lieder-(DFL) B Rep. Joe Opatz-(DFL) B Rep. Fran Bradley-(R) B Rep. Ron Abrams-(R) B Rep. Denny McNamara-(R) 1Sen. LeRoy A. Stumpf-(DFL) 15 Sen. Dave Kleis-(R) 29 Sen. David H. Senjem-(R) 43 Sen. David Gaither-(R) 57 Sen. Sharon Marko-(DFL) A Rep. Kent Eken-(DFL) A Rep. Sondra Erickson-(R) A Rep. Tina Liebling-(DFL) A Rep. Steve Simon-(DFL) A Rep. Joe Mullery-(DFL) B Rep. Brita Sailer-(DFL) B Rep. Mark Olson-(R) B Rep. Andy Welti-(DFL) B Rep. Ron Latz-(DFL) B Rep. Keith Ellison-(DFL) 2Sen. Rod Skoe-(DFL) 16 Sen. Betsy L. Wergin-(R) 30 Sen. Sheila M. Kiscaden-(IP) 44 Sen. Steve Kelley-(DFL) 58 Sen. Linda Higgins-(DFL) A Rep. -(DFL) A Rep. Rob Eastlund-(R) A Rep. Gene Pelowski Jr.-(DFL) A Rep. Sandra Peterson-(DFL) A Rep. Diane Loeffl er-(DFL) B Rep. Loren A. Solberg-(DFL) B Rep. Peter Nelson-(R) B Rep. Gregory M. Davids-(R) B Rep. Lyndon R. Carlson-(DFL) B Rep. Phyllis Kahn-(DFL) 3Sen. Tom Saxhaug-(DFL) 17 Sen. Sean R. Nienow-(R) 31 Sen. Bob Kierlin-(R) 45 Sen. Ann H. Rest-(DFL) 59 Sen. Lawrence J. Pogemiller-(DFL) A Rep. Frank Moe-(DFL) A Rep. Scott Newman-(R) A Rep. Joyce Peppin-(R) A Rep. Michael Nelson-(DFL) A Rep. Margaret Anderson Kelliher-(DFL) B Rep. Larry Howes-(R) B Rep. Dean Urdahl-(R) B Rep. Kurt Zellers-(R) B Rep. Debra Hilstrom-(DFL) B Rep. Frank Hornstein-(DFL) 4Sen. Carrie L. Ruud-(R) 18 Sen. Steve Dille-(R) 32 Sen. Warren Limmer-(R) 46 Sen. Linda Scheid-(DFL) 60 Sen. D. Scott Dibble-(DFL) A Rep. Tom Rukavina-(DFL) A Rep. Bruce Anderson-(R) A Rep. Steve Smith-(R) A Rep. Denise Dittrich-(DFL) A Rep. Karen Clark-(DFL) B Rep. Anthony “Tony” Sertich-(DFL) B Rep. Tom Emmer-(R) B Rep. Barb Sykora-(R) B Rep. -(DFL) B Rep. Neva Walker-(DFL) 5Sen. David J. Tomassoni-(DFL) 19 Sen. Mark Ourada-(R) 33 Sen. Gen Olson-(R) 47 Sen. Leo Foley-(DFL) 61 Sen. Linda Berglin-(DFL) A Rep. David Dill-(DFL) A Rep. Aaron Peterson-(DFL) A Rep. Paul Kohls-(R) A Rep. Tom Hackbarth-(R) A Rep. Jim Davnie-(DFL) B Rep. Mary Murphy-(DFL) B Rep. Lyle Koenen-(DFL) B Rep. Joe Hoppe-(R) B Rep. Jim Abeler-(R) B Rep. Jean Wagenius-(DFL) 6Sen. Thomas M. Bakk-(DFL) 20 Sen. Gary Kubly-(DFL) 34 Sen. Julianne E. Ortman-(R) 48 Sen. Michael J. Jungbauer-(R) 62 Sen. Wesley J. Skoglund-(DFL) A Rep. Thomas Huntley-(DFL) A Rep. -(R) A Rep. Michael Beard-(R) A Rep. Chris DeLaForest-(R) A Rep. -(DFL) B Rep. Mike Jaros-(DFL) B Rep. Brad Finstad-(R) B Rep. Mark Buesgens-(R) B Rep. Kathy Tingelstad-(R) B Rep. Dan Larson-(DFL) 7Sen. Yvonne Prettner Solon-(DFL) 21 Sen. Dennis R. Frederickson-(R) 35 Sen. Claire A. Robling-(R) 49 Sen. Debbie J. Johnson-(R) 63 Sen. Jane B. Ranum-(DFL) A Rep. Bill Hilty-(DFL) A Rep. Doug Magnus-(R) A Rep. Mary Liz Holberg-(R) A Rep. Barbara Goodwin-(DFL) A Rep. -(DFL) B Rep. Judy Soderstrom-(R) B Rep. -(R) B Rep. Pat Garofalo-(R) B Rep. Char Samuelson-(R) B Rep. Michael Paymar-(DFL) 8Sen. Becky Lourey-(DFL) 22 Sen. Jim Vickerman-(DFL) 36 Sen. Pat Pariseau-(R) 50 Sen. Satveer Chaudhary-(DFL) 64 Sen. Richard J. Cohen-(DFL) A Rep. Morrie Lanning-(R) A Rep. Ruth Johnson-(DFL) A Rep. Lloyd Cybart-(R) A Rep. Andrew “Andy” Westerberg-(R) A Rep. Cy Thao-(DFL) B Rep. Paul Marquart-(DFL) B Rep. John Dorn-(DFL) B Rep. Dennis Ozment-(R) B Rep. Connie Bernardy-(DFL) B Rep. Carlos Mariani-(DFL) 9Sen. Keith Langseth-(DFL) 23 Sen. John C. Hottinger-(DFL) 37 Sen. Chris Gerlach-(R) 51 Sen. Don Betzold-(DFL) 65 Sen. Sandra L. Pappas-(DFL) A Rep. Bud Nornes-(R) A Rep. Bob Gunther-(R) A Rep. Tim Wilkin-(R) A Rep. Ray Vandeveer-(R) A Rep. John Lesch-(DFL) B Rep. Dean Simpson-(R) B Rep. Tony Cornish-(R) B Rep. Lynn Wardlow-(R) B Rep. Matt Dean-(R) B Rep. Alice Hausman-(DFL) 10 Sen. Cal Larson-(R) 24 Sen. Julie Rosen-(R) 38 Sen. Mike McGinn-(R) 52 Sen. Michele Bachmann-(R) 66 Sen. Ellen R. Anderson-(DFL) A Rep. Torrey Westrom-(R) A Rep. Laura Brod-(R) A Rep. Rick Hansen-(DFL) A Rep. Philip Krinkie-(R) A Rep. Tim Mahoney-(DFL) B Rep. Mary Ellen Otremba-(DFL) B Rep. Raymond Cox-(R) B Rep. Joseph Atkins-(DFL) B Rep. Doug Meslow-(R) B Rep. Sheldon Johnson-(DFL) 11 Sen. Dallas C. Sams-(DFL) 25 Sen. Thomas M. Neuville-(R) 39 Sen. James P. Metzen-(DFL) 53 Sen. Mady Reiter-(R) 67 Sen. Mee Moua-(DFL) A Rep. Paul Gazelka-(R) A Rep. Connie Ruth-(R) A Rep. Duke Powell-(R) A Rep. Mindy Greiling-(DFL) B Rep. Greg Blaine-(R) B Rep. Patti Fritz-(DFL) B Rep. Ann Lenczewski-(DFL) B Rep. Bev Scalze-(DFL) 12 Sen. Paul E. Koering-(R) 26 Sen. Dick Day-(R) 40 Sen. William V. Belanger Jr.-(R) 54 Sen. John Marty-(DFL) This document can be made available in alternative A Rep. Bud Heidgerken-(R) A Rep. Dan Dorman-(R) A Rep. Ron Erhardt-(R) A Rep. Leon Lillie-(DFL) formats for people with disabilities by B Rep. Al Juhnke-(DFL) B Rep. Jeanne Poppe-(DFL) B Rep. Neil W. Peterson-(R) B Rep. Nora Slawik-(DFL) calling the House at 13 Sen. Dean E. Johnson-(DFL) 27 Sen. Dan Sparks-(DFL) 41 Sen. Geoff Michel-(R) 55 Sen. Charles (Chuck) W. Wiger-(DFL) (651) 296-2146 voice, A Rep. Daniel Severson-(R) A Rep. Jerry Dempsey-(R) A Rep. Maria Ruud-(DFL) A Rep. Mike Charron-(R) (651) 296-9896 TTY or the Senate at B Rep. Larry Hosch-(DFL) B Rep. -(R) B Rep. -(R) B Rep. Karen Klinzing-(R) (651) 296-0504 voice 14 Sen. Michelle L. Fischbach-(R) 28 Sen. Steve Murphy-(DFL) 42 Sen. David Hann-(R) 56 Sen. Brian LeClair-(R) or (651) 296-0250 TTY Minnesota State and Federal Offi ces

U.S. Senators E-mail: coleman.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm 222 Main Street, Suite 200 Web site: http://www.senate.gov/~coleman P.O. Box 937 Senator or http://coleman.senate.gov Biwabik, MN 55708 Norm Coleman (R) (218) 865-4480 320 Hart Senate Offi ce Building Senator Fax: (218) 865-4667 Washington, D.C. 20510 Mark Dayton (DFL) 401 DeMers Ave. (202) 224-5641 SR-123, Russell Senate Offi ce Building East Grand Forks, MN 56721 Fax: (202) 224-1152 Washington, D.C. 20510 (218) 773-1110 (202) 224-3244 Court International Building Fax: (218) 773-1993 Fax: (202) 228-2186 2550 University Ave. W. P.O. Box 608 Suite 100 North Federal Building, Suite 298 Renville, MN 56284 St. Paul, MN 55114 Federal Drive, Fort Snelling (320) 905-3007 (651) 645-0323 St. Paul, MN 55111 Fax: (651) 645-3110 (612) 727-5220 E-mail: dayton.senate.gov/webform.html 1-888-224-9043 Web site: http://dayton.senate.gov Fax: (612) 727-5223

U.S. Representatives 1809 Plymouth Road S. 1111 Highway 25 North 320 Fourth St. S.W. Suite 300 Suite 204 Centre Point Mall First District Minnetonka, MN 55305 Buffalo, MN 55313 Willmar, MN 56201 (952) 738-8200 (763) 684-1600 (320) 235-1061 Gil Gutknecht (R) Fax: (952) 738-9362 Fax: (763) 684-1730 Fax: (320) 235-2651 425 Cannon House Offi ce Building Washington, D.C. 20515 E-mail:[email protected] 22 Wilson Ave. N.E., Suite 104 SW/WC 1420 East College Drive (202) 225-2472 Web site: www.house.gov/ramstad P.O. Box 6010 Marshall, MN 56258 Fax: (202) 225-3246 St. Cloud, MN 56304 (507) 537-2299 Fourth District (320) 259-0099 Fax: (507) 537-2298 Suite 108 Fax: (320) 259-0786 1530 Greenview Drive S.W. Betty McCollum (DFL) Access to e-mail through Web site Rochester, MN 55902 1029 Longworth House Offi ce Building 14669 Fitzgerald Ave. N., Suite 100 Web site: http://collinpeterson.house.gov (507) 252-9841 Washington, D.C. 20515 Hugo, MN 55038-9367 1-800-862-8632 in MN (202) 225-6631 (651) 653-5933 Eighth District Fax: (202) 225-1968 Fax: (507) 252-9915 Fax: (651) 653-1549 James L. Oberstar (DFL) 109 E. Second St. 165 Western Ave. N., Suite 17 E-mail: 2365 Rayburn House Offi ce Building Fairmont, MN 56031 St. Paul, MN 55102 [email protected] Washington, D.C. 20515 (507) 238-2835 (651) 224-9191 Web site: http:// (202) 225-6211 Fax: (507) 238-1405 Fax: (651) 224-3056 markkennedy.house.gov Fax: (202) 225-0699 or www.house.gov/markkennedy E-mail: [email protected] Web site: www.mccollum.house.gov 231 Federal Building Web site: http://www.gil.house.gov Access to e-mail through Web site: Duluth, MN 55802 www.house.gov/writerep/ Seventh District (218) 727-7474 Second District Collin Peterson (DFL) Fax: (218) 727-8270 2159 Rayburn House Offi ce Building TDD: (218) 727-7474 John Kline (R) Fifth District Washington, D.C. 20515 1429 Longworth House Offi ce Building (DFL) Chisholm City Hall (202) 225-2165 Washington, D.C. 20515 2336 Rayburn House Offi ce Building 316 Lake St. Fax: (202) 225-1593 (202) 225-2271 Washington, D.C. 20515 Chisholm, MN 55719 Fax: (202) 225-2595 (202) 225-4755 Minn. Wheat Growers Bldg. (218) 254-5761 Fax: (202) 225-4886 2603 Wheat Drive Fax: (218) 254-5132 101 W. Burnsville Pkwy. Red Lake Falls, MN 56750 Suite 201 286 Commerce at the Crossings Brainerd City Hall (218) 253-4356 Burnsville, MN 55337 250 Second Ave. S. 501 Laurel St. Fax: (218) 253-4373 (952) 808-1213 , MN 55401 Brainerd, MN 56401 Fax: (952) 808-1261 (612) 664-8000 (218) 828-4400 100 N. First St. Fax: (612) 664-8004 Fax: (218) 828-1412 Web site: www.house.gov/kline Montevideo, MN 56265 Access to e-mail through Web site E-mail: [email protected] (320) 269-8888 Web site: http://sabo.house.gov 38625 14th Ave., Suite 300B North Branch, MN 55056 230 E. Third St. Third District (651) 277-1234 Sixth District P.O. Box 50 (R) Fax: (651) 277-1235 103 Cannon House Offi ce Building Mark Kennedy (R) Redwood Falls, MN 56283 Washington, D.C. 20515 1415 Longworth House Offi ce Building (507) 637-2270 Washington, D.C. 20515 Web site: www.oberstar.house.gov (202) 225-2871 714 Lake Ave., Suite 107 Access to e-mail through Web site. Fax: (202) 225-6351 (202) 225-2331 Fax: (202) 225-6475 Detroit Lakes, MN 56501 (218) 847-5056 Fax: (218) 847-5109

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Agriculture and Capital Investment Commerce and Rural Development 517 State Offi ce Building ...... 296-8216 Financial Institutions 477 State Offi ce Building ...... 296-9278 Meets: Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 2:30 p.m. 551 State Offi ce Building ...... 296-3533 Meets: Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 2:30 p.m. in Room 200* Meets: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and in the Basement Hearing Room* Thursdays, 12:30 p.m. in Room 200* Members: 22 Members: 14 Chair: Dorman-R Members: 26 Chair: Davids-R Vice Chair: McNamara-R Chair: Wilkin-R Vice Chair: Blaine-R Lead-DFL: Hausman-DFL Vice Chair: Gazelka-R Lead-DFL: Johnson, R.-DFL Brod-R Latz-DFL Lead-DFL: Mullery-DFL Finstad-R Moe-DFL Dean-R Mahoney-DFL Atkins-DFL Moe-DFL Hamilton-R Otremba-DFL Demmer-R Murphy-DFL Clark-DFL Peppin-R Heidgerken-R Penas-R Eastlund-R Opatz-DFL Davids-R Powell-R Juhnke-DFL Urdahl-R Garofalo-R Pelowski-DFL Fritz-DFL Rukavina-DFL Koenen-DFL Welti-DFL Howes-R Peterson, N.-R Goodwin-DFL Sailer-DFL Magnus-R Ozment-R** Jaros-DFL Smith-R Gunther-R Sertich-DFL Kahn-DFL Solberg-DFL Hamilton-R Severson-R Staff Kelliher-DFL Tingelstad-R Howes-R Simpson-R Committee Administrator Knoblach-R Jaros-DFL Soderstrom-R Craig Clark ...... 296-1540 Kohls-R Vandeveer-R Staff Committee Legislative Assistant Liebling-DFL Zellers-R Committee Administrator Denise Berger ...... 296-8857 Loeffl er-DFL LaRissa Peltola ...... 296-8875 Committee Legislative Assistant Staff Rory Koch ...... 296-5394 Committee Administrator Agriculture, Environment & Brad Biers ...... 296-8880 Natural Resources Finance Committee Legislative Assistant 479 State Offi ce Building ...... 296-4306 Civil Law and Elections Robert Freeman ...... 296-5994 Meets: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and 401 State Offi ce Building ...... 296-5511 Thursdays, 8:15 a.m. in Room 5* Meets: Mondays and Wednesdays, 12:30 p.m. Technology, Bio-Sciences and in the Basement Hearing Room* Medical Products Division Members: 12 421 State Offi ce Building ...... 296-4282 Chair: Ozment-R Members: 12 Meets: Call of the Chair* Vice Chair: Dill-DFL Chair: Johnson, J.-R Agriculture Lead-DFL Juhnke-DFL Vice Chair: DeLaForest-R Members: 11 Environment Lead-DFL Wagenius-DFL Lead-DFL: Slawik-DFL Chair: Kohls-R Lead-DFL: Goodwin-DFL Cornish-R Penas-R Brod-R Lesch-DFL Hackbarth-R Peterson, A.-DFL Dean-R Nelson, P.-R Davids-R Mullery-DFL Hoppe-R Urdahl-R Ellison-DFL Simon-DFL Fritz-DFL Peppin-R Johnson, S.-DFL Knoblach-R** Emmer-R Westrom-R Hamilton-R Severson-R Magnus-R Hilty-DFL Liebling-DFL Zellers-R Loeffl er-DFL Wilkin-R** Staff Staff Committee Administrator Staff Committee Administrator Dennis Virden ...... 296-6860 Committee Administrator Marilyn Brick ...... 296-8893 Committee Legislative Assistant Brad Biers ...... 296-8880 Committee Legislative Assistant Joyce Rogers ...... 296-9710 Committee Legislative Assistant Rebecca Lowden ...... 296-4230 Robert Freeman ...... 296-5994

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comm 2/9/05 **-Non-voting member Assignments as of 2/9/05 *Rooms in State Offi ce Building All area codes are 651 1 Tourism Division Olson-R Sailer-DFL Governmental Operations and 451 State Offi ce Building ...... 296-2451 Pelowski-DFL Severson-R Veterans Affairs Meets: Call of the Chair* Peterson, S.-DFL Sykora-R 403 State Offi ce Building ...... 296-5369 Ruud-DFL Wardlow-R Meets: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Members: 8 Thursdays, 10:15 a.m. in Room 5* Chair: Howes-R Staff Lead-DFL: Jaros-DFL Committee Administrator Members: 22 Erin Buie ...... 296-5376 Davids-R Sailer-DFL Chair: Tingelstad-R Committee Legislative Assistant Gazelka-R Simpson-R Vice Chair: Severson-R Carmen Mayo ...... 296-7191 Moe-DFL Wilkin-R** Lead-DFL: Kahn-DFL Powell-R Beard-R Loeffl er-DFL Cybart-R Mahoney-DFL Staff Environment and Demmer-R McNamara-R Committee Administrator Natural Resources Dempsey-R Olson-R ...... 296-8880 409 State Offi ce Building ...... 296-2439 Brad Biers Hoppe-R Peterson, A.-DFL Committee Legislative Assistant Meets: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12:30 p.m. Hosch-DFL Peterson, N.-R Robert Freeman ...... 296-5994 in the Basement Hearing Room* Johnson, R.-DFL Seifert-R Johnson, S.-DFL Wardlow-R Members: 20 Liebling-DFL Welti-DFL Chair: Hackbarth-R Education Finance Lillie-DFL 485 State Offi ce Building ...... 296-4315 Vice Chair: Cox-R Meets: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Lead-DFL: Mariani-DFL Staff Thursdays, 12:30 p.m. in Room 5* Blaine-R Ozment-R Committee Administrator Cornish-R Penas-R Scott Neske ...... 296-4283 Members: 14 Dill-DFL Poppe-DFL Committee Legislative Assistant Chair: Sykora-R Hansen-DFL Scalze-DFL Alicia Davis ...... 296-1544 Vice Chair: Demmer-R Hoppe-R Tingelstad-R Lead-DFL: Greiling-DFL Hortman-DFL Wagenius-DFL Kelliher-DFL Welti-DFL Bernardy-DFL Heidgerken-R Health Policy and Finance McNamara-R Westrom-R Buesgens-R Johnson, R.-DFL 563 State Offi ce Building ...... 296-9249 Nornes-R Davnie-DFL Klinzing-R Meets: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, 10:15 a.m. in Room 10* Dorn-DFL Meslow-R Staff Eken-DFL Newman-R Committee Administrator Members: 16 Erickson-R Knoblach-R** Jacob Hamlin ...... 297-5723 Chair: Bradley-R Committee Legislative Assistant Staff Vice Chair: Finstad-R Joan Harmon ...... 296-3641 Committee Administrator Finance Lead-DFL Huntley-DFL Bret Walsh ...... 296-9468 Policy Lead-DFL Otremba-DFL Committee Legislative Assistant Bethany Johnson ...... 296-7167 Ethics Abeler-R Samuelson-R 473 State Offi ce Building ...... 296-6746 Dean-R Thao-DFL Meets: Call of the Chair* Eken-DFL Thissen-DFL Emmer-R Walker-DFL Education Policy and Reform Members: 4 Goodwin-DFL Wilkin-R 445 State Offi ce Building ...... 296-5185 Chair: Erickson-R Peppin-R Knoblach-R** Meets: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8:15 a.m. in Vice Chair: Carlson-DFL Powell-R Room 200* Atkins-DFL Mahoney-DFL (A) Staff Members: 29 Emmer-R Newman-R (A) Committee Administrator Chair: Buesgens-R Suzanne Geroux ...... 296-7185 Vice Chair: Erickson-R Staff Committee Legislative Assistant Lead-DFL: Dorn-DFL Committee Administrator Cheryl Burke ...... 296-4375 Becky Girvan ...... 296-5528 Abeler-R Eken-DFL Committee Legislative Assistant Carlson-DFL Greiling-DFL Mary Telega ...... 296-5992 Charron-R Heidgerken-R Cybart-R Klinzing-R Davnie-DFL Lanning-R Dean-R Latz-DFL Demmer-R Mariani-DFL Dittrich-DFL Marquart-DFL Eastlund-R Nornes-R

2 Assignments as of 2/9/05 *Rooms in State Offi ce Building **-Non-voting member All area codes are 651 Health Care Cost Containment Division Staff Regulated Industries 509 State Offi ce Building ...... 296-1729 Committee Administrator 533 State Offi ce Building ...... 296-4929 Meets: Call of the Chair* Brian Steinhoff ...... 296-5069 Meets: Tuesdays and Wednesdays, Committee Legislative Assistant 2:30 p.m. in Room 5* Members: 11 Kitty Musty ...... 296-3316 Chair: Abeler-R Members: 24 Lead-DFL: Thissen-DFL Chair: Westrom-R Bradley-R Otremba-DFL Local Government Vice Chair: Beard-R Brod-R Powell-R 501 State Offi ce Building ...... 296-4237 Lead-DFL: Anderson, I.-DFL Goodwin-DFL Samuelson-R Meets: Mondays and Wednesdays, Atkins-DFL Lanning-R Grieling-DFL Westerberg-R 12:30 p.m. in Room 10* Charron-R Lesch-DFL Huntley-DFL Emmer-R Peterson, A.-DFL Members: 19 Erickson-R Powell-R Staff Chair: Olson-R Gunther-R Ruud-DFL Committee Administrator Vice Chair: Lanning-R Hackbarth-R Simpson-R Suzanne Geroux ...... 296-7185 Lead-DFL: Hilstrom-DFL Hansen-DFL Thissen-DFL Committee Legislative Assistant Anderson, B.-R Marquart-DFL Hilty-DFL Walker-DFL Cheryl Burke ...... 296-4375 Charron-R Paymar-DFL Hoppe-R Westerberg-R Cornish-R Peterson, N.-R Huntley-DFL Zellers-R Garofalo-R Poppe-DFL Johnson, S.-DFL Higher Education Finance Holberg-R Samuelson-R 471 State Offi ce Building ...... 296-4946 Hornstein-DFL Scalze-DFL Staff Meets: Mondays and Wednesdays, Hosch-DFL Thao-DFL Committee Administrator 12:30 p.m. in Room 300S* Lenczewski-DFL Wardlow-R Brian Fahey ...... 296-9302 Committee Legislative Assistant Members: 12 Staff Kathleen Anderson ...... 296-8871 Chair: Nornes-R Committee Administrator Vice Chair: Opatz-DFL Mary Cummins ...... 296-3244 Gaming Division Lead-DFL: Pelowski-DFL Committee Legislative Assistant 549 State Offi ce Building ...... 296-4226 Dave Easterday ...... 296-9463 Meets: Call of the Chair* Abeler-R Eastlund-R Abrams-R Latz-DFL Members: 9 Carlson-DFL Mariani-DFL Public Safety Policy and Finance Chair: Westerberg-R Cox-R Urdahl-R 543 State Offi ce Building ...... 296-9188 Lead-DFL: Atkins-DFL Dempsey-R Knoblach-R** Meets: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, Erickson-R Huntley-DFL Staff 10:15 a.m. in the Basement Hearing Room* Hackbarth-R Lesch-DFL Committee Administrator Hilty-DFL Zellers-R Mike Miller ...... 296-7168 Members: 12 Hoppe-R Committee Legislative Assistant Chair: Smith-R Mary Telega ...... 296-5992 Vice Chair: Eastlund-R Staff Finance Lead-DFL Murphy-DFL Committee Administrator Policy Lead-DFL Paymar-DFL Brian Fahey ...... 296-9302 Jobs and Economic Cornish-R Nelson, M.-DFL Committee Legislative Assistant Opportunity Policy and Finance Ellison-DFL Newman-R Kathleen Anderson ...... 296-8871 559 State Offi ce Building ...... 296-3240 Hilstrom-DFL Soderstrom-R Meets: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, Johnson, J.-R Knoblach-R** 8:15 a.m. in Room 10* Meslow-R Staff Members: 11 Committee Administrator Chair: Gunther-R Andy Gildea ...... 296-5065 Vice Chair: Garofalo-R Committee Legislative Assistant Finance Lead-DFL Clark-DFL David Anderson ...... 296-4119 Policy Lead-DFL Mahoney-DFL Bradley-R Slawik-DFL Gazelka-R Westerberg-R Nelson, M.-DFL Wilkin-R Ruth-R Knoblach-R** Sertich-DFL

**-Non-voting member Assignments as of 2/9/05 *Rooms in State Offi ce Building All area codes are 651 3 Rules and Abrams-R Knoblach-R Staff Legislative Administration Anderson, I.-DFL Koenen-DFL Committee Administrator Atkins-DFL Kohls-R Margaret Amundson ...... 296-7427 459 State Offi ce Building ...... 296-7449 Bernardy-DFL Lanning-R Committee Legislative Assistant Meets: Call of the Chair* Brod-R Lesch-DFL Cassi Holmstrom ...... 296-5489 Davids-R Marquart-DFL Members: 23 Davnie-DFL Mullery-DFL Chair: Paulsen-R DeLaForest-R Nelson, P.-R Vice Chair: Samuelson-R Transportation Finance Dill-DFL Rukavina-DFL Lead-DFL: Carlson-DFL 443 State Offi ce Building ...... 296-6926 Dorman-R Sieben-DFL Meets: Tuesdays and Thursdays, Abrams-R Magnus-R Erhardt-R Vandeveer-R 12:30 p.m. in Room 10* Anderson, B.-R Moe-DFL Howes-R Westerberg-R Bernardy-DFL Ozment-R Jaros-DFL Zellers-R Members: 10 Hoppe-R Poppe-DFL Chair: Holberg-R Hosch-DFL Sailer-DFL Staff Vice Chair: Ruth-R Johnson, J.-R Seifert-R Committee Administrator Lead-DFL: Lieder-DFL Juhnke-DFL Sertich-DFL Craig Stone ...... 296-5367 Kelliher-DFL Smith-R Committee Legislative Assistant Abrams-R Hornstein-DFL Kohls-R Sviggum-R Jeremy Estenson ...... 296-4295 Anderson, B.-R Larson-DFL Loeffl er-DFL Tingelstad-R Erhardt-R Magnus-R Property and Local Tax Division Hausman-DFL Knoblach-R** Staff 583 State Offi ce Building ...... 296-4124 Committee Administrator Meets: Call of the Chair* Staff Laurie Esau ...... 296-4112 Committee Administrator Committee Legislative Assistant Members: 12 Becky Girvan ...... 296-5528 Lesley Hinz ...... 296-9183 Chair: Vandeveer-R Committee Legislative Assistant Lead-DFL: Rukavina-DFL Joyce Vogt ...... 297-8407 Abrams-R Lesch-DFL State Government Finance Brod-R Marquart-DFL 381 State Offi ce Building ...... 296-5374 Krinkie-R Nelson, P.-R Ways and Means Meets: Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 8:15 a.m. Lanning-R Sieben-DFL 453 State Offi ce Building ...... 296-6316 in the Basement Hearing Room* Lenczewski-DFL Simpson-R Meets: Mondays, 12:30 p.m. in Room 200*

Members: 10 Staff Members: 38 Chair: Seifert-R Committee Administrator Chair: Knoblach-R Vice Chair: Peppin-R Craig Stone ...... 296-5367 Vice Chair: Dempsey-R Lead-DFL: Hilty-DFL Committee Legislative Assistant Lead-DFL: Solberg-DFL Jeremy Estenson ...... 296-4295 Blaine-R Krinkie-R Abeler-R Klinzing-R DeLaForest-R Mullery-DFL Abrams-R Krinkie-R Finstad-R Solberg-DFL Anderson, I.-DFL Larson-DFL Kahn-DFL Knoblach-R** Transportation Beard-R Mariani-DFL 591 State Offi ce Building ...... 296-4363 Bradley-R McNamara-R Staff Meets: Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 2:30 p.m. Buesgens-R Nornes-R Committee Administrator in Room 10* Carlson-DFL Otremba-DFL Jared Jordal ...... 296-5318 Clark-DFL Ozment-R Committee Legislative Assistant Members: 22 Dorman-R Paymar-DFL Dan Miller ...... 296-5336 Chair: Erhardt-R Dorn-DFL Rukavina-DFL Vice Chair: Nelson, P.-R Erhardt-R Ruth-R Lead-DFL: Larson-DFL Greiling-DFL Seifert-R Taxes Anderson, B.-R Lillie-DFL Gunther-R Smith-R 365 State Offi ce Building ...... 296-2907 Cox-R Newman-R Hamilton-R Sykora-R Meets: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Cybart-R Olson-R Hilty-DFL Vandeveer-R Thursdays, 10:15 a.m. in Room 200* Dittrich-DFL Peterson, S.-DFL Holberg-R Wagenius-DFL Fritz-DFL Ruth-R Huntley-DFL Walker-DFL Members: 29 Gazelka-R Severson-R Kelliher-DFL Chair: Krinkie-R Holberg-R Sieben-DFL Staff Vice Chair: Simpson-R Hornstein-DFL Simon-DFL Committee Administrator Lead-DFL: Lenczewski-DFL Hortman-DFL Soderstrom-R Kevin Matzek ...... 296-4110 Lieder-DFL Beard-R** Committee Legislative Assistant Shirley Koderick ...... 296-4999

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Frequently used Web links Legislature’s main page: http://www.leg.mn Session Weekly on the Web: http://www.house.mn/hinfo/swmain.asp Session Daily on the Web: House Television Services provides coverage of action on the House fl oor and selected committee hearings http://www.house.mn/hinfo/sdaily.asp on Channel 17 in the Twin Cities and local cable systems throughout the state. Maps and legislative district fi nders: Come on down from the House on a daily basis, so you http://www.leg.mn/leg/districtfi nder.htm Technology is a wonderful asset for gov- can stay on top of the major events at the To search the Legislative Web site: ernmental information, but the best way to Capitol. Brief, informative updates about http://search.state.mn.us/leg/ fi nd out what’s happening at the Capitol is committee and fl oor action are posted before to witness it in person. A good place to begin 8 a.m. Monday through Friday. Links to useful North Star government information: http://www.state.mn.us/ your visit is at the House Public Information resources, such as bill introductions and reports Services Offi ce, located in Room 175 of the or documents, are also offered. Each day’s ver- Governor’s offi ce: State Offi ce Building, directly west of the sion is also archived by date and topic. http://www.governor.state.mn.us Capitol. Offi ce of the Secretary of State: The offi ce has a series of informational and Pick up the phone (Elections & Candidate Information) http://www.sos.state.mn.us educational publications designed to make A wealth of information is also available via the legislative process understandable and the telephone. The House Public Information Legislative Reference Library: accessible for all. Services Offi ce can answer general questions http://www.leg.mn/lrl/lrl.asp Offi ce staff can quickly determine in which regarding the legislative process and who your Revisor’s Offi ce: House and Senate district you live and provide legislators are. They can also direct you to other http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/revisor. you with the name, offi ce number, phone num- offi ces for additional information. Call the html ber, and e-mail address of your representative information offi ce at (651) 296-2146 (voice), Legislative Links to the World: and senator. (651) 296-9896 (TTY), or 1-800-657-3550 http://www.leg.mn/lrl/links/links.asp Committee schedules are available at the (voice and TTY). offi ce, as are issues of the award-winning You don’t need to leave home to obtain Frequently called numbers newsmagazine Session Weekly, a free publication copies of House bills, either. Simply call the House Information: covering weekly House activities during session. House Chief Clerk’s Offi ce at (651) 296-2314 651-296-2146 voice; 651-296-9896 TTY To have this thorough wrap-up mailed directly and they’ll mail you a copy. If you don’t know 1-800-657-3550 toll free voice and TTY to your home or business, call or stop by House who sponsored a bill or what a particular bill’s Senate Information: Information, or complete the subscription form House File number is, call House Index at (651) 651-296-0504 voice; 651-296-0250 TTY on the House Web site at http://www.house. 296-6646. They can also give you the status of 1-888-234-1112 toll free voice 1-888-234-1216 toll free TTY mn/hinfo/subscribesw.asp. Likewise, Senate a bill. Briefl y, which covers weekly Senate activities, If you have a concern about a pending bill Chief Clerk’s Offi ce: (copies of bills) 651-296-2314 is available online at http://www.senate.mn/ or a policy issue, call your legislator. briefl y/index.htm. A voice version of the House commit- Offi ce of Secretary of the Senate: Session Daily is the online companion tee schedule is available at (651) 296-9283. 651-296-2344 to Session Weekly. Located at http://www. For similar information in the Senate, call House Index: (bill status) house.mn/hinfo/sdaily.asp, it offers news (651) 296-0504 or 1-888-234-1112. 651-296-6646 State Capitol Information Desk: 651-296-3962 651-296-2739

10/18/04 Visiting the Minnesota State Capitol complex can be a rewarding and educational experience for everyone. There are buildings to explore and tours to take almost any time you choose to visit. And when the Legislature is in session during the fi rst part of every year, there are fl oor sessions to observe, committee meetings to attend and legislators to meet. Remember that this is your State Capitol, and you are always welcome.

Parking just off Lot N; there also are drop-off entrances Public metered parking is available in on the south side under the front steps and on Lot Q, north of the Capitol at Cedar Street the northeast side of the building. How to get here and Sherburne Avenue; Lot AA, across Rice Since parking is limited during legislative Location Street from the State Offi ce Building on Aurora sessions, busing may be easier. Freeway express The Capitol complex is north of I-94, just Avenue; Lot F, directly behind the Transporta- bus service is available. Bus number 94B takes minutes from downtown St. Paul. It is acces- tion Building; Lot K, across from the Armory on you to the Capitol and the State Offi ce Building. sible from the east and west on I-94, and from Cedar Street (enter from 12th Street); and on Call the Transit Information Center at (612) the north and south on I-35E. the orange level of the Centennial Offi ce Build- 373-3333 for schedule and route information. I-94 eastbound: Exit at Marion Street. Turn ing Ramp at Cedar Street and Rev. Dr. Martin left. Go to Aurora Avenue and turn right. Go Luther King Jr. Blvd. All-day metered parking nearly one block and enter Parking Lot AA on is available in Lot Q. Capitol Security personnel What to do the left just before Rice Street. will issue tickets for expired meters. Tours I-94 westbound: Exit at Marion Street. Turn All-day parking permits may be purchased Tours of the Capitol are offered through right. Go to Aurora Avenue and turn right. Go for $4 from Plant Management on the ground the Capitol Historic Site Program of the nearly one block and enter Parking Lot AA on floor of the Administration Building at Minnesota Historical Society. the left just before Rice Street. 50 Sherburne Ave., north of the Capitol, across Tour guides lead the 45-minute tours on the I-35E northbound: Exit at Kellogg Boule- University Avenue. Cash or checks are accepted hour Mondays through Fridays between 9 a.m. vard. Turn left. Go to John Ireland Boulevard and correct change is appreciated. For more and 4 p.m. (last tour leaves at 3 p.m.); Saturdays and turn right. Metered parking spaces line information, call (651) 297-3993. between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. (last tour leaves at both sides of the boulevard. Outdoor disability parking is available in Lot N, 2 p.m.); and Sundays between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. I-35E southbound: Exit at University which is on the northwest side of the Capitol, and (last tour leaves at 3 p.m.). The tours begin at Avenue. Turn right. Go to Rice Street and in Lot F. One spot is available in Lot AA. the Capitol’s information desk at the end of turn left. Go one block, turn right on Aurora The main disability entrance to the the corridor to the right of the main entrance. Avenue and enter Parking Lot AA. Capitol is on the northwest side of the building, Brochures in about 20 foreign languages also are available there.

Charles Ave. Tour rates vary. Generally, 45-minute tours N for drop-in visitors to the Capitol are free of charge. Lot Q Historical society offi cials ask that groups of

Sherburne Ave. Blvd. Capitol LEGEND 10 or more call at least two weeks in advance Admin. = public to reserve a tour time. parking Ford Bldg. The society offers a number of specialized Bldg. = disability

Rice St. University Ave. Ramp St. Cedar public parking tours for educational groups ranging from pre- Marion St. Marion Lot N school students to high school seniors. Admis- sion for 45-minute educational group tours is

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Ctr. $2 per person. Tour participants may request Lot AA Lot D Aurora Ave. customized tours that emphasize topics such Aurora Ave. State as architecture, women’s history, or the Civil Ramp Office Fuller Ave. Bldg. Blvd. Jr. M.L.K. Dr. Rev. War. During the legislative session, the society R . ev vd C . D Bl e r. Jr. d Cent. offers “Voice of the People: Your Role in Min- Ma ng a Lot F rtin Luther Ki r St. Ramp Centennial nesota Government,” a three-hour session for š students in grades 9-12. Admission for the Bldg.

Transportation Veterans Service Lot K lengthier, focused educational group tours is $4 per person. John Ireland Blvd. 12th Street Also, special tour events are scheduled throughout the year. Themes include “Art and Artists of the State Capitol” and “Shadows and I-94 Spirits of the State Capitol.” Some of these events

Center require admission fees; others are free. A special MN History Ma rion St. Concordia events guide is available upon request. exit Ave. Kellogg Blvd. For more information about the tours and fee structure, or to make a reservation, call the Capi- tol Historic Site Program, (651) 296-2881. House Public Information Services Offi ce • 175 State Offi ce Building • St. Paul, MN 55155 • (651) 296-2146 This document can be made available in alternative formats to individuals with disabilities by calling (651) 296-2146 voice, (651) 296-9896 TTY, or (800) 657-3550 toll free voice and TTY. Legislative sessions testifying at legislative committee hearings is Members of the House of Representatives and available from the House Public Information Where to fi nd the Senate debate bills when the Legislature is Services Offi ce. in session. information Dining At the beginning of a legislative session, House Public Information Services the pace of fl oor sessions is generally slow as Cafeterias are located in most state build- ings. The small State Offi ce Building cafeteria 175 State Offi ce Building new bills are assigned to committees and non- (651) 296-2146 or 1-800-657-3550 is usually open only when the Legislature is in controversial items are discussed. At about The House Public Information Services the session’s midpoint, however, the legislative session. A large, year-round cafeteria is available Offi ce is a nonpartisan offi ce that provides pace quickens. in the Transportation Building. committee meeting schedules; legislator The House usually meets at 3 p.m. Mon- Also, there are many restaurants within information; and publications, including the days and Thursdays, and the Senate meets at walking distance. On Rice Street are the Lagoon Session Weekly newsmagazine, educational 11:30 a.m. Mondays and at 9 a.m. Thursdays Vietnamese Restaurant, White Castle, and El brochures for all ages, and member directories. during the fi rst few weeks. House fl oor ses- Bravo Mexican Restaurant. On University Av- All information is available at no charge. sions are scheduled for the afternoon because enue, you will fi nd McDonald’s, Burger King, Most of what this offi ce publishes can be viewed on the Legislature’s World Wide Web committees meet in the morning and early Mai Village, and other restaurants. There also are dozens of restaurants only minutes away in page. To connect, point your web browser at: afternoon. As the session nears the end, however, http://www.leg.mn both bodies may meet several times a week, downtown St. Paul. often into the night. Group visits House Television Services All House and Senate fl oor sessions are open Sometimes groups plan a “legislative day” 216C State Capitol (651) 297-1338 to the public. Visitors interested in observing at the Capitol in order to express a particular House Television, part of the House Public these sessions may call the House Chief Clerk’s viewpoint to legislators. Information Services Offi ce, is responsible Offi ce, (651) 296-2314, or Senate Information, Rooms for special conferences or speakers can for live coverage of House fl oor sessions (651) 296-0504, with questions. Spectators may be reserved by calling the State Offi ce Building and some committee hearings. Coverage is aired in the Twin Cities area on KTCI-TV, sit in the galleries of either chamber. room scheduler at (651) 296-5408 or the Capitol Channel 17. The House also broadcasts room scheduler at (651) 296-0866. via satellite statewide, available on local Committee meetings If group members want to meet with their cable systems. Internet users can also view Visitors wanting to attend a committee individual legislators or testify before a commit- committee hearings and fl oor sessions via meeting may call the committee hotlines for tee (see “Committee meetings”), arrangements the House TV Web site. Refer to the site at prerecorded messages with the meeting times should be made at least a week in advance. http://www.house.mn/hinfo/television.htm and agendas for each day: House, (651) 296- Often such groups have members wear a for more information. 9283; Senate, (651) 296-8088. Agendas for the distinctive name tag or badge to indicate their All televised fl oor sessions and committee week are available online at www.house.mn or concern about a particular issue. hearings are close-captioned for people with www.senate.mn. Groups planning a trip to the Capitol should hearing impairments. Committee meetings are open to the pub- remember that seating is fairly limited in some Chief Clerk’s Offi ce lic. When a public hearing is scheduled, the committee rooms — particularly when the topic 211 State Capitol (651) 296-2314 committee may listen to comments from the is controversial. The Chief Clerk’s Offi ce provides copies audience (when time permits) in addition to of bills at no charge, all agendas for House the scheduled speakers. Committees have dif- About security sessions, and the Journal of the House. ferent policies on hearing testimony depending Visitors to the Capitol need not be concerned upon their size and workload. Informational House Index Department or postpone a visit due to security concerns. 211 State Capitol (651) 296-6646 handouts that committee members receive dur- While security has been tightened, measures ing meetings or hearings are considered public The House Index Department, a part of the may not be obvious to the casual visitor. Re- Chief Clerk’s Offi ce, has a computerized index information and are available to the audience member only that you may need to identify available for public use. House Index lists bills on a fi rst-come, fi rst-served basis. yourself to a security offi cer stationed at a by committee, topic, author, fi le number, and Major proposals often have several public public entrance. other categories. The offi ce can also give you hearings so committee members may listen to the current status of legislation. all arguments for and against a bill. Senate Information Offi ce Each committee has a chair, vice chair, E-mail schedules administrator, and legislative assistant. A 231 State Capitol Anyone with e-mail can receive both list of committees and members is available (651) 296-0504 or 1-888-234-1112 House and Senate committee schedules. in the House Public Information Services The Senate Information Offi ce is respon- To sign up to receive the House com- sible for all information about the Senate, Offi ce in Room 175, State Offi ce Building, or mittee schedule, direct your Web browser including the committee schedule, bill status, the Senate Information Offi ce in Room 231, to http://ww3.house.mn/list/join.asp?li legislator information, and the distribution State Capitol. stname=houseschedule and fi ll out the of bill copies. Groups and individuals wishing to testify subscription form on the Legislature’s before a committee should call the appropriate Senate Media Services Web site. committee’s legislative assistant well in advance B-44 State Capitol (651) 296-0264 You can also sign up for the Senate sched- of the meeting and ask to be placed on the Senate Media Services, a bipartisan offi ce, ule on the Internet. Point your Web brows- agenda. Committees prefer requests one week produces television programs, multi-media er to http://www.senate.leg.state.mn.us/ in advance but will accept later notifi cation productions, scriptwriting, photography, and schedule/listserv.htm and fi ll out the graphics. It offers live coverage of the Senate when unexpected issues appear on the com- subscription form. fl oor sessions and some committee hearings. mittee schedule. A brochure containing tips on

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