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Minnesota House of Representatives Session Weekly SESSION WEEKLY SESSION CHANGES, CHALLENGES UNFINISHED BUSINESS OUTSIDE THE CHAMBER DOORS MEET THE NEW MEMBERS A NONPARTISAN PUBLICATION MINNESOTA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES • PUBLIC INFORMATION SERVICES VOLUME 28, NUMBER 1 • JANUARY 7, 2011 Flashback to 2001 and 1991 1991 - State lawmakers made the honey- moon official, granting Gov. Arne Carlson an extra three weeks to prepare a state budget package designed to balance an expected $1.2 billion revenue shortfall. He was given 23 days beyond the constitutional deadline for submitting his budget recommendation to the Legislature. Majority Leader Dee Long (DFL-Mpls) said this shows that the House and Senate DFLers are willing to work with the new Independent-Republican governor and the minority leadership. — Session Weekly Jan. 11, 1991 File photo 2001 by Andrew VonBank 2001 - The first black woman to serve in the Minnesota Legislature, DFLer Neva Walker made history when she was sworn in to office in January 2001 to represent District 61B in Minneapolis. After serving four terms, she chose not to run in the 2008 election. — Session Weekly Jan. 5, 2001 Contents SESSION WEEKLY Session Weekly is a nonpartisan publication FIRST READING: Changes mark 2011 session • 3-5 of Minnesota House of Representatives Public Information Services. Produced AT ISSUE: New leaders confront an old foe: the deficit • 6-7 during session, it covers the previous week’s HIGHLIGHTS: Committees talk priorities • 8-9 news from the House. No fee. PEOPLE: Meet the 36 new members • 10-13 Session Weekly (ISSN 1049-8176) is published weekly during the legislative session by FEATURE: First day is rite of passage for more than just the members • 14-15 Minnesota House of Representatives Public FEATURE: Outside the Chamber doors (photo spread) • 16-17 Information Services, 175 State Office Building, 100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., FEATURE: State fair poll takers weigh in on budget solutions • 18 St. Paul, MN 55155-1298. Periodicals postage RESOURCES: Roster of House and Senate members • 19-20 paid at St. Paul, Minn., and additional offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to RESOURCES: Come to the Capitol • 21 Session Weekly, House Public Information Services, 175 State Office Building, Resources: So many ways to stay informed about the Legislature • 22 100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., MINNESOTA INDEX: Session 2011 • 24 St. Paul, MN 55155-1298. Printed on recycled paper which is 50% recycled, On the cover: Hennepin County District Court Judge Ron Abrams, left, swears in Rep. Kurt Zellers as 30% post-consumer content. House speaker Jan. 4. — Photo by Tom Olmscheid FIRST READING phOTO BY TOM OLMSCHEID Carolyn Brown, desk secretary supervisor in the House Chief Clerk’s Office, inserts the nameplate of Rep. Sondra Erickson into one of the two voting boards in the House Chamber on Dec. 29. The House has 36 new members this session: 33 Republicans and three DFLers. Legislative leaders are optimistic. “We’ve got folks ready to jump in and ready Ready for the challenge to go,” said House Majority Leader Matt 2011 session underway with changes aplenty Dean (R-Dellwood). “We will get it resolved one way or the other,” said House Minority Leader Paul BY MIKE COOK Thissen (DFL-Mpls). o call the 2011 session challenging could be an understatement. Lots of new faces Legislators will have their plates full resolving A promise of change at the federal level T helped give the state DFL a boost in the 2008 the state budget deficit without hurting things like election, resulting in a veto-proof majority K-12 school funding, people with disabilities and the in the Senate and a 40-seat advantage in the House, three seats shy of the veto-proof elderly, while at the same time creating jobs in hopes of majority. But Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty rebounding the state’s economy. Helping a professional still resided in the governor’s office. football team fund a home may also be discussed. Two years later, voters again sought change. DFLer Mark Dayton won the governor’s Many of the decisions will be gut- more one-time shifts are not the answer. race, but Republicans picked up 25 House wrenching and painful. Most of the easier Will revenues need to be raised? What state seats for a 72-62 advantage. Republicans changes have taken place in the last few years, services must be cut or eliminated? Can gained 16 Senate seats, and now hold a and both Republicans and DFLers say that people learn to live with less? First Reading continued on page 4 January 7, 2011 Session Weekly 3 First Reading continued from page 3 4:15 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday; and House floor sessions are scheduled for 3 p.m. 2011-2012 Member Profile 37-30 majority, the first time since 1972 that Monday and Thursday with no committee Republicans control that body. work after. Nothing is planned on Fridays. Membership Of the three-dozen new House members, Last year, meetings were scheduled until 2011 2009 2007 2005 2003 34 are first-timers, including 31 Republicans. 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday and five DFL 62 87 85 66 53 Rep. Sondra Erickson (R-Princeton) and meetings were scheduled for Friday morning. R 72 47 49 68 81 Rep. Linda Runbeck (R-Circle Pines) return “Just the pure paper shuffle, moving bills Men 91 91 91 97 102 after some time away. between committees, everything is going to Wom- 43 43 43 37 32 “They will make their voices heard early be a lot more efficient,” said Rep. Mary Liz en and often,” Dean said. “These are CEOs, Holberg (R-Lakeville), chairwoman of the they’re economists, they’re small-business House Ways and Means Committee. Plus the Age owners, they’re teachers. It’s just the greatest House and Senate have lined up committee freshmen group that’s ever come into the scopes so that conference committees will Age range 2011 2009 2007* 2005** 2003** Capitol, I’m sure.” compare bills that address the same issues. 21-30 7 6 6 6 8 Some freshmen beat long-time and Among the changes are the combination 31-40 17 22 25 27 27 powerful incumbents. Rep. Carolyn of some policy and finance committees, 41-50 34 35 33 40 35 51-60 46 42 38 38 43 McElfatrick (R-Deer River) beat Loren including judiciary, public safety 61-70 25 25 29 18 12 Solberg, who had been in St. Paul for and transportation; the combining of 71 or over 5 4 2 3 3 28 years and recently chaired the powerful early childhood with K-12 education; House Ways and Means Committee; Rep. Average 51.9 50.9 50.2 48.6 47.4 and incorporating energy issues into age Debra Kiel (R-Crookston) beat 26-year the environment and natural resources * Age not available for 1 member veteran Bernie Lieder, who chaired the committee. **Ages not available for 2 members transportation committee; and Rep. Bruce Thissen expressed concern that some issues Vogel (R-Willmar) beat Al Juhnke, a leading will become less important. Education voice for agriculture during his 14 year- “The Republican leadership’s committee career. Education level 2011 2009 2007 2005 2003 structure, which cut critical committees, High School 3 3 3 3 3 “That says something about the quality of illustrates their party’s priorities. Their new Technical College 8 6 7 7 6 our candidates,” said House Speaker Kurt structure says that issues related to housing, Zellers (R-Maple Grove). early childhood and energy are somehow less Some College 13 8 9 13 14 4-yr. Undergraduate Rep. Kerry Gauthier (DFL-Duluth), Rep. 44 40 34 40 47 important now than they have been in the Degree Marion Greene (DFL-Mpls) and Rep. Rena past.” Moran (DFL-St. Paul) kept their district’s Some Graduate Work 12 18 21 20 15 Graduate Degree 52 58 60 51 48 seat on the DFL side. Issues to be addressed Other 2 1 — — — Throughout the campaign, Republicans Committee structure changes stressed their vision of job creation to help In changing the committee structure, get the economy turned around and have Occupation House and Senate leaders say they want government live within its means. Occupation 2011 2009 2007 2005 2003 to make the legislative process more That still holds true today. user-friendly, while remaining fair and “Tackle spending first, tackle jobs second,” Educator 20 27 28 21 22 transparent. Dean said. “That’s No.1 and No. 2.” Attorney 13 17 16 19 16 House leaders have reduced the number of But how can that get done with a projected Business 28 14 13 18 22 committees, divisions and subdivisions from $6.2 billion budget shortfall for the next Legislator 9 10 12 10 10 last year’s 36 to 24, biennium? Retired 8 7 10 8 5 a change they claim Holberg is Consultant 3 5 6 7 7 “We have reformed government will save about “completely Government 6 6 4 5 7 $500,000. Senate starting with ourselves. We convinced” the Real Estate — 1 2 5 7 committees have think we can be a little more deficit can be Communications 3 3 3 4 4 decreased from 25 efficient and effective in the way resolved without Trades 3 3 4 4 4 to 16. we run government.” raising taxes. Farming 6 5 3 3 5 “ W e h a v e “No stone should reformed — Rep. Kurt Zellers Homemaker 3 2 3 3 3 Speaker of the House go unturned,” government Health Care 3 3 2 — — Holberg said. “I Social Services 1 1 1 — — starting with was here during the Law Enforcement 1 1 1 — — ourselves,” Zellers Ventura administration, and one of the terms Other 24 29 26 26 21 said.
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