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March 17, 2008 update

2008 MINNESOTA LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION

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48B Abeler, Jim (R)...... 203...... 1729 9A Lanning, Morrie (R)...... 259...... 5515 19A Anderson, Bruce (R)...... 201...... 5063 40B Lenczewski, Ann (DFL)...... 509...... 4218 43A Anderson, Sarah (R)...... 229...... 5511 66A Lesch, John (DFL)...... 537...... 4224 3A Anzelc, Tom (DFL)...... 417...... 4936 30A Liebling, Tina (DFL)...... 393...... 0573 39B Atkins, Joe (DFL)...... 503...... 4192 1B Lieder, Bernard (DFL)...... 423...... 5091 35A Beard, Michael (R)...... 207...... 8872 55A Lillie, Leon (DFL)...... 353...... 1188 43B Benson, John (DFL)...... 517...... 9934 59A Loeffler, Diane (DFL)...... 349...... 4219 33B Berns, John (R)...... 311...... 4315 37A Madore, Shelley (DFL)...... 507...... 5506 57A Bigham, Karla (DFL)...... 529...... 4342 22A Magnus, Doug (R)...... 217...... 5505 25B Bly, David (DFL)...... 557...... 7065 67A Mahoney, Tim (DFL)...... 591...... 4277 25A Brod, Laura (R)...... 321...... 4229 65B Mariani, Carlos (DFL)...... 563...... 9714 27A Brown, Robin (DFL)...... 337...... 8216 9B Marquart, Paul (DFL)...... 597...... 6829 23B Brynaert, Kathy (DFL)...... 421...... 3248 38A Masin, Sandra (DFL)...... 527...... 3533 35B Buesgens, Mark (R)...... 307...... 5185 53B McFarlane, Carol (R)...... 223...... 5363 56A Bunn, Julie (DFL)...... 521...... 4244 57B McNamara, Denny (R)...... 271...... 3135 45B Carlson, Lyndon (DFL)...... 479...... 4255 4A Moe, Frank (DFL)...... 369...... 5516 61A Clark, Karen (DFL)...... 471...... 0294 40A Morgan, Will (DFL)...... 531...... 4212 24B Cornish, Tony (R)...... 281...... 4240 23A Morrow, Terry (DFL)...... 415...... 8634 62A Davnie, Jim (DFL)...... 545...... 0173 58A Mullery, Joe (DFL)...... 367...... 4262 52B Dean, Matt (R)...... 327...... 3018 64A Murphy, Erin (DFL)...... 413...... 8799 49A DeLaForest, Chris (R)...... 323...... 4231 6B Murphy, Mary (DFL)...... 343...... 2676 29A Demmer, Randy (R)...... 225...... 9236 46A Nelson, Michael V.(DFL)...... 569...... 3751 52A Dettmer, Bob (R)...... 329...... 4124 10A Nornes, Bud (R)...... 277...... 4946 6A Dill, David (DFL)...... 571...... 2190 29B Norton, Kim (DFL)...... 387...... 9249 47A Dittrich, Denise (DFL)...... 371...... 5513 1A Olin, Dave (DFL)...... 593...... 9635 58B Dominguez, Augustine “Willie” (DFL)...... 539...... 8659 16B Olson, Mark (R)...... 301...... 4237 12B Doty, Al (DFL)...... 433...... 4247 11B Otremba, Mary Ellen (DFL)...... 445...... 3201 28B Drazkowski, Steve (R)...... 247...... 2273 37B Ozment, Dennis (R)...... 283...... 4306 17A Eastlund, Rob (R)...... 243...... 5364 42B Paulsen, Erik (R)...... 309...... 7449 2A Eken, Kent (DFL)...... 575...... 9918 64B Paymar, Michael (DFL)...... 543...... 4199 19B Emmer, Tom (R)...... 261...... 4336 31A Pelowski Jr., Gene (DFL)...... 491...... 8637 41A Erhardt, Ron (R)...... 245...... 4363 32A Peppin, Joyce (R)...... 331...... 7806 16A Erickson, Sondra (R)...... 279...... 6746 20A Peterson, Aaron (DFL)...... 451...... 4228 8B Faust, Tim (DFL)...... 567...... 0518 41B Peterson, Neil W. (R)...... 213...... 7803 21B Finstad, Brad (R)...... 251...... 9303 45A Peterson, Sandra (DFL)...... 345...... 4176 26B Fritz, Patti (DFL)...... 551...... 8237 27B Poppe, Jeanne (DFL)...... 487...... 4193 53A Gardner, Paul (DFL)...... 581...... 2907 5A Rukavina, Tom (DFL)...... 477...... 0170 36B Garofalo, Pat (R)...... 221...... 1069 26A Ruth, Connie (R)...... 291...... 5368 15A Gottwalt, Steve (R)...... 231...... 6316 42A Ruud, Maria (DFL)...... 515...... 3964 54A Greiling, Mindy (DFL)...... 381...... 5387 2B Sailer, Brita (DFL)...... 577...... 4265 24A Gunther, Bob (R)...... 289...... 3240 54B Scalze, Bev (DFL)...... 357...... 7153 48A Hackbarth, Tom (R)...... 209...... 2439 21A Seifert, Marty (R)...... 267...... 5374 22B Hamilton, Rod (R)...... 215...... 5373 5B Sertich, Anthony “Tony” (DFL)...... 459...... 0172 39A Hansen, Rick (DFL)...... 401...... 6828 14A Severson, Dan (R)...... 233...... 7808 66B Hausman, Alice (DFL)...... 453...... 3824 18A Shimanski, Ron (R)...... 227...... 1534 15B Haws, Larry (DFL)...... 473...... 6612 44A Simon, Steve (DFL)...... 375...... 9889 13A Heidgerken, Bud (R)...... 237...... 4317 10B Simpson, Dean (R)...... 295...... 4293 46B Hilstrom, Debra (DFL)...... 379...... 3709 55B Slawik, Nora (DFL)...... 403...... 7807 8A Hilty, Bill (DFL)...... 559...... 4308 63B Slocum, Linda (DFL)...... 523...... 7158 36A Holberg, Mary Liz (R)...... 303...... 6926 33A Smith, Steve (R)...... 253...... 9188 34B Hoppe, Joe (R)...... 317...... 5066 3B Solberg, Loren (DFL)...... 443...... 2365 60B Hornstein, Frank (DFL)...... 437...... 9281 56B Swails, Marsha (DFL)...... 409...... 1147 47B Hortman, Melissa (DFL)...... 377...... 4280 65A Thao, Cy (DFL)...... 359...... 5158 14B Hosch, Larry (DFL)...... 565...... 4373 63A Thissen, Paul (DFL)...... 351...... 5375 4B Howes, Larry (R)...... 287...... 2451 51B Tillberry, Tom (DFL)...... 501...... 5510 7A Huntley, Thomas (DFL)...... 585...... 2228 49B Tingelstad, Kathy (R)...... 255...... 5369 7B Jaros, Mike (DFL)...... 583...... 4246 31B Tschumper, Ken (DFL)...... 431...... 9278 67B Johnson, Sheldon (DFL)...... 549...... 4201 18B Urdahl, Dean (R)...... 239...... 4344 13B Juhnke, Al (DFL)...... 485...... 6206 62B Wagenius, Jean (DFL)...... 449...... 4200 59B Kahn, Phyllis (DFL)...... 365...... 4257 61B Walker, Neva (DFL)...... 553...... 7152 17B Kalin, Jeremy (DFL)...... 579...... 5377 12A Ward, John (DFL)...... 533...... 4333 60A Kelliher, Margaret Anderson (DFL)...... 463...... 0171 38B Wardlow, Lynn (R)...... 241...... 4128 50B Knuth, Kate (DFL)...... 429...... 0141 30B Welti, Andy (DFL)...... 389...... 4378 20B Koenen, Lyle (DFL)...... 439...... 4346 11A Westrom, Torrey (R)...... 273...... 4929 34A Kohls, Paul (R)...... 313...... 4282 44B Winkler, Ryan (DFL)...... 525...... 7026 51A Kranz, Scott (DFL)...... 411...... 4226 28A Wollschlager, Sandy (DFL)...... 335...... 8635 50A Laine, Carolyn (DFL)...... 407...... 4331 32B Zellers, Kurt (R)...... 315...... 5502

*All rooms are in the State Office Building unless otherwise noted, St. Paul, MN 55155-1298 List as of Jan. 2, 2008 2008 Minnesota House of Representatives Leadership

Speaker of the House Majority Leader Minority Leader Margaret Anderson Kelliher Anthony “Tony” Sertich Marty Seifert

House Leaders Membership Margaret Anderson Kelliher (DFL)...... Speaker of the House Anthony “Tony” Sertich (DFL)...... Majority Leader 2008 Marty Seifert (R)...... Minority Leader DFL 85 R 48 Melissa Hortman (DFL)...... Assistant Majority Leader IR 1 Tina Liebling (DFL)...... Assistant Majority Leader Frank Moe (DFL)...... Assistant Majority Leader Men 91 Michael V. Nelson (DFL)...... Assistant Majority Leader Women 43 Aaron Peterson (DFL)...... Assistant Majority Leader Steve Simon (DFL)...... Assistant Majority Leader Education Tom Emmer (R)...... Deputy Minority Leader Denny McNamara (R)...... Minority Whip High School 3 Michael Beard (R)...... Assistant Minority Whip Technical College 7 Laura Brod (R)...... Assistant Minority Leader Some College 9 Tony Cornish (R)...... Assistant Minority Whip 4-yr. Undergraduate Degree 33 Matt Dean (R)...... Assistant Minority Whip Some Graduate Work 21 Brad Finstad (R)...... Assistant Minority Leader Graduate Degree 61 Pat Garofalo (R)...... Assistant Minority Whip Joyce Peppin (R)...... Assistant Minority Whip Dean Simpson (R)...... Assistant Minority Leader Kurt Zellers (R)...... Assistant Minority Leader Occupation Educator 28 House Officers Attorney 16 Albin A. Mathiowetz...... Chief Clerk of the House Business 13 Patrick D. Murphy...... 1st Assistant Chief Clerk Legislator 12 Gail C. Romanowski ...... 2nd Assistant Chief Clerk Retired 10 Debra M. Fastner...... Desk Clerk David G. Surdez...... Legislative Clerk Consultant 6 Heather L. Ball...... Index Clerk Government 4 Sandra A. Dicke...... Chief Sergeant-at-Arms Real Estate 2 Eric Bergstrom...... 1st Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms Communications 3 Julia Miller...... 2nd Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms/Postmaster Trades 4 Troy Olsen...... Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms, Minority Farming 3 Soliving K. Kong...... Assistant Postmaster Homemaker 3 Rev. Paul Rogers...... House Chaplain Health Care 2 Social Services 1 Law Enforcement 1 Other 26 House Public Information Services

Abeler, Jim (R) 48B Beard, Michael (R) 35A 203 State Office Building...... (651) 296-1729 Assistant Minority Whip E-mail: [email protected] 207 State Office Building...... (651) 296-8872 Home: Anoka E-mail: [email protected] 3400 Rum River Drive 55303...... (612) 245-3764 Home: Shakopee *Business: Anoka *8434 Horizon Drive 55379...... (952) 445-9374 600 E. Main St. 55303...... (763) 421-3722 Business: same Occupation: Chiropractor. Education: Hamline University; Occupation: Business. Education: Bible missions, Bethany University of Minnesota; D.C., chiropractic, Northwestern College of Missions; entrepreneurial classes, University of St. College of Chiropractic. Elected: 1998. Term: 5th. Commit- Thomas. Elected: 2002. Term: 3rd. Committees: Biosciences tees: Health and Human Services; Health Care and Human and Emerging Technology, Republican Lead; Energy Finance Services Finance Division; E-12 Education; Education and Policy Division; Local Government and Metropolitan Finance and Economic Competitiveness Finance Division; Affairs; Telecommunications Regulation and Infrastructure Licensing Subcommittee; Ways and Means. Division; Transportation Finance Division.

Anderson, Bruce (R) 19A *201 State Office Building...... (651) 296-5063 Benson, John (DFL) 43B E-mail: [email protected] 517 State Office Building...... (651) 296-9934 Home: Buffalo Township E-mail: [email protected] 3222 Aadland Ave. 55313...... (763) 682-1480 Home: Minnetonka Occupation: Agribusiness, military. Education: B.S., busi- *3828 Huntingdon Drive 55305...... (952) 933-2396 ness administration, Northwestern College. Elected: 1994. Business: Minnetonka Term: 7th. Committees: Mental Health Division, Repub- P.O. Box 5508 55343 lican Lead; Environmental Justice and Healthy Housing Occupation: Retired teacher. Education: B.S., language arts Subcommittee; Finance; Health and Human Services; Health and social science, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Care and Human Services Finance Division; Housing Policy M.A., political science, University of Minnesota. Elected: and Finance and Public Health Finance Division; Minnesota 2006. Term: 1st. Committees: Labor and Consumer Protec- Heritage Finance Division. tion Division, vice chair; E-12 Education; Environmental Justice and Healthy Housing Subcommittee; Housing Policy and Finance and Public Health Finance Division; K-12 Finance Division. Anderson, Sarah (R) 43A 229 State Office Building...... (651) 296-5511 Berns, John (R) 33B E-mail: [email protected] *311 State Office Building...... (651) 296-4315 Home: Plymouth E-mail: [email protected] *5050 Holly Lane N. #5 55446...... (763) 383-9504 Home: Wayzata Occupation: Manager. Education: B.A., political science P.O. Box 927 55391...... (952) 476-1006 and sociology, University of Minnesota-Duluth. Elected: Occupation: Attorney. Education: B.A., history, Loras Col- 2006. Term: 1st. Committees: Commerce and Labor; lege; J.D., Drake University. Elected: 2006. Term: 1st. Com- Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elec- mittees: Biosciences and Emerging Technology; Capital tions; Labor and Consumer Protection Division; Property Investment Finance Division; Commerce and Labor. Tax Relief and Local Sales Tax Division; State Government Finance Division.

Anzelc, Tom (DFL) 3A 417 State Office Building...... (651) 296-4936 E-mail: [email protected] Bigham, Karla (DFL) 57A Home: Balsam Township *529 State Office Building...... (651) 296-4342 *44205 Burrows Lake Lane 55709...... (218) 327-7924 E-mail: [email protected] Education: B.S., political science, St. Cloud State University. Home: Cottage Grove Elected: 2006. Term: 1st. Committees: Commerce and P.O. Box 223 55016...... (651) 493-3121 Labor; Disparities in Student Support and Service Sub- Occupation: Paralegal. Education: B.S., paralegal, Winona committee; Environment and Natural Resources Finance State University. Elected: 2006. Term: 1st. Committees: Division; K-12 Finance Division; Watersheds, Wetlands and Game, Fish and Forestry Division; Public Safety and Civil Buffers Subcommittee. Justice; Public Safety Finance Division; State Government Finance Division; Veterans Affairs Division. Atkins, Joe (DFL) 39B 503 State Office Building...... (651) 296-4192 E-mail: [email protected] Home: Inver Grove Heights Bly, David (DFL) 25B 2463 - 78th St. E. 55076...... (651) 451-3837 *557 State Office Building...... (651) 296-7065 *Business: South St. Paul E-mail: [email protected] 222 W. Grand Ave., #100 55075...... (651) 451-6411 Home: Northfield Occupation: Attorney. Education: B.A., political science, 211 N. Lincoln St. 55057...... (507) 645-8328 University of Minnesota; J.D., William Mitchell College of Occupation: Educator. Education: B.A., English, St. Olaf Law. Elected: 2002. Term: 3rd. Committees: Commerce and College; M.A. education, St. Mary’s University. Elected: Labor, chair; Higher Education and Work Force Develop- 2006. Term: 1st. Committees: Early Childhood Learning ment Policy and Finance Division; Labor and Consumer Finance Division, vice chair; Energy Finance and Policy Protection Division, ex-officio**; Taxes; Telecommunica- Division; Higher Education and Work Force Development tions Regulation and Infrastructure Division, ex-officio**. Policy and Finance Division; Minnesota Heritage Finance Division.

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Brod, Laura (R) 25A Carlson, Lyndon (DFL) 45B Assistant Minority Leader *479 State Office Building...... (651) 296-4255 *321 State Office Building...... (651) 296-4229 E-mail: [email protected] (800) 341-0510 Home: Crystal E-mail: [email protected] 8216 - 35th Ave. N. 55427...... (763) 533-9779 Home: New Prague Occupation: Retired teacher. Education: B.S., social stud- 28758 - 141st Ave. 56071...... (952) 758-5184 ies, graduate work, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Business: New Prague graduate work, University of St. Thomas. Elected: 1972. Occupation: Small-business owner. Education: B.A., geog- Term: 18th. Committees: Finance, chair; Capital Investment raphy, University of Minnesota; M.A., urban and regional Finance Division; Rules and Legislative Administration; Ways studies, Minnesota State University, Mankato. Elected: and Means; ex-officio on:Agriculture, Rural Economies and 2002. Term: 3rd. Committees: Health and Human Ser- Veterans Affairs Finance Division, Education Finance and vices, Republican Lead; Governmental Operations, Reform, Economic Competitiveness Finance Division,; Energy Finance Technology and Elections; Health Care and Human Services and Policy Division; Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division; Taxes. Finance Division; Health Care and Human Services Finance Division; Housing Policy and Finance and Public Health Fi- nance Division; Minnesota Heritage Finance Division; Public Brown, Robin (DFL) 27A Safety Finance Division; State Government Finance Division; 337 State Office Building...... (651) 296-8216 Taxes; Transportation Finance Division. E-mail: [email protected] Home: Austin *27667 Mower-Freeborn Road 55912.....cell (507) 438-9086 Clark, Karen (DFL) 61A Business: Albert Lea *471 State Office Building...... (651) 296-0294 Albert Lea High School 2000 Tiger Lane 56007 E-mail: [email protected] (507) 389-5482 Home: Minneapolis Occupation: Art and photography teacher. Education: 2633 - 18th Ave. S. 55407...... (612) 722-7728 B.S., art education, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Occupation: College instructor. Education: B.S., nursing, M.A. education, St. Mary’s University. Elected: 2006. Term: College of St. Teresa; M.P.A., Harvard University. Elected: 1st. Committees: Property Tax Relief and Local Sales Tax 1980. Term: 14th. Committees: Housing Policy and Finance Division, vice chair; Agriculture, Rural Economies and and Public Health Finance Division, chair; Drinking Water Veterans Affairs; E-12 Education; Education Finance and Source Protection Subcommittee; Environment and Natural Economic Competitiveness Finance Division; K-12 Finance Resources Finance Division; Finance; Higher Education Division. and Work Force Development Policy and Finance Division; Ways and Means. Brynaert, Kathy (DFL) 23B 421 State Office Building...... (651) 296-3248 Cornish, Tony (R) 24B E-mail: [email protected] Assistant Minority Whip Home: Mankato *281 State Office Building...... (651) 296-4240 *1416 Carney Ave. 56001...... (507) 388-2264 (800) 704-8525 Occupation: Youth development/education. Education: E-mail: [email protected] B.A., philosophy, College of St. Teresa; M.A., philosophy, Home: Good Thunder Duquesne University. Elected: 2006. Term: 1st. Commit- P.O. Box 128 56037...... (507) 549-3349 tees: Mental Health Division, vice chair; Energy Finance Occupation: Retired game warden, current chief of police and Policy Division; Environment and Natural Resources; of Lake Crystal, Minn.. Elected: 2002. Term: 3rd. Commit- Higher Education and Work Force Development Policy and tees: Game, Fish and Forestry Division, Republican Lead; Finance Division; Ways and Means. Environment and Natural Resources; Finance; Public Safety and Civil Justice; Public Safety Finance Division.

Davnie, Jim (DFL) 62A Buesgens, Mark (R) 35B *545 State Office Building...... (651) 296-0173 307 State Office Building...... (651) 296-5185 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Home: Minneapolis Home: Jordan 2741 - 39th Ave. S. 55406...... (612) 724-5163 *4500 Golfview Drive 55352...... (952) 492-2992 Business: Buffalo Occupation: Educator. Education: B.S., mathematics, 1300 N. Highway 25 55313...... (763) 682-8260 Minnesota State University, Mankato; Specialist, educa- Occupation: Teacher. Education: B.S., psychology/social tional administration, Minnesota State University, Mankato. work, University of Minnesota; M.Ed., education, University Elected: 1998. Term: 5th. Committees: Local Government of Minnesota. Elected: 2000. Term: 4th. Committees: Labor and Metropolitan Affairs; Public Safety Finance Division; and Consumer Protection Division, chair; Commerce and Rules and Legislative Administration. Labor; Disparities in Student Support and Service Subcom- mittee; E-12 Education; K-12 Finance Division; Taxes.

Bunn, Julie (DFL) 56A Dean, Matt (R) 52B *521 State Office Building...... (651) 296-4244 Assistant Minority Whip E-mail: [email protected] *327 State Office Building...... (651) 296-3018 Home: Lake Elmo E-mail: [email protected] 2986 Lake Elmo Ave. N. 55042...... (651) 748-1448 Home: Dellwood Occupation: Economist. Education: A.B., economics, Oc- Business: St. Paul cidental College; M.A., economics, Stanford University; 2478 University Ave. W. 55114...... (651) 225-1867 Ph.D., economics, Stanford University. Elected: 2006. Term: Occupation: Architect. Education: Bachelor of Architecture, 1st. Committees: Biosciences and Emerging Technology; University of Minnesota. Elected: 2004. Term: 2nd. Com- Education Finance and Economic Competitiveness Finance mittees: Capital Investment Finance Division, Republican Division; Health and Human Services; Health Care and Lead; Health Care and Human Services Finance Division; Human Services Finance Division; Licensing Subcommittee. Minnesota Heritage Finance Division; Ways and Means.

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DeLaForest, Chris (R) 49A Dominguez, Augustine “Willie” (DFL) 58B *323 State Office Building...... (651) 296-4231 *539 State Office Building...... (651) 296-8659 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Home: Andover Home: Minneapolis Business: Fridley 707 Upton Ave. N. 55411...... (612) 521-2278 7956 Main St. N.E. 55432...... (763) 259-3324 Occupation: Consultant - nonprofit management.Elected: Occupation: Business. Education: B.A., political science, 2006. Term: 1st. Committees: Commerce and Labor; St. John’s University; J.D., University of Minnesota. Elected: Disparities in Student Support and Service Subcommittee, 2002. Term: 3rd. Committees: State Government Finance chair; K-12 Finance Division; Local Government and Met- Division, Republican Lead; Commerce and Labor; Crime ropolitan Affairs; Public Safety Finance Division; Veterans Victims Subcommittee; Public Safety and Civil Justice; Affairs Division. Taxes.

Doty, Al (DFL) 12B 433 State Office Building...... (651) 296-4247 E-mail: [email protected] Demmer, Randy (R) 29A Home: Royalton 225 State Office Building...... (651) 296-9236 *302 N. Hickory St. 56373...... (320) 584-8057 (800) 387-6453 Occupation: Senior advocate, retired educator. Education: E-mail: [email protected] B.A., political science, history and social studies, University Home: Hayfield of Minnesota-Morris; graduate work, University of Mani- *P.O. Box 47 55940...... (507) 477-3655 toba. Elected: 2006. Term: 1st. Committees: Environment Business: Same...... (507) 477-3655 and Natural Resources Finance Division, vice chair; Agri- Occupation: Business. Education: B.A.B.A., agricultural culture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs; Agriculture, business administration, University of Minnesota. Elected: Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs Finance Division; 2002. Term: 3rd. Committees: Education Finance and Transportation Finance Division; Veterans Affairs Division; Economic Competitiveness Finance Division, Republican Watersheds, Wetlands and Buffers Subcommittee. Lead; E-12 Education; K-12 Finance Division; Property Tax Relief and Local Sales Tax Division; Taxes. Drazkowski, Steve (R) 28B *247 State Office Building...... (651) 296-2273 E-mail: [email protected] Dettmer, Bob (R) 52A Home: Wabasha 329 State Office Building...... (651) 296-4124 14369 654th St. 55981...... (651) 565-3711 E-mail: [email protected] Occupation: Agriculture/Education. Education: B.S., Home: Forest Lake agriculture, University of Wisconsin-River Falls; M.Ed., *20617 Everton Court N. 55025...... (651) 464-4475 agricultural education, University of Minnesota. Elected: Occupation: Educator. Education: B.S., health/physi- 2007. Term: 1st. Committees: Agriculture, Rural Economies cal education, Bemidji State University; M.A., education and Veterans Affairs; State Government Finance Division; curriculum and instruction, University of St. Thomas. Ways and Means. Elected: 2006. Term: 1st. Committees: E-12 Education; Higher Education and Work Force Development Policy and Finance Division; K-12 Finance Division; Veterans Affairs Division. Eastlund, Rob (R) 17A *243 State Office Building...... (651) 296-5364 E-mail: [email protected] Home: Isanti 2123 - 305th Ave. N.E. 55040...... (763) 689-1746 Dill, David (DFL) 6A Business: Cambridge 571 State Office Building...... (651) 296-2190 355 S. Garfield St. 55008...... (763) 689-0349 (800) 339-0466 Occupation: Property manager. Education: B.S., math- E-mail: [email protected] ematics, University of Minnesota. Elected: 2000. Term: 4th. Home: Crane Lake Committees: Early Childhood Learning Finance Division, *423 Bear Island 55725...... (218) 993-2252 Republican Lead; Education Finance and Economic Com- Business: same petitiveness Finance Division; Higher Education and Work Occupation: Commercial pilot, aircraft and powerplant Force Development Policy and Finance Division; Housing mechanic. Elected: 2002. Term: 3rd. Committees: Game, Policy and Finance and Public Health Finance Division; Fish and Forestry Division, chair; Environment and Natural Public Safety Finance Division. Resources; Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division; Rules and Legislative Administration; Taxes. Eken, Kent (DFL) 2A 575 State Office Building...... (651) 296-9918 E-mail: [email protected] Home: Twin Valley Dittrich, Denise (DFL) 47A *3463 - 170th Ave. 56584...... (218) 584-8109 *371 State Office Building...... (651) 296-5513 Business: same E-mail: [email protected] Occupation: Educator. Education: B.A., political science/ Home: Champlin education, Concordia College, Moorhead; M.A., his- 11260 W. River Road 55316...... (763) 323-1278 tory, St. Cloud State University. Elected: 2002. Term: 3rd. Occupation: Homemaker. Education: B.S., elementary Committees: Environment and Natural Resources, chair; education, University of Minnesota. Elected: 2004. Term: Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs; Environ- 2nd. Committees: E-12 Education, vice chair; K-12 ment and Natural Resources Finance Division; Minnesota Finance Division; Labor and Consumer Protection Division; Heritage Finance Division; Ways and Means. Property Tax Relief and Local Sales Tax Division.

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Emmer, Tom (R) 19B Fritz, Patti (DFL) 26B Deputy Minority Leader 551 State Office Building...... (651) 296-8237 *261 State Office Building...... (651) 296-4336 (800) 292-0012 (800) 474-3425 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Home: Faribault Home: Delano *1625 - 250th Court E. 55021...... (507) 332-8143 1190 Hidden Hills Drive 55328...... (763) 670-5562 Business: same Business: Delano Occupation: Licensed practical nurse. Education: L.P.N., P.O. Box 650 55328...... (763) 972-5111 Faribault School of Practical Nursing. Elected: 2004. Term: Occupation: Attorney. Education: J.D., William Mitchell 2nd. Committees: Health and Human Services, vice chair; College of Law. Elected: 2004. Term: 2nd. Committees: Early Childhood Learning Finance Division; Health Care Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and and Human Services Finance Division; Labor and Consumer Elections; Health and Human Services; Public Safety and Protection Division; Licensing Subcommittee. Civil Justice.

Erhardt, Ron (R) 41A Gardner, Paul (DFL) 53A 245 State Office Building...... (651) 296-4363 *581 State Office Building...... (651) 296-2907 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Home: Edina Home: Shoreview *4214 Sunnyside Road 55424...... (952) 927-9437 890 Dawn Ave. 55126...... (651) 797-4317 Occupation: Financial planner. Education: B.A., psychol- Occupation: Nonprofit executive.Education: B.A., history, ogy, B.B.A., general business, University of Minnesota. Grinnell College; M.P.A., public and nonprofit management, Elected: 1990. Term: 9th. Committees: Finance; Property University of Minnesota. Elected: 2006. Term: 1st. Com- Tax Relief and Local Sales Tax Division; Rules and Legislative mittees: Drinking Water Source Protection Subcommittee, Administration; Taxes; Transportation and Transit Policy chair; Minnesota Heritage Finance Division, vice chair; Subcommittee; Transportation Finance Division, vice chair; Energy Finance and Policy Division; Environment and Ways and Means. Natural Resources; Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division.

Erickson, Sondra (R) 16A *279 State Office Building...... (651) 296-6746 Garofalo, Pat (R) 36B (800) 709-0578 Assistant Minority Whip E-mail: [email protected] 221 State Office Building...... (651) 296-1069 Home: Princeton (888) 667-3337 1947 Ridge Road 55371...... (763) 389-4498 E-mail: [email protected] Occupation: Retired teacher. Education: B.A., English, Home: Farmington Concordia College, Moorhead; some graduate work in *5997 - 193rd St. W. 55024...... (651) 463-2112 education. Elected: 1998. Term: 6th. Committees: E-12 Occupation: Network engineer. Education: B.S., law en- Education, Republican Lead; Education Finance and forcement, Minnesota State University, Mankato. Elected: Economic Competitiveness Finance Division; Health Care 2004. Term: 2nd. Committees: Finance, Republican Lead; and Human Services Finance Division, Republican Lead; Early Childhood Learning Finance Division; Education K-12 Finance Division. Finance and Economic Competitiveness Finance Division; K-12 Finance Division; Telecommunications Regulation and Infrastructure Division. Faust, Tim (DFL) 08B 567 State Office Building...... (651) 296-0518 (800) 704-8185 Gottwalt, Steve (R) 15A E-mail: [email protected] 231 State Office Building...... (651) 296-6316 Home: Mora E-mail: [email protected] *512 S. Union St. 55051...... (320) 679-1870 Home: St. Cloud Education: B.S, agriculture economics, North Dakota State *1753 Cottonwood Circle 56303...... (320) 259-6098 University. Elected: 2006. Term: 1st. Committees: Agri- (320) 252-4222 culture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs, vice chair; Occupation: Business. Education: B.A., journalism and Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs Finance English, University of St. Thomas. Elected: 2006. Term: 1st. Division; K-12 Finance Division. Committees: E-12 Education; Early Childhood Learning Finance Division; Health and Human Services; Health Care and Human Services Finance Division. Finstad, Brad (R) 21B Assistant Minority Leader 251 State Office Building...... (651) 296-9303 Greiling, Mindy (DFL) 54A (888) 727-3891 *381 State Office Building...... (651) 296-5387 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Home: Comfrey Home: Roseville *29237 County Road 18 56019...... (507) 354-4431 2495 Marion St. 55113...... (651) 490-0013 Business: same...... (507) 381-6575 Occupation: Legislator/homemaker. Education: B.A., Occupation: Business. Education: B.S., agricultural educa- education, Gustavus Adolphus College; M.A., education, tion, University of Minnesota. Elected: 2002. Term: 3rd. University of Minnesota. Elected: 1992. Term: 8th. Com- Committees: Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans mittees: K-12 Finance Division, chair; Disparities in Student Affairs Finance Division, Republican Lead; aAgriculture, Support and Service Subcommittee, ex-officio**; E-12 Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs; Finance; Health Education; Education Finance and Economic Competitive- and Human Services; Licensing Subcommittee; Rules and ness Finance Division; Finance; Mental Health Division; Legislative Administration. Ways and Means.

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Gunther, Bob (R) 24A Haws, Larry (DFL) 15B 289 State Office Building...... (651) 296-3240 473 State Office Building...... (651) 296-6612 (800) 684-4598 (800) 920-5884 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Home: Fairmont Home: St. Cloud *530 Kings Road 56031...... (507) 235-6154 *555 N.5th Ave. 56303...... (320) 252-9156 Occupation: Business. Education: B.S., marketing, St. Business: same Cloud State University. Elected: 1995. Term: 7th. Com- Occupation: Retired. Education: B.S., mathematics and mittees: Higher Education and Work Force Development physical education, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Policy and Finance Division, Republican Lead Workforce; B.E.S., recreation and biology, St. Cloud State University. Labor and Consumer Protection Division, Republican Lead; Elected: 2005. Term: 2nd. Committees: Biosciences and Energy Finance and Policy Division; Environment and Emerging Technology; Higher Education and Work Force Natural Resources Finance Division; Watersheds, Wetlands Development Policy and Finance Division; Public Safety and Buffers Subcommittee; Ways and Means. Finance Division; Veterans Affairs Division.

Hackbarth, Tom (R) 48A Heidgerken, Bud (R) 13A *209 State Office Building...... (651) 296-2439 *237 State Office Building...... (651) 296-4317 E-mail: [email protected] (800) 339-6071 Home: Cedar E-mail: [email protected] 19255 Eidelweiss St. N.W. 55011...... (763) 753-3215 Home: Freeport Occupation: Retired. Education: North Hennepin Com- 316 Second Ave. N.E., P.O. Box 116 56331...(320) 836-2823 munity College. Elected: 1994. Term: 6th (non-consecu- Occupation: Retired educator and business owner. Educa- tive). Committees: Environment and Natural Resources, tion: B.S., English, B.S., history, social studies, and political Republican Lead; Energy Finance and Policy Division; science, St. Cloud State University. Elected: 2002. Term: Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division; 3rd. Committees: K-12 Finance Division; Disparities in Finance; Game, Fish and Forestry Division. Student Support and Service Subcommittee; E-12 Educa- tion; Education Finance and Economic Competitiveness Finance Division; Finance.

Hamilton, Rod (R) 22B *215 State Office Building...... (651) 296-5373 Hilstrom, Debra (DFL) 46B (800) 735-2463 *379 State Office Building...... (651) 296-3709 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Home: Mountain Lake Home: Brooklyn Center 1717 Second Ave. 56159...... (507) 427-3916 3509 - 66th Ave. N. 55429...... (763) 561-6487 Occupation: Pork producer. Elected: 2004. Term: 2nd. Education: B.A., sociology, University of Minnesota. Elect- Committees: Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans ed: 2000. Term: 4th. Committees: Local Government and Affairs; Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs Metropolitan Affairs, chair; Disparities in Student Support Finance Division; Education Finance and Economic Com- and Service Subcommittee; K-12 Finance Division; Public petitiveness Finance Division; Health and Human Services; Safety and Civil Justice; Public Safety Finance Division; Rules Licensing Subcommittee. and Legislative Administration; Taxes; Ways and Means.

Hansen, Rick (DFL) 39A Hilty, Bill (DFL) 8A *401 State Office Building...... (651) 296-6828 559 State Office Building...... (651) 296-4308 E-mail: [email protected] (800) 788-1329 Home: South St. Paul E-mail: [email protected] 1007 - 15th Ave. N. 55075...... (651) 451-1189 Home: Finlayson Occupation: Business. Education: B.S., biology, Upper Iowa *64105 Norway Spruce Road 55735...... (320) 233-6626 University; M.S., soil management, Iowa State University. Education: B.S., psychology, Purdue University; M.A., Elected: 2004. Term: 2nd. Committees: Environment and English, Purdue University. Elected: 1996. Term: 6th. Natural Resources, vice chair; Watersheds, Wetlands and Committees: Energy Finance and Policy Division, chair; Buffers Subcommittee, chair; Agriculture, Rural Economies Finance; Governmental Operations, Reform, Technol- and Veterans Affairs Finance Division; Capital Investment ogy and Elections; State Government Finance Division; Finance Division; Environment and Natural Resources Telecommunications Regulation and Infrastructure Finance Division; Game, Fish and Forestry Division. Division; Ways and Means.

Holberg, Mary Liz (R) 36A Hausman, Alice (DFL) 66B *303 State Office Building...... (651) 296-6926 *453 State Office Building...... (651) 296-3824 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Home: Lakeville...... (952) 435-5778 Home: St. Paul Occupation: Homemaker. Education: Elementary educa- 1447 Chelmsford St. 55108...... (651) 646-6220 tion, St. Cloud State University. Elected: 1998. Term: 5th. Occupation: Legislator. Education: B.S., education, Con- Committees: Ways and Means, Republican Lead; Crime cordia University; M.A., education, Concordia University. Victims Subcommittee; Ethics; Local Government and Elected: 1989. Term: 10th. Committees: Capital Investment Metropolitan Affairs; Public Safety and Civil Justice; Trans- Finance Division, chair; Finance; Local Government and portation and Transit Policy Subcommittee; Transportation Metropolitan Affairs; Transportation and Transit Policy Finance Division. Subcommittee; Transportation Finance Division.

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Hoppe, Joe (R) 34B Huntley, Thomas (DFL) 7A 317 State Office Building...... (651) 296-5066 *585 State Office Building...... (651) 296-2228 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Home: Chaska Home: Duluth *935 Weston Ridge Pkwy. 55318...... (952) 368-9617 1924 Wallace Ave. 55803...... (218) 724-6568 Business: same Business: Duluth Occupation: Business. Education: B.A., history, St. 10 University Drive 55812...... (218) 726-7509 John’s University. Elected: 2002. Term: 3rd. Committees: Occupation: Associate professor of biochemistry and Telecommunications Regulation and Infrastructure molecular biology. Education: B.S., chemistry, University Division, Republican Lead; Energy Finance and Policy Division; of Minnesota; Ph.D., biochemistry, Iowa State University. Environment and Natural Resources; Environment and Elected: 1992. Term: 8th. Committees: Health Care and Natural Resources Finance Division; Game, Fish and Human Services Finance Division, chair; Finance; Health Forestry Division; Watersheds, Wetlands and Buffers and Human Services; Housing Policy and Finance and Subcommittee. Public Health Finance Division; Ways and Means.

Jaros, Mike (DFL) 7B Hornstein, Frank (DFL) 60B *583 State Office Building...... (651) 296-4246 437 State Office Building...... (651) 296-9281 (800) 704-4945 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Home: Minneapolis Home: Duluth *4344 Drew Ave. S. 55410...... (612) 926-3406 3108 Minnesota Ave. 55802...... (218) 727-0412 Occupation: Community organizer. Education: B.A., Occupation: Legislator. Education: B.A., foreign languages environmental studies, Macalester College; M.A., urban (Russian, Spanish, Latin), University of Minnesota. Elected: and environmental policy, Tufts University. Elected: 2002. 1972. Term: 16th (non-consecutive). Committees: Minne- Term: 3rd. Committees: Transportation and Transit sota Heritage Finance Division, chair; Finance; Taxes. Policy Subcommittee, chair; E-12 Education; Education Finance and Economic Competitiveness Finance Division; Labor and Consumer Protection Division; Transportation Johnson, Sheldon (DFL) 67B Finance Division. 549 State Office Building...... (651) 296-4201 E-mail: [email protected] Home: St. Paul *2031 Howard St. S. 55119...... (651) 738-3143 Hortman, Melissa (DFL) 47B Business: Maplewood Assistant Majority Leader 297 S. Century Ave. 55119...... (651) 266-1433 *377 State Office Building...... (651) 296-4280 Occupation: Corrections. Education: B.A., social work, E-mail: [email protected] Bethel University; M.A., psychology, University of St. Home: Brooklyn Park Thomas. Elected: 2000. Term: 4th. Committees: Public 8710 Windsor Terrace 55443...... (763) 425-5279 Safety and Civil Justice; Telecommunications Regulation Business: Blaine and Infrastructure Division, chair; Commerce and Labor; 10506 Central Ave. 55434...... (612) 386-4808 Crime Victims Subcommittee; Energy Finance and Policy Occupation: Businessperson. Education: B.A., political Division; Minnesota Heritage Finance Division. science/philosophy, Boston University; J.D., University of Minnesota. Elected: 2004. Term: 2nd. Committees: Higher Education and Work Force Development Policy and Finance Juhnke, Al (DFL) 13B Division; Rules and Legislative Administration; State Govern- 485 State Office Building...... (651) 296-6206 ment Finance Division; Transportation and Transit Policy E-mail: [email protected] Subcommittee; Transportation Finance Division. Home: Willmar *3951 Horizon Hills Circle 56201...... (320) 235-4442 Hosch, Larry (DFL) 14B Business: Willmar 565 State Office Building...... (651) 296-4373 P.O. Box 992 56201...... (320) 894-7088 (800) 947-8264 Occupation: Real estate appraiser. Education: B.S., soil E-mail: [email protected] science, B.S., agronomy, University of Minnesota. Elected: Home: St. Joseph 1996. Term: 6th. Committees: Agriculture, Rural Economies *630 Gumtree Court 56374 and Veterans Affairs Finance Division, chair; Agriculture, Business: same...... (320) 761-4570 Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs; Capital Investment Occupation: Business owner. Education: B.A., social work, Finance Division; Finance; Rules and Legislative Adminis- St. John’s University; M.A., social work, Augsburg College. tration; Telecommunications Regulation and Infrastructure Elected: 2004. Term: 2nd. Committees: Health Care and Division. Human Services Finance Division, vice chair; Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs; E-12 Education; Mental Health Division; Veterans Affairs Division. Kahn, Phyllis (DFL) 59B *365 State Office Building...... (651) 296-4257 Howes, Larry (R) 4B E-mail: [email protected] 287 State Office Building...... (651) 296-2451 Home: Minneapolis E-mail: [email protected] 115 West Island Ave. 55401...... (612) 378-2591 Home: Walker Occupation: Legislator. Education: B.A., physics, Cornell *5340 Ladyslipper Lane N.W. 56484...... (218) 547-4707 University; Ph.D., biophysics, Yale University; M.P.A., public Occupation: Manager. Elected: 1998. Term: 5th. Commit- administration, Harvard University. Elected: 1972. Term: tees: Finance; Governmental Operations, Reform, Technol- 18th. Committees: State Government Finance Division, ogy and Elections, Republican Lead; Capital Investment chair; Finance; Governmental Operations, Reform, Technol- Finance Division, Republican Lead; Labor and Consumer ogy and Elections; Minnesota Heritage Finance Division; Protection Division; Local Government and Metropolitan Ways and Means. Affairs; Rules and Legislative Administration.

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Kalin, Jeremy (DFL) 17B Kranz, Scott (DFL) 51A 579 State Office Building...... (651) 296-5377 411 State Office Building...... (651) 296-4226 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Home: North Branch Home: Blaine *11629 Loftman Trail 55056...... (651) 257-9861 *9219 Harpers Court N.E. 55449...... (763) 746-6342 Occupation: Designer/draftsman. Education: B.F.A., Occupation: Social studies teacher. Education: B.A., ceramics, University of Minnesota; graduate work in archi- social studies education, University of St. Thomas; M.A., tecture, University of New Mexico School of Architecture education, St. Mary’s University. Elected: 2006. Term: and Planning. Elected: 2006. Term: 1st. Committees: Public 1st. Committees: Housing Policy and Finance and Public Safety and Civil Justice, vice chair; Crime Victims Subcom- Health Finance Division, vice chair; Early Childhood Learn- mittee; Energy Finance and Policy Division; Governmental ing Finance Division; Education Finance and Economic Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections; Transporta- Competitiveness Finance Division; Environmental Justice tion Finance Division. and Healthy Housing Subcommittee; Public Safety and Civil Justice.

Kelliher, Margaret Anderson (DFL) 60A Laine, Carolyn (DFL) 50A Speaker of the House 407 State Office Building...... (651) 296-4331 *463 State Office Building...... (651) 296-0171 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Home: Columbia Heights Home: Minneapolis *1908 - 41st Ave. N.E. 55421...... (763) 788-1864 620 Morgan Ave. S. 55405...... (612) 377-9836 Occupation: Educator. Education: B.S., education, Occupation: Consultant. Education: B.A., history, political University of Minnesota-Duluth; M.A., psychology, St. science, Gustavus Adolphus College; M.P.A., Harvard Uni- Mary’s University, some Ph.D. work in health psychology versity. Elected: 1998. Term: 5th. Committees: Ways and at Saybrook Graduate School. Elected: 2006. Term: 1st. Means. Committees: E-12 Education; Early Childhood Learning Finance Division; Housing Policy and Finance and Public Health Finance Division; Labor and Consumer Protection Division; Minnesota Heritage Finance Division.

Lanning, Morrie (R) 9A Knuth, Kate (DFL) 50B 259 State Office Building...... (651) 296-5515 *429 State Office Building...... (651) 296-0141 (800) 657-3742 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Home: New Brighton Home: Moorhead 2189 Mississippi Circle 55112...... (651) 697-7029 *P.O. Box 813 56561...... (218) 236-5566 Occupation: Environmental educator. Education: B..A., bi- Occupation: Retired college administrator. Education: B.A., ology/philosophy, University of Chicago; M.Sc., biodiversity psychology and history-political science, Concordia College, conservation and management, Oxford University. Elected: Moorhead; M.S., guidance and counseling, North Dakota 2006. Term: 1st. Committees: Game, Fish and Forestry State University. Elected: 2002. Term: 3rd. Committees: Division, vice chair; Commerce and Labor; Energy Finance Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs, Republican and Policy Division; Environment and Natural Resources Lead; Capital Investment Finance Division; Mental Health Finance Division. Division; Property Tax Relief and Local Sales Tax Division, Republican Lead; Taxes.

Koenen, Lyle (DFL) 20B Lenczewski, Ann (DFL) 40B 439 State Office Building...... (651) 296-4346 509 State Office Building...... (651) 296-4218 (800) 341-5897 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Home: Bloomington Home: Clara City *10306 Humboldt Circle 55431...... (952) 881-8627 *1017 N. Division St., P.O. Box 327 56222...(320) 847-4305 Occupation: Full-time legislator. Education: B.A., psy- Occupation: Farmer. Education: A.A., agriculture, Willmar chology, College of St. Benedict; public policy, Hubert Technical College. Elected: 2002. Term: 3rd. Committees: H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Veterans Affairs Division, chair; Local Government and Minnesota. Elected: 1998. Term: 5th. Committees: Taxes, Metropolitan Affairs; Mental Health Division; Taxes. chair; Finance; Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs; Property Tax Relief and Local Sales Tax Division; Ways and Means.

Lesch, John (DFL) 66A Kohls, Paul (R) 34A *537 State Office Building...... (651) 296-4224 313 State Office Building...... (651) 296-4282 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Home: St. Paul Home: Victoria 1254 Dale St. N. 55117...... (651) 489-7238 *8555 Allegheny Circle 55386...... (952) 443-0048 Business: St. Paul Business: Minneapolis 400 City Hall 15 W. Kellogg Blvd. 55102...... (651) 266-8740 5701 Golden Hills Drive 55416...... (763) 765-6500 Occupation: Prosecutor. Education: B.A., philosophy and Occupation: Business. Education: B.A., political science, psychology, St. Louis University; J.D., Hamline University. University of St. Thomas; J.D., University of Minnesota. Elected: 2002. Term: 3rd. Committees: Crime Victims Elected: 2002. Term: 3rd. Committees: Public Safety and Subcommittee, chair; Public Safety and Civil Justice; Civil Justice, Republican Lead; Finance; Public Safety Public Safety Finance Division; State Government Finance Finance Division; Taxes. Division; Taxes.

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Liebling, Tina (DFL) 30A Magnus, Doug (R) 22A Assistant Majority Leader 217 State Office Building...... (651) 296-5505 393 State Office Building...... (651) 296-0573 (888) 727-6307 (800) 339-9038 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Home: Slayton Home: Rochester *865 Hwy. 59 56172...... (507) 836-8613 *Business: Rochester Occupation: Farmer. Education: B.S., animal science, South P.O. Box 6332 55903...... (507) 289-4664 Dakota State University. Elected: 2002. Term: 3rd. Commit- Occupation: Attorney. Education: B.A., Spanish, University tees: Transportation Finance Division, Republican Lead; of Minnesota; M.S., public health, University of Massachu- Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs Finance setts; J.D., Boston University. Elected: 2004. Term: 2nd. Division; Drinking Water Source Protection Subcommit- Committees: Ethics(A); Health and Human Services; Health tee; Energy Finance and Policy Division; Environment and Care and Human Services Finance Division; Public Safety Natural Resources Finance Division; Rules and Legislative Finance Division; Taxes. Administration.

Lieder, Bernard (DFL) 01B Mahoney, Tim (DFL) 67A 423 State Office Building...... (651) 296-5091 *591 State Office Building...... (651) 296-4277 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Home: Crookston Home: St. Paul *911 Thorndale Ave. 56716...... (218) 281-1991 1091 Hyacinth 55106...... (651) 776-3200 Occupation: Retired engineer. Education: Engineer- Occupation: Pipefitter. Education: Pipefitting, St. Paul ing, University of Illinois, Purdue University. Elected: Technical College. Elected: 1998. Term: 5th. Committees: 1984. Term: 12th. Committees: Transportation Finance Biosciences and Emerging Technology, chair; Capital Invest- Division, chair; Capital Investment Finance Division; ment Finance Division; Commerce and Labor; Finance; Finance; Transportation and Transit Policy Subcommittee. Higher Education and Work Force Development Policy and Finance Division; Rules and Legislative Administration.

Mariani, Carlos (DFL) 65B *563 State Office Building...... (651) 296-9714 E-mail: [email protected] Lillie, Leon (DFL) 55A Home: St. Paul 353 State Office Building...... (651) 296-1188 187 W. Congress 55107...... (651) 224-6647 E-mail: [email protected] Occupation: Non-profit management. Education: B.A. Home: North St. Paul history, Macalester College. Elected: 1990. Term: 9th. *2667 E. First Ave. 55109...... (651) 770-9260 Committees: E-12 Education, chair; Disparities in Student Occupation: Airline employee. Education: B.S., political Support and Service Subcommittee, ex-officio**; Education science, Luther College. Elected: 2004. Term: 2nd. Com- Finance and Economic Competitiveness Finance Division; mittees: Commerce and Labor, vice chair; Crime Victims Environment and Natural Resources; Finance; K-12 Finance Subcommittee; Public Safety and Civil Justice; Public Safety Division; Ways and Means. Finance Division; Rules and Legislative Administration.

Marquart, Paul (DFL) 09B 597 State Office Building...... (651) 296-6829 (800) 551-5520 Loeffler, Diane (DFL) 59A E-mail: [email protected] *349 State Office Building...... (651) 296-4219 Home: Dilworth E-mail: [email protected] *605 First St. N.E. 56529...... (218) 233-9200 Home: Minneapolis Business: Glyndon 2245 Ulysses St. N.E. #2 55418...... (612) 781-1307 DGF School 513 Parke Ave. 56547...... (218) 498-2263 Occupation: Government. Education: B.A., social science, Occupation: Teacher. Education: B.S., education-social Augsburg College; educational administration/public ad- studies, University of North Dakota; M.S., education administration, University of Minnesota. Elected: 2004. Term: ministration, Tri-College University, Moorhead. Elected: 2nd. Committees: Rules and Legislative Administration, 2000. Term: 4th. Committees: Property Tax Relief and vice chair; Health and Human Services; Health Care and Local Sales Tax Division, chair; K-12 Finance Division; Local Human Services Finance Division; Property Tax Relief and Government and Metropolitan Affairs; Taxes. Local Sales Tax Division.

Masin, Sandra (DFL) 38A Madore, Shelley (DFL) 37A 527 State Office Building...... (651) 296-3533 507 State Office Building...... (651) 296-5506 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Home: Eagan Home: Apple Valley *1795 Carnelian Lane 55122...... (651) 452-3411 *180 Strese Circle 55124...... (952) 432-0225 Business: Eagan Occupation: Community activist. Education: A.A., business P.O. Box 21621 55121...... (651) 405-1857 administration, Middlesex Community College. Elected: Occupation: Business. Education: B.A., government, 2006. Term: 1st. Committees: Transportation and Tran- Valparaiso University. Elected: 2006. Term: 1st. Commit- sit Policy Subcommittee, vice chair; Housing Policy and tees: Telecommunications Regulation and Infrastructure Finance and Public Health Finance Division; Mental Health Division, vice chair; Biosciences and Emerging Technology; Division; Minnesota Heritage Finance Division; Transporta- Education Finance and Economic Competitiveness Finance tion Finance Division. Division; Transportation Finance Division.

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McFarlane, Carol (R) 53B Morrow, Terry (DFL) 23A 223 State Office Building...... (651) 296-5363 415 State Office Building...... (651) 296-8634 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Home: White Bear Lake Home: St. Peter *2237 Southwood Drive 55110...... (651) 429-6511 *614 S. Washington Ave. 56082...... (507) 327-8226 Occupation: Small-business officer.Education: A.A., gen- Business: St. Peter eral studies, Lakewood State Junior College. Elected: 2006. 800 W. College Ave. 56082...... (507) 933-7366 Term: 1st. Committees: Disparities in Student Support and Occupation: Educator/teacher. Education: B.A., rhetoric, Service Subcommittee; Higher Education and Work Force University of California-Berkeley; J.D., University of Cali- Development Policy and Finance Division; Housing Policy fornia-Davis; Ph. D., communication studies, Northwestern and Finance and Public Health Finance Division; K-12 University. Elected: 2006. Term: 1st. Committees: K-12 Finance Division; Mental Health Division. Finance Division, vice chair; Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs; Game, Fish and Forestry Division; McNamara, Denny (R) 57B Telecommunications Regulation and Infrastructure Division; Transportation Finance Division. Minority Whip 271 State Office Building...... (651) 296-3135 E-mail: [email protected] Mullery, Joe (DFL) 58A Home: Hastings *367 State Office Building...... (651) 296-4262 *1368 Featherstone Court 55033...... (651) 437-2597 E-mail: [email protected] Business: same Home: Minneapolis Occupation: Small-business owner. Education: B.S., busi- 4101 Vincent Ave. N. 55412...... (612) 521-4921 ness administration, University of Minnesota. Elected: 2002. Occupation: Attorney. Education: B.A., University of Min- Term: 3rd. Committees: Drinking Water Source Protection nesota; J.D., University of Minnesota. Elected: 1996. Term: Subcommittee; Environment and Natural Resources; Envi- 6th. Committees: Public Safety and Civil Justice, chair; ronment and Natural Resources Finance Division; Game, Commerce and Labor; Property Tax Relief and Local Sales Fish and Forestry Division; Housing Policy and Finance and Tax Division; Public Safety Finance Division; Taxes. Public Health Finance Division; Ways and Means.

Moe, Frank (DFL) 4A Murphy, Erin (DFL) 64A Assistant Majority Leader *413 State Office Building...... (651) 296-8799 369 State Office Building...... (651) 296-5516 E-mail: [email protected] (877) 838-5537 Home: St. Paul E-mail: [email protected] 898 Osceola Ave. 55105...... (651) 298-1916 Home: Bemidji Occupation: Executive director. Education: B.S., nursing, *16266 Wilkey Loop Road N.E. 56601...... (218) 759-7085 University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh; M.A., organizational Business: same leadership, College of St. Catherine. Elected: 2006. Term: Occupation: Educator. Education: B.A., history, Carleton 1st. Committees: Early Childhood Learning Finance Divi- College; M.A., physical education, University of North sion; Health and Human Services; Health Care and Human Carolina. Elected: 2004. Term: 2nd. Committees: Drinking Services Finance Division; Licensing Subcommittee; Rules Water Source Protection Subcommittee, vice chair; Environ- and Legislative Administration; Ways and Means. ment and Natural Resources; Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division; Environmental Justice and Healthy Housing Subcommittee; Game, Fish and Forestry Murphy, Mary (DFL) 6B Division; Higher Education and Work Force Development *343 State Office Building...... (651) 296-2676 Policy and Finance Division; Housing Policy and Finance (800) 890-5428 and Public Health Finance Division. E-mail: [email protected] Home: Hermantown Morgan, Will (DFL) 40A 5180 W. Arrowhead Road 55811...... (218) 729-6399 531 State Office Building...... (651) 296-4212 Occupation: Grounds manager/historical preservation. E-mail: [email protected] Education: B.A., history, College of St. Scholastica; gradu- Home: Burnsville ate work, University of Minnesota-Duluth. Elected: 1976. *409 Oakland Lane 55337...... (952) 892-5788 Term: 16th. Committees: Education Finance and Economic Business: Burnsville High School Competitiveness Finance Division, chair; Capital Investment 600 E. Hwy. 13 55337 Finance Division; E-12 Education, ex-officio**; Early Child- Occupation: Physics and chemistry teacher. Education: hood Learning Finance Division, ex-officio**; Ethics, chair; B.A., physics, Carleton College; M.A., education, St. Finance; Higher Education and Work Force Development Mary’s University. Elected: 2006. Term: 1st. Committees: Policy and Finance Division, ex-officio**; K-12 Finance Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Division, ex-officio**; Public Safety Finance Division; Elections, vice chair; Housing Policy and Finance and Public Ways and Means. Health Finance Division; K-12 Finance Division; Transpor- tation Finance Division. Nelson, Michael V. (DFL) 46A Assistant Majority Leader 569 State Office Building...... (651) 296-3751 E-mail: [email protected] Home: Brooklyn Park *7441 Hampshire Ave. N. 55428...... (763) 561-2795 Occupation: Trades. Education: Carpentry, Hennepin Technical College. Elected: 2002. Term: 3rd. Committees: Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elec- tions; Labor and Consumer Protection Division; Rules and Legislative Administration; Transportation and Transit Policy Subcommittee; Transportation Finance Division.

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Nornes, Bud (R) 10A Ozment, Dennis (R) 37B 277 State Office Building...... (651) 296-4946 *283 State Office Building...... (651) 296-4306 (800) 336-8017 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Home: Rosemount Home: Fergus Falls 3275 - 145th St. E. 55068...... (651) 423-1331 *22195 River Oaks Drive 56537...... (218) 736-7777 Occupation: Retired fire fighter/fire captain. Education: Occupation: Communications. Education: Broadcasting, Fire science, Metropolitan Community College; public Brown Institute. Elected: 1996. Term: 6th. Committees: administration, University of Minnesota. Elected: 1984. Higher Education and Work Force Development Policy Term: 12th. Committees: Environment and Natural and Finance Division, Republican Lead Higher Ed.; E-12 Resources Finance Division, Republican Lead; Drinking Education; Early Childhood Learning Finance Division; Water Source Protection Subcommittee; Energy Finance and Energy Finance and Policy Division; Minnesota Heritage Policy Division; Environment and Natural Resources; Rules Finance Division. and Legislative Administration; Ways and Means.

Norton, Kim (DFL) 29B Paulsen, Erik (R) 42B 387 State Office Building...... (651) 296-9249 309 State Office Building...... (651) 296-7449 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Home: Rochester Home: Eden Prairie *539 Lowry Court N.W. 55901...... (507) 280-7683 *9158 E. Staring Lane 55347 Occupation: ISD 535 Substitute. Education: B.S., human Occupation: Business. Education: B.A., mathematics, development and special education, University of Nebraska. St. Olaf College. Elected: 1994. Term: 7th. Committees: Elected: 2006. Term: 1st. Committees: Biosciences and Rules and Legislative Administration, Republican Lead; Emerging Technology, vice chair; Health and Human Commerce and Labor; Taxes; Ways and Means. Services; Higher Education and Work Force Development Policy and Finance Division; Licensing Subcommittee.

Olin, Dave (DFL) 1A *593 State Office Building...... (651) 296-9635 Paymar, Michael (DFL) 64B E-mail: [email protected] *543 State Office Building...... (651) 296-4199 Home: Thief River Falls E-mail: [email protected] 901 Spruce Ave. S. 56701...... (218) 681-7216 Home: St. Paul Occupation: Attorney. Education: B.A., political science/ Occupation: Resource specialist. Education: B.A., educa- history, Concordia College; J.D., University of Minnesota. tion, College of St. Scholastica; M.A., public administration, Elected: 2006. Term: 1st. Committees: Crime Victims Hamline University. Elected: 1996. Term: 6th. Committees: Subcommittee, vice chair; Public Safety Finance Division, Public Safety Finance Division, chair; Finance; Mental vice chair; Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Health Division; Property Tax Relief and Local Sales Tax Affairs Finance Division; Environment and Natural Division; Public Safety and Civil Justice. Resources; Public Safety and Civil Justice.

Olson, Mark (IR) 16B Pelowski Jr., Gene (DFL) 31A 301 State Office Building...... (651) 296-4237 491 State Office Building...... (651) 296-8637 (800) 920-5875 (888) 681-8226 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Home: Big Lake Home: Winona *20945 County Road 43 55309...... (763) 263-3500 *257 Wilson St. 55987...... (507) 454-3282 Business: same Business: Winona Occupation: Carpenter/log home builder. Education: Winona Senior High 901 Gilmore Ave. 55987 Carpentry courses at Wright Technical Center. Elected: Occupation: Educator. Education: B.S., social studies, 1992. Term: 8th. Committees: Governmental Operations, Winona State University; M.S., education, Winona State Reform, Technology and Elections; K-12 Finance Division; University. Elected: 1986. Term: 11th. Committees: Gov- Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs; Veterans ernmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections, Affairs Division. chair; Capital Investment Finance Division; Education Finance and Economic Competitiveness Finance Division; Finance; Rules and Legislative Administration; State Govern- Otremba, Mary Ellen (DFL) 11B ment Finance Division, ex-officio**; Ways and Means. 445 State Office Building...... (651) 296-3201 (800) 709-0796 E-mail: [email protected] Peppin, Joyce (R) 32A Home: Long Prairie Assistant Minority Whip *21616 Ginseng Road 56347...... (320) 732-6201 *331 State Office Building...... (651) 296-7806 Occupation: Substitute teacher/farmer. Education: B.A., E-mail: [email protected] home and community service; College of St. Benedict; Home: Rogers Masters, child and family studies, St. Cloud State University. 14535 Edgewood Road 55374...... (763) 428-4626 Elected: 1997. Term: 6th. Committees: Agriculture, Rural Occupation: Communications/public relations. Educa- Economies and Veterans Affairs, chair; Agriculture, Rural tion: B.A., political science and speech communications, Economies and Veterans Affairs Finance Division; Finance; University of Minnesota-Duluth. Elected: 2004. Term: Health and Human Services; Health Care and Human Ser- 2nd. Committees: Biosciences and Emerging Technology; vices Finance Division; Mental Health Division; Veterans Finance; Health Care and Human Services Finance Division; Affairs Division, ex-officio**. State Government Finance Division.

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Peterson, Aaron (DFL) 20A Rukavina, Tom (DFL) 5A Assistant Majority Leader 477 State Office Building...... (651) 296-0170 *451 State Office Building...... (651) 296-4228 (888) 682-3205 (888) 682-1388 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Home: Virginia Home: Appleton *6930 Hwy.169 55792...... (218) 749-5690 3443 - 271st Ave. 56208...... (320) 226-1737 Occupation: Legislator. Education: B.A., political science, Occupation: Wind power developer/legislator. Educa- University of Minnesota-Duluth. Elected: 1986. Term: 11th. tion: B.S., geology and watershed science, Colorado State Committees: Higher Education and Work Force Develop- University; M.P.A., natural resources policy, Evans School ment Policy and Finance Division, chair; Capital Investment of Public Affairs, University of Washington-Seattle. Elected: Finance Division; Education Finance and Economic Com- 2002. Term: 3rd. Committees: Agriculture, Rural Econo- petitiveness Finance Division; Finance; Taxes. mies and Veterans Affairs Finance Division; Commerce and Labor; Energy Finance and Policy Division; Environment Ruth, Connie (R) 26A and Natural Resources Finance Division; Game, Fish and 291 State Office Building...... (651) 296-5368 Forestry Division; Rules and Legislative Administration; (888) 296-5368 Watersheds, Wetlands and Buffers Subcommittee. E-mail: [email protected] Home: Owatonna Peterson, Neil W. (R) 41B *689 Woodhill Pl. 55060...... (507) 451-1144 213 State Office Building...... (651) 296-7803 Occupation: Legislator. Education: B.A., organization E-mail: [email protected] management/communications, Concordia University; M.A., Home: Bloomington organizational management, Concordia University. Elected: *9640 Xylon Ave. S. 55438...... (952) 941-1822 2000. Term: 4th. Committees: Transportation and Transit Business: same Policy Subcommittee, Republican Lead; Biosciences and Occupation: Real estate and property management. Emerging Technology; Education Finance and Economic Education: B.A., economics, Hastings College; some Competitiveness Finance Division; Higher Education and graduate work Rutgers University. Elected: 2004. Term: Work Force Development Policy and Finance Division; 2nd. Committees: Capital Investment Finance Division; Transportation Finance Division. Environmental Justice and Healthy Housing Subcommittee; Ethics(A); Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology Ruud, Maria (DFL) 42A and Elections; Housing Policy and Finance and Public *515 State Office Building...... (651) 296-3964 Health Finance Division; Labor and Consumer Protection E-mail: [email protected] Division; Minnesota Heritage Finance Division. Home: Minnetonka 4719 Diane Drive 55343...... (952) 935-3397 Peterson, Sandra (DFL) 45A Business: Brooklyn Center 345 State Office Building...... (651) 296-4176 6000 Earle Brown Drive 55430 E-mail: [email protected] Occupation: Nurse practitioner. Education: B.S.N., nurs- Home: New Hope ing, University of Minnesota; M.S.N., nursing, University *2733 Yukon Ave. N. 55427...... (763) 545-4898 of California, San Francisco. Elected: 2004. Term: 2nd. Occupation: Teacher. Education: B.S., education, Maca- Committees: Energy Finance and Policy Division, vice chair; lester College; Graduate License (LD), Graduate License Education Finance and Economic Competitiveness Finance (EBD), University of Minnesota. Elected: 2004. Term: 2nd. Division; Health and Human Services; Health Care and Hu- Committees: Education Finance and Economic Competi- man Services Finance Division; Mental Health Division. tiveness Finance Division, vice chair; E-12 Education; Early Childhood Learning Finance Division; Health Care and Sailer, Brita (DFL) 02B Human Services Finance Division. 577 State Office Building...... (651) 296-4265 (800) 920-5867 Poppe, Jeanne (DFL) 27B E-mail: [email protected] 487 State Office Building...... (651) 296-4193 Home: Park Rapids (888) 682-3180 *13578 - 146th St. 56470...... (218) 732-4562 E-mail: [email protected] Occupation: Consultant. Education: B.A., art, Min- Home: Austin nesota State University, Moorhead. Elected: 2004. Term: *900 Fourth St. N.W. 55912...... (507) 433-5687 2nd. Committees: Environment and Natural Resources; Business: Austin Finance, vice chair; Energy Finance and Policy Division; 1900 8th Ave. NW 55912...... (507) 433-0518 Minnesota Heritage Finance Division; Public Safety and Occupation: Educator/counselor. Education: B.A., sociol- Civil Justice; Telecommunications Regulation and Infra- ogy, University of Wisconsin-River Falls; M.S., counseling, structure Division. Winona State University. Elected: 2004. Term: 2nd. Com- mittees: Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology Scalze, Bev (DFL) 54B and Elections; Higher Education and Work Force Develop- 357 State Office Building...... (651) 296-7153 ment Policy and Finance Division, vice chair; Agriculture, E-mail: [email protected] Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs Finance Division; Home: Little Canada Finance; State Government Finance Division. *969 Beam Ave. 55109...... (651) 483-1055 Business: White Bear Lake 2086 E. County Road E 55110...... (651) 484-3322 Occupation: Business. Education: A.A., art, Century Col- lege and College of Visual Arts. Elected: 2004. Term: 2nd. Committees: Capital Investment Finance Division, vice chair; Drinking Water Source Protection Subcommittee; Environment and Natural Resources; Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division; Labor and Consumer Protection Division; Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

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Seifert, Marty (R) 21A Simpson, Dean (R) 10B Minority Leader Assistant Minority Leader 267 State Office Building...... (651) 296-5374 295 State Office Building...... (651) 296-4293 (888) 234-1242 (800) 914-3172 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Home: Marshall Home: Perham *1113 E. Lyon St. 56258 *44907 Nitche Lake Road 56573...... (218) 346-4198 Business: Marshall Business: New York Mills 1501 State St. 56258 113 Miller St., P.O. Box 10 56567...... (218) 346-6750 Occupation: University admissions counselor. Education: Occupation: Business. Education: Vocational/technical B.A., political science, Southwest Minnesota State University. studies. Elected: 2002. Term: 3rd. Committees: Taxes, Elected: 1996. Term: 6th. Committees: Finance. Republican Lead; Commerce and Labor; Game, Fish and Forestry Division; Rules and Legislative Administration.

Sertich, Anthony “Tony” (DFL) 5B Majority Leader Slawik, Nora (DFL) 55B *459 State Office Building...... (651) 296-0172 403 State Office Building...... (651) 296-7807 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Home: Chisholm Home: Maplewood P.O. Box 3 55719...... (218) 254-1936 *2335 Snowshoe Lane E. 55119...... (651) 738-7099 Occupation: Small-business manager. Education: B.A., Business: same theatre arts/political science, Hamline University. Elected: Occupation: Educator. Education: B.S., Arizona State 2000. Term: 4th. Committees: Rules and Legislative Admin- University; M.P.A. University of Minnesota. Elected: 1996. istration, chair; Finance; Ways and Means. Term: 5th (non-consecutive). Committees: E-12 Education; Early Childhood Learning Finance Division, chair; Education Finance and Economic Competitiveness Finance Division; Fi- nance; Health Care and Human Services Finance Division. Severson, Dan (R) 14A *233 State Office Building...... (651) 296-7808 (800) 920-9984 Slocum, Linda (DFL) 63B E-mail: [email protected] 523 State Office Building...... (651) 296-7158 Home: Sauk Rapids E-mail: [email protected] 1025 Water Ave. 56379...... (320) 230-2353 Home: Richfield Occupation: Retired military. Education: B.A., physics, St. *6421 - 12th Ave. S. 55423...... (612) 866-3962 Cloud State University; graduate classes in transportation. Occupation: Teacher. Education: B.A., psychology, Simp- Elected: 2002. Term: 3rd. Committees: Housing Policy son College; graduate work education, Augsburg College, and Finance and Public Health Finance Division, Repub- Minneapolis. Elected: 2006. Term: 1st. Committees: E-12 lican Lead; Finance; Higher Education and Work Force Education; Energy Finance and Policy Division; Higher Development Policy and Finance Division; Transportation Education and Work Force Development Policy and Finance and Transit Policy Subcommittee; Transportation Finance Division; Transportation Finance Division. Division; Veterans Affairs Division.

Shimanski, Ron (R) 18A 227 State Office Building...... (651) 296-1534 E-mail: [email protected] Smith, Steve (R) 33A Home: Silver Lake *253 State Office Building...... (651) 296-9188 *23808 Jet Ave. 55381...... (320) 327-0112 E-mail: [email protected] Occupation: Farmer, layout and design technician. Edu- Home: Mound cation: A.S., agricultural business, Willmar Community 2710 Clare Lane 55364...... (952) 472-7664 College. Elected: 2006. Term: 1st. Committees: Agriculture, Business: Richfield Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs; Agriculture, Rural Smith - Fisher Attorneys 1401 W. 76th St. 55423...... (612) Economies and Veterans Affairs Finance Division; Labor 861-4556 and Consumer Protection Division; Telecommunications Occupation: Attorney. Education: B.A., political science, Regulation and Infrastructure Division. University of Minnesota; J.D., Oklahoma City University School of Law. Elected: 1990. Term: 9th. Committees: Ethics, vice chair; Public Safety and Civil Justice; Public Safety Finance Division, Republican Lead; Crime Victims Simon, Steve (DFL) 44A Subcommittee; Ways and Means. Assistant Majority Leader 375 State Office Building...... (651) 296-9889 E-mail: [email protected] Home: St. Louis Park *3000 Raleigh Ave. S. #407 55416...... (952) 920-1611 Business: Minneapolis 800 LaSalle Ave., #2800 55402...... (612) 349-8205 Occupation: Attorney. Education: B.A., political science, Tufts University; J.D., University of Minnesota. Elected: 2004. Term: 2nd. Committees: Ethics; Finance; Govern- mental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections; Public Safety and Civil Justice; Rules and Legislative Administration.

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Solberg, Loren (DFL) 3B Tingelstad, Kathy (R) 49B 443 State Office Building...... (651) 296-2365 255 State Office Building...... (651) 296-5369 (888) 682-6154 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Home: Andover Home: Grand Rapids *13636 Marigold St. N.W. 55304...... (763) 421-2000; *2114 S.W. Third Ave. 55744...... (218) 327-1292 Fax: (763) 421-7500 Business: same Business: same Occupation: Retired educator/legislator. Education: B.S., Occupation: Business consultant. Education: B.A., M.S., mathematics education, Bemidji State University; communications, University of Minnesota; M.B.A. Cer- M.P.A., Harvard University. Elected: 1982. Term: 13th. tificate, organization management, University of St. Committees: Ways and Means, chair; Capital Investment Thomas. Elected: 1996. Term: 6th. Committees: Veterans Finance Division; Local Government and Metropolitan Af- Affairs Division, vice chair; Capital Investment Finance fairs; Rules and Legislative Administration; Taxes. By virtue of Division; Drinking Water Source Protection Subcommittee, being Chair of Ways and Means, Rep. Solberg is an ex-officio ex-officio**; Environment and Natural Resources; member of finance committees. Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division; Mental Health Division; Rules and Legislative Administration; Swails, Marsha (DFL) 56B Watersheds, Wetlands and Buffers Subcommittee. 409 State Office Building...... (651) 296-1147 E-mail: [email protected] Home: Woodbury Tschumper, Ken (DFL) 31B *3501 Rae Court 55125...... (651) 730-1010 431 State Office Building...... (651) 296-9278 Occupation: Advanced placement English teacher. Educa- E-mail: [email protected] tion: B.A., English, Graceland University; M.F.A., writing, Home: La Crescent Hamline University. Elected: 2006. Term: 1st. Committees: *1640 Tschumper Road 55947...... (507) 894-4248 Ways and Means, vice chair; E-12 Education; Environmental Occupation: Dairy farmer. Education: B.A., biology, Justice and Healthy Housing Subcommittee; Housing Policy Winona State University. Elected: 2006. Term: 1st. Com- and Finance and Public Health Finance Division; K-12 Fi- mittees: Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs, nance Division; Labor and Consumer Protection Division. vice chair; Environmental Justice and Healthy Housing Subcommittee, chair; Health and Human Services; Hous- ing Policy and Finance and Public Health Finance Division; Ways and Means.

Thao, Cy (DFL) 65A 359 State Office Building...... (651) 296-5158 Urdahl, Dean (R) 18B E-mail: [email protected] 239 State Office Building...... (651) 296-4344 Home: St. Paul (800) 920-5861 *338 Aurora Ave. 55103...... (651) 646-0397 E-mail: [email protected] Occupation: Artist. Education: B.A., political science, Uni- Home: Grove City versity of Minnesota-Morris; B.A., studio art, University of *54880 - 253rd St. 56243...... (320) 857-2600 Minnesota-Morris. Elected: 2002. Term: 3rd. Committees: Business: New London Licensing Subcommittee, chair; Environment and Natural 101 Fourth Ave. S.W. 56273...... (320) 354-2252 Resources; Health and Human Services; Health Care and Occupation: Teacher. Education: B.S., social studies, St. Human Services Finance Division; Taxes. Cloud State University. Elected: 2002. Term: 3rd. Com- mittees: Minnesota Heritage Finance Division, Republican Lead; Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs, Republican Lead; Capital Investment Finance Division; E-12 Education.

Thissen, Paul (DFL) 63A 351 State Office Building...... (651) 296-5375 Wagenius, Jean (DFL) 62B E-mail: [email protected] *449 State Office Building...... (651) 296-4200 Home: Minneapolis E-mail: [email protected] *1219 W. 51st St. 55419...... (612) 824-6697 Home: Minneapolis Business: Minneapolis 4804 - 11th Ave. S. 55417...... (612) 822-3347 2200 IDS Center; 80 S. Eighth St. 55402 Occupation: Legislator. Education: B.A., George Wash- Occupation: Attorney. Education: A.B., Harvard Uni- ington University; J.D., William Mitchell College of Law. versity; J.D., University of Chicago. Elected: 2002. Term: Elected: 1986. Term: 11th. Committees: Environment and 3rd. Committees: Health and Human Services, chair; Natural Resources Finance Division, chair; Capital Invest- Biosciences and Emerging Technology; Finance; Health ment Finance Division; Drinking Water Source Protection Care and Human Services Finance Division; Rules and Subcommittee, ex-officio**; Energy Finance and Policy Legislative Administration; Telecommunications Regulation Division; Environment and Natural Resources; Finance; and Infrastructure Division. Game, Fish and Forestry Division; Watersheds, Wetlands and Buffers Subcommittee, ex-officio**. Tillberry, Tom (DFL) 51B *501 State Office Building...... (651) 296-5510 Walker, Neva (DFL) 61B E-mail: [email protected] *553 State Office Building...... (651) 296-7152 Home: Fridley E-mail: [email protected] 700 Mississippi St. N.E. 55432...... (763) 571-7969 Home: Minneapolis Occupation: Educator/teacher. Education: B.A., political P.O. Box 80224 55408 science, Winona State University; M.A., counseling, Winona Occupation: Community educator, organizer and public State University. Elected: 2006. Term: 1st. Committees: speaker. Education: Sociology, University of Minnesota. Commerce and Labor; E-12 Education; Education Finance Elected: 2000. Term: 4th. Committees: Mental Health Di- and Economic Competitiveness Finance Division; Taxes. vision, chair; Finance; Health and Human Services; Health Care and Human Services Finance Division.

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Ward, John (DFL) 12A Winkler, Ryan (DFL) 44B 533 State Office Building...... (651) 296-4333 525 State Office Building...... (651) 296-7026 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Home: Brainerd Home: Golden Valley *1602 - 13th St. S.E. 56401...... (218) 828-3626 *505 Ardmore Drive 55422...... (763) 377-9354 Business: same Occupation: Attorney/lawyer. Education: B.A., history, Occupation: Educator/teacher. Education: B.S., physical Harvard College; J.D., University of Minnesota. Elected: education and health, University of Minnesota-Duluth; 2006. Term: 1st. Committees: Biosciences and Emerging M.A., learning disabilities, University of Minnesota-Duluth. Technology; Early Childhood Learning Finance Division; Elected: 2006. Term: 1st. Committees: State Government Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elec- Finance Division, vice chair; E-12 Education; Early Child- tions; Rules and Legislative Administration; State Govern- hood Learning Finance Division; Education Finance and ment Finance Division. Economic Competitiveness Finance Division.

Wardlow, Lynn (R) 38B Wollschlager, Sandy (DFL) 28A 241 State Office Building...... (651) 296-4128 335 State Office Building...... (651) 296-8635 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Home: Eagan Home: Cannon Falls *4317 Lodgepole Drive 55122...... (651) 454-7825 *P.O. Box 143 55009...... (507) 263-0786 Occupation: Retired teacher, retired military. Education: Business: St. Paul B.S., physical education, Augustana College; M.S., math- 3M Center 55144...... (651) 575-1671 ematics, Minnesota State University, Mankato. Elected: Occupation: Chemist. Education: B.S., chemistry, Augsburg 2002. Term: 3rd. Committees: Veterans Affairs Division, College; M.P.A., Harvard University. Elected: 2006. Term: Republican Lead; E-12 Education; Early Childhood Learning 1st. Committees: Governmental Operations, Reform, Finance Division; Education Finance and Economic Com- Technology and Elections; Taxes, vice chair; Veterans petitiveness Finance Division; Mental Health Division. Affairs Division.

Welti, Andy (DFL) 30B Zellers, Kurt (R) 32B 389 State Office Building...... (651) 296-4378 Assistant Minority Leader (888) 858-4753 315 State Office Building...... (651) 296-5502 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Home: Plainview Home: Maple Grove *54506 - 275 Ave. 55964...... (507) 951-8857 *9433 Minnesota Lane N. 55369...... (763) 416-0484 Occupation: Educator/teacher, legislator. Education: B.S., Business: Minneapolis secondary social studies education, Minnesota State Uni- 1101 W. River Pkwy. 55415...... (612) 455-1700 versity, Mankato. Elected: 2004. Term: 2nd. Committees: Occupation: Senior account executive. Education: B.S., Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs Finance political science, University of North Dakota. Elected: 2003. Division, vice chair; E-12 Education; Energy Finance Term: 3rd. Committees: Commerce and Labor, Republican and Policy Division; Higher Education and Work Force Lead; Public Safety Finance Division; State Government Development Policy and Finance Division. Finance Division; Taxes.

Westrom, Torrey (R) 11A *273 State Office Building...... (651) 296-4929 E-mail: [email protected] Home: Elbow Lake P.O. Box 210 56531...... (218) 685-6266 Business: same Occupation: Attorney/lawyer and small-business. Educa- tion: B.A., political science, Bemidji State University; J.D., William Mitchell College of Law. Elected: 1996. Term: 6th. Committees: Energy Finance and Policy Division, Repub- lican Lead; Finance; Public Safety and Civil Justice; Rules and Legislative Administration.

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Abeler, Jim ABE-ler Haws, Larry Norton, Kim Anderson, Sarah Heidgerken, Bud HIDE-gerken Olin, Dave Oh-lynn Anderson, Bruce Hilstrom, Debra HILL-strum Olson, Mark Anzelc, Tom AN-zles Hilty, Bill Otremba, Mary Ellen oh-TREM-ba Atkins, Joe Holberg, Mary Liz Ozment, Dennis AHZ-ment Beard, Michael Hoppe, Joe HOP-py Paulsen, Erik Benson, John Hornstein, Frank HORN-steen Paymar, Michael Berns, John Hortman, Melissa Pelowski Jr., Gene Bigham, Karla Hosch, Larry Peppin, Joyce Bly, David Howes, Larry Peterson, Aaron Brod, Laura BROAD Huntley, Thomas Peterson, Neil W. Brown, Robin Jaros, Mike YAHR-ohs Peterson, Sandra Brynaert, Kathy Brineart Johnson, Sheldon Poppe, Jeanne POPP-ee Buesgens, Mark BISK-ens Juhnke, Al JUNK-ee Rukavina, Tom roo-ka-VEEN-a Bunn, Julie Kahn, Phyllis Ruth, Connie Carlson, Lyndon Kalin, Jeremy Ruud, Maria rude Clark, Karen Kelliher, Margaret Anderson KELL-a-her Sailer, Brita Breetah Cornish, Tony Knuth, Kate KA-neuth Scalze, Bev Davnie, Jim DAV-nee Koenen, Lyle KOO-nen Seifert, Marty SY-fert Dean, Matt Kohls, Paul Sertich, Anthony “Tony” SIR-tich DeLaForest, Chris DAY-la-forest Kranz, Scott Severson, Dan Demmer, Randy Laine, Carolyn Lane Shimanski, Ron Dettmer, Bob Lanning, Morrie Simon, Steve Dill, David Lenczewski, Ann len-CHESS-key Simpson, Dean Dittrich, Denise Deetrick Lesch, John LESH Slawik, Nora SLAH-wick Dominguez, Augustine Willie Liebling, Tina LEE-bling Slocum, Linda Slow-come Doty, Al Lieder, Bernard LEED-er Smith, Steve Drazkowski, Steve DRAZ-cow-ski Lillie, Leon Solberg, Loren SOUL-berg Eastlund, Rob Loeffler, Diane LAW-fler Swails, Marsha Eken, Kent EE-ken Madore, Shelley Madoor Thao, Cy TA-oh Emmer, Tom Magnus, Doug MAG-nuss Thissen, Paul TEE-sen Erhardt, Ron AIR-hart Mahoney, Tim Tillberry, Tom Erickson, Sondra Mariani, Carlos ma-ree-AH-nee Tingelstad, Kathy Faust, Tim Marquart, Paul MAR-qwort Tschumper, Ken Schumper Finstad, Brad FINN-sted Masin, Sandra Mason Urdahl, Dean Fritz, Patti McFarlane, Carol Wagenius, Jean wa-GHEEN-yus Gardner, Paul McNamara, Denny Walker, Neva Garofalo, Pat Ga-ra-fa-low Moe, Frank Ward, John Gottwalt, Steve Got-walt Morgan, Will Wardlow, Lynn Greiling, Mindy GRY-ling Morrow, Terry Welti, Andy Well-tee Gunther, Bob Mullery, Joe MULL-ery Westrom, Torrey WES-strum Hackbarth, Tom Murphy, Erin Winkler, Ryan Hamilton, Rod Murphy, Mary Wollschlager, Sandy Wool-shlager Hansen, Rick Nelson, Michael Zellers, Kurt Hausman, Alice Nornes, Bud NOR-ness

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�� Committee Information 2008 Minnesota House of Representatives Member Assignments as of 2/26/08

Agriculture, Rural Economies Biosciences and Labor and and Veterans Affairs Emerging Technology Consumer Protection Division 445 State Office Building...... 296-3201 591 State Office Building...... 296-4277 545 State Office Building...... 296-0173 Meets: Mondays at 2:15 p.m. and Wednes- Meets: Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10:00 Meets: Fridays at 10:00 a.m. in Room 5* days at 8:00 a.m. in the Basement Hearing a.m. in Room 200* Room* Members: 15 Members: 11 Chair: Davnie-DFL Members: 13 Chair: Mahoney-DFL Vice Chair: Benson-DFL Chair: Otremba-DFL Vice Chair: Norton-DFL Republican Lead: Gunther-R Vice Chair: Faust-DFL Republican Lead: Beard-R Anderson, S.-R Peterson, N.-R Republican Lead: Urdahl-R Dittrich-DFL Scalze-DFL Berns-R Peppin-R Fritz-DFL Shimanski-R Brown-DFL Hamilton-R Bunn-DFL Ruth-R Hornstein-DFL Swails-DFL Doty-DFL Hosch-DFL Haws-DFL Thissen-DFL Howes-R ex-officio** Drazkowski-R Juhnke-DFL Masin-DFL Winkler-DFL Eken-DFL Morrow-DFL Laine-DFL Atkins-DFL Nelson-DFL Finstad-R Shimanski-R Staff Committee Administrator Staff Staff Joanna Dornfeld...... 296-9302 Committee Administrator Committee Administrator Committee Legislative Assistant Brian Shekleton...... 296-4110 Katherine Beyer...... 296-9468 Autumn Williams-Wussow...... 296-8187 Committee Legislative Assistant Committee Legislative Assistant Mary Faust...... 296-4321 Mary Larson...... 296-5486 Telecommunications Regulation and Veterans Affairs Division Commerce and Labor 503 State Office Building...... 296-4192 Infrastructure Division 439 State Office Building...... 296-4346 Meets: Tuesdays and Thursdays at 4:00 p.m. 549 State Office Building...... 296-4201 Meets: Fridays at 8:00 a.m. in Room 200* in the Basement Hearing Room* Meets: Fridays at 8:00 a.m. in Room 5* Members: 13 Members: 17 Members: 12 Chair: Koenen-DFL Chair: Atkins-DFL Chair: Johnson-DFL Vice Chair: Tingelstad-R Vice Chair: Lillie-DFL Vice Chair: Masin-DFL Republican Lead: Wardlow-R Republican Lead: Zellers-R Republican Lead: Hoppe-R Bigham-DFL Olson-IR Beard-R Sailer-DFL Dettmer-R Severson-R Anderson, S.-R Knuth-DFL Garofalo-R Shimanski-R Dominguez-DFL Wollschlager-DFL Anzelc-DFL Mahoney-DFL Hilty-DFL Thissen-DFL Doty-DFL ex-officio** Berns-R Mullery-DFL Juhnke-DFL ex-officio** Haws-DFL Otremba-DFL Davnie-DFL Paulsen-R Morrow-DFL Atkins-DFL Hosch-DFL DeLaForest-R Peterson, A.-DFL Dominguez-DFL Simpson-R Staff Johnson-DFL Tillberry-DFL Staff Committee Administrator Committee Administrator Katherine Beyer...... 296-9468 Staff John Reich...... 296-7175 Committee Legislative Assistant Committee Administrator Committee Legislative Assistant Mary Larson...... 296-5486 John Reich...... 296-7175 Mary Faust...... 296-4321 Committee Legislative Assistant Christopher Kuapick...... 296-6586

This list is subject to change. This document can be made available in alternative formats for people with disabilities by calling 651-296-2146 or 800-657-3550 toll free (voice); or the Minnesota Relay service at 711 or 800-627-3529 (TTY). comm 2/26/08 **Non-voting member Member Assignments as of 2/26/08 *Rooms in State Office Building All area codes are 651 1 E-12 Education Game, Fish and Forestry Division Peppin-R Slawik-DFL 563 State Office Building...... 296-9714 571 State Office Building...... 296-2190 Poppe-DFL Solberg-DFL Meets: Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8:00 a.m. Meets: Mondays at 4:00 p.m. in Room 10* Rukavina-DFL Thissen-DFL in the Basement Hearing Room* Seifert-R Wagenius-DFL Members: 13 Sertich-DFL Walker-DFL Members: 26 Chair: Dill-DFL Severson-R Westrom-R Chair: Mariani-DFL Vice Chair: Knuth-DFL Simon-DFL Vice Chair: Dittrich-DFL Republican Lead: Cornish-R Staff Republican Lead: Erickson-R Bigham-DFL Moe-DFL Committee Administrator Abeler-R Nornes-R Hackbarth-R Morrow-DFL Joanna Dornfeld...... 296-9302 Benson-DFL Peterson, S.-DFL Hansen-DFL Peterson, A.-DFL Committee Legislative Assistant Brown-DFL Slawik-DFL Hoppe-R Simpson-R Lill Pohlkamp...... 296-9552 Davnie-DFL Slocum-DFL McNamara-R Wagenius-DFL Demmer-R Swails-DFL Agriculture, Rural Economies and Dettmer-R Tillberry-DFL Staff Committee Administrator Veterans Affairs Finance Division Gottwalt-R Urdahl-R 485 State Office Building...... 296-6206 Kirk Koudelka...... 296-6937 Greiling-DFL Ward-DFL Meets: Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10:00 Committee Legislative Assistant Heidgerken-R Wardlow-R a.m. in the Basement Hearing Room* Hornstein-DFL Welti-DFL Andrew Duerr...... 296-4172 Hosch-DFL ex-officio** Members: 16 Laine-DFL Murphy, M.-DFL Chair: Juhnke-DFL Ethics Staff Vice Chair: Welti-DFL 343 State Office Building...... 296-2676 Republican Lead: Finstad-R Committee Administrator Meets: At the call of the chair in (No Room Christina Gosack...... 296-5524 Assigned) Doty-DFL Peterson, A.-DFL Committee Legislative Assistant Faust-DFL Poppe-DFL Celeste Marin...... 296-9115 Members: 6 Hamilton-R Shimanski-R Chair: Murphy, M.-DFL Hansen-DFL ex-officio** Vice Chair: Smith-R Heidgerken-R Carlson-DFL Environment and Magnus-R ex-officio** Holberg-R (A)Liebling-DFL Natural Resources Olin-DFL Solberg-DFL Simon-DFL (A)Peterson, N.-R Otremba-DFL 575 State Office Building...... 296-9918 Meets: Tuesdays and Thursdays at 4:00 p.m. Staff Staff in Room 5* Committee Administrator Committee Administrator Christina Gosack...... 296-5524 Katherine Beyer...... 296-9468 Members: 18 Committee Legislative Assistant Committee Legislative Assistant Chair: Eken-DFL Phil Chen...... 296-5360 Dana Wilson...... 296-5992 Vice Chair: Hansen-DFL Republican Lead: Hackbarth-R Capital Investment Finance Division Brynaert-DFL Olin-DFL Finance 453 State Office Building...... 296-3824 Cornish-R Ozment-R 479 State Office Building...... 296-4255 Meets: Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2:15 p.m. Dill-DFL Sailer-DFL Meets: Mondays at 10:00 a.m. in Room in the Basement Hearing Room* Gardner-DFL Scalze-DFL 200* Hoppe-R Thao-DFL Members: 19 Mariani-DFL Tingelstad-R Members: 40 Chair: Hausman-DFL McNamara-R Wagenius-DFL Chair: Carlson-DFL Vice Chair: Scalze-DFL Moe-DFL Vice Chair: Sailer-DFL Republican Lead: Howes-R Republican Lead: Garofalo-R Berns-R Murphy, M.-DFL Staff Carlson-DFL Pelowski-DFL Committee Administrator Anderson, B.-R Jaros-DFL Dean-R Peterson, N.-R Kirk Koudelka...... 296-6937 Clark-DFL Juhnke-DFL Hansen-DFL Rukavina-DFL Committee Legislative Assistant Cornish-R Kahn-DFL Juhnke-DFL Solberg-DFL Andrew Duerr...... 296-4172 Erhardt-R Kohls-R Finstad-R Lenczewski-DFL Lanning-R Tingelstad-R Greiling-DFL Lieder-DFL Lieder-DFL Urdahl-R Hackbarth-R Mahoney-DFL Mahoney-DFL Wagenius-DFL Hausman-DFL Mariani-DFL Staff Heidgerken-R Murphy, M.-DFL Committee Administrator Hilty-DFL Otremba-DFL Jenny Nash...... 296-4122 Howes-R Paymar-DFL Committee Legislative Assistant Huntley-DFL Pelowski-DFL Laurie Nistl...... 296-5497

2 **Non-voting member Member Assignments as of 2/26/08 *Rooms in State Office Building All area codes are 651 Early Childhood Energy Finance and Policy Division Drinking Water Learning Finance Division 559 State Office Building...... 296-4308 Source Protection Subcommittee 403 State Office Building...... 296-7807 Meets: Mondays and Wednesdays at 2:15 p.m. 581 State Office Building...... 296-2907 Meets: Tuesdays and Thursdays at 4:00 p.m. in Room 200* Meets: At the call of the chair. in Room 200* Members: 23 Members: 7 Members: 15 Chair: Hilty-DFL Chair: Gardner-DFL Chair: Slawik-DFL Vice Chair: Ruud-DFL Vice Chair: Moe-DFL Vice Chair: Bly-DFL Republican Lead: Westrom-R Clark-DFL ex-officio** Republican Lead: Eastlund-R Beard-R Nornes-R Magnus-R Tingelstad-R Fritz-DFL Peterson, S.-DFL Bly-DFL Ozment-R McNamara-R ex-officio** Garofalo-R Ward-DFL Brynaert-DFL Peterson, A.-DFL Ozment.-R Wagenius-DFL Gottwalt-R Wardlow-R Gardner-DFL Sailer-DFL Scalze-DFL Kranz-DFL Winkler-DFL Gunther-R Slocum-DFL Staff Laine-DFL ex-officio** Hackbarth-R Wagenius-DFL Committee Administrator Murphy, E.-DFL Murphy, M.-DFL Hoppe-R Welti-DFL Jenna Duwenhoegger...... 296-1774 Nornes-R Johnson-DFL ex-officio** Committee Legislative Assistant Kalin-DFL Carlson-DFL Melissa Hysing...... 296-3367 Staff Knuth-DFL ex-officio** Committee Administrator Magnus-R Solberg-DFL Sara Benzkofer...... 296-4305 Watersheds, Wetlands and Committee Legislative Assistant Staff Buffers Subcommittee Matthew Collie...... 296-4483 Committee Administrator 401 State Office Building...... 296-6828 Andy Pomroy...... 296-4180 Meets: At the call of the chair in (No Room Committee Legislative Assistant Assigned) Education Finance and Economic Rebekah Smith...... 296-8879 Competitiveness Finance Division Members: 8 343 State Office Building...... 296-2676 Chair: Hansen-DFL Meets: Mondays at 4:00 p.m. in Room 5* Environment and Anzelc-DFL Natural Resources Finance Division Doty-DFL Tingelstad-R Members: 26 449 State Office Building...... 296-4200 Gunther-R ex-officio** Chair: Murphy, M.-DFL Meets: Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8:00 a.m. Hoppe-R Wagenius-DFL Vice Chair: Peterson, S.-DFL in Room 5* Peterson, A.-DFL Republican Lead: Demmer-R Members: 21 Staff Abeler-R Pelowski-DFL Chair: Wagenius-DFL Committee Administrator Brown-DFL Rukavina-DFL Vice Chair: Doty-DFL NA Bunn-DFL Ruth-R Republican Lead: Ozment-R Committee Legislative Assistant Eastlund-R Ruud-DFL Melissa Hysing...... 296-3367 Erickson-R Slawik-DFL Anzelc-DFL Magnus-R Garofalo-R Tillberry-DFL Clark-DFL McNamara-R Health Care and Greiling-DFL Ward-DFL Dill-DFL Moe-DFL Human Services Finance Division Hamilton-R Wardlow-R Eken-DFL Peterson, A.-DFL 585 State Office Building...... 296-2228 Heidgerken-R ex-officio** Gardner-DFL Scalze-DFL Meets: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays Hornstein-DFL Carlson-DFL Gunther-R Tingelstad-R at 12:30 p.m. in Room 200* Kranz-DFL ex-officio** Hackbarth-R ex-officio** Mariani-DFL Solberg-DFL Hansen-DFL Carlson-DFL Members: 23 Masin-DFL Hoppe-R ex-officio** Chair: Huntley-DFL Knuth-DFL Solberg-DFL Vice Chair: Hosch-DFL Staff Republican Lead: Dean-R Committee Administrator Staff Christina Gosack...... 296-5524 Committee Administrator Abeler-R Peppin-R Committee Legislative Assistant Jenna Duwenhoegger...... 296-1774 Anderson, B.-R Peterson, S.-DFL Phil Chen...... 296-5360 Committee Legislative Assistant Brod-R Ruud-DFL Melissa Hysing...... 296-3367 Bunn-DFL Slawik-DFL Erickson-R Thao-DFL Fritz-DFL Thissen-DFL Gottwalt-R Walker-DFL Liebling-DFL ex-officio** Loeffler-DFL Carlson-DFL Murphy, E.-DFL ex-officio** Otremba-DFL Solberg-DFL

**Non-voting member Member Assignments as of 2/26/08 *Rooms in State Office Building All area codes are 651 3 Staff Environmental Justice and Healthy Staff Committee Administrator Housing Subcommittee Committee Administrator Jenn Holcomb...... 296-6422 431 State Office Building...... 296-9278 Shannon Patrick...... 296-5098 Committee Legislative Assistant Meets: At the call of the chair in (No Room Committee Legislative Assistant Jan Horner...... 296-5496 Assigned) Elizabeth Mandelman...... 296-9676

Higher Education and Work Force Members: 7 Minnesota Heritage Finance Division Development Policy and Chair: Tschumper-DFL 583 State Office Building...... 296-4246 Finance Division Anderson, B.-R Moe-DFL Meets: Mondays at 4:00 p.m. in Room 200* 477 State Office Building...... 296-0170 Benson-DFL Peterson, N.-R Meets: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays Kranz-DFL Swails-DFL Members: 16 at 12:30 p.m. in Room 5* Chair: Jaros-DFL Staff Vice Chair: Gardner-DFL Members: 21 Committee Administrator Republican Lead: Urdahl-R Brooke Bordson...... 296-5528 Chair: Rukavina-DFL Anderson, B.-R Nornes-R Committee Legislative Assistant Vice Chair: Poppe-DFL Bly-DFL Peterson, N.-R Jacob Johnson...... 296-5998 Republican Lead Workforce: Gunther-R Dean-R Sailer-DFL Republican Lead Higher Ed.: Nornes-R Eken-DFL ex-officio** K-12 Finance Division Johnson-DFL Carlson-DFL Atkins-DFL McFarlane-R 381 State Office Building...... 296-5387 Kahn-DFL ex-officio** Bly-DFL Moe-DFL Meets: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays Laine-DFL Solberg-DFL Brynaert-DFL Norton-DFL at 2:15 p.m. in Room 10* Madore-DFL Clark-DFL Ruth-R Dettmer-R Severson-R Members: 22 Staff Eastlund-R Slocum-DFL Chair: Greiling-DFL Committee Administrator Haws-DFL Welti-DFL Vice Chair: Morrow-DFL Christine Murphy...... 296-5491 Hortman-DFL ex-officio** Republican Lead: Erickson-R Committee Legislative Assistant Mahoney-DFL Murphy, M.-DFL Anzelc-DFL Heidgerken-R Diogo Reis...... 296-3889 Benson-DFL Hilstrom-DFL Staff Brown-DFL Mariani-DFL Public Safety Finance Division Committee Administrator Davnie-DFL Marquart-DFL 543 State Office Building...... 296-4199 Jim Gelbmann...... 296-7427 Demmer-R McFarlane-R Meets: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays Committee Legislative Assistant Dettmer-R Morgan-DFL at 8:00 a.m. in Room 10* Sue Scott...... 296-8827 Dittrich-DFL Olson-IR Dominguez-DFL Swails-DFL Members: 19 Housing Policy and Finance and Faust-DFL ex-officio** Chair: Paymar-DFL Public Health Finance Division Garofalo-R Murphy, M.-DFL Vice Chair: Olin-DFL 471 State Office Building...... 296-0294 Republican Lead: Smith-R Meets: Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10:00 Staff a.m. in Room 5* Committee Administrator Bigham-DFL Liebling-DFL Shannon Patrick...... 296-5098 Buesgens-R Lillie-DFL Members: 18 Committee Legislative Assistant Cornish-R Mullery-DFL Chair: Clark-DFL Elizabeth Mandelman...... 296-9676 Dominguez-DFL Murphy, M.-DFL Vice Chair: Kranz-DFL Eastlund-R Zellers-R Republican Lead: Severson-R Disparities in Student Support and Haws-DFL ex-officio** Service Subcommittee Hilstrom-DFL Carlson-DFL Anderson, B.-R Morgan-DFL 539 State Office Building...... 296-8659 Kohls-R ex-officio** Benson-DFL Peterson, N.-R Meets: At the call of the chair in (No Room Lesch-DFL Solberg-DFL Eastlund-R Swails-DFL Assigned)* Huntley-DFL Tschumper-DFL Staff Committee Administrator Laine-DFL ex-officio** Members: 8 Melanie LaComb...... 296-4141 Madore-DFL Carlson-DFL Chair: Dominguez-DFL McFarlane-R ex-officio** Committee Legislative Assistant McNamara-R Solberg-DFL Anzelc-DFL ex-officio** Libby Wyrum...... 296-5999 Moe-DFL Davnie-DFL Greiling-DFL Heidgerken-R ex-officio** Staff Hilstrom-DFL Mariani-DFL Committee Administrator McFarlane-R Brooke Bordson...... 296-5528 Committee Legislative Assistant Jacob Johnson...... 296-5998

4 **Non-voting member Member Assignments as of 2/26/08 *Rooms in State Office Building All area codes are 651 State Government Finance Division Transportation and Health and Human Services 365 State Office Building...... 296-4257 Transit Policy Subcommittee 351 State Office Building...... 296-5375 Meets: Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2:15 p.m. 437 State Office Building...... 296-9281 Meets: Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2:15 p.m. in Room 5* Meets: At the call of the chair in (No Room in Room 200* Assigned) Members: 16 Members: 20 Chair: Kahn-DFL Members: 10 Chair: Thissen-DFL Vice Chair: Ward-DFL Chair: Hornstein-DFL Vice Chair: Fritz-DFL Republican Lead: DeLaForest-R Vice Chair: Madore-DFL Republican Lead: Brod-R Republican Lead: Ruth-R Anderson, S.-R Winkler-DFL Abeler-R Loeffler-DFL Bigham-DFL Zellers-R Erhardt-R Lieder-DFL Anderson, B.-R Murphy, E.-DFL Drazkowski-R ex-officio** Hausman-DFL Nelson-DFL Bunn-DFL Norton-DFL Hilty-DFL Carlson-DFL Holberg-R Severson-R Emmer-R Otremba-DFL Hortman-DFL ex-officio** Hortman-DFL Finstad-R Ruud-DFL Lesch-DFL Pelowski-DFL Gottwalt-R Thao-DFL Peppin-R ex-officio** Staff Hamilton-R Tschumper-DFL Poppe-DFL Solberg-DFL Committee Administrator Huntley-DFL Walker-DFL Abbey Mahin...... 296-5413 Liebling-DFL Staff Committee Legislative Assistant Committee Administrator Christopher Kwapick...... 296-5507 Staff Brian Shekleton...... 296-4110 Committee Administrator Committee Legislative Assistant Jennifer McNertney...... 296-3244 Krysta Niedernhofer...... 296-7173 Governmental Operations, Committee Legislative Assistant Reform, Technology and Urszula Gryska...... 296-5492 Transportation Finance Division Elections Licensing Subcommittee 423 State Office Building...... 296-5091 491 State Office Building...... 296-8637 359 State Office Building...... 296-5158 Meets: Tuesdays and Thursdays at 4:00 p.m. Meets: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays Meets: At the call of the chair in (No Room in Room 10* at 8:00 a.m. in Room 200* Assigned) Members: 20 Members: 16 Members: 8 Chair: Lieder-DFL Chair: Pelowski-DFL Chair: Thao-DFL Vice Chair: Erhardt-R Vice Chair: Morgan-DFL Republican Lead: Magnus-R Republican Lead: Howes-R Abeler-R Hamilton-R Bunn-DFL Murphy, E.-DFL Beard-R Morrow-DFL Anderson, S.-R Olson-IR Finstad-R Norton-DFL Doty-DFL Nelson-DFL Brod-R Peterson, N.-R Fritz-DFL Hausman-DFL Ruth-R Emmer-R Poppe-DFL Holberg-R Severson-R Hilty-DFL Simon-DFL Staff Hornstein-DFL Slocum-DFL Kahn-DFL Winkler-DFL Committee Administrator Hortman-DFL ex-officio** Kalin-DFL Wollschlager-DFL Jennifer McNertney...... 296-3244 Kalin-DFL Carlson-DFL Nelson-DFL Committee Legislative Assistant Madore-DFL ex-officio** Urszula Gryska...... 296-5492 Masin-DFL Solberg-DFL Staff Morgan-DFL Committee Administrator Mental Health Division Staff Mark Mallander...... 296-5389 553 State Office Building...... 296-7152 Committee Administrator Committee Legislative Assistant Meets: Fridays at 10:00 a.m. in Room 200* Abbey Mahin...... 296-5413 Kathy L. Anderson...... 296-3806 Committee Legislative Assistant Susie Maher...... 296-5494 Members: 14 Chair: Walker-DFL Vice Chair: Brynaert-DFL Republican Lead: Anderson, B.-R Greiling-DFL Otremba-DFL Hosch-DFL Paymar-DFL Koenen-DFL Ruud-DFL Lanning-R Tingelstad-R Madore-DFL Wardlow-R McFarlane-R

**Non-voting member Member Assignments as of 2/26/08 *Rooms in State Office Building All area codes are 651 5 Staff Crime Victims Subcommittee Taxes Committee Administrator 537 State Office Building...... 296-4224 509 State Office Building...... 296-4218 Jennifer McNertney...... 296-3244 Meets: At the call of the chair in (No Room Meets: Mondays at 2:15 p.m. and Tuesdays Committee Legislative Assistant Assigned) and Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m. in Room 10* Kate Perushek...... 296-9895 Members: 8 Members: 26 Chair: Lesch-DFL Chair: Lenczewski-DFL Local Government and Vice Chair: Olin-DFL Vice Chair: Wollschlager-DFL Metropolitan Affairs DeLaForest-R Kalin-DFL Republican Lead: Simpson-R Holberg-R Lillie-DFL 379 State Office Building...... 296-3709 Atkins-DFL Lanning-R Johnson-DFL Smith-R Meets: Mondays at 4:00 p.m. and Wednes- Brod-R Lesch-DFL days at 12:30 p.m. in the Basement Hearing Staff Carlson-DFL Liebling-DFL Room* Committee Administrator Davnie-DFL Marquart-DFL Patrick Baldwin...... 296-4283 DeLaForest-R Mullery-DFL Members: 15 Committee Legislative Assistant Demmer-R Paulsen-R Chair: Hilstrom-DFL Victoria Benson...... 296-5526 Dill-DFL Rukavina-DFL Vice Chair: Tschumper-DFL Erhardt-R Solberg-DFL Republican Lead: Lanning-R Hilstrom-DFL Thao-DFL Beard-R Koenen-DFL Rules and Jaros-DFL Tillberry-DFL Buesgens-R Lenczewski-DFL Koenen-DFL Zellers-R Dominguez-DFL Marquart-DFL Legislative Administration Kohls-R 459 State Office Building...... 296-0172 Hausman-DFL Olson-IR Meets: At the call of the chair in (No Room Holberg-R Scalze-DFL Staff Assigned) Howes-R Solberg-DFL Committee Administrator Sarah Carlson-Wallrath...... 296-8826 Staff Members: 27 Committee Legislative Assistant Committee Administrator Chair: Sertich-DFL Sasha Bergman...... 296-2955 Peter Strohmeier...... 296-5069 Vice Chair: Loeffler-DFL Committee Legislative Assistant Republican Lead: Paulsen-R Property Tax Relief and Erin Huppert...... 296-2585 Buesgens-R Murphy, E.-DFL Local Sales Tax Division Carlson-DFL Nelson-DFL 597 State Office Building...... 296-6829 Dill-DFL Ozment-R Meets: Fridays at 8:00 a.m. in Room 10* Public Safety and Civil Justice Erhardt-R Pelowski-DFL 367 State Office Building...... 296-4262 Finstad-R Peterson, A.-DFL Members: 11 Meets: Tuesdays and Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. Hilstrom-DFL Simon-DFL Chair: Marquart-DFL in Room 10* Hortman-DFL Simpson-R Vice Chair: Brown-DFL Howes-R Solberg-DFL Republican Lead: Lanning-R Members: 19 Juhnke-DFL Thissen-DFL Anderson, S.-R Lenczewski-DFL Chair: Mullery-DFL Lillie-DFL Tingelstad-R Demmer-R Loeffler-DFL Vice Chair: Kalin-DFL Magnus-R Westrom-R Dittrich-DFL Mullery-DFL Republican Lead: Kohls-R Mahoney-DFL Winkler-DFL Erhardt-R Paymar-DFL Bigham-DFL Lesch-DFL Staff Staff Cornish-R Lillie-DFL Committee Administrator Committee Administrator DeLaForest-R Olin-DFL Lisa Radzak...... 296-2909 Sarah Carlson-Wallrath...... 296-8826 Emmer-R Paymar-DFL Committee Legislative Assistant Committee Legislative Assistant Hilstrom-DFL Sailer-DFL Thomas Dicklich...... 296-9183 Paul Cumings...... 296-5380 Holberg-R Simon-DFL Johnson-DFL Smith-R Kranz-DFL Westrom-R

Staff Committee Administrator Patrick Baldwin...... 296-4283 Committee Legislative Assistant Victoria Benson...... 296-5526

6 **Non-voting member Member Assignments as of 2/26/08 *Rooms in State Office Building All area codes are 651 Ways and Means Abeler-R Kahn-DFL Staff 443 State Office Building...... 296-2365 Brynaert-DFL Kelliher-DFL Committee Administrator Meets: Mondays at 10:00 a.m. in Carlson-DFL Lenczewski-DFL Christine Murphy...... 296-5491 Room 200* Clark-DFL Mariani-DFL Committee Legislative Assistant Dean-R McNamara-R Gerrie Boice...... 296-5388 Members: 29 Drazkowski-R Murphy, E.-DFL Chair: Solberg-DFL Eken-DFL Murphy, M.-DFL Vice Chair: Swails-DFL Erhardt-R Ozment-R Republican Lead: Holberg-R Greiling-DFL Paulsen-R Gunther-R Pelowski-DFL Hilstrom-DFL Sertich-DFL Hilty-DFL Smith-R Huntley-DFL Tschumper-DFL

House Standing Committee Meeting Schedule Agriculture, Rural Economies and Game, Fish and Forestry Division K-12 Finance Division Veterans Affairs Dill...... 296-2190 Greiling...... 296-5387 Otremba...... 296-3201 Mondays at 4:00 p.m. in Room 10* Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at Mondays at 2:15 p.m. and Wednesdays at 8:00 2:15 p.m. in Room 10* a.m. in the Basement Hearing Room* Ethics Murphy...... 296-2676 Disparities in Student Support and Service Subcommittee Veterans Affairs Division At the call of the chair in (No Room Assigned)* Dominguez...... 296-8659 Koenen...... 296-4346 At the call of the chair in (No Room Fridays at 8:00 a.m. in Room 200* Finance Assigned)* Carlson...... 296-4255 Biosciences and Emerging Mondays at 10:00 a.m. in Room 200* Energy Finance and Policy Division Technology Hilty...... 296-4308 Agriculture, Rural Economies and Mahoney...... 296-4277 Mondays and Wednesdays at 2:15 p.m. in Veterans Affairs Finance Division Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m. in Room 200* Room 200* Juhnke...... 296-6206 Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m. in the Environment and Commerce and Labor Basement Hearing Room* Natural Resources Finance Division Wagenius...... 296-4200 Atkins...... 296-4192 Capital Investment Finance Division Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8:00 a.m. in Room 5* Tuesdays and Thursdays at 4:00 p.m. in the Hausman...... 296-3824 Basement Hearing Room* Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2:15 p.m. in the Drinking Water Source Protection Basement Hearing Room* Subcommittee Labor and Consumer Protection Division Gardner...... 296-2907 Davnie...... 296-0173 Education Finance and At the call of the chair in (No Room Fridays at 10:00 a.m. in Room 5* Economic Competitiveness Finance Assigned)* Division Telecommunications Regulation and Murphy...... 296-2676 Watersheds, Wetlands and Buffers Infrastructure Division Mondays at 4:00 p.m. in Room 5* Subcommittee Johnson...... 296-4201 Hansen...... 296-6828 Fridays at 8:00 a.m. in Room 5* Early Childhood Learning Finance Division At the call of the chair in (No Room Slawik...... 296-7807 Assigned)* E-12 Education Tuesdays and Thursdays at 4:00 p.m. in Mariani...... 296-9714 Room 200* Health Care and Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8:00 a.m. in the Human Services Finance Division Basement Hearing Room* Higher Education and Huntley...... 296-2228 Work Force Development Policy and Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at Environment and Natural Finance Division 12:30 p.m. in Room 200* Resources Rukavina...... 296-0170 Eken...... 296-9918 Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at Tuesdays and Thursdays at 4:00 p.m. in Room 5* 12:30 p.m. in Room 5*

**Non-voting member Member Assignments as of 2/26/08 *Rooms in State Office Building All area codes are 651 7 Housing Policy and Finance and Transportation and Transit Policy Subcommittee Public Safety and Civil Justice Public Health Finance Division Hornstein...... 296-9281 Mullery...... 296-4262 Clark...... 296-0294 At the call of the chair in (No Room Tuesdays and Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. in Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m. in Assigned)* Room 10* Room 5* Governmental Operations, Crime Victims Subcommittee Environmental Justice and Healthy Housing Lesch...... 296-4224 Subcommittee Reform, Technology and Elections Pelowski Jr...... 296-8637 At the call of the chair in (No Room Tschumper...... 296-9278 Assigned)* At the call of the chair in (No Room Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 8:00 a.m. in Room 200* Assigned)* Rules and Legislative Minnesota Heritage Finance Division Health and Human Services Administration Jaros...... 296-4246 Thissen...... 296-5375 Sertich...... 296-0172 Mondays at 4:00 p.m. in Room 200* Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2:15 p.m. in Fridays at 9:00 a.m. in Room 500S* Room 200* Public Safety Finance Division Taxes Paymar...... 296-4199 Licensing Subcommittee Lenczewski...... 296-4218 Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at Thao...... 296-5158 Mondays at 2:15 p.m. and Tuesdays and 8:00 a.m. in Room 10* At the call of the chair in (No Room Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m. in Room 10* Assigned)* State Government Finance Division Property Tax Relief and Local Sales Tax Kahn...... 296-4257 Mental Health Division Division Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2:15 p.m. in Room 5* Walker...... 296-7152 Marquart...... 296-6829 Fridays at 10:00 a.m. in Room 200* Fridays at 8:00 a.m. in Room 10* Transportation Finance Division Lieder...... 296-5091 Local Government and Ways and Means Tuesdays and Thursdays at 4:00 p.m. in Room 10* Metropolitan Affairs Solberg...... 296-2365 Hilstrom...... 296-3709 Mondays at 10:00 a.m. in Room 200* Mondays at 4:00 p.m. and Wednesdays at 12:30 p.m. in the Basement Hearing Room*

8 **Non-voting member Member Assignments as of 2/26/08 *Rooms in State Office Building All area codes are 651

2008 Minnesota Senate Directory

Prepared by: Minnesota Senate Publications • 320 Capitol • St. Paul, MN 55155 • (651) 296-8154 2/21/08 – 3 p.m. 2008 Minnesota Senate Leaders and Officers Senate Leaders

Lawrence J. Pogemiller, Majority Leader Tarryl L. Clark, Assistant Majority Leader Ron Latz, Majority Whip Kathy L. Saltzman, Majority Whip Tom Saxhaug, Majority Whip Kathy Sheran, Majority Whip Dan Skogen, Majority Whip Patricia Torres Ray, Majority Whip

David H. Senjem, Minority Leader Betsy L. Wergin, Deputy Minority Leader Michelle L. Fischbach, Assistant Minority Leader Joe Gimse, Assistant Minority Leader Majority Leader Minority Leader David W. Hann, Assistant Minority Leader Lawrence J. Pogemiller David H. Senjem Amy T. Koch, Assistant Minority Leader Geoff Michel, Assistant Minority Leader Senate Officers

James P. Metzen, President of the Senate Patrick E. Flahaven, Secretary of the Senate Patrice M. Dworak, First Assistant Secretary Colleen J. Pacheco, Second Assistant Secretary Michael R. Linn, Third Assistant Secretary Melissa Mapes, Engrossing Secretary Sven K. Lindquist, Sergeant at Arms Marilyn Logan Hall, Assistant Sergeant at Arms Rev. Kevin McDonough, Chaplain

Assistant Majority Leader President of the Senate Tarryl L. Clark James P. Metzen

Demographics Party affiliation Marital status Occupation Seniority 45 (67%) DFL 57 (85%) Married 12 (18%) Law 3 (4%) 9th term 22 (33%) Republican 4 (6%) Family 10 (15%) Business 3 (4%) 8th term 2 (3%) Single 6 (9%) Communication 5 (7%) 7th term Sex 2 (3%) Widowed 6 (9%) Retired 2 (3%) 6th term 40 (60%) Men (27 DFL, 13 R) 1 (1%) Partner 5 (7%) Legislators 6 (9%) 5th term 27 (40%) Women (18 DFL, 9 R) 1 (1%) Did not report 5 (7%) Farming 5 (7%) 4th term 4 (6%) Real estate 6 (9%) 3rd term Highest level of education Senators with children: 62 (93%) 3 (4%) Trade/technical 18 (27%) 2nd term 23 (34%) Bachelor’s degree 3 (4%) Financial services 19 (28%) 1st term 14 (21%) Professional degree Age 3 (4%) Medical (e.g., JD, MBA) 4 (6%) In their thirties 2 (3%) Education Longest-serving Senators (Ninth 13 (19%) Some post-secondary 16 (24%) In their forties 1 (1%) Labor representative term) education 25 (37%) In their fifties 1 (1%) Religious Linda Berglin 9 (13%) Master’s degree 12 (18%) In their sixties 6 (9%) Did not report Dennis R. Frederickson 3 (4%) Doctorate or other 3 (4%) In their seventies Keith Langseth advanced degree (e.g., 7 (10%) Did not report DVM, LLM, EdD) Senators who previously served in 3 (4%) High school diploma Average age: 53 the House of Representatives: 22 2 (3%) Did not report (33%)

Note: All percentages are rounded. Minnesota Senate Membership Numerically by district

Dist. Party Name Office Phone Dist. Party Name Office Phone (651) 29 (651) 29 1 DFL Stumpf, LeRoy A. 208 Cap 6-8660 35 R Robling, Claire A. 143 SOB 6-4123 2 DFL Skoe, Rod 303 Cap 6-4196 36 R Pariseau, Pat 117 SOB 6-5252 3 DFL Saxhaug, Tom 124 Cap 6-4136 37 R Gerlach, Chris 129 SOB 6-4120 4 DFL Olson, Mary A. 124 Cap 6-4913 38 DFL Carlson, Jim G-9 Cap 7-8073 5 DFL Tomassoni, David J. 317 Cap 6-8017 39 DFL Metzen, James P. 322 Cap 6-4370 6 DFL Bakk, Thomas M. 226 Cap 6-8881 40 DFL Doll, John P. G-9 Cap 6-5975 7 DFL Prettner Solon, Yvonne G-9 Cap 6-4188 41 R Michel, Geoff 133 SOB 6-6238 8 DFL Lourey, Tony 205 Cap 6-0293 42 R Hann, David W. 127 SOB 6-1749 9 DFL Langseth, Keith 122 Cap 6-3205 43 DFL Bonoff, Terri E. 325 Cap 6-4314 10 DFL Skogen, Dan 303 Cap 6-5655 44 DFL Latz, Ron 306 Cap 7-8065 11 R Ingebrigtsen, Bill G. 132D SOB 7-8063 45 DFL Rest, Ann H. 205 Cap 6-2889 12 R Koering, Paul E. 131 SOB 6-4875 46 DFL Scheid, Linda G-9 Cap 6-8869 13 R Gimse, Joe 105 SOB 6-3826 47 DFL Foley, Leo T. G-24 Cap 6-4154 14 R Fischbach, Michelle L. 153 SOB 6-2084 48 R Jungbauer, Michael J. 121 SOB 6-3733 15 DFL Clark, Tarryl L. 208 Cap 6-6455 49 R Johnson, Debbie J. 135 SOB 6-3219 16 R Wergin, Betsy L. 145 SOB 6-8075 50 DFL Chaudhary, Satveer S. 205 Cap 6-4334 17 DFL Olseen, Rick E. G-24 Cap 6-5419 51 DFL Betzold, Don 111 Cap 6-2556 18 R Dille, Steve 103 SOB 6-4131 52 R Vandeveer, Ray 107 SOB 6-4351 19 R Koch, Amy T. 115 SOB 6-5981 53 DFL Rummel, Sandy 323 Cap 6-1253 20 DFL Kubly, Gary W. 301 Cap 6-5094 54 DFL Marty, John 328 Cap 6-5645 21 R Frederickson, Dennis R. 139 SOB 6-8138 55 DFL Wiger, Charles W. 323 Cap 6-6820 22 DFL Vickerman, Jim 226 Cap 6-5650 56 DFL Saltzman, Kathy L. 306 Cap 6-4166 23 DFL Sheran, Kathy G-24 Cap 6-6153 57 DFL Sieben, Katie 321 Cap 7-8060 24 R Rosen, Julie A. 109 SOB 6-5713 58 DFL Higgins, Linda 328 Cap 6-9246 25 DFL Dahle, Kevin L. 306 Cap 6-1279 59 DFL Pogemiller, Lawrence J. 235 Cap 6-7809 26 R Day, Dick 113 SOB 6-9457 60 DFL Dibble, D. Scott 111 Cap 6-4191 27 DFL Sparks, Dan 317 Cap 6-9248 61 DFL Berglin, Linda 309 Cap 6-4261 28 DFL Murphy, Steve 325 Cap 6-4264 62 DFL Torres Ray, Patricia 124 Cap 6-4274 29 R Senjem, David H. 147 SOB 6-3903 63 DFL Larson, Dan 303 Cap 7-8061 30 DFL Lynch, Ann G-24 Cap 6-4848 64 DFL Cohen, Richard J. 121 Cap 6-5931 31 DFL Erickson Ropes, Sharon L. G-24 Cap 6-5649 65 DFL Pappas, Sandra L. 120 Cap 6-1802 32 R Limmer, Warren 141 SOB 6-2159 66 DFL Anderson, Ellen R. 120 Cap 6-5537 33 R Olson, Gen 119 SOB 6-1282 67 DFL Moua, Mee 120 Cap 6-5285 34 R Ortman, Julianne E. 125 SOB 6-4837

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Anderson, Ellen R. (DFL)...... 66 Bonoff, Terri E. (DFL)...... 43 *120 Capitol...... (651) 296-5537 325 Capitol...... (651) 296-4314 http://www.senate.mn/senatorandersonemail [email protected] Home: St. Paul *Home: Minnetonka 905 Lakeview Ave 55117...... (651) 488-7403 3325 E Eldorado Trl 55305...... (952) 935-5168 Born: 11/25/1959. Married: Spouse Andy Dawkins, 2 Born: 08/01/1957. Married: Spouse Matthew Knopf, children. Occupation: Attorney, college instructor. Educa- 4 children. Occupation: Former business woman, tion: BA, Carleton College; JD, University of Minnesota. homemaker. Education: BA, Clark University. Elected: Elected: 1992, re-elected 1996, 2000, 2002, 2006. special election 2005, re-elected 2006. Term: 2nd. Special Term: 5th. Special legislative concerns: Neighborhood legislative concerns: Education, transportation, health revitalization, jobs and economic development, energy care, environment. Committees: Transit Subdivision, and environment, consumer protection, children’s issues, vice chair; Transit Subdivision, vice chair; E-12 Education violence prevention. Committees: Environment, Energy Budget Division, vice chair; Business, Industry and Jobs; and Natural Resources Budget Division, chair; Energy, Education; Transportation Budget and Policy Division; Utilities, Technology and Communications; Environment Transportation. and Natural Resources; Finance; E-12 Education Budget Division; Energy Subdivision.

Bakk, Thomas M. (DFL)...... 6 Carlson, Jim (DFL)...... 38 *226 Capitol...... (651) 296-8881 G-9 Capitol...... (651) 297-8073 http://www.senate.mn/senatorbakkemail [email protected] Home: Cook *Home: Eagan 2361 Retreat Rd 55723...... (218) 666-5041 1247 Carlson Lake Ln 55123...... (651) 454-6295 Business: Virginia Born: 02/17/1947. Married: Spouse Gayle, 2 children. Oc- 307 1st St N 55792...... (218) 741-6010 cupation: Retired mechanical engineer. Education: BME, Born: 06/08/1954. Married: Spouse Laura, 4 children. University of Minnesota; Certificate, Dunwoody Institute. Occupation: Labor official.Education: BA, University of Elected: 2006. Term: 1st. Special legislative concerns: Minnesota-Duluth. Elected: to the House 1994, re-elected Education, transportation, health care, economic vitality. 1996, 1998, 2000; to the Senate 2002, re-elected 2006. Committees: Transportation, vice chair; Transportation Term: 2nd. Special legislative concerns: Economic Budget and Policy Division, vice chair; Business, Industry development, taxes, natural resources. Committees: and Jobs; Education; Energy, Utilities, Technology and Taxes, chair; Business, Industry and Jobs; Environment, Communications; Transit Subdivision; Transit Subdivision. Energy and Natural Resources Budget Division; Rules and Administration; Property Tax Division.

Berglin, Linda (DFL)...... 61 Chaudhary, Satveer S. (DFL)...... 50 *309 Capitol...... (651) 296-4261 *205 Capitol...... (651) 296-4334 http://www.senate.mn/senatorberglinemail [email protected] Home: Minneapolis Home: Fridley 4801 5th Ave S 55419...... (612) 822-0694 5290 St. Imier Dr 55421...... (612) 207-5745 Born: 10/19/1944. Married: Spouse Glenn Sampson, Born: 06/12/1969. Married: Spouse Dee, 4 children. 1 child. Occupation: Legislator. Education: BFA, Min- Occupation: Attorney, business consultant. Education: neapolis College of Art and Design. Elected: to the House BS, St. Olaf College; JD, University of Minnesota School of 1972, re-elected 1974, 1976, 1978; to the Senate 1980, Law. Elected: to the House 1996, re-elected 1998; to the re-elected 1982, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2002, Senate 2000, re-elected 2002, 2006. Term: 3rd. Special 2006. Term: 9th. Special legislative concerns: Health legislative concerns: Hunting and fishing, cybercrime, and welfare, corrections, urban affairs, women’s issues, mi- education, health care, property taxes. Committees: norities and senior citizens. Committees: Health and Hu- Environment and Natural Resources, chair; Agriculture man Services Budget Division, chair; Capital Investment; and Veterans; Capital Investment; Agriculture and Veterans Finance; Public Safety Budget Division; Health, Housing Budget and Policy Division; Environment, Energy and and Family Security; Rules and Administration. Natural Resources Budget Division.

Betzold, Don (DFL)...... 51 Clark, Tarryl L. (DFL)...... 15 111 Capitol...... (651) 296-2556 Assistant Majority Leader [email protected] *208 Capitol...... (651) 296-6455 *Home: Fridley http://www.senate.mn/senatorclarkemail 6150 Briardale Ct 55432-5210...... (763) 571-0098 Home: St. Cloud Business: Brooklyn Center 5 Woodhill Rd 56301 6160 Summit Dr, #425 55430-2196...... (763) 566-8800 Born: 07/31/1961. Married: Spouse Doug, 2 children. Born: 08/27/1950. Married: Spouse Leesa, 1 child. Oc- Occupation: Attorney, consultant. Education: BA, Drake cupation: Lawyer, Colonel (Ret.) Judge Advocate General’s University; MEd, Arizona State University; JD, William Corps, Army Reserves. Education: BA, University of Mitchell College of Law. Elected: special election 2005, Minnesota; JD, Hamline University School of Law. Elected: re-elected 2006. Term: 2nd. Special legislative concerns: 1992, re-elected 1996, 2000, 2002, 2006. Term: 5th. Education, health care, jobs and economic development, Special legislative concerns: Data practices, civil law, strengthening communities. Committees: Rules and mental health, military. Committees: State Government Administration, vice chair; E-12 Education Budget Divi- Budget Division, chair; Finance; Judiciary Budget Division; sion; Higher Education Budget and Policy Division; Higher Judiciary; State and Local Government Operations and Education. Oversight. Minnesota Senate Publications Office

Cohen, Richard J. (DFL)...... 64 Dille, Steve (R)...... 18 *121 Capitol...... (651) 296-5931 103 State Office Building...... (651) 296-4131 http://www.senate.mn/senatorcohenemail [email protected] Home: St. Paul *Home: Dassel 591 Cretin Ave 55116...... (651) 699-4476 69800 305th St 55325...... (320) 398-6545 Business: St. Paul Born: 03/16/1945. Married: Spouse Pamela, 4 children. 190 Midtown Commons Occupation: Farmer, veterinarian. Education: BS, DVM, 2334 University Ave 55114-1897...... (651) 645-0511 College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota. Occupation: Attorney. Education: BA, Northwestern Elected: to the House 1986, re-elected 1988, 1990; to the University; JD, William Mitchell College of Law. Elected: Senate 1992, re-elected 1996, 2000, 2002, 2006. Term: to the House 1976, re-elected 1982, 1984; to the Senate 5th. Special legislative concerns: Health care, environ- 1986, re-elected 1990, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2006. ment, agriculture, transportation, education. Committees: Term: 7th. Special legislative concerns: Finance, courts Agriculture and Veterans Budget and Policy Division, and justice, economic development. Committees: Fi- ranking minority member; Agriculture and Veterans, rank- nance, chair; Capital Investment; Economic Development ing minority member; Capital Investment; Environment Budget Division; Higher Education Budget and Policy and Natural Resources; Finance; Environment, Energy and Division; Judiciary Budget Division; Higher Education; Natural Resources Budget Division; Energy Subdivision. Rules and Administration. Dahle, Kevin L. (DFL)...... 25 Doll, John P. (DFL)...... 40 306 Capitol...... (651) 296-1279 G-9 Capitol...... (651) 296-5975 [email protected] [email protected] *Home: Northfield *Home: Burnsville 2311 Greenfield Dr E 55057...... (507) 645-0910 10918 Southview Dr 55337...... (952) 894-6890 Business: Northfield Business:...... (612) 366-6822 1400 Division St 55057...... (507) 663-0630 Born: 03/12/1961. Married: Spouse Robyn, 6 children. Born: 01/24/1960. Married: Spouse Beth, 3 children. Occupation: Residential tile and stone contracting and Occupation: Secondary school teacher. Education: BS, design. Education: Attended University of Minnesota; University of Northern Iowa; MA, St. Mary’s Univer- attended Anoka Ramsey Community College. Elected: sity. Elected: special election 2008. Term: 1st. Special 2006. Term: 1st. Special legislative concerns: Health legislative concerns: E-12 education funding, health care, care, children’s issues, education, environment, renewable transportation. Committees: Commerce and Consumer energy, transportation. Committees: Energy, Utilities, Protection; Energy, Utilities, Technology and Communica- Technology and Communications, vice chair; Transporta- tions; E-12 Education Budget Division. tion Budget and Policy Division; Health, Housing and Family Security; Transportation.

Day, Dick (R)...... 26 Erickson Ropes, Sharon L. (DFL)...... 31 *113 State Office Building...... (651) 296-9457 *G-24 Capitol...... (651) 296-5649 [email protected] [email protected] Home: Owatonna Home: Winona 277 Cedar Cove Ln 55060...... (507) 451-0165 978 Gilmore Ave 55987...... (507) 454-5447 Married: Spouse Janet, 4 children. Occupation: Retired Born: 01/23/1954. Married: Spouse Milton Ropes, 3 (IBM). Education: BA, Winona State College. Elected: children. Occupation: Registered Nurse. Education: BS, 1990, re-elected 1992, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2006. Term: College of St. Teresa; BA, College of St. Teresa. Elected: 6th. Special legislative concerns: Transportation, taxes, 2006. Term: 1st. Special legislative concerns: Health education, agriculture. Committees: Business, Industry care, education, environment. Committees: Agriculture and Jobs; Transportation Budget and Policy Division; and Veterans Budget and Policy Division, vice chair; State and Local Government Operations and Oversight; Agriculture and Veterans, vice chair; Education; Health Transportation. and Human Services Budget Division; Health, Housing and Family Security.

Dibble, D. Scott (DFL)...... 60 Fischbach, Michelle L. (R)...... 14 *111 Capitol...... (651) 296-4191 Assistant Minority Leader [email protected] 153 State Office Building...... (651) 296-2084 Home: Minneapolis [email protected] 4207 Blaisdell Ave 55409...... (612) 824-3823 *Home: Paynesville Born: 08/27/1965. Partner: Richard Leyva. Occupation: 416 Burr St 56362...... (320) 243-7052 Legislator. Education: University of Minnesota; University Born: 11/03/1965. Married: Spouse Scott, 2 children. of St. Thomas. Elected: to the House 2000; to the Senate Education: College of St. Benedict; BA, St. Cloud State 2002, re-elected 2006. Term: 2nd. Committees: Transit University. Elected: special election 1996, re-elected Subdivision, chair; Transit Subdivision, chair; Energy, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2006. Term: 5th. Committees: Health Utilities, Technology and Communications; Environment and Human Services Budget Division, ranking minority and Natural Resources; Economic Development Budget Di- member; Finance; Economic Development Budget Divi- vision; Transportation Budget and Policy Division; Taxes; sion; Transportation Budget and Policy Division; Health, Transportation. Housing and Family Security; Transportation. Minnesota Senate Publications Office

Foley, Leo T. (DFL)...... 47 Hann, David W. (R)...... 42 G-24 Capitol...... (651) 296-4154 Assistant Minority Leader [email protected] 127 State Office Building...... (651) 296-1749 *Home: Coon Rapids http://www.senate.mn/senatorhannemail 12275 Hummingbird St NW 55448-1936.(763) 757-8379 *Home: Eden Prairie Business: Anoka 8887 Sylvan Ridge 55347...... (952) 934-0361 Government Center, 7th Floor Business:...... (952) 975-0933 2100 3rd Ave 55303-2265...... (763) 323-5676 Born: 04/16/1952. Married: Spouse Anne, 4 children. Born: 10/25/1928. Married: Spouse Kathryn, 4 children. Occupation: Business process consultant. Education: BA, Occupation: Attorney. Education: BA, Metropolitan Gustavus Adolphus College; graduate studies, University State University; JD, William Mitchell College of Law; of Chicago. Elected: 2002, re-elected 2006. Term: 2nd. MA, Minnesota State University-Mankato. Elected: 1996, Special legislative concerns: Education reform, tax re-elected 2000, 2002, 2006. Term: 4th. Special legisla- relief, improved business climate, agriculture. Commit- tive concerns: Education, health care, crime prevention, tees: Education, ranking minority member; Agriculture environment, transportation, social services. Committees: and Veterans; Agriculture and Veterans Budget and Policy Judiciary Budget Division, chair; Capital Investment; Division; E-12 Education Budget Division; Environment, Finance; Public Safety Budget Division; Judiciary. Energy and Natural Resources Budget Division; Energy Subdivision; Health, Housing and Family Security. Frederickson, Dennis R. (R)...... 21 Higgins, Linda (DFL)...... 58 President Pro Tem 328 Capitol...... (651) 296-9246 139 State Office Building...... (651) 296-8138 [email protected] [email protected] *Home: Minneapolis *Home: New Ulm 1715 Emerson Ave N 55411-3226...... (612) 522-2776 4 Sunrise Dr 56073...... (507) 359-9482 Born: 11/11/1950. Married: Spouse Brian Bushay. Oc- Married: Spouse Marjorie, 3 children. Occupation: cupation: Legislator/writer. Education: AA, Iowa Lakes Retired farmer. Education: BS, University of Minnesota. Community College; BS, Mankato State College. Elected: Elected: 1980, re-elected 1982, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1996, re-elected 2000, 2002, 2006. Term: 4th. Special 1996, 2000, 2002, 2006. Term: 9th. Special legisla- legislative concerns: Housing, early childhood issues, tive concerns: Agriculture, natural resources, finance. health, communities of color, environment. Committees: Committees: Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Public Safety Budget Division, chair; Finance; Judiciary Budget Division, ranking minority member; Finance, rank- Budget Division; Health, Housing and Family Security; ing minority member; Capital Investment; Environment Judiciary. and Natural Resources; Energy Subdivision; Rules and Administration.

Gerlach, Chris (R)...... 37 Ingebrigtsen, Bill G. (R)...... 11 *129 State Office Building...... (651) 296-4120 *123 State Office Building...... (651) 297-8063 [email protected] [email protected] Home: Apple Valley Home: Alexandria 173 County Rd 42 55124...... (952) 432-4100 6968 Sunset Strip NW 56308...... (320) 846-1893 Born: 11/17/1964. Married: Spouse Shelli, 2 children. Born: 03/26/1952. Married: Spouse Marilyn, 2 children. Occupation: Self-employed, real estate. Education: BA, Occupation: Retired county sheriff. Education: AA, University of St. Thomas; MBA, University of South Da- Alexandria Technical College. Elected: 2006. Term: 1st. kota. Elected: to the House 1998, re-elected 2000, 2002; Special legislative concerns: Public safety, environment to the Senate in special election 2004, re-elected 2006. and natural resources, agriculture, veterans affairs and Term: 2nd. Special legislative concerns: Tax relief, less rural economic development. Committees: Public Safety government spending, education reform and public safety. Budget Division, ranking minority member; Agriculture Committees: State and Local Government Operations and and Veterans; Environment and Natural Resources; Agri- Oversight, ranking minority member; Business, Industry culture and Veterans Budget and Policy Division; Judiciary and Jobs; Capital Investment; Commerce and Consumer Budget Division. Protection; E-12 Education Budget Division.

Gimse, Joe (R)...... 13 Johnson, Debbie J. (R)...... 49 Assistant Minority Leader *135 State Office Building...... (651) 296-3219 105 State Office Building...... (651) 296-3826 [email protected] [email protected] Home: Ham Lake *Home: Willmar 3501 149th Ln NE 55304...... (763) 434-6446 405 11th Ave SE 56201...... (320) 235-7371 Business: Blaine Business:...... (320) 235-8626 13001 Central Ave NE 55449 Born: 07/31/1957. Married: Spouse Lanae, 4 children. Born: 10/1957. Family: 2 children. Occupation: Busi- Occupation: Home builder, land developer. Education: ness management. Elected: 2000, re-elected 2002, 2006. Ridgewater College. Elected: 2006. Term: 1st. Special Term: 3rd. Special legislative concerns: Education, legislative concerns: Transportation, education, health commerce, taxes, transportation. Committees: Commerce care, economic development. Committees: Agriculture and Consumer Protection; Education; Health, Housing and and Veterans; Business, Industry and Jobs; Agriculture Family Security; Taxes. and Veterans Budget and Policy Division; Transportation Budget and Policy Division; State and Local Government Operations and Oversight; Transportation. Minnesota Senate Publications Office

Jungbauer, Michael J. (R)...... 48 Langseth, Keith (DFL)...... 9 121 State Office Building...... (651) 296-3733 *122 Capitol...... (651) 296-3205 [email protected] http://www.senate.mn/senatorlangsethemail *Home: East Bethel Home: Glyndon 21212 E Bethel Blvd 55011 14043 70th Ave S 56547-9531...... (218) 498-2580 Born: 02/09/1958. Married: Spouse Vicki, 4 children. Home fax:...... (218) 498-0412 Occupation: Wastewater treatment designer. Education: Born: 01/20/1938. Married: Spouse Lorraine, 3 children. Moody Bible Institute. Elected: 2002, re-elected 2006. Occupation: Dairy farmer. Education: High school. Term: 2nd. Special legislative concerns: Transportation, Elected: to the House 1974, re-elected 1976; to the Senate education, aviation issues. Committees: Transportation, 1980, re-elected 1982, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1996, 2000, ranking minority member; Transportation Budget and 2002, 2006. Term: 9th. Special legislative concerns: Policy Division, ranking minority member; Capital Invest- Bonding, tax policy, transportation, education, agriculture. ment; Education; Energy, Utilities, Technology and Com- Committees: Capital Investment, chair; Agriculture and munications; State Government Budget Division; Transit Veterans; Agriculture and Veterans Budget and Policy Divi- Subdivision; Transit Subdivision. sion; Transportation Budget and Policy Division; Rules and Administration; Taxes; Transportation.

Koch, Amy T. (R)...... 19 Larson, Dan (DFL)...... 63 Assistant Minority Leader *303 Capitol...... (651) 297-8061 *115 State Office Building...... (651) 296-5981 [email protected] [email protected] Home: Bloomington Home: Buffalo 9025 13th Ave S 55425...... (952) 854-8550 806 Natalie Dr 55313 Born: 06/29/1965. Married: Spouse Sheila, 2 children. Business: Buffalo Education: BA, University of Minnesota; Normandale 304 12th St 55313 Community College. Elected: to the House 1998, re- Born: 10/08/1971. Married: Spouse Christopher, 1 child. elected 2000, 2002, 2004; to the Senate 2006. Term: 1st. Occupation: Business owner, administrative. Educa- Special legislative concerns: Transportation, education, tion: BES, St. Cloud State University; Defense Language health care, energy. Committees: Taxes, vice chair; State Institute. Elected: special election 2005, re-elected 2006. Government Budget Division; Transportation Budget and Term: 2nd. Special legislative concerns: Transportation, Policy Division; State and Local Government Operations reducing the size of government. Committees: Economic and Oversight; Property Tax Division; Transportation. Development Budget Division, ranking minority member; Business, Industry and Jobs; Energy, Utilities, Technology and Communications; E-12 Education Budget Division; Transportation Budget and Policy Division; Transit Subdi- vision; Transportation; Transit Subdivision. Koering, Paul E. (R)...... 12 Latz, Ron (DFL)...... 44 131 State Office Building...... (651) 296-4875 Majority Whip [email protected] *306 Capitol...... (651) 297-8065 *Home: Fort Ripley [email protected] 4625 County Rd 121 56449...... (218) 829-0544 Home: St. Louis Park Business:...... (218) 829-0587 1641 Utah Ave S 55426...... (952) 545-9065 Born: 12/17/1964. Single. Occupation: Small business Business: St. Louis Park owner. Education: High School. Elected: 2002, re-elected 1660 S Hwy 100 Ste 500 55416...... (952) 697-3605 2006. Term: 2nd. Special legislative concerns: Educa- Born: 08/09/1963. Married: Spouse Julia Shmidov Latz, tion, health care, transportation, agriculture. Committees: 2 children. Occupation: Attorney. Education: BA, Uni- Health, Housing and Family Security, ranking minority versity of Wisconsin-Madison; JD, Harvard Law School. member; Agriculture and Veterans; Capital Investment; Ag- Elected: to the House 2002, re-elected 2004; to the Senate riculture and Veterans Budget and Policy Division; Health 2006. Term: 1st. Special legislative concerns: Education. and Human Services Budget Division; Higher Education Committees: Public Safety Budget Division, vice chair; Budget and Policy Division; Higher Education. Business, Industry and Jobs; Higher Education Budget and Policy Division; Higher Education.

Kubly, Gary W. (DFL)...... 20 Limmer, Warren (R)...... 32 *301 Capitol...... (651) 296-5094 141 State Office Building...... (651) 296-2159 [email protected] [email protected] Home: Granite Falls *Home: Maple Grove 125 Aadland Cir 56241...... (320) 564-4295 12888 N 73rd Ave 55369...... (763) 493-9646 Married: Spouse Patricia, 3 children. Occupation: Married: Spouse Lori, 3 children. Occupation: Real estate Lutheran pastor. Education: BA, Minnesota State broker. Education: BA, St. Cloud State University. Elected: University-Mankato; MDiv, Luther Seminary. Elected: to the House 1988, re-elected 1990, 1992, 1994; to the to the House 1996, re-elected 1998, 2000; to the Senate Senate in special election 1995, re-elected 1996, 2000, 2002, re-elected 2006. Term: 2nd. Special legislative 2002, 2006. Term: 5th. Special legislative concerns: concerns: Agriculture, energy, jobs, education. Commit- Criminal justice, public education, safe school legislation, tees: Energy Subdivision, chair; Agriculture and Veterans; economic development, tax reform. Committees: Judi- Capital Investment; Agriculture and Veterans Budget and ciary, ranking minority member; Judiciary Budget Division, Policy Division; Economic Development Budget Division; ranking minority member; Public Safety Budget Division; Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Budget Divi- State Government Budget Division; Taxes. sion; State Government Budget Division. Minnesota Senate Publications Office

Lourey, Tony (DFL)...... 8 Michel, Geoff (R)...... 41 *205 Capitol...... (651) 296-0293 Assistant Minority Leader [email protected] *133 State Office Building...... (651) 296-6238 Home: Kerrick [email protected] 91173 Koecher Rd 55756...... (218) 496-5893 Home: Edina Born: 08/15/1967. Married: Spouse Marlana Benzie-Lou- 6617 Nordic Dr 55439...... (952) 943-0854 rey, 3 children. Occupation: Small business owner, legisla- Business: St. Paul tor. Education: BA, University of Minnesota; attending 400 Robert St N 55101...... (651) 665-5882 Hamline University School of Law. Elected: 2006. Term: Born: 11/13/1963. Married: Spouse Annie, 4 children. 1st. Special legislative concerns: Health care, education. Occupation: Corporate counsel. Education: BA, Dart- Committees: State and Local Government Operations and mouth College; JD, University of Minnesota. Elected: Oversight, vice chair; Agriculture and Veterans; Agriculture 2002, re-elected 2006. Term: 2nd. Special legislative and Veterans Budget and Policy Division; Health and concerns: Education, transportation, taxes. Committees: Human Services Budget Division; Health, Housing and Business, Industry and Jobs, ranking minority member; Family Security. Capital Investment; Education; Higher Education Budget and Policy Division; Higher Education.

Lynch, Ann (DFL)...... 30 Moua, Mee (DFL)...... 67 G-24 Capitol...... (651) 296-4848 *120 Capitol...... (651) 296-5285 [email protected] [email protected] *Home: Rochester Home: St. Paul 4479 Ettenmoor Ln SW 55902...... (507) 281-9297 1010 Oak Bluff Cir 55119...... (651) 797-4288 Born: 12/27/1964. Married: Spouse Mike, 2 children. Born: 06/30/1969. Married: Spouse Nha Yee Chang, 3 Education: BA, Hamline University. Elected: 2006. Term: children. Occupation: Attorney. Education: BA, Brown 1st. Special legislative concerns: Health care, education, University; JD, University of Minnesota; MPAff, Lyndon transportation. Committees: Health and Human Services Baines Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Budget Division, vice chair; Capital Investment; Education; Texas. Elected: special election 2002, re-elected 2002, Higher Education Budget and Policy Division; Health, 2006. Term: 3rd. Special legislative concerns: Educa- Housing and Family Security; Higher Education. tion, housing, economic development, safety. Commit- tees: Judiciary, chair; Public Safety Budget Division; Transportation Budget and Policy Division; Taxes; Property Tax Division; Transportation.

Marty, John (DFL)...... 54 Murphy, Steve (DFL)...... 28 *328 Capitol...... (651) 296-5645 *325 Capitol...... (651) 296-4264 [email protected] http://www.senate.mn/senatormurphyemail Home: Roseville Home: Red Wing 2478 Lydia Ave W 55113...... (651) 633-8934 2211 Bush St 55066...... (651) 385-7649 Born: 11/01/1956. Married: Spouse Connie, 2 children. Born: 09/09/1957. Married: Spouse Brea, 2 children. Occupation: Writer. Education: St. Olaf College. Elected: Occupation: Fuel technician, Xcel Energy. Education: 1986, re-elected 1990, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2006. Southeast Technical College. Elected: 1992, re-elected Term: 7th. Special legislative concerns: Education, en- 1996, 2000, 2002, 2006. Term: 5th. Special legislative vironment, ethics, criminal justice. Committees: Health, concerns: Jobs, veteran’s issues, transportation, education, Housing and Family Security, chair; Commerce and Con- energy. Committees: Transportation, chair; Transporta- sumer Protection; State and Local Government Operations tion Budget and Policy Division, chair; Agriculture and and Oversight; Taxes. Veterans; Business, Industry and Jobs; Capital Investment; Finance; Agriculture and Veterans Budget and Policy Divi- sion; Transit Subdivision; Transit Subdivision.

Metzen, James P. (DFL)...... 39 Olseen, Rick E. (DFL)...... 17 President of the Senate *G-24 Capitol...... (651) 296-5419 *322 Capitol...... (651) 296-4370 [email protected] [email protected] Home: Harris Home: South St. Paul 10448 Sunrise Rd 55032...... (651) 674-7510 312 Deerwood Ct 55075...... (651) 451-0174 Business: Fridley Born: 10/26/1943. Married: Spouse Sandie, 2 children. 8170 Hickory St NE 55432...... (763) 783-0077 Occupation: Banker. Education: University of Minnesota. Born: 08/06/1956. Married: Spouse Bambi, 2 children. Elected: to the House 1974, re-elected 1976, 1978, 1980, Occupation: Legislator, truck and trailer repair estimator. 1982, 1984; to the Senate 1986, re-elected 1990, 1992, Education: 916 Vocational Technical. Elected: 2006. 1996, 2000, 2002, 2006. Term: 7th. Special legislative Term: 1st. Special legislative concerns: Transportation, concerns: Finance, employment, education, taxes, eco- education, health care, property tax relief. Committees: nomic development. Committees: Business, Industry and State Government Budget Division, vice chair; Education; Jobs, chair; Capital Investment; Commerce and Consumer Energy, Utilities, Technology and Communications; Trans- Protection; Finance; Economic Development Budget Divi- portation Budget and Policy Division; Transportation. sion; Rules and Administration. Minnesota Senate Publications Office

Olson, Gen (R)...... 33 Pariseau, Pat (R)...... 36 *119 State Office Building...... (651) 296-1282 *117 State Office Building...... (651) 296-5252 [email protected] [email protected] Home: Minnetrista Home: Farmington 6750 County Rd 110 W 55364...... (952) 472-3306 25660 Biscayne Ave W 55024...... (651) 463-8496 Born: 05/20/1938. Single. Occupation: Legislator. Educa- Widowed: 6 children. Occupation: Registered nurse tion: BS Ed with Dist., University of Minnesota; D Ed, (retired). Education: RN, Ravenswood Hospital School University of Minnesota. Elected: 1982, re-elected 1986, of Nursing. Elected: special election 1988, re-elected 1990, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2006. Term: 8th. Special 1990, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2006. Term: 7th. Special legislative concerns: Education, property tax reform, cost legislative concerns: Agriculture, taxes, environment and of government, environmental issues. Committees: E-12 sporting issues, business and jobs, health issues. Commit- Education Budget Division, ranking minority member; tees: Environment and Natural Resources, ranking minor- Education; Environment and Natural Resources; Finance; ity member; Finance; Economic Development Budget Transportation Budget and Policy Division; Transit Subdi- Division; Environment, Energy and Natural Resources vision; Rules and Administration; Transportation; Transit Budget Division; Judiciary. Subdivision.

Olson, Mary A. (DFL)...... 4 Pogemiller, Lawrence J. (DFL)...... 59 124 Capitol...... (651) 296-4913 Majority Leader [email protected] *235 Capitol...... (651) 296-7809 *Home: Bemidji http://www.senate.mn/senatorpogemilleremail 7332 Fergeson Ct NE 56601...... (218) 444-6339 Home: Minneapolis Born: 05/23/1958. Married: Spouse John, 4 children. 201 University Ave NE 55413...... (612) 378-1006 Occupation: Attorney. Education: BA, University of Born: 09/18/1951. Family: 2 children. Occupation: North Dakota; JD, University of North Dakota Law School. System project analyst. Education: BS, University of Elected: 2006. Term: 1st. Special legislative concerns: Minnesota; MPA, Harvard University; Graduate School Health care, higher education, economic development, en- of Economics, University of Minnesota. Elected: to the vironmental issues, judiciary and civil justice issues. Com- House 1980; to the Senate 1982, re-elected 1986, 1990, mittees: Judiciary, vice chair; Commerce and Consumer 1992, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2006. Term: 8th. Committees: Protection; Economic Development Budget Division; Senate, chair; Rules and Administration, chair; Taxes. Health and Human Services Budget Division.

Ortman, Julianne E. (R)...... 34 Prettner Solon, Yvonne (DFL)...... 7 *125 State Office Building...... (651) 296-4837 *G-9 Capitol...... (651) 296-4188 [email protected] http://www.senate.mn/senatorprettnersolonemail Home: Chanhassen Home: Duluth 8525 Mission Hills Lane 55317 1919 Minnesota Ave #9 55802-2453...... (218) 727-3997 Business: Minneapolis Business: Duluth 7831 E Bush Lake Rd #100 55439 220 N 6th Ave E 55805...... (218) 249-7060 Born: 08/29/1962. Married: Spouse Ray, 4 children. Oc- Widowed: 2 children. Occupation: Clinical psychologist. cupation: Attorney. Education: BA, Macalester College; Education: BSD, University of Minnesota-Duluth; MA, JD, University of Pennsylvania Law School. Elected: 2002, University of Minnesota. Elected: special election 2002, re-elected 2006. Term: 2nd. Special legislative concerns: re-elected 2002, 2006. Term: 3rd. Special legislative con- Transportation, taxes, judiciary, public safety. Committees: cerns: Health care, education, environment, transporta- Taxes, ranking minority member; Transportation Budget tion, jobs. Committees: Energy, Utilities, Technology and and Policy Division; Judiciary; Property Tax Division; Communications, chair; Capital Investment; Commerce Transportation. and Consumer Protection; Health and Human Services Budget Division; Health, Housing and Family Security.

Pappas, Sandra L. (DFL)...... 65 Rest, Ann H. (DFL)...... 45 *120 Capitol...... (651) 296-1802 *205 Capitol...... (651) 296-2889 http://www.senate.mn/senatorpappasemail http://www.senate.mn/senatorrestemail Home: St. Paul Home: New Hope 182 Prospect Blvd 55107...... (651) 227-6032 3515 Hillsboro Ave N 55427...... (763) 545-8057 Born: 06/15/1949. Married: Spouse Neal Gosman, Born: 04/24/1942. Family: 1 child. Education: BA, 3 children. Occupation: Legislator. Education: BA, Northwestern University; MA, University of Chicago; MAT, Metropolitan State University; MPA, John F. Kennedy MPA, Harvard University; MBT, University of Minnesota. School of Government, Harvard University. Elected: to Elected: to the House 1984, re-elected 1986, 1988, 1990, the House 1984, re-elected 1986, 1988; to the Senate 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998; to the Senate 2000, re-elected 1990, re-elected 1992, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2006. Term: 2002, 2006. Term: 3rd. Special legislative concerns: Tax 6th. Special legislative concerns: Education, consumer policy, education funding, transportation. Committees: protection, immigrant issues. Committees: Higher Educa- State and Local Government Operations and Oversight, tion, chair; Higher Education Budget and Policy Division, chair; Energy, Utilities, Technology and Communications; chair; Capital Investment; Finance; State Government State Government Budget Division; Transportation Budget Budget Division; State and Local Government Operations and Policy Division; Transit Subdivision; Transportation; and Oversight. Transit Subdivision. Minnesota Senate Publications Office

Robling, Claire A. (R)...... 35 Saxhaug, Tom (DFL)...... 3 143 State Office Building...... (651) 296-4123 Majority Whip [email protected] *124 Capitol...... (651) 296-4136 *Home: Jordan [email protected] 1169 Butterfly Ln 55352...... (952) 492-2241 Home: Grand Rapids Born: 10/22/1956. Married: Spouse Tony, 2 children. 1032 1st Ave NW 55744...... (218) 326-8163 Occupation: Freelance writer, Legislator. Education: Born: 02/22/1948. Married: Spouse Nancy, 2 children. Attended College of St. Catherine. Elected: 1996, re- Occupation: Legislator, Insurance agent. Education: BA, elected 2000, 2002, 2006. Term: 4th. Special legislative St. Olaf College. Elected: 2002, re-elected 2006. Term: concerns: Transportation, family and early childhood, 2nd. Special legislative concerns: Natural resources, education, environment. Committees: Higher Education, economic development, education. Committees: Environ- ranking minority member; State Government Budget Divi- ment, Energy and Natural Resources Budget Division, vice sion, ranking minority member; Higher Education Budget chair; Environment and Natural Resources; E-12 Educa- and Policy Division, ranking minority member; Capital tion Budget Division; Economic Development Budget Investment; Finance; E-12 Education Budget Division; Division. State and Local Government Operations and Oversight.

Rosen, Julie A. (R)...... 24 Scheid, Linda (DFL)...... 46 109 State Office Building...... (651) 296-5713 G-9 Capitol...... (651) 296-8869 [email protected] http://www.senate.mn/senatorscheidemail *Home: Fairmont *Home: Brooklyn Park 105 Cedar Bluff Dr 56031...... (507) 238-2304 6625 81st Ave N 55445...... (763) 561-5872 Born: 08/09/1957. Married: Spouse Tom, 3 children. Born: 06/16/1942. Family: 2 children. Occupation: Education: BS, Colorado State University. Elected: 2002, Substitute teacher. Education: BA, Coe College; JD, Wil- re-elected 2006. Term: 2nd. Special legislative concerns: liam Mitchell College of Law. Elected: to the House 1976, Jobs, health care, agriculture/renewable energy, drug re-elected 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990; to the Senate treatment/education. Committees: Energy, Utilities, Tech- 1996, re-elected 2000, 2002, 2006. Term: 4th. Special nology and Communications, ranking minority member; legislative concerns: E-16 education, funding for roads Business, Industry and Jobs; Capital Investment; Health and transit, elections and ethics, business. Committees: and Human Services Budget Division; Public Safety Budget Commerce and Consumer Protection, chair; Business, Division. Industry and Jobs; Capital Investment; E-12 Education Budget Division; Judiciary.

Rummel, Sandy (DFL)...... 53 Senjem, David H. (R)...... 29 *323 Capitol...... (651) 296-1253 Minority Leader http://www.senate.mn/senatorrummelemail *147 State Office Building...... (651) 296-3903 Home: White Bear Lake [email protected] 4011 Lakehill Cir 55110...... (651) 429-5480 Home: Rochester Born: 08/10/1942. Married: Spouse Jim, 2 children. Oc- 2423 12th Ave NW 55901...... (507) 282-7648 cupation: Communication consultant. Education: EdD, Business: Rochester University of St. Thomas; MA, University of Iowa. Elected: 200 1st St SW 55905...... (507) 284-8890 2006. Term: 1st. Special legislative concerns: Education, Born: 12/20/1942. Married: Spouse Marlys, 2 children. environment and natural resources, health and human Occupation: Environmental affairs officer.Education: BA, services, family security, early childhood, jobs and energy. Luther College. Elected: 2002, re-elected 2006. Term: Committees: Education, vice chair; Energy, Utilities, 2nd. Special legislative concerns: Higher education, Technology and Communications; E-12 Education Budget bonding, agriculture, medical research. Committees: Division; Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Rules and Administration, ranking minority member; Budget Division; Energy Subdivision. Capital Investment; Energy, Utilities, Technology and Communications; Higher Education Budget and Policy Division; Higher Education; Taxes; Property Tax Division.

Saltzman, Kathy L. (DFL)...... 56 Sheran, Kathy (DFL)...... 23 Majority Whip Majority Whip...... *306 Capitol...... (651) 296-4166 *G-24 Capitol...... (651) 296-6153 [email protected] [email protected] Home: Woodbury Home: Mankato 1119 Clipper Way 55125...... (651) 730-6181 317 N Broad St 56001...... (507) 344-2155 Born: 06/04/1955. Married: Spouse Ted, 2 children. Oc- Business: Mankato cupation: Communications director, education advocate. 201 N Broad 56001 Education: BS, University of Iowa. Elected: 2006. Term: Born: 05/18/1947. Married: Spouse Dean Doyscher, 1st. Special legislative concerns: Education, economic 3 children. Occupation: Nurse, nurse educator, small competitiveness, health care, property tax reform, trans- business partner. Education: BSN, College of St. Teresa; portation, water quality. Committees: Business, Industry MS, Minnesota State University-Mankato. Elected: 2006. and Jobs, vice chair; Education; E-12 Education Budget Term: 1st. Special legislative concerns: Health care, Division; Transportation Budget and Policy Division; Tran- education, tax policy, agriculture, transportation, environ- sit Subdivision; Transportation; Transit Subdivision. ment. Committees: Higher Education, vice chair; Higher Education Budget and Policy Division, vice chair; Energy, Utilities, Technology and Communications; Environ- ment and Natural Resources; Health and Human Services Budget Division. Minnesota Senate Publications Office

Sieben, Katie (DFL)...... 57 Stumpf, LeRoy A. (DFL)...... 1 *321 Capitol...... (651) 297-8060 *208 Capitol...... (651) 296-8660 [email protected] http://www.senate.mn/senatorstumpfemail Home: Newport Home: Plummer PO Box 227 55055...... (651) 458-3194 12501 240th Ave SE 56748...... (218) 465-4655 Born: 03/23. Married: Spouse Josh Straka, 1 child. Born: 05/29/1944. Married: Spouse Carol, 3 children. Education: BA, Colorado College; Policy Fellow, Hubert Occupation: Farmer. Education: BA, St. Paul Seminary; H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Min- MPA, Syracuse University. Elected: to the House 1980; nesota. Elected: to the House 2002, re-elected 2004; to to the Senate 1982, re-elected 1986, 1990, 1992, 1996, the Senate 2006. Term: 1st. Special legislative concerns: 2000, 2002, 2006. Term: 8th. Special legislative con- Transportation, education, health care. Committees: cerns: Education, economic development. Committees: Capital Investment, vice chair; Environment and Natural E-12 Education Budget Division, chair; Capital Invest- Resources; Transportation Budget and Policy Division; ment; Education; Environment and Natural Resources; Transit Subdivision; Taxes; Property Tax Division; Trans- Finance. portation; Transit Subdivision.

Skoe, Rod (DFL)...... 2 Tomassoni, David J. (DFL)...... 5 303 Capitol...... (651) 296-4196 *317 Capitol...... (651) 296-8017 [email protected] [email protected] *Home: Clearbrook Home: Chisholm Route 2, Box 80 56634...... (218) 776-3420 412 2nd St NW 55719-1504...... (218) 254-3430 Born: 08/09/1954. Married: Spouse Sarah Hoagberg, 2 Business: Chisholm children. Occupation: Farmer. Education: BA, Augsburg PO Box 29 55719-0029 College. Elected: to the House 1998, re-elected 2000; Born: 12/05/1952. Married: Spouse Charlotte, 3 children. to the Senate 2002, re-elected 2006. Term: 2nd. Special Occupation: Legislator. Education: BSBA, University of legislative concerns: Economic development, education. Denver. Elected: to the House 1992, re-elected 1994, Committees: Property Tax Division, chair; Agriculture and 1996, 1998; to the Senate 2000, re-elected 2002, 2006. Veterans; Business, Industry and Jobs; Agriculture and Vet- Term: 3rd. Special legislative concerns: Education, taxes, erans Budget and Policy Division; Transportation Budget economic development, seniors. Committees: Economic and Policy Division; Taxes; Transportation. Development Budget Division, chair; Business, Industry and Jobs; Capital Investment; Finance; Higher Education Budget and Policy Division; Higher Education.

Skogen, Dan (DFL)...... 10 Torres Ray, Patricia (DFL)...... 62 Majority Whip Majority Whip *303 Capitol...... (651) 296-5655 124 Capitol...... (651) 296-4274 [email protected] [email protected] Home: Hewitt *Home: Minneapolis 63141 260th St 56453...... (218) 924-4001 2916 43rd Ave S 55406...... (612) 722-1068 Business: Wadena Born: 1964. Married: Spouse Jackson Ray, 2 children. 201-1/2 S Jefferson 56482...... (218) 631-1803 Occupation: Consultant. Education: BA, University Born: 12/14/1957. Married: Spouse Dee, 2 children. of Minnesota; MPA, University of Minnesota. Elected: Occupation: Radio broadcaster. Education: Audio com- 2006. Term: 1st. Special legislative concerns: Educa- munications degree, Thief River Falls Technical College. tion, health and human services, environment, economic Elected: 2006. Term: 1st. Special legislative concerns: development. Committees: Health, Housing and Family Environment, agriculture, education. Committees: En- Security, vice chair; Education; E-12 Education Budget vironment and Natural Resources, vice chair; Agriculture Division; Environment, Energy and Natural Resources and Veterans; Commerce and Consumer Protection; Budget Division; Energy Subdivision. Agriculture and Veterans Budget and Policy Division; E-12 Education Budget Division.

Sparks, Dan (DFL)...... 27 Vandeveer, Ray (R)...... 52 317 Capitol...... (651) 296-9248 *107 State Office Building...... (651) 296-4351 [email protected] [email protected] *Home: Austin Home: Forest Lake 2009 7th Ave SE 55912...... (507) 438-2898 1344 Baypoint Dr 55025...... (651) 464-7904 Born: 07/05/1968. Married: Spouse Andrea, 3 children. Business: St. Anthony Occupation: Loan officer.Education: St. Cloud State 2812 Anthony Ln S Ste 100 55418...... (612) 781-4100 University; University of Minnesota. Elected: 2002, Born: 07/08/1953. Married: Spouse Camille, 4 children. re-elected 2006. Term: 2nd. Special legislative con- Occupation: Real estate appraiser. Education: BS, St. cerns: Education funding, lowering prescription drug Cloud State University. Elected: to the House 1998, costs, economic development. Committees: Economic re-elected 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004; to the Senate 2006. Development Budget Division, vice chair; Commerce and Term: 1st. Special legislative concerns: Taxes, education, Consumer Protection, vice chair; Business, Industry and transportation, crime prevention. Committees: Commerce Jobs; Capital Investment; Energy, Utilities, Technology and and Consumer Protection; Energy, Utilities, Technology Communications. and Communications; Economic Development Budget Division. Minnesota Senate Publications Office

Vickerman, Jim (DFL)...... 22 Wiger, Charles W. (DFL)...... 55 226 Capitol...... (651) 296-5650 323 Capitol...... (651) 296-6820 http://www.senate.mn/senatorvickermanemail [email protected] *Home: Tracy *Home: Maplewood 2252 221st St 56175...... (507) 629-4878 1611 Legacy Parkway #5 55109...... (651) 770-0283 Born: 05/01/1931. Married: Spouse Wava, 6 children. Oc- Business: St. Paul cupation: Farmer, former county commissioner. Elected: 400 Robert St N 55101-2098...... (651) 665-4851 1986, re-elected 1990, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2006. Born: 09/14/1951. Married: Spouse Christine, 5 children. Term: 7th. Special legislative concerns: Taxes, environ- Occupation: Attorney. Education: Graduate Institute ment, health, agriculture, local and metro concerns, of Organization Management, University of Colorado- education. Committees: Agriculture and Veterans Budget Boulder; BA, JD, Hamline University. Elected: 1996, re- and Policy Division, chair; Agriculture and Veterans, chair; elected 2000, 2002, 2006. Term: 4th. Special legislative Environment and Natural Resources; Finance; Environ- concerns: Education, economic development, health care, ment, Energy and Natural Resources Budget Division; environment. Committees: Education, chair; E-12 Educa- Energy Subdivision; State and Local Government Opera- tion Budget Division; Higher Education Budget and Policy tions and Oversight. Division; Higher Education.

Wergin, Betsy L. (R)...... 16 Deputy Minority Leader 145 State Office Building...... (651) 296-8075 [email protected] *Home: Princeton 14021 311th Ave 55371...... (763) 389-3843 Born: 03/04/1952. Married: Spouse Richard, 2 children. Occupation: Retired business owner. Education: Princeton High School. Elected: 2002, re-elected 2006. Term: 2nd. Special legislative concerns: Education, transportation, health care. Committees: Capital Invest- ment, ranking minority member; Agriculture and Veterans; Agriculture and Veterans Budget and Policy Division; E-12 Education Budget Division; Health, Housing and Family Security. Minnesota Senate Publications Office

DFL Caucus Research Majority Offices G-13 Capitol...... 4949 Room Phone (651) 296- Director of Research Kukielka, Thomas...... 9384

Majority Leader Assistant Director of Research Majority Leader Wegleitner, Jacqueline...... 0475 Pogemiller, Lawrence J...... 235 Cap...... 7809 Media Relations Specialist Assistant Majority Leader Steen, Eric...... 4870 Assistant Majority Leader Researchers Clark, Tarryl...... 208 Cap...... 6455 Berentson, Beau...... 7891 Boone, Sandra...... 3521 Staff Duerr, Amanda...... 7425 Executive Director Rules and Administration Committee Elling, Danna...... 7089 Kelm-Helgen, Michele...... 235 Cap...... 2577 Gunville, Gloria...... 9271 Communications Director Hicks, Daniel...... 5561 Hill, Gary...... 208 Cap...... 0178 Johnson, Megan...... 7422 Fiscal Policy Coordinator Myers, Jess...... 0265 Jefferys, Marcie...... 233 Cap...... 1223 Nienow, Mary...... 4915 Leadership Assistant Radtke, Melva...... 7891 Campbell, Erin...... 233 Cap...... 2167 Romportl, Krista...... 7423 Leadership Assistant Thorstenson, Vic...... 7-8070 Wollschlager, Lindsey...... 235 Cap...... 7809 Legislative Assistant Legislative Assistants Bluhm, Kristen...... 235 Cap...... 2577 LaRue, Sheryl...... 4949 Leadership Assistant Brown, Ryan...... 4113 Vander Aarde, Charles...... 208 Cap...... 6455

President of the Senate President of the Senate Metzen, James P...... 322 Cap...... 4370

Staff Leadership Assistant Sparks, Faye...... 4175 Legislative Assistant Sarne, Lisa...... 4370

Majority Whips

Majority Whip Latz, Ron...... 306 Cap...... 7-8065 Majority Whip Saltzman, Kathy...... 306 Cap...... 4166 Majority Whip Saxhaug, Tom...... 124 Cap...... 4136 Majority Whip Sheran, Kathy...... G-24 Cap...... 6153 Majority Whip Torres Ray, Patricia...... 124 Cap...... 4274 Minnesota Senate Publications Office

Minority Legislative Assistants Minority Offices 155 State Office Building Room Phone (651) 296- Amaden, Sara...... 7193 Elfritz, Matthew...... 4380 Minority Leader Haavisto, Wendy...... 3218 Minority Leader Herring, Michael...... 5246 Senjem, David...... 147 SOB...... 3903 Kleinboehl, Elizabeth...... 3230 Kustermann, Brad...... 0101 Deputy Minority Leader Luehrs, Sheila...... 1780 Deputy Minority Leader Lundberg, John...... 7633 Wergin, Betsy L...... 145 SOB...... 8075 Mesik, Cassandra...... 5919 Mewis, Peder...... 4847 Mick, Amy...... 6996 Assistant Minority Leaders Nibbe, Crystal...... 0556 Pugh, Emily...... 1783 Assistant Minority Leader Raisanen, David...... 0476 Fischbach, Michelle L...... 153 SOB...... 2084 Stadsklev, Kelsy...... 5245 Assistant Minority Leader Starks, Angela...... 4922 Hann, David...... 127 SOB...... 1749 Swecker, Kenneth...... 5774 Whitby, Jeanna...... 7136 Assistant Minority Leader Winiecki, Peter...... 1314 Michel, Geoff...... 133 SOB...... 6238 Vilendrer, Nicole...... 1930 Assistant Minority Leader Yost, Jamie...... 3988 Gimse, Joe...... 105 SOB...... 3826 Assistant Minority Leader Koch, Amy T...... 115 SOB...... 5981

Republican Caucus Staff 155 State Office Building...... 1930

Republican Caucus Chief of Staff Wolf, Daniel...... 149 SOB...... 4924 Media Director Position vacant ...... 4184 Special Projects Coordinator Position vacant...... 9477 Executive Assistant Cocking, Aaron...... 2156

Research Director Mickelberg, Daniel...... 4106

Researchers...... 11 SOB Cook, Edward S...... 0129 Michaelson, Linnea...... 1416 Noel, Alexandra...... 1530 Pursley, Neil...... 7-8072 Sondag, Craig...... 4906 Werner, Ed...... 2512 Whalen, Sandra...... 5238

Legislative Assistant to Research and Media Position vacant...... 0671 Legislative Assistant to the Minority Leader Nesse, Lucas...... 1117 Minnesota Senate Publications Office

Index Office Senate Offices 110 Capitol...... 5560 Room Phone (651) 296- Co-Director Almer, Ric...... 5250 Secretary of the Senate Co-Director Vasquez, Manuel...... 4392 Senate Desk Indexer Secretary of the Senate Elliott, Joy...... 0268 Flahaven, Patrick E...... 231 Cap...... 0271 Senior Indexer First Assistant Secretary Engebretson, Mark...... 5604 Dworak, Patrice M...... 232 Cap...... 0272 Indexer Second Assistant Secretary Thoreson, Robin...... 4970 Pacheco, Colleen J...... 232 Cap...... 0227 Legislative Assistant Third Assistant Secretary Kuehnl, Toni...... 0269 Linn, Michael R...... G-1 Cap...... 5249 Engrossing Secretary Information Office Mapes, Melissa...... G-2 Cap...... 4149 231 Capitol...... 0504 Director Senate Office Magnuson, Scott...... 7198 231 Capitol...... 2344 Assistant Director Trombley, John...... 2887 Executive Assistant Public Information Specialist Collins, Margaret...... 4174 Tupper, Jessica...... 0504 Copies of bills by voice mail...... 2343 Duplicating Office B-4 Capitol...... 4383 Journal Production Office G-3 Capitol...... 0161 Duplicating Supervisor Olson, Dan...... 4383 Director Journal Production Block, Vicki (on leave)...... 6663 Engrossing Office Acting Director Journal Production G-2 Capitol...... 4149 Peltier, Connie...... 6663 Assistant Director Engrossing Secretary Jackson, Linda...... 0161 Mapes, Melissa...... 4149 Assistant Engrossing Secretary Media Services Office Martin, Melissa...... 4868 B-44 Capitol...... 0264

Fiscal Services Office Director 230 Capitol...... 2339/7645 Senyk, Steve...... 7-1731 Director Engineering and Operations Accounts Payable Manager Mednick, Phil...... 3334 Lunzer, Eileen...... 2339 Producer Payroll Manager Brune, Jon...... 7-1756 Gorski, Linda...... 7645 Producer/Moderator Accounts Payable Technician Position vacant...... 5054 Hawthorne, Marie...... 4904 T.V. Director/Editor Payroll Assistant Olwell, Stephen...... 7-1763 Santana, Sharon...... 0270 Production Coordinator Raiola, Marvin...... 7-5467 Human Resources Office Photographer 230 Capitol...... 9321 Oakes, David J...... 7-1757

Director Boomhower, Dan...... 9321 Minnesota Senate Publications Office

Publications Office Senate Counsel, Research and Fiscal Analysis B-40 Capitol...... 8154 G-17 Capitol...... 4791

Director Director Clark, Karen L...... 8154 Zoff, JoAnne...... 3803 Public Information Officer Dorothy, Joshua A...... 0263 Senate Counsel Committee Hotline...... 8088 Allen, Michelle...... 0558 Backhus, Kenneth...... 4396 Senate Information Systems and Word Processing Berezovsky, Bonnie...... 9191 Bottern, Thomas...... 3810 G-3 Capitol Cavanor, Katherine...... 3801 Help line...... 7-KEYS Doyle Fontaine, Carlon...... 4395 hDirector IT Fuller, John C...... 3914 Greenwalt, James...... G-1 Cap...... 8136 McGowan, Daniel P...... 4397 IT Systems Administrator Pontius, Kathleen...... 4394 Ludden, Robert...... 9578 Stang, Chris...... 0539 IT Training Coordinator Wattson, Peter...... 3812 Meyerson, Lee...... 7-5395 White, Joan...... 3814 IT Computer Network Engineer Yunker, Ann Marie...... 5301 Fastner, Charles...... 2376 IT Project Specialist Analysts Klein, Tom...... 6128 Giel, David...... 7178 Senior IT Network Specialist Knopff, Gregory...... 9399 Barker, Michael...... 0497 McQuay, Shelby ...... 5259 IT Network Specialist Paulson, Jack...... 4954 Halek, Loren...... 1965 Sliwa, Darlene...... 1890 IT Network Specialist Turner, Chris...... 4350 Johnson, Julian...... 5095 Weidmann, Maja...... 4855 IT Network Specialist Daley, Patrick...... 8080 Fiscal Analysts IT Project Specialist Massman, Matt – Lead...... 7-8057 Schmitt, Linda...... 8076 Albrecht, Dennis...... 3817 Help Desk Representative Boyd, Krista...... 7681 Gallagher, Mary...... 2408 Godfrey, David...... 2504 Word Processing Supervisor Jensen, David...... 2500 Rohl, Cheryl Anne...... 8015 Lundeen, Kevin...... 2727 Word Processor Mueller, Dan...... 7680 Jenson, Margaret...... 2495 Nauman, Eric...... 5539 Legislative Assistant Von Mosch, Susan...... 0165 Gould, Marritta...... 1966 Support Staff Sergeant’s Office G-1 Capitol/Chamber...... 1119/7159 Legal Secretary Supervisors Hemming, Patricia...... 4793 Sergeant at Arms Stock, Carolee...... 1771 Lindquist, Sven...... G-1 Cap...... 1119 Assistant Sergeant at Arms Legal Secretaries Hall, Marilyn Logan...... G-1 Cap...... 4345 Duxbury, Marna...... 6436 Sergeant Rose, Renee...... 2877 Thompson, Nick...... G-1 Cap...... 1119 Rumpca, Robyn...... 4794 Sergeant Vogelgesang, Diane...... 4248 Warrick, Kathleen...... B-43 Cap...... 5720 Yanez-Larson, Sandra...... 4795 Electronics Technician Mills, Glen...... B-15 Cap...... 1967 Legislative Assistant Legislative Assistant Thomas, Lynne...... 4791 Dimond, Susan...... G-1 Cap...... 7514 Legislative Clerk Cissell, Millie...... B-43 Cap...... 5720 Minnesota Senate Publications Office

2008 Staff Leadership Assistant Committee Assignments Faye Sparks...... 296-4151 Committee Administrator Brian Martinson...... 296-5307 Legislative Assistant Agriculture and Veterans Lisa Sarne...... 296-4370 226 Capitol...... 296-7405 Legislative Assistant Genevieve Davila...... 296-4166 Meets: Tues., Thurs., 3 – 5:30 p.m., 107 Capitol Counsel John Fuller...... 296-3914 Members: 15 Legislative Analyst Chair: Vickerman Darlene Sliwa...... 296-1890 Vice Chair: Erickson Ropes Fiscal Analyst Ranking Minority Member: Dille Dave Jensen...... 296-2500 Chaudhary Koering Murphy Gimse Kubly Skoe Business, Industry and Jobs Subcommittee on Bioscience and Hann Langseth Skogen Renewable Energy Development Ingebrigtsen Lourey Wergin Members: 6 Chair: Sparks Staff Gimse Skoe Committee Administrator Rosen Tomassoni Tim Michaels...... 296-5968 Saltzman Legislative Assistant Sandi Brown...... 296-5650 Business, Industry and Jobs Subcommittee on Workforce Legislative Assistant Development Timothy Donahue...... 296-5649 Counsel Members: 6 Tom Bottern...... 296-3810 Chair: Saltzman Legislative Analyst Carlson Michel Gregory C. Knopff...... 296-9399 Koch Scheid Fiscal Analyst Latz Dan Mueller...... 296-7680 Capital Investment Business, Industry and Jobs 122 Capitol...... 296-3205 322 Capitol...... 296-5307 Meets: On call Meets: Mon., Wed., 12:30 – 2:45 p.m., 123 Capitol Members: 26 Members: 17 Chair: Langseth Chair: Metzen Vice Chair: Sieben Vice Chair: Saltzman Ranking Minority Member: Wergin Ranking Minority Member: Michel Berglin Koering Robling Bakk Gimse Scheid Chaudhary Kubly Rosen Bonoff Koch Skoe Cohen Lynch Scheid Carlson Latz Sparks Dille Metzen Senjem Day Murphy Tomassoni Foley Michel Sparks Gerlach Rosen Frederickson Murphy Stumpf Gerlach Pappas Tomassoni Jungbauer Prettner Solon Minnesota Senate Publications Office

Staff Staff Committee Administrator Committee Administrator Kathy Blair...... 296-9612 Gretchen Toussaint...... 296-7061 Legislative Assistant Legislative Assistant Jennifer Burks...... 296-3205 Jen Bruntlett...... 296-6820 Legislative Assistant Legislative Assistant Meghan Scully...... 297-8060 Katheryn Johnson...... 296-1253 Counsel Counsel Peter Wattson...... 296-3812 Ann Marie Yunker...... 296-5301 Fiscal Analyst Legislative Analyst Dave Jensen...... 296-2500 Shelby McQuay...... 296-5259 Fiscal Analyst Commerce and Consumer Pro- Eric Nauman...... 296-5539 tection Education Subcommittee on Achievement Gap G-9 Capitol...... 296-5776 Members: 6 Chairs: Erickson Ropes; Torres Ray Meets: Tues., Thurs., 12:30 – 2:45 p.m., 112 Capitol Carlson Saltzman Hann Wiger Members: 11 Chair: Scheid Education Subcommittee on Early Childhood and Learning Vice Chair: Sparks Readiness Dahle Marty Prettner Solon Gerlach Metzen Skogen Members: 7 Johnson Olson, M. Vandeveer Chairs: Bonoff; Michel Clark Saltzman Wiger Robling Torres Ray Staff Committee Administrator Education Subcommittee on Early Intervention and Literacy Tangee Harrison...... 296-5776 Legislative Assistant Members: 5 Jamie Olson...... 296-8869 Chairs: Olson, G.; Saltzman Legislative Assistant Nathan Hansen...... 296-9248 Johnson Olseen Wiger Counsel Chris Stang...... 296-0539 Education Subcommittee on Expectations and Accountability Legislative Analyst Darlene Sliwa...... 296-1890 Members: 5 Fiscal Analyst Chairs: Lynch; Rummel Dave Jensen...... 296-2500 Hann Michel Wiger

Education Education Subcommittee on Student Transportation 323 Capitol...... 296-7061 Members: 5 Meets: Mon., Wed., 3 – 5:30 p.m., 15 Capitol Chairs: Hann; Olseen Members: 15 Bonoff Jungbauer Wiger Chair: Wiger Vice Chair: Rummel Education Subcommittee on Technology and Learning Ranking Minority Member: Hann Members: 5 Bonoff Jungbauer Olson, G. Chairs: Carlson; Jungbauer Carlson Lynch Saltzman Bonoff Saltzman Wiger Erickson Ropes Michel Stumpf Johnson Olseen Torres Ray Minnesota Senate Publications Office

Environment and Natural Resources Subcommittee on For- Energy, Utilities, Technology estry and Communications Members: 5 G-9 Capitol...... 296-4188 Chair: Saxhaug Vice Chair: Dibble Meets: Tues., Thurs., 3 – 5:30 p.m., 123 Capitol Frederickson Ingebrigtsen Sheran Members: 16 Chair: Prettner Solon Environment and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Vice Chair: Doll Lands and Waters Ranking Minority Member: Rosen Anderson Koch Sheran Members: 5 Carlson Olseen Sparks Chair: Skogen Dahl Rest Vandeveer Vice Chair: Saxhaug Dibble Rummel Pariseau Ingebrigtsen Sieben Jungbauer Senjem Staff Committee Administrator Jenny Myers...... 296-7593 Legislative Assistant Marnie Burau Kesler...... 296-4188 Finance Legislative Assistant 121 Capitol...... 296-5308 David Gross...... 296-5975 Counsel Meets: Mon. – Fri., 8:30 – 11 a.m., 123 Capitol John C. Fuller...... 296-3914 Members: 18 Legislative Analyst Chair: Cohen Darlene Sliwa...... 296-1890 Ranking Minority Member: Frederickson Fiscal Analyst Dave Jensen...... 296-2500 Anderson Higgins Robling Environment and Natural Re- Berglin Metzen Stumpf Betzold Murphy Tomassoni sources Dille Olson, G. Vickerman 205 Capitol...... 296-4334 Fischbach Pappas Foley Pariseau Meets: Mon., Wed., 12:30 – 2:45 p.m., 107 Capitol Staff Members: 14 Leadership Assistant Chair: Chaudhary Angela Haeg (on leave)...... 296-5308 Vice Chair: Skogen Leadership Assistant Ranking Minority Member: Pariseau Jane Gelbmann...... 296-5931 Anderson Ingebrigtsen Sieben Counsel Dibble Olson, G. Stumpf Peter Wattson...... 296-3812 Dille Saxhaug Vickerman Fiscal Analysts Frederickson Sheran Dennis Albrecht...... 296-3817 Staff Krista Boyd...... 296-7681 Committee Administrator David Godfrey...... 296-2504 Mary Ann Hecht...... 296-2962 Kevin Lundeen...... 296-2727 Legislative Assistant David Jensen...... 296-2500 Mary Bebus...... 296-4334 Matt Massman...... 297-8057 Legislative Assistant Eric Nauman...... 296-5539 Diane Patnode...... 296-5655 Susan Von Mosch...... 296-0165 Counsel Carlon Doyle Fontaine...... 296-4395 Legislative Analyst Gregory C. Knopff...... 296-9399 Fiscal Analyst Dan Mueller...... 296-7680 Minnesota Senate Publications Office

Agriculture and Veterans Budget and Policy Economic Development Budget Division Division 317 Capitol...... 296-1388 226 Capitol...... 296-7405 Meets: Mon., Wed., 3 – 5:30 p.m., 107 Capitol Meets: Tues., Thurs., 3 – 5:30 p.m., 107 Capitol Members: 12 Members: 15 Chair: Tomassoni Chair: Vickerman Vice Chair: Sparks Vice Chair: Erickson Ropes Ranking Minority Member: Koch Ranking Minority Member: Dille Cohen Metzen Vandeveer Chaudhary Koering Murphy Dibble Olson, M. Gimse Kubly Skoe Fischbach Pariseau Hann Langseth Skogen Kubly Saxhaug Ingebrigtsen Lourey Wergin Staff Committee Administrator Staff Cap O’Rourke...... 296-1388 Committee Administrator Legislative Assistant Tim Michaels...... 296-5968 Laura Bakk...... 296-8017 Legislative Assistant Legislative Assistant Sandi Brown...... 296-5650 Nathan Hanson...... 296-9248 Legislative Assistant Counsel Timothy Donahue...... 296-5649 Carlon Doyle Fontaine...... 296-4395 Counsel Legislative Analyst Tom Bottern...... 296-3810 Darlene Sliwa...... 296-1890 Legislative Analyst Fiscal Analyst Gregory C. Knopff...... 296-9399 Dave Jensen...... 296-2500 Fiscal Analyst Dan Mueller...... 296-7680 Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Budget Division E-12 Education Budget Division 120 Capitol...... 296-1767 208 Capitol...... 296-8660 Meets: Tues., Thurs., 12:30 – 2:45 p.m., 107 Capitol Meets: Mon., – Fri. 8:30 – 11 a.m., 112 Capitol Members: 12 Members: 18 Chair: Anderson Chair: Stumpf Vice Chair: Saxhaug Vice Chair: Bonoff Ranking Minority Member: Frederickson Ranking Minority Member: Olson, G. Anderson Koch Scheid Bakk Hann Rummel Clark Robling Skogen Chaudhary Kubly Torres Ray Dahle Rummel Torres Ray Dille Pariseau Vickerman Gerlach Saltzman Wergin Staff Hann Saxhaug Wiger Committee Administrator Staff Don Jorovsky...... 296-1767 Committee Administrator Legislative Assistant Kevin McHenry...... 296-5312 Alison Piumbroeck...... 296-5537 Legislative Assistant Legislative Assistant Jeri Wenzel...... 296-8660 Mitch Berggren...... 296-4136 Legislative Assistant Counsel Will Seuffert...... 296-4314 Carlon Doyle Fontaine...... 296-4395 Counsel Legislative Analyst Ann Marie Yunker...... 296-5301 Gregory Knopff...... 296-9399 Legislative Analyst Fiscal Analyst Shelby McQuay...... 296-5259 Dan Mueller...... 296-7680 Fiscal Analyst Eric Nauman...... 296-5539 Minnesota Senate Publications Office

Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Subdivision on Higher Education Budget and Policy Division Energy 120 Capitol...... 296-5538

Members: 8 Meets: Tues., Thurs., 12:30 – 2:45 p.m., 123 Capitol Chair: Kubly...... 296-5094 Anderson Hann Vickerman Members: 12 Dille Rummel Chair: Pappas Frederickson Torres Ray Vice Chair: Sheran Ranking Minority Member: Robling Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Clark Latz Senjem Natural Resources Cohen Lynch Tomassoni Koering Michel Wiger Members: 7 Chair: Saxhaug Staff Anderson Chaudhary Pariseau Committee Administrator Bakk Frederickson Rummel Catherine Ryan ...... 296-5538 Legislative Assistant Katy Lehmann...... 296-1802 Health and Human Services Budget Division Legislative Assistant 309 Capitol...... 296-4151 Christina Diaz...... 296-6153 Counsel Meets: Mon. – Fri., 8:30 – 11 a.m., 123 Capitol John Fuller...... 296-3914 Legislative Analyst Members: 10 Maja Weidmann...... 296-4855 Chair: Berglin Fiscal Analyst Vice Chair: Lynch Dennis Albrecht...... 296-3817 Ranking Minority Member: Fischbach Erickson Ropes Olson, M. Sheran Judiciary Budget Division Koering Prettner Solon G-24 Capitol...... 296-4878 Lourey Rosen Meets: Tues. Thurs., 12:30 – 2:45 p.m., 125 Capitol Staff Committee Administrator Members: 6 Shannon Anderson...... 296-4151 Chair: Foley Legislative Assistant Ranking Minority Member: Limmer Shelley Polansky...... 296-4261 Legislative Assistant Betzold Higgins Craig Janezich...... 296-4848 Cohen Ingebrigtsen Counsel Health issues – Katie Cavanor...... 296-3801 Staff Family security issues – Joan White...... 296-3814 Committee Administrator Legislative Analyst Erick Reseland...... 296-4878 David Giel...... 296-7178 Legislative Assistant Fiscal Analyst Kelly Holmes-Jagdfeld...... 296-4154 David Godfrey...... 296-2504 Counsel Kenneth Backhus...... 296-4396 Legislative Analyst/Fiscal Analyst Chris Turner...... 296-4350 Minnesota Senate Publications Office

Public Safety Budget Division Transportation Budget and Policy Division 328 Capitol...... 296-4150 325 Capitol...... 296-4264

Meets: Mon., Wed., 3 – 5:30 p.m., 112 Capitol Meets: Tues., Thurs., 12:30 – 2:45 p.m., 15 Capitol

Members: 8 Members: 20 Chair: Higgins Chair: Murphy Vice Chair: Latz Vice Chair: Carlson Ranking Minority Member: Ingebrigtsen Ranking Minority Member: Jungbauer Berglin Moua Bonoff Koch Ortman Foley Rosen Day Langseth Rest Limmer Dibble Larson Saltzman Staff Doll Moua Sieben Committee Administrator Fischbach Olseen Skoe Alice Seuffert...... 296-4150 Gimse Olson, G. Legislative Assistant Nicque Mabrey...... 296-9246 Staff Legislative Assistant Committee Administrator Cheryl Youakim...... 297-8065 Billie Ball ...... 296-1738 Counsel Legislative Assistant Kenneth Backhus...... 296-4396 Kelly Russell...... 296-4264 Legislative Analyst/Fiscal Analyst Legislative Assistant Chris Turner...... 296-4350 Steve Huser...... 297-8073 Counsel Bonnie Berezovsky...... 296-9191 State Government Budget Division Legislative Analyst/Fiscal Analyst 111 Capitol...... 296-4167 Krista Boyd...... 296-7681

Meets: Mon., Wed., 12:30 – 2:45 p.m., 112 Capitol Transportation Subdivision on Transit

Members: 9 Members: 9 Chair: Betzold Chair: Dibble...... 296-4191 Vice Chair: Olseen Vice Chair: Bonoff Ranking Minority Member: Robling Carlson Olson, G. Sieben Jungbauer Larson Pappas Jungbauer Rest Kubly Limmer Rest Murphy Saltzman

Staff Transportation Subcommittee on Airways, Waterways and Division Administrator Railways Kathleen Lonergan...... 296-4167 Legislative Assistant Members: 7 Carolyn LaViolette...... 296-2556 Chair: Rest Legislative Assistant Vice Chair: Jungbauer Daniel Solomon...... 296-5419 Carlson Murphy Counsel Dibble Skoe Tom Bottern...... 296-3810 Fischbach Fiscal Analyst Kevin Lundeen...... 296-2727 Minnesota Senate Publications Office

Health, Housing and Family Judiciary Security 120 Capitol ...... 296-4842 328 Capitol...... 296-5712 Meets: Tues., Thurs., 3 – 5:30 p.m., 112 Capitol

Meets: Mon., Wed., 12:30 – 2:45 p.m., 15 Capitol Members: 9 Chair: Moua Members: 14 Vice Chair: Olson, M. Chair: Marty Ranking Minority Member: Limmer Vice Chair: Torres Ray Betzold Higgins Parseau Ranking Minority Member: Koering Foley Ortman Scheid Staff Berglin Hann Lynch Committee Administrator Doll Higgins Prettner Solon Regina Garza...... 296-4842 Erickson Ropes Johnson Wergin Legislative Assistant Fischbach Lourey Sheila Xiong...... 296-5285 Legislative Assistant Staff Patricia Wallner...... 296-4913 Committee Administrator Counsel Laura Blubaugh...... 296-5712 Civil law issues - Kathleen Pontius...... 296-4394 Legislative Assistant Criminal law issues - Ken Backhus...... 296-4396 Kara Zetzman...... 296-5645 Legislative Analyst/Fiscal Analyst Legislative Assistant Chris Turner...... 296-4350 Rachel Hicks...... 296-4274 Counsel Judiciary Subcommittee on Data Practices Health issues – Katie Cavanor...... 296-3801 Family security issues – Joan White...... 296-3814 Members: 4 Legislative Analyst Chair: Olson, M. David Giel...... 296-7178 Betzold Limmer Moua Fiscal Analyst David Godfrey...... 296-2504 Rules and Administration 235 Capitol...... 296-2577

Higher Education Meets: On call 120 Capitol...... 296-5538 Members: 10 Meets: Tues., Thurs., 12:30 – 2:45 p.m., 123 Capitol Chair: Pogemiller Vice Chair: Clark Members: 12 Ranking Minority Member: Senjem Chair: Pappas Bakk Frederickson Olson, G. Vice Chair: Sheran Berglin Langseth Ranking Minority Member: Robling Cohen Metzen Clark Latz Senjem Staff Cohen Lynch Tomassoni Executive Director Rules and Administration Committee Koering Michel Wiger Michele Kelm-Helgen...... 296-2577 Communications Director Staff Gary Hill...... 296-0178 Committee Administrator Fiscal Policy Coordinator Catherine Ryan ...... 296-5538 Marcie Jefferys...... 296-1223 Legislative Assistant Leadership Assistant Katy Lehmann...... 296-1802 Erin Campbell...... 296-2167 Legislative Assistant Leadership Assistant Christina Diaz...... 296-6153 Lindsey Wollschlager...... 296-7809 Counsel Legislative Assistant John Fuller...... 296-3914 Kristen Bluhm...... 296-2577 Legislative Analyst Leadership Assistant Maja Weidmann...... 296-4855 Charles Vander Aarde...... 296-6401 Fiscal Analyst Counsel Dennis Albrecht...... 296-3817 Peter Wattson...... 296-3812 Minnesota Senate Publications Office

Rules and Administration Subcommittee on Committees State and Local Government Operations and Oversight Sub- committee on Elections Members: 6 Chair: Pogemiller Members: 6 Berglin Senjem Chair: Larson Metzen Stumpf Gerlach Pappas Olson, G. Gimse Rest Marty Rules and Administration Subcommittee on Conference Com- mittees State and Local Government Operations and Oversight Sub- committee on Gaming Members: 3 Chair: Pogemiller Members: 6 Clark Senjem Chair: Lourey Betzold Robling Rules and Administration Subcommittee on Permanent and Day Vickerman Joint Rules Rest

Members: 7 Chair: Pogemiller Taxes Betzold Frederickson Neuville 226 Capitol...... 296-8881 Clark Metzen Senjem Meets: Mon. – Fri., 8:30 – 11 a.m., 15 Capitol

Rules and Administration Subcommittee on Ethical Conduct Members: 13 Chair: Bakk Members: 4 Vice Chair: Larson Chair: Metzen Ranking Minority Member: Ortman Frederickson Neuville Scheid Dibble Marty Sieben Johnson Moua Skoe Langseth Pogemiller State and Local Government Limmer Senjem Operations and Oversight Staff 205 Capitol...... 296-2889 Leadership Assistant Christopher Runquist...... 296-5640 Meets: Mon., Wed., 3 – 5:30 p.m., 123 Capitol Legislative Assistant Julie Albrecht...... 296-8881 Members: 11 Legislative Assistant Chair: Rest Jason Tideman...... 297-8061 Vice Chair: Lourey Counsel Ranking Minority Member: Gerlach JoAnne Zoff...... 296-3803 Betzold Larson Robling Michelle Allen...... 296-0558 Day Marty Vickerman Legislative Analyst Gimse Pappas Jack Paulson...... 296-4954 Fiscal Analyst Staff Mary Jane “M.J.” Hedstrom...... 296-4901 Committee Administrator Fiscal Analyst Brenda Shafer-Pellinen...... 296-1113 Susan Von Mosch...... 296-0165 Legislative Assistant Peter Brickwedde...... 296-2889 Legislative Assistant Patricia Rooney...... 296-0293 Counsel Local government issues – Daniel P. McGowan...... 296-4397 State government issues – Tom Bottern...... 296-3810 Fiscal Analyst Kevin Lundeen...... 296-2727 Minnesota Senate Publications Office

Taxes Division on Property Taxes

Members: 7 Chair: Skoe...... 296-4196 Bakk Moua Senjem Larson Sieben Ortman Transportation 325 Capitol...... 296-4264

Meets: Tues., Thurs., 12:30 – 2:45 p.m., 15 Capitol

Members: 20 Chair: Murphy Vice Chair: Carlson Ranking Minority Member: Jungbauer Bonoff Koch Ortman Day Langseth Rest Dibble Larson Saltzman Doll Moua Sieben Fischbach Olseen Skoe Gimse Olson, G.

Staff Committee Administrator Billie Ball ...... 296-1738 Legislative Assistant Kelly Russell...... 296-4264 Legislative Assistant Steve Huser...... 297-8073 Counsel Bonnie Berezovsky...... 296-9191 Legislative Analyst/Fiscal Analyst Krista Boyd...... 296-7681

Transportation Subdivision on Transit

Members: 9 Chair: Dibble...... 296-4191 Vice Chair: Bonoff Carlson Olson, G. Sieben Jungbauer Rest Murphy Saltzman

Transportation Subcommittee on Airways, Waterways and Railways

Members: 7 Chair: Rest Vice Chair: Jungbauer Carlson Murphy Dibble Skoe Fischbach