Feb 1, 1997
James Staebler has been the Director of Intergovernmental Relations for Hennepin County since 1993. He is the chief lobbyist for the county; department director reporting to the County Administrator and the Board of County Commissioners. As Chairman of the...
Feb 1, 1997
Thomas H. Borman is an attorney specializing in the areas of commercial real estate, finance, insurance and banking. He is a senior partner with Maslon, Edelman, Borman and Brand. Mr. Borman is also counsel to the Minnesota Twins baseball team. As Commissioner of...
Feb 1, 1997
Mr. Rich Neumeister attended Monroe Public High School, St. Paul, and graduated from Hamline University with a B.A. in Political Science and Sociology. Rich has worked for Close-Up, a non-partisan, non-profit organization that teaches young people the democratic...
Feb 1, 1997
Judy E. Cook is President of the Minnesota Retail Merchants Association (MRMA), the statewide trade association that represents more than 2,200 stores. Judy joined the MRMA staff in 1983 and has been President since 1989. She was picked one of the “Eight Most...
Feb 1, 1997
Bill Blazar is senior vice president of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber represents nearly 3,000 businesses, trade associations, and local chambers of commerce statewide and is considered the “voice” of Minnesota business at the Legislature....
Feb 1, 1997
We are happy to bring our readers an issue focusing on a group of people spoken about nearly as much as politicians, the lobbyists. We are fortunate to have contributions from some of the state’s most prominent people in the lobbying community, many of whom have...
Jan 3, 1997
Senate Minority Leader Dean Johnson, (R-15, Willmar) was first elected to the Minnesota State Senate in 1982. In 1987 he was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives and served two terms. He served on the Willmar City Council from 1976-1977. Dean is a...
Jan 3, 1997
House Minority Leader Steve Sviggum, (R-28B, Kenyon), was re-elected House Republican Leader in 1996 to lead the 64 member Republican Caucus. He is serving his tenth term in the Minnesota House of Representatives, having been first elected in 1978. He currently serves...
Jan 3, 1997
House Majority Leader Ted Winter represents House District 22A. Rep. Winter has been re-elected five times since 1986. He is the Chair of the House Rules & Legislative Administration Committee and a member of both the Taxes, and Ways & Means committees. He is...
Jan 3, 1997
Majority Leader Roger Moe was first elected to the Minnesota Senate in 1970. This will be his ninth term. He represents Senate District 2. Roger has served as Majority Leader since 1995 and chairs the Rules and Administration committee.Roger earned his B.S. in 1966...
