Swearing In Ceremony January 4, 2011
I will be sworn into office with the whole Minnesota House of Representatives on Tuesday, January 4. I am looking forward to beginning the legislative session and the work to be done. This will certainly be a challenging session but we have an opportunity to reshape the future of our state for the better. I have been very encouraged by statements coming from Republican Leadership about the messages we all received during the campaign. We will be focused on making government more responsive, more efficient (read smaller), and more effective. We we also be focused on creating a business climate that attracts investment to create jobs. We will also be returning more authority back into the hands of the people closest to the need, namely local government, by eliminating wasteful mandates and maintenance of effort requirements. By the end of January I will begin sending out bi-monthly E-News updates. We will begin asking for email addresses from individuals interested in receiving the updates.
