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| SENATE REPUBLICANS ELECT SENATOR TED LILLIE MAJORITY CAUCUS WHIP | ||||||
St. Paul- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus have elected Senator Ted Lillie (R-Lake Elmo) to be the new Majority Caucus Whip. The role of the Whip is to communicate information to other members of the party caucus prior to a vote and during a floor debate.
“I am honored that my peers in the Senate Republican Caucus have elected me to serve as their Caucus Whip. As I have said before, while I am new to government, I am not new to leadership. My experience in business has prepared me for difficult decision-making and challenges of working with a range of people. In this new role, I will work hard to listen to my colleagues, bring people together and help communicate the direction of our caucus in the best interest of Minnesota,” said Senator Lillie.
After being elected Majority Whip, Senator Lillie chose four members of the Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus to serve as Assistant Majority Whips. Friday, January 3, Senator Lillie named Senator John Carlson (R-Bemidji), Senator Al DeKruif (R-Madison Lake), Senator Carla Nelson (R-Rochester) and Senator Pam Wolf (R-Spring Lake Park) as new Assistant Majority Whips.
“Our caucus bench is deep – the four members I chose as Assistant Majority Whips reflect the variation in background, geographic representation and perspective on major legislative issues present in our Majority Caucus. One thing that Senators Carlson, DeKruif, Nelson and Wolf have in common is that they have all displayed significant leadership within our caucus. Their efforts have brought new energy and focus to the Caucus and I am excited to work with them to bring a fresh perspective to the Minnesota Senate as we move forward in 2012,” concluded Senator Lillie.
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