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| Date: | February 6, 2012 | | Contact Name: | Susan Closmore | | Contact Phone: | 651-296-5712 | | Contact Email: | susan.closmore@senate.mn | | For Immediate Release | |
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| SENATOR AL DEKRUIF SELECTED AS ASSISTANT MAJORITY CAUCUS WHIP |
St. Paul- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus has 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. After being elected Majority Whip, Senator Lillie chose four members of the Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus to serve as 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 these senators 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,” said Senator Lillie.
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.
“I am honored to be chosen to serve as Assistant Majority Whip. My 30 years of experience as a small business owner has prepared me for the difficult decision-making and challenges of this new role. I will work hard to listen to my colleagues, spanning a wide range of issues and help bring us together in the best interest of Minnesota,” said Senator Dekruif.
