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| Date: | February 7, 2012 | | Contact Name: | Libbie Krueger | | Contact Phone: | 651.296.1388 | | Contact Email: | elizabeth.krueger@senate.mn | | For Immediate Release | |
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| SENATOR PAM WOLF 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. As a teacher and coach, I have honed my ability to make difficult decisions and to bring people together. I look forward to using those skills to help build consensus between my colleagues and to ensure our caucus is making decisions in the best interest of Minnesotans,” said Senator Wolf.
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