Government Contacts
Rail Alliance - http://www.semnrail.org
City of Rochester - http://www.rochestermn.gov/
Olmsted County - http://www.co.olmsted.mn.us/
City of Rochester Elected Officials Contacts:
2013 Olmsted County’s State & Federal Elected Officials (as of 1-09-13)
District 25 Senator Dave Senjem (LA= Beth Kleinboehl)
© 507-319-7627, (h) 282-7648 sen.david.senjem@senate.mn
2423 12th Av. NW, Rochester 55901
At the Capitol 651-296-3903, room 113 State Office Building
Minority Lead: Capital Investment: Member: taxes, transportation & Public Safety
District 25A Representative Duane Quam (LA= Stacie Carpenter)
(h) 507-775-6043 rep.duane.quam@house.mn
622 Meadowlark Ct NW, Byron, 55920
At the Capitol 651-296-9236, room 323 State Office Building
Member: Ed. Finance; Energy Policy; Government Operations
District 25B Representative Kim Norton (LA= Joe Gould)
©507- 990-0276, (h) 507-280-6273 rep.kim.norton@house.mn
1721 Wilshire Dr NE, Rochester, 55906
At the Capitol 651-296-9249, room 593 State Office Building
Vice Chair: Health & Human Services Fin; Member: Capital Investment; Higher Ed. Policy & Fin.; Jobs & Ec. Dev Policy & Fin, Rules & Leg Administration
District 26 Senator Carla Nelson (LA =Jason Langworthy)
(h) 507-288-2159 sen.carla.nelson@senate.mn
931 SW 22nd Av, Rochester, 55902
At the Capitol 651-296-4848, room 117 State Office Building
Minority Lead: Education; Member: Taxes; Capital Investment; Health, Human Services & Housing; Jobs, Ag & Rural Dev.
District 26A Representative Tina Liebling (LA= Lynn Sando)
(h) 507-289-4664 rep.tina.liebling@house.mn
1018 Hickory Ln SW, Rochester, 55902
At the Capitol 651-296-0573 room 367 State Office Building
Chair: Health & Human Services Policy; Member: Civil Law, Health & Human Service Fin, and Taxes
District 26B Representative Mike Benson (LA= Allie Ryan)
(h) 507-993-1250 rep.mike.benson@house.mn
3635 Ironwood Court SW, Rochester, 55902
At the Capitol 651-296-4378 room 215 State Office Building
Member: Labor, Workplace & Reg. Industries; State Govt. Finance; Transportation Finance
Writing to our legislators in the State Office Building: 100 Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, St Paul, MN 55155; in the Capitol the address is 75, not 100. Legislative websites: www.house.leg.state.mn.us or www.senate.leg.state.mn.us other info: 651-296-0504 (Senate) or 6646 (House)
Governor Mark Dayton, 1-800-657-3717 or 651-201-3400 (fax= 797-1850); room 130, State Capitol, 75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, St Paul, MN 55155. mark.dayton@state.mn.us Staff: Chief =Tina Flint Smith; Deputy for Leg. Affairs=Jaime Tincher; H&HS=Dan Pollack; Press Sec= Katie Tinucci
FEDERAL (some info from Lockridge Grindal Nauen, Federal Relations)
First Congressional District-MN member Tim Walz
Rochester office: 1134 7th St NW, Rochester 55901; 206-0643, (f)=0650
(Judy Bird cell=206-9142) (Ann Spicer-Murphy)
Mankato Office: 227 E. Main St, Mankato 56001, (District Director, Meridith Salsbery 507-388-2149) 1-877-846-9259 (1-877-TIM WALZ toll free) or 507-388- 2149; (f)=6181
DC office: 1722 Longworth Building, Wash DC, 20515; phone: 202-225-2472, 1-877-TIMWALZ,fax: 202-225-3433 http://walz.house.gov/ OR firstname.lastname@mail.house.gov
Staff: Josh Syrjamaki (chief), Andrea Fetherston (Scheduler), Lizzie Glidden (leg director, ), Sara Severs (Justice, press), Leah Rosales (health, education, housing, Ag), Brian Kessler ( appropriations), Jeff Lomonaco (Vets), Tim Bertocci (local govt.), Carina Marquez-Barrientos (justice), Marcus Schmit (Ec development, transportation…his phone 507-993-1642)
Committees : Ag; Transportation & Infrastructure; Vet. Affairs
Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar
Rochester office (sharing with Tim Walz)(Chuck Ackman 288-5321;f=2922)
Minnesota office: 1200 Washington Ave. South, Ste #250, Minneapolis, 55415
612-727-5220; f=5223 (Ben Hill state communications 612-727-5224, c 612-202-2816 Allison O’Toole, state director; Leslie Kandaras ,outreach)
DC office: 302 Hart Office Building, Washington, DC, 20510 202-224- 3244, or 1-888-224-9043, fax 202 228-2186 http://klobuchar.senate.gov/
Staff: Jonathan Becker (chief), Lauren Mandelker (Scheduler), Rose Bauman (Leg director), Travis Talvitie (appropriations, local govt, transportation), Paige Herwig (justice), Andrew Hu (health care)
Committees: Ag, Nutrition & Forestry; Env. & Public Works; Commerce, Science & Transportation; Judiciary; Joint Economic Committee
Minnesota Senator Al Franken
Minnesota office: 60 Plato blvd East, Ste 220, St Paul, MN 55107, 651-221- 1016 (Marc Kimball, communications); or 208 S. Minnesota Ave, Ste #6, St Peter, MN 56082, 507-931-5813; f=7345; Bruce Barnum ;Bruce_Barnum@Franken.Senate.Gov
DC office: 320 Hart Office Building, Washington, DC, 20510 202-224-5641, f=0044, http://franken.senate.gov
Staff: Drew Littman (chief), Chrissi Johnson (scheduler), Ben Olinski (leg director), Jake Schwitzer (appropriations, trans, local govt.),Lauren Gilchrist (health…soon to be Assist Commissioner at MN dept of health),Alvaro Bedoya (justice)
Committees: Health, Ed., Labor & Pensions; Judiciary; Indian Affairs; Special Committee on Aging