State Representative Terry Morrow was chosen by the House DFL Caucus to serve as one of nine Assistant Majority Leaders on Tuesday night. Morrow is a second-term legislator from District 23A, representing St. Peter, North Mankato and surrounding communities. He is one of three Assistant Majority Leaders who represent rural communities and Greater Minnesota.
I am honored by this vote of confidence from my fellow legislators. Our state is facing significant challenges and opportunities. I look forward to working hard to help provide the strong leadership that Minnesotans rightfully expect and deserve.
Last night, I explained that one of my goals as an assistant leader would be to ensure that Greater Minnesota’s needs and views are expressed and reflected in state policy and budget decisions as we move forward.
Over the last two years, we created a strong foundation on the issues Minnesotans care about most – education, health care, economic development, and safer roads and bridges. Next session, it will be crucial that we continue these efforts and balance our budget in a responsible manner that holds our most vulnerable citizens harmless.
Representative Morrow currently serves as Vice-Chair of the K-12 Education Finance Division. He also serves on the Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs Committee, Game, Fish and Forestry, Telecommunications Regulation and Infrastructure, and Transportation Finance Divisions. Committee assignments will shift in 2009. Representative Morrow is meeting with constituents and groups in Nicollet and Sibley counties to discuss the upcoming session and his committee assignment requests, which are due in December.
