I would like to thank you all for your patience as I have been without a legislative assistant this month. Jon recently accepted a promotion within our caucus and will be a researcher! I am so grateful for his work for our district. He has done a fabulous job facilitating meetings, answering your questions, sharing your ideas and concerns with me, and helping me do my best as your legislator. We are proud of him, and I know he will do very well in this role, continuing to work in the best interest of Minnesotans.

I am excited to announce that Lisa Handrick has joined our office. She has experience as a legislative assistant and has followed the legislature at a previous job with a law firm. She is already a great addition, and I know she will fill Jon’s shoes well!

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Session is fast approaching, so please contact me with your ideas! As always please feel free to contact my office with any questions you might have. My office can be reached by phone at (651) 296-4913 or at sen.carrie.ruud@senate.mn.

Talk to you soon!