As Minnesota’s 93rd legislative session began, Gary Dahms was sworn into his fifth term as State Senator for the newly drawn Senate District 15 in the Minnesota Senate. The district represents all or parts of Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, Redwood, and Yellow Medicine Counties.
“It is an honor and a privilege to serve the residents of District 15 as their senator,” remarked Senator Dahms (R ‒ Redwood Falls). “In these challenging times, I look forward to building on the success of prior legislative sessions and delivering changes that will improve the lives of hard-working Minnesotans.”
A former Redwood Falls businessman and Redwood County Commissioner, Senator Dahms is the lead minority member of the Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee. He also serves on the Agriculture, Broadband and Rural Development Committee and the Finance Committee.
The legislative session began on Tuesday, Jan 3.m and will be completed by May 22. The major issues the legislature must tackle are forming the state’s two-year budget, addressing the budget surplus, and tax reform.
Senator Dahms was re-elected in November. He welcomes comments and questions and can be reached by telephone at (651) 296-8138, by mail at 2219 Minnesota Senate Building, St. Paul, MN 55155, or by e-mail at sen.gary.dahms@senate.mn. He also encourages constituents to sign up for his weekly Session email updates via his email address.