Minnesota Republican Party Caucus

Legislative Role

The Senate Republican Caucus represents the Republican Party views on Minnesota legislative policy.

Functions and Services

The Senate GOP offices oversee daily tasks performed by internal Senate offices, including operation of the Senate parliamentary procedures during each legislative session as well as production of legislative and other documents. Research, media announcements, and communications with Senators' constituents are provided by the caucus offices.

Key Resources

Resource	Description
Republican Caucus Senators	View the list of Senators that are members of or caucus with the Republican Caucus
Leadership	View the list of leadership positions.

Timeline/Calendar Highlights

Date timeline	Description
July 1	State fiscal year begins each year, and in odd-numbered years, state fiscal biennium begins.
July through December	Groundwork is laid for upcoming legislative session. Ongoing budget activity, budget-related events, trends, and issues are analyzed for their fiscal policy implications. Budget divisions, committees, and legislative commissions hold special meetings to examine pending issues.
End of November	Department of Finance issues November Forecast of state revenues and expenditures.
January or February	Legislature convenes, begins official budget hearings and committee hearings to discuss pertinent issues and bills. Staff drafts bills and amendments upon request of Senators.
Fourth Tuesday in January in odd-numbered years, or third Tuesday in February, if a new governor has just been elected	Governor issues detailed budget for following biennium.
Mid February	Governor issues detailed budget and policy bills for the next biennium.
End of February	Department of Finance issues February Forecast of state revenues and expenditures.
March through May	Legislature finishes committee and budget hearings, bills are debated and voted on in floor sessions, and conference committees meet to finalize bills. Governor signs or vetoes legislation.
Monday following third Saturday in May	Constitution mandates end of regular session.

Staff List

A C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T W Z

A

Name	Title	Phone Number
Aplikowski Rachel	Minority Media Relations Director	651.296.4906

C

Name	Title	Phone Number
Cook Angela	Legislative Assistant	651.296.4922
Cook Ed	Researcher	651.296.0129
Countryman Gina	Deputy Chief of Staff for Member Services	651.296.8864

D

Name	Title	Phone Number
Durand Joshua	Legislative Assistant	651.296.5252

E

Name	Title	Phone Number
Exley Greg	Legislative Assistant	651.296.0671

F

Name	Title	Phone Number
Field Melissa	Legislative Assistant	651.296.6200
Florell Victor	Researcher	651.296.1930
Fossum Jason	Minority Chief of Staff	651.296.5311

G

Name	Title	Phone Number
Globa Pete	Legislative Assistant	651.296.9251

H

Name	Title	Phone Number
Haavisto Wendy	Legislative Assistant	651.296.3218
Hartje Mikayla	Legislative Assistant	651.296.0101
Hendrickson David	Legislative Assistant	651.296.4380
Herman Jill	Legislative Assistant	651.296.4196
Hingst Bryce	Researcher	651.297.1760
Hoy Madeline	Legislative Support Supervisor	651.296.8614

I

Name	Title	Phone Number
Iverson Nicole	Legislative Assistant	651.296.7136

J

Name	Title	Phone Number
Johnson Jessica	Legislative Assistant	651.296.4847
Johnson Karen	Legislative Assistant	651.296.0293
Johnson Wagner Brittany	Deputy Chief of Staff for Legislative Services	651.296.1223

K

Name	Title	Phone Number
Kloster Olivia	Researcher	651.296.1738

L

Name	Title	Phone Number
Larson Andy	Researcher	651.296.2011
Lee Bethany	Legislative Assistant	651.296.5094

M

Name	Title	Phone Number
Marcus Greg	Legislative Assistant	651.296.9248
Martin Margaret	Legislative Assistant	651.296.4264
McDonald Angelique	Legislative Assistant	651.296.1780
Michaelson Linnea	Researcher	651.296.1416
Mickelberg Daniel	Director of Minority Research	651.296.4106

N

Name	Title	Phone Number
Noonan Matthew	Legislative Assistant	651.296.0476

O

Name	Title	Phone Number
Orvis Joy	Legislative Assistant	651.296.2512
Osgerby Olivia	Leadership Assistant	651.296.8660

P

Name	Title	Phone Number
Parkin Brooks	Legislative Assistant	651.296.1323
Pearson Paige	Media Relations Specialist	651.296.0270

Q

Name	Title	Phone Number
Queensland Zachary	Legislative Assistant	651.296.0769

R

Name	Title	Phone Number
Raisanen David	Legislative Assistant	651.296.9457
Reynolds Jillian	Media Relations Specialist	651.296.5307
Roberts Gabby	Legislative Assistant	651.296.5246
Rosckes Henry	Legislative Assistant	651.296.1279

S

Name	Title	Phone Number
Schaefer Christina	Legislative Assistant	651.296.3988
Sellwood Tom	Media Relations Specialist	651.296.1931
Sherlock Nick	Media Relations Specialist	651.296.4158
Simpson Ellie	Legislative Assistant	651.296.8017

T

Name	Title	Phone Number
Ternes Skylar	Legislative Assistant	651.296.4136
Thissen Caden	Legislative Assistant	651.296.4166
Thornton Ryan	Legislative Assistant	651.296.5070
Tiffany Sydney	Legislative Assistant	651.297.8070
Tschida Tom	Researcher	651.296.1530

W

Name	Title	Phone Number
Watson Maureen	Legislative Assistant	651.296.7193
Weinreich August	Legislative Assistant	651.296.5245
Wilson Christina	Researcher	651.296.9191
Wing David	Legislative Assistant	651.296.0556

Z

Name	Title	Phone Number
Zimmerman Jared	Legislative Assistant	651.296.4839