Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development Committee
2025 - 2026 Biennium Ninety-fourth Legislature
Regular Meeting Schedule:
Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.
Monday and Wednesday 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Committee Leadership
Torrey N. Westrom, 12, R
St. Paul, MN 55155
651-296-3826
Committee Members
Staff:
Committee Administrator
Nick Roth (651) 296-5712
Legislative Assistant - Chair
Keely Spens (651) 296-6455
Legislative Assistant - Vice Chair
Tamara Grady (651) 296-3205
Counsel (Veterans Issues)
Louis Hunter (651) 296-3801
Analyst
Laura Paynter (651) 296-5079
Fiscal Analyst (Veterans Issues)
Andrew Erickson (651) 296-4855
Fiscal Analyst
Erik Olaphson (651) 296-0462
Meetings:
Schedules & Minutes
Schedules are subject to change frequently throughout the week as meetings are scheduled, changed, or cancelled.
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Hearings for 2025 - 2026 Biennium
View the display of the most current schedule of all meetings scheduled for the 2025 - 2026 biennium for the Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development, including links to minutes, if available.
Media & Activity:
Media
Listen to audio or watch videos of all recorded Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development Committee meetings.
Legislation
2025 - 2026 Report of Bills in Committee (With detail)
2025 - 2026 Status List of Bills in Committee
2025 - 2026 Committee Bill Log - This report may take a few moments to process
2025 - 2026 Committee Bill Index - This report may take a few moments to process
Related Documents:
Budget
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Committee Jurisdiction
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development Committee Jurisdiction
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Subcommittees:
- Subcommittee on Veterans
Number of Members: 8
Chair: Aric Putnam
Member: Gene Dornink
Member: Zach Duckworth
Member: Heather Gustafson
Member: Mary K. Kunesh
Member: Robert J. Kupec
Member: Judy Seeberger
Member: Nathan Wesenberg