STATE OF MINNESOTA FOURTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-SEVENTH SESSION
REDISTRICTING
MINUTES
Representative Sarah Anderson, Chair of the Redistricting Committee, called the meeting to order at 1:15 p.m. on February 11, 2011 at the Lyon County Government Center in Marshall, MN.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
ANDERSON, Sarah, Chair
FABIAN, Dan, Vice Chair
GAROFALO, Pat
HOPPE, Joe
HORTMAN, Melissa
MURPHY, Mary
SCOTT, Peggy
Members Excused:
CLARK, Karen
DAUDT, Kurt
LOON, Jenifer
MARQUART, Paul
POPPE, Jeanne
A quorum was present.
Chairman Anderson welcomed the public to the redistricting committee meeting.
Committee members were introduced.
Chairman Anderson provided introductory remarks and a brief overview of the redistricting process.
Presentation by Tom Gillaspy, State Demographer MN Dept. of Administration. Presentation on population trends and shifts in Minnesota.
Presentation by Matt Gehring, House Research. Presentation on 2010-2012 Minnesota Redistricting Timeline.
Presentation by Anthony Amato, Associate Director of Demography and Geography. Presentation on population change and population estimation.
Public Testifiers:
Cheryl Avenel-Navara: Worthington, MN, resident.
Ben Martig: Marshall City Administrator; Marshall, MN, resident.
Don Buehl: Tyler, MN, resident.
Anna Haecherl-Smith: Marshall, MN, resident.
Allen "Bud" Vis: Edgerton, MN, resident.
Robert Meffert: Marshall, MN, resident.
David Sturrock; Political Science Professor SW State University.
The meeting was adjourned at 3:00.
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REP. SARAH ANDERSON, CHAIR
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Kate Hensing
Committee Legislative Assistant