ST. PAUL – On January 14, State Representative John Burkel (R-Badger) took the oath of office to serve as state representative for Minnesota House District 1A, which includes communities in the northwestern corner of Minnesota.
“It remains such an honor to serve our neighbors’ interests in the Minnesota House, and I am excited to get to work and fight for their needs in St. Paul,” Burkel said.
Burkel recently received his Minnesota House committee assignments. He has been named vice-chair of the Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy committee, and will also serve on the Agriculture Finance and Policy and Legacy Finance committees over the next two years.
Residents can contact Rep. Burkel by phone at 651-296-9635 or by email at rep.john.burkel@house.mn.gov.
Rep. Burkel also invites constituents to subscribe to his email update, where he will periodically share thoughts and information on happenings at the State Capitol. To sign up, visit www.house.mn.gov/members/list, click on John Burkel, and then click on the “Email Updates” section.