Minnesota Lawyer

Matt Massman was appointed commissioner of the Department of Administration in 2014

Jackie Dionne was hired in 2012 as the state’s first director of American Indian Health

Bob Meier started at the Department of Natural Resources in 2003 after nearly 10 years in other state jobs.

“Even though the air is cleaner now, we still are having health effects from our air quality.”

Kimberly Scott left her law practice to use her legal skills to lobby for energy and natural resource issues.

Barb Huberty brings experience as an educator to her job with the Minnesota Legislative Water Commission.

Louis Porter II is the executive director of the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage

"You get a chunk of pork belly — it looks like piece of bacon on steroids. They hack that baby up and you eat the whole thing"

Brian Halloran says building credibility with legislators means being "an honest broker of the facts."

“There’s just a lot of work that needs to be done to advance racial equity in Minnesota at the Legislature."