Detroit Lakes , MN (KDLM/Valley News Live)- Minnesota Senate Republicans have elected Fergus Falls State Senator Jordan Rasmusson as the party’s Minority Leader for the 2027-2028 legislative session.
Rasmusson is the Senator for Senate District 9; which includes Douglas, Grant, Otter Tail, Traverse and Wilkin counties. He grew up in Fergus Falls and is a sixth-generation Otter Tail County resident.
Rasmusson as Minority Leader will lead the Senate Republican caucus, set policy priorities, direct legislative strategy and coordinate the caucus’s efforts on the Senate floor. He will also lead negotiations with the governor and the majority party on major budget and policy issues and serve as the caucus’s main spokesperson.
Rasmusson was re-elected to a second term in the Minnesota Senate. He previously served as an assistant caucus leader during his first Senate term, and was in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2021 to 2023.
The caucus also elected Senators Julia Coleman of Waconia Karin Housley, of Stillwater John Jasinski of Faribault, and Jeremy Munson of Lake Crystal as assistant leaders. Two more assistant leaders will be announced later.
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