Brief: Sen. Lillie Elected Majority Whip

The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus has elected Sen. Ted Lillie as its new majority caucus whip, according to a release from his office.

The whip’s is to communicate information to members of the party caucus prior to a vote and during debates on the Senate floor.

“I am honored that my peers in the Senate Republican Caucus have elected me to serve as their caucus whip. As I have said before, while I am new to government, I am not new to leadership,” Lillie said in a statement. “My experience in business has prepared me for difficult decision-making and challenges of working with a range of people. In this new role, I will work hard to listen to my colleagues, bring people together and help communicate the direction of our caucus in the best interest of Minnesota.”

After being elected majority whip, Lillie chose four members of the state Senate Republican Caucus to serve as assistant majority whips. 

Friday, Jan. 3, Lillie named Sens. John Carlson (R-Bemidji), Al DeKruif (R-Madison Lake), Carla Nelson (R-Rochester) and Pam Wolf (R-Spring Lake Park) as new assistant majority whips.

“Our caucus bench is deep—the four members I chose as assistant majority whips reflect the variation in background, geographic representation and perspective on major legislative issues present in our Majority Caucus,” Lillie said in a release.” One thing that Senators Carlson, DeKruif, Nelson and Wolf have in common is that they have all displayed significant leadership within our caucus.  Their efforts have brought new energy and focus to the Caucus and I am excited to work with them to bring a fresh perspective to the Minnesota Senate as we move forward in 2012.”