Abrams to the bench

Another House seat opens. Rep. Ron Abrams has been appointed to the bench by Gov. Tim Pawlenty. One of these days, I'll have to tally up how many House and Senate seats have been opened in the last few years by people Pawlenty has plucked for bigger things.

Anyway, that's a Minnetonka seat. But it won't open until after the session since Abrams says he wants to finish his legislative work too.

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