Eight state Senators moving on
The Minnesota Senate paused Sunday evening to allow retiring members address the body. The speeches included some tears, some laughs and at least one surprise.
Here are the Senators who said goodbye in the order of their speeches: Tarryl Clark, DFL-St. Cloud; Mee Moua, DFL-St.Paul; Debbie Johnson, R-Ham Lake; Steve Murphy, DFL-Red Wing; Steve Dille, R-Dassel; Pat Pariseau, R-Farmington; Jim Vickerman, DFL-Tracy; and Dennis Frederickson, R-New Ulm.
Most of the retiring Senators had previously announced their plans to not seek re-election. Moua had not made her plans public.
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