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News Releases
2007
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Frederickson
Named Senate President Pro Tem for 2007 Legislature: January 3, 2007
2006
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Sen. Dennis Frederickson Receives Legislator of the Year Honor: December 7,
2006
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Frederickson
Receives Arts Award: November 29, 2006
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Frederickson Receives Ground Water Efforts Award: November
28, 2006
Frederickson
Named Senate President Pro Tem for 2007 Legislature
St. Paul - As the 2007
Legislature was sworn in and brought to order, the Senate set to
work electing officers to function as the administrators of the
senate. After electing Senator James Metzen (DFL – South St. Paul)
the President, Senator Larry Pogemiller (DFL – Minneapolis),
majority leader, nominated and the Senate elected Senator Dennis
Frederickson (R-New Ulm) as the Senate President Pro Tem.
“It is
truly an honor to be nominated by the majority leader and elected by
my peers to this position. I will do my best to be fair, to adhere
to our rules, and to maintain the customs and traditions of the
Senate when I preside,” Frederickson said.
The
President Pro Tem acts as President of the Senate in the absence of
the President, and when requested assists the President of the
Senate with his duties. The primary functions of the President of
the Senate are to maintain order on the Senate floor during debates
and to make judgment calls when questions of appropriateness or
germaneness are raised. The President is also responsible for
maintaining the dignity and decorum of the Senate.
“For
the DFL majority to select Senator Frederickson is a sign that we
can hope for a cooperative, productive session,” said Senate
Minority Leader David Senjem (R-Rochester). “They selected Denny
because he’s known throughout the Senate as a very competent, fair,
and impartial man.”
State Senator Dennis Frederickson is
serving his ninth term in the Minnesota Senate. He encourages and
appreciates constituent input and can be reached at (651)296-8138,
by mail at 139 State Office Building, 100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr. Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55155, or via email at
sen.dennis.frederickson@senate.mn.
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Sen.
Dennis Frederickson Receives Legislator of the Year Honor
The Minnesota Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts (MASWCD)
presented State Senator Dennis Frederickson (R-New Ulm) the
Legislator of the Year award during the association’s 70th annual
meeting and 16th annual trade show.
Approximately 800 individuals participated in the three-day
conference Dec. 3-5 in Bloomington.
“We appreciate all of the work that Senator Frederickson has done to
protect natural resources -- he has been a leader in getting the
Clean Water Legacy Act passed this year, and he has really done a
lot to support conservation ever since he has been elected,” said
Marilyn Bernhardson, Chair of the MASWCD Legislative Committee.
The Clean Water Legacy Act has appropriated $8 million in grants
that will pay for conservation projects on private lands that will
aid in cleaning up Minnesota’s impaired waters.
Bernhardson added that Senator Frederickson’s leadership over the
years has been instrumental in passing legislation that has created
Minnesota’s successful conservation easement programs, including
Reinvest in Minnesota (RIM) Reserve and the Conservation Reserve
Enhancement Program (CREP). These programs give landowners financial
incentives to take environmentally sensitive cropland out of
production, and to replace cropland with native vegetation and
restored wetlands. In the Minnesota River Basin, 100,000 acres have
been enrolled in CREP, which has dramatically improved water quality
by reducing water pollution due to soil erosion.
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Frederickson
Receives Arts Award
St. Paul, MN – Senator
Dennis Frederickson (R - New Ulm) recently received the 2006 Arts
All Star Award from the Minnesota Citizens for the Arts (MCA) at
their annual meeting. The award was in recognition of Senator
Frederickson’s support of the arts in the 2006 legislative session.
This is the first year that MCA has made the Arts All Star Award.
The MCA developed the award shortly after the 2006 legislative
session. The award is designed to show the organization’s
appreciation to legislators who display a significant understanding,
interest, and support for the arts.
“As the intangible fabric that intertwines our society and brings
many people together from diverse backgrounds, arts are a valuable
part of our communities. It is part of what makes a community. In
addition, there is considerable research showing that involvement in
the arts raises students’ academic achievements. Arts deserve our
support and appreciation,” said Frederickson. “I am honored to have
received this award.”
The Minnesota Citizens for the Arts is a
statewide voluntary, non-profit arts advocacy organization that
organizes the arts community to lobby the Minnesota State
Legislature and Congress. Its mission is to ensure opportunity for
all people to have access to and involvement in the arts.
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Cut line: MCA Executive Director Sheila
Smith presents Senator Dennis Frederickson (R-New Ulm) with the Arts
All Star Award.
Frederickson Receives Ground Water Efforts Award
St. Paul, MN –
Senator Dennis Frederickson (R – New Ulm) received an Outstanding
Service Award from the Minnesota Ground Water Association (MGWA)
in recognition of his efforts toward ground water science.
As a 26
year member of the Senate Environment Committee a member of the
Senate Environmental Budget Division for 24 years, Senator
Frederickson commented, “I am honored to have received this award.
Safe ground water is important to all Minnesotans and I will
continue to server on these committees and work towards this common
goal.”
According to its website, MGWA is a non-profit, volunteer
organization dedicated to the promotion and encouragement of the
scientific and public policy aspects of ground water and education
of the general public regarding ground water resources.
Representative Dennis Ozment (R – Rosemount) also received the
award.
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