LEA Mourns the Loss of Senator Bruce Anderson.

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Senator Bruce Anderson passed away on 7/21/25.

Sad news for our members, something we haven’t experienced before–an LEA legislative honoree has passed away suddenly while serving in office.

During his long and distinguished service in the Minnesota House and Senate, Bruce Anderson’s voting record resulted in him receiving 18 LEA honoree awards.  Every time he was an honoree, he graciously showed up to accept his award at our annual banquet, also taking the time to share thoughts and listen as well.  He lived a life of service, devoting much of his life to the military, and never forgot his agricultural upbringing. 

Senator Anderson’s physical absence will be noticeable at the next LEA banquet.  Along with his family, friends, and constituents, the LEA board mourns his passing.  Rest in peace.

A Sad Day for Minnesota

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It is shocking that anyone would try to murder our state representatives.

Our prayers go out to Sen. Hoffman and his wife for their rapid and complete recovery and to the family of Rep Hortman and her husband who were killed. It is hard to accept that anyone would have attacked these duly elected representatives of the people of Minnesota.

The LEA has been evaluating legislators since 1972. We do our work to educate Minnesotans about the legislation produced by each legislative session. It goes without saying that we are saddened and appalled by these violent acts. We mourn for the damage done by this attack on our citizen legislature.

-Don Lee, President of LEA

Pictures from 2025 LEA Honors Banquet

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Below are some pictures from the 2025 LEA Honors Banquet, Feb 24th 2025. Hover over the thumbnails for detail. Click on the thumbnail to view a larger, more detailed photo. The entire address by Mr Cuccinelli can be seen at youtube Here.

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2025 Awards Banquet: Come join us Feb 24th

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Annual LEA 2025 Awards Banquet

VIP registrations are available

On-line registration is closed.

Pay at the door

Event on Monday, February 24th, 2025 at the Mermaid Event Center, Mounds View 2200 County Hwy. 10, Mounds View, MN 55112

Check-in and Social Hour Begins at 5:00 P.M. — Dinner 6:30 P.M. — Program 7:00 P.M.

Featured Speaker: Ken Cuccinelli

“Fighting Against Illegal Immigration and for Election Transparency”

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2025 Awards Banquet Announced

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The upcoming annual 2025 LEA awards banquet, where we recognize the top scoring legislators in the 2024 session, is set for February 24th, 2025 at the Mermaid in Mounds View. 

Our keynote speaker will be Mr. Ken Cuccinelli, former Attorney General of Virginia and holder of several high offices in the first Trump administration. He is expected to address us on election integrity and immigration issues.

Details will be announced soon and will also be updated on our website at https://lea-mn.org.

Please save the date! We hope you can attend our event honoring select Minnesota legislators and our speaker. 

2024 LEA Report on Minnesota Legislature Released

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LEA reports on 2024 session, announces honorees

Download 2024 LEA Announcement Flyer (.pdf)

Download 2024 LEA Report (.pdf)

2024 Honorees:

Senators Bruce Anderson, Cal Bahr, Steve Drazkowski, Justin Eichorn, Steve Green, Je Howe, Mark Koran, Bill Lieske, Eric Lucero, Paul Utke and Nathan Wesenberg

2024 honorable Mention:

Honorable Mention Senate: Gene Dornink, Rich Draheim, Glenn Gruenhagen, Jason Rarick Honorable Mention House: Shane Mekeland

St. Paul, MN, October 18, 2024 — Legislative Evaluation Assembly of Minnesota (LEA) is releasing its report on the Minnesota legislature’s 2024 session. The 2024 LEA report rates the votes of all 201 legislators on 16 selected bills. The report summarizes these bills and analyzes them in more depth and detail than seen in the popular press. In 2024, LEA calls particular attention to many changes in Minnesota statute, including election laws, many insertions of discriminatory language, and statewide price controls, especially tennant/landlord regulations.

In 2024, LEA again felt the need to expand its printed report from 12 to 16 pages pages to adequately summarize and evaluate 16 bills. “The 2024 legislature continued to push the envelope with a large number of major, radical changes in policy, statutes and appropriations.” noted LEA President Don Lee.

2024 St Croix Review Annual Dinner

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The 2024 St Croix Review annual dinner is being held at the Lowell Inn October 25th, 2024. More details can be found Here.

LEA will be there. Come visit us and talk about the Minnesota Legislature’s performance in 2024.

Overview of the 2023 State Legislative Session and Comparison With 2013

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Before the legislature returns to session for 2024, it is useful to review the massive changes passed by the legislature in 2023 that became law.  A number of organizations have created lists; this comprehensive list was put together while doing research for the 2023 LEA Report.

– Compiled by – John Augustine – LEA board VP
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