LEA reports on 2023 session, announces honorees

Download 2023 LEA Press release (.pdf)

Download 2023 LEA Report (.pdf)

2023 Honorees:

Senators Bruce Anderson, Cal Bahr, Steve Drazkowski, Justin Eichorn, Steve Green, Eric Lucero, and Jordan Rasmusson; Representatives Josh Heintzeman, Harry Niska, and Isaac Schultz

2023 Honorable Mention:

Senators Glenn Gruenhagen, Jeff Howe, John Jasinski, Mark Koran, Bill Lieske, Warren Limmer, Jason Rarick, Paul Utke, Nathan Wesenberg, and Torrey Westrom; Representatives Pam Altendorf, Ben Bakeberg, John Burkel, Ben Davis, Marj Fogelman, Walter Hudson, Jim Joy, Jon Koznick, Shane Mekeland, Tom Murphy, Tim O’Driscoll, Brian Pfarr, Joe Schomacker, Peggy Scott, Chris Swedzinski, Paul Torkelson, and Mike Wiener.

St. Paul, MN, October 11, 2023 — Legislative Evaluation Assembly of Minnesota (LEA) is releasing its report on the Minnesota legislature’s 2023 session. The 2023 LEA report rates the votes of all 201 legislators on 23 selected bills. The report summarizes these bills and analyzes them in more depth and detail than seen in the popular press. In 2023, LEA calls particular attention to the many reckless, unsustainable and unwise decisions of the 2023 session..

In 2023, LEA felt the need to expand its printed report by four pages to allow us to adequately summarize and evaluate 23 bills. “Even after expanding the report from 12 to 16 pages, we struggled to include mention of the large number of major, radical changes in policy, statutes and appropriations,” noted LEA President Don Lee.