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Colorful lawmaker from Virginia, Minn., retires
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| Contributor | RBH |
| Last Edited | RBH May 21, 2012 09:46pm |
| Category | News |
| News Date | May 11, 2012 09:00pm |
| Description | The Minnesota Legislature’s most colorful member is retiring, in part because of a new and politically divisive mood pervading the Capitol.
Rep. Tom Rukavina, DFL-Virginia, announced Friday he is not running for re-election. Republicans and Democrats alike immediately mourned the loss.
“I must say that the changing atmosphere at the Capitol has helped expedite my decision,” he wrote in a retirement letter dated May 3 but released Friday. “I recall a kinder and gentler time here when even the most conservative members of our body still believed government could do good things for our people. But times have changes and I haven’t, so it is time for new direction.”
Rukavina has represented his Iron Range district since 1987, producing some of the most memorable and funny moments in the House. |
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