LCCMR elects leadership: Jordan, Albrecht win chair posts; vice chairs named

The Legislative Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources completed its organizational elections on April 28, selecting leaders for its Senate, House and citizen member groups.

Senators nominated and elected Senator Hur (self-nominated) as the commission’s senate chair by roll call. The Senate group also nominated Senator Steve Green to serve as senate vice chair; Green was reported elected by the senators present (several senators were excused for the meeting).

Representatives held a contested vote for House chair. Representative Sydney Jordan was nominated and accepted the nomination; Representative Josh Heintzeman was also nominated. On a roll-call vote of House appointees present, Jordan received three votes and Heintzeman two, and Jordan was elected House chair. Representative Heintzeman was subsequently elected House vice chair by a roll-call vote of available House members.

Among citizen members, Commissioner Rita Albright and Dr. Seth Moore were nominated for the citizen chair slot. Albright accepted and received the most citizen-member votes in the roll call; the commission announced Albright as citizen chair. Commissioner Seth Moore was elected citizen vice chair.

Becca Nash, LCCMR director, explained the executive-committee structure to the new members: each of the three groups (Senate, House and citizen members) elects a chair and a vice chair, vice chairs from legislators must be of the opposite party of their group chair, and chairs rotate meeting-chairing duties. Nash also noted the executive committee approves the commission’s operational budget and that proxy voting is allowed for elections.

The commission moved quickly through nominations and roll-call ballots; director Nash said election results and proxy designations are recorded in the meeting materials.