Rep. Torkelson reflects on service, urges caution on partisan redistricting
On the House floor Representative Torkelson recounted campaign and farming anecdotes, praised colleagues and staff, and warned that redistricting used as a 'political sledgehammer' would be a disservice to Minnesotans.
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Representative Torkelson took the House floor after being recognized by the presiding officer and opened with personal stories about his upbringing and early campaigns. He used a farming anecdote — about searching for a particular hay bale — as a metaphor for finding the right policy, telling colleagues, "here's the bale I've been looking for. I'm the bill you've been looking for."
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