Legislative Advocacy

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Leaders in Legislation Representing St. Francis Health Services.

During a recent care center tour, A BIG THANK YOU was given to Representative Schomacker for his work during the 2015 Legislative Session which provided for Skilled Nursing Facility rate restructuring. The full time employees of St. Francis Health Services care centers now have 100% employer paid health insurance!

District 12A State Advocates

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Rep. Jeff Backer (R)
593 State Office Building
100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55155
651-296-4929

E-mail

Home: 318 East Broadway, Browns Valley MN 56219; (701) 361-1909
Occupation: Business Owner
Education: B.S., Chemistry/ Public Administration, St. Cloud State University
Elected: 1990
Term: 1st

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Senator Torrey N. Westrom (R)
100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
State Office Building, Room 107
St. Paul, MN 55155-1206
(651) 296-3826

E-mail

Home: Elbow Lake; PO Box 210. S.E., 56531; (218) 685-6299
Occupation: Attorney
Education: B.A., Bemidji State Univ
JD, William Mitchell College of Law
Elected: to the House 1996, re-elected 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010
to the Senate 2012
Term: 1st

Minnesota’s 7th Congressional District

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Rep. Michelle Fischbach (R)

Washington DC Office:
1237 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-2165
Fax: (202) 225-1593

State Office:

2211 1st St S
Willmar, MN 56201
(320) 403-6100

‎To Email, go to: https://michellefischbach.house.gov
Occupation: Attorney
Education: B.A. from St. Cloud State University and a J.D. from William Mitchell College of Law
Elected: 2021

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Senator Amy Klobuchar (DFL)

Washington DC Office:

302 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-3244
Fax: 202-228-2186

State Office:

1200 Washington Avenue South
Room 250
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Main Line: (612) 727-5220
Main Fax: (612) 727-5223
Toll Free: 1 (800) 224-9043

To Email, go to: http://www.klobuchar.senate.gov
Occupation: Attorney
Education: Yale, then University of Chicago Law School
Elected 2006, Re-Elected in 2012

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Senator Tina Smith (DFL)

Washington DC Office:

720 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-5641

State Office:

60 East Plato Blvd
Suite 220
Saint Paul, MN 55107
(651) 221-1016

To Email, go to: https://www.smith.senate.gov
Occupation: Former Businesswoman
Education: Tuck School of Business (1982-1984) Stanford University (1976-1980)
Elected in 2014