| For Immediate Release | For more information contact: |
| February 15, 2000 | Lindsay Sander (651-297- 5600) |
ST. PAUL Rep. Mark Buesgens (R-Jordan) has been named a "1999 Honoree" by the Legislative Evaluation Assembly of Minnesota (LEA) for his voting record during the 1999 Minnesota legislative session.
"I have made it a priority to vote in a way that best represents the people of my district and the way I feel government should or should not be involved in their lives," said Rep. Buesgens. "Limited government plays an essential role in providing services that people and their communities can not due for themselves. I am very honored by this award and the associations consideration."
The LEA is a 25-year-old non-profit., non-partisan corporation created to track voting records of legislators based on traditional American principles of limited government, free enterprise, legal and moral order, and justice and individual liberty.
"As representatives, we are responsible for protecting the people of the state from intrusions into their lives and from over taxation," continued Rep. Buesgens. "During the last session we managed to pass the largest tax reduction package in state history. I have a strong belief we will further reduce taxes this session while also passing legislation that will further protect Minnesotans from intrusive government."
Rep. Buesgens was just one of 29 House members chosen for the award. Rep. Carol Molnau and Sen. Claire Robling were also honorees. Honorees were evaluated on their voting record on issues such as light rail, the size of state government, expansion of welfare programs and the Profile of Learning, for example.
For more information, contact the LEA at (651) 480-1830.
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