Awards:
Association of Metropolitan School Districts Friend of Public Education
2009 Minnesota School Boards Association Outstanding Legislator
2007 Minnesota Hospital Association Champion of Community Hospitals
2007-08 Conservation Minnesota Voter Center Perfect Score
2007 Conservation Minnesota Voter Center Perfect Score
2008 Children's Defense Fund Legislative Children's Champion
2005 Minnesota AIDS Project Hanson-Henningson Award
2002 Minnesota Organization on Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenting Policy Maker of the Year
2002 Minnesota Association of Building Officials Legislative Leadership Award 2002 BILD Fellow