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Senator Dan Sparks

Senator Dan Sparks. Interview . Jill Nelson John Schneider Cory Alfson Colleen Owens Michael Olsen. Jason Fornwald Marci Burton Lynn Hemann Jacob Schwarz. Group Members. How do you gather i nformation to remain informed about issues?. The use of “House Research” Constituents

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Senator Dan Sparks

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  1. Senator Dan Sparks Interview

  2. Jill Nelson John Schneider Cory Alfson Colleen Owens Michael Olsen Jason Fornwald Marci Burton Lynn Hemann Jacob Schwarz Group Members

  3. How do you gather information to remain informed about issues? • The use of “House Research” • Constituents • Town meetings • Emails • Private and Paid Lobby people • Talking to people

  4. Represents Districts Values • Senator Sparks spoke about themany different districts within his constituency • Mentioned many times the desire to be approachable • Responding to communications was important and necessary • Rural vs. Metro (equitable funding) • Proponent of All-Day K

  5. Special Interests • Serve a purpose • Knowledgeable • Can be there to negatively affect political agendas • Campaign rules restrict donation amounts (good thing – extreme – cup of coffee?) • Open door policy

  6. Ability to work collaboratively • Communication lines are open between state senators and federal representatives • Member of 5 committees • 3 or less is the norm • May stick around to chair in a leadership role • Is known to work well with the members of the house

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