Sen. Pam Wolf Picked as Assistant Majority Whip

One of the state senators representing Fridley has a new role. As of Friday, Pam Wolf (R-51) is one of four GOP senators named assistant majority whips.

The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus elected Sen. Ted Lillie (R-Lake Elmo) as its new majority caucus whip, according to a release from his office.

After being elected majority whip, Lillie chose Wolf and three other members of the state Senate Republican Caucus to serve as assistant majority whips. The others are Lillie named Sens. John Carlson (R-Bemidji), Al DeKruif (R-Madison Lake) and Carla Nelson (R-Rochester).

The whip’s job is to communicate information to members of the party caucus before votes and during debates on the Senate floor.

“Our caucus bench is deep—the four members I chose as assistant majority whips reflect the variation in background, geographic representation and perspective on major legislative issues present in our Majority Caucus,” Lillie said in a release.

"One thing that Senators Carlson, DeKruif, Nelson and Wolf have in common is that they have all displayed significant leadership within our caucus," Lillie said. "Their efforts have brought new energy and focus to the Caucus and I am excited to work with them to bring a fresh perspective to the Minnesota Senate as we move forward in 2012.”