Legislative Arts All Star Award Recipients
MCA named the recipients of its 2009 Legislative Arts All Star Awards and held receptions, in 2010, at Arts Advocacy Day 2010. Please join us in thanking these and past heroic state Senators and Representatives for their tireless advocacy on behalf of the non-profit arts.
2009 Arts All Star Award Winners:
Rep. Bob Gunther, 24A, Fairmont
Sen. Linda Higgins, 58, Minneapolis
Rep. Leon Lillie, 55A, North St. Paul
Rep. Will Morgan, 40A, Burnsville
Sen. Mary Olson, 4, Bemidji
Sen. Linda Scheid, 46, Brooklyn Park
2008 Arts All Star Award Winners:
Rep. David Dill, 6A, Crane Lake
Rep. Mary Murphy, 6B, Hermantown
Rep. Loren Solberg, 3B, Grand Rapids
2007 Arts All Star Award Winners:
Sen. Ellen Anderson, 66, St. Paul
Rep. Rick Hansen, 39A, South St. Paul
Rep. Alice Hausman, 66B, St. Paul
Rep. Mike Jaros, 7B, Duluth
Rep. Phyllis Kahn, 59B, Minneapolis
Rep. Diane Loeffler, 59A, Minneapolis
Rep. Frank Moe, 4A, Bemidji
Rep. Dennis Ozment, 37B, Rosemount
House Majority Leader Tony Sertich, 5B, Chisholm
Sen. David Tomassoni, 5, Chisholm
Rep. Sandy Wollschlager, 28A, Cannon Falls
Congresswoman Betty McCollum, MN 4, St. Paul
Photo: Senator Tomassoni and House Majority Leader Sertich were presented with their Legislative Arts All Star Awards by MCA’s Executive Director Sheila Smith. Also present: ARAC Executive Director Bob DeArmond, and past MSAB Executive Director Tom Proehl. Photo credit: Mark Albers.
The 2006 Arts All Star Award Recipients Were:
House Majority Leader Margaret Anderson Kelliher, 60A, Minneapolis
Representative Mike Charron, 56A, Stillwater
Senator Dick Cohen, 64, St. Paul
Representative Greg Davids, 31B, Lanesboro
Senator Scott Dibble, 60, Minneapolis
Representative Ron Erhardt 41A, Edina
Senator Dennis Frederickson, 21, New Ulm
Senate Majority Leader Dean Johnson, 13, Willmar
Senator Keith Langseth, 9, Moorhead
Representative Morrie Lanning, 9A, Moorhead
Representative Erik Paulsen, 42B, Eden Prairie
Senator Larry Pogemiller, 59, Minneapolis
Senator Dallas Sams, 11, Staples