MN-3

The 3rd: Ramstad Retires

In re U.S. Rep. Jim Ramstad (R-MN 3) and his retirement announcement this week, D.J. Leary, one of Politics In Minnesota's founders and editors (now retired) perfectly captured our thoughts and thus we'll repeat verbatim his letter published this week in the Star Tribune:

One of the tiny slivers of civility remaining in American politics is leaving with U.S. Rep. Jim Ramstad's retirement from the U.S. House. He was an extraordinary example of public restraint and personal responsibility when it came to partisan matters. Sadly, there are very few similar gentle people in the public arena today and Ramstad's departure is truly a loss for those of us longing for common decency in a world of public policy overrun with verbal thugs.

While we're extremely happy for Jim, his wife, Kathryn Ramstad and their daughter, in their newly found and well-earned freedom post-Congress, we're sad for the political process. An era in Minnesota politics, if not American politics, is over. That era was one in which Democrats routinely publicly outed themselves as having voted for Ramstad over the DFL sacrificial lamb candidate du jour, and perhaps more significantly, an era in which hard core conservatives also touted themselves as Ramstad supporters -- without reservation or fear of retribution from other conservative Republicans.

Ramstad, of course, is one of the soon-to-be extinct elected Republicans who consider themselves fiscally conservative and socially moderate (read: pro choice on abortion).

Ain't no way around it: As Ramstad retires, so does, in D.J.'s words, a "tiny sliver of civility remaining in American politics."

A sliver of that sliver of civility gets obliterated by national forces. National Democrats and liberal groups will now descend en masse...what could be better than taking a seat the Republicans have held for decades? Likewise, national Republicans and conservative groups will descend en masse...what could be worse than losing a seat the Republicans have held for decades?

But we're betting the bulk of the sliver of civility gets wiped out by Minnesota Republicans, themselves.
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Norm Coleman - Senior Senator (R)

Senior Staff
Chief of Staff- Jennifer Mies Lowe
Legislative Director- Lorianne Moss
Communications Director- Tom Steward
State Director- Vicki Tigwell

Government-hosted website: http://coleman.senate.gov/
Campaign website: http://www.colemanforsenate.com/

Washington D.C. Office
320 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
Phone: (202) 224-5641
Fax: (202) 224-1152
Scheduling: (202) 228-1503

Grand Rapids Office
200 Northbank Center 206B
Northeast 3rd Street
Grand Rapids, MN 55744
Phone: (218) 327-9333
Fax: (218) 327-8637

Mankato Office
12 Civic Center Plaza Suite 2167
Mankato, MN 56001
Phone: (507) 625-6800
Fax: (507) 625-9427

St. Paul Office
2550 University Avenue West Suite 100N
Saint Paul, MN 55114
Phone: (651) 645-0323
Toll Free: (800) 642-0323
Fax: (651) 645-3110

Amy Klobuchar - Junior Senator (DFL)

Senior Staff
Chief of Staff- Sean Richardson
Legislative Director- Shelia Murphy
Communications Director- Ross Corson
State Director- Sara Grewing

Government-hosted website: http://klobuchar.senate.gov/
Campaign website: http://www.amyklobuchar.com/

Washington D.C. Office
302 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
Phone: (202) 224-3244
Fax: (202) 228-2186

Minneapolis Office (Fort Snelling)
1 Federal Drive
Whipple Federal Building Suite 298
Fort Snelling, MN 55111
Phone: (612) 727-5220
Fax: (612) 727-5223

Rochester Office

1134 7th Street NW
Rochester, MN 55901

Phone: (507) 288-5321
Fax: (507) 288-2922

Tim Walz - Congressional District 1 (DFL)

Senior Staff
Chief of Staff- Peg McGlinch
Legislative Director- Jeremy Bratt
District Director- Nate Arch
Press Secretary- Meredith Salsbery
Government-hosted website: http://walz.house.gov/
Campaign website: http://www.timwalz.org/

Washington D.C. Office

1529 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Phone: (202) 225-2472
Fax: (202) 225-3433

Mankato Office

227 East Main Street Suite 220
Mankato, MN 5590
Phone: (507) 206-0643

Rochester Office

1134 Seventh Street NW
Rochester, MN 55901
Phone: (507) 3882149

John Kline - Congressional District 2 (R)

Senior Staff
Chief of Staff- Steve Sutton
Legislative Director- Jean Hinz
District Director- Mike Osskopp
Press Secretary- Troy Young
Government-hosted website: http://kline.house.gov/
Campaign website:http://www.klineforcongress.org/

Washington D.C. Office
1429 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Phone: (202) 225-2271
Fax: (202) 225-2595

Burnsville Office
101 West Burnsville Parkway Suite 201
Burnsville, MN 55337
Phone: (952) 808-1261
Fax: (952) 808-1261

Jim Ramstad - Congressional District 3 (R)

Senior Staff
Chief of Staff- Dean Peterson
Legislative Director- Karin Hope   

District Director- Lance Olson
Press Secretary- Dean Peterson

Government-hosted website: http://www.house.gov/ramstad/
Campaign website: http://www.ramstad.org/
Washington D.C. Office
103 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515

Phone: (202) 225-2871
Fax: (202) 225-6351

Minnetonka Office
1809 Plymouth Road South Suite 300
Minnetonka, MN 55305
Phone: (952) 738-8000
Fax: (952) 738-9362

Betty McCollum - Congressional District 4 (DFL)

Senior Staff
Chief of Staff- Bill Harper
Legislative Director- Emily Lawrence
District Director- Josh Straka
Communications Director- Bryan Collinsworth

Government-hosted website: http://www.mccollum.house.gov/
Campaign website: http://www.mccollumforcongress.com/

Washington D.C. Office
1714 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Phone: (202) 225-6631
Fax: (202) 225-1968

St. Paul Office
165 Western Avenue North Suite 17
St. Paul, MN 55102
Phone: (651) 224-9191
Fax: (651) 224-3056

Keith Ellison - Congressional District 5 (DFL)

Senior Staff
Chief of Staff- Kari Moe   
Legislative Director- Minh Ta     
District Director- Brian Elliot
Press Secretary- Rick Jauert

Government-hosted website: http://ellison.house.gov/
Campaign website: http://www.keithellison.org/

Washington D.C. Office
1130 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Phone: (202) 225-4775
Fax: (202) 225-4886

Minneapolis Office
2100 Plymouth Avenue North
Minneapolis, MN 55411
Phone: (612) 522-1212
Fax: (612) 522-9915

Michele Bachmann - Congressional District 6 (R)

Senior Staff
Chief of Staff- Rich Dunn
Legislative Director- Rich Dunn
District Director- Sean Nienow
Press Secretary- Heidi Frederickson

Government-hosted website:http://bachmann.house.gov/
Campaign website: http://www.michelebachmann.com/

Washington D.C. Office
412 Cannon House Office Building   
Washington, D.C. 20515
Phone: (202) 225-2331
Fax: (202) 225-6475

Woodbury Office
6043 Hudson Road Suite 330
Woodbury, MN 55125
Phone: (651) 731-5400
Fax: (651) 731-6650

Collin Peterson - Congressional District 7 (D)

Senior Staff
Chief of Staff- Mark Brownell
Legislative Director- Robin Goracke
Press Secretary- Allison Myhre

Government-hosted website:http://collinpeterson.house.gov/
Campaign website: http://www.petersonforcongress.com/

Washington D.C. Office
2211 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Phone: (202) 225-2165
Fax: (202) 225-1596

Detroit Lakes Office
714 Lake Avenue Suite 107
Detroit Lakes, MN 56501
Phone: (218) 847-5056

Marshall Office
1420 East College Drive SW/WC
Marshall, MN 56258
Phone: (507) 537-2299

Montevideo Office
100 N First St
Montevideo, MN 53265
Phone: (320) 269-8888

Red Lake Falls Office
MN Wheat Growers Office Building
2603 Wheat Drive
Red Lake Falls, MN 56750
Phone: (218) 253-4356

Redwoods Falls Office
230 East 3rd Street
Redwood Falls, MN 56283
Phone: (507) 637-2270

Wilmar Office
320 4th Street SW
Centre Point Mall
Willmar, MN 56201
Phone: (320) 235-1061

Jim Oberstar - Congressional District 8 (DFL)

Senior Staff
Chief of Staff- Bill Richard
Legislative Director- Chip Gardiner
District Director- Jackie Morris
Press Secretary- Mary Kerr

Government-hosted website: http://oberstar.house.gov/
Campaign website: http://www.oberstar.org/

Washington D.C. Office
2365 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
Phone: (202) 225-6211
Fax: (202) 225-0699

Brainerd Office
Brainerd City Hall
501 Laurel Street
Brainerd, MN 56401
Phone: (218) 828-4400
Fax: (218) 828-1412

Chisholm Office
Chisholm City Hall
316 Lake Street
Chisholm, MN 55719
Phone: (218) 254-5761
Fax: (218) 254-5132

Duluth Office
Duluth Federal Building Room 231
Duluth, MN 55902
Phone: (218) 727-7474
Fax: (218) 727-8270

North Branch Office
38625 14th Avenue Suite 300B
North Branch, MN 55056
Phone: (651) 277-1234
Fax: (651) 277-1235