Torrey Westrom committee assignments
The Minnesota Senate has passed a power-sharing agreement between Democrats and Republicans. This agreement comes as a result of the Senate being evenly split at 33-33. The agreement includes equal representation on committees, co-chairs and co-vice chairs from each caucus, and the creation of a new Senate Subcommittee on Veterans.
Senator Torrey Westrom of Alexandria has been appointed as the Republican chair of the Senate Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development Committee. He will focus on supporting agriculture and rural broadband in Minnesota. The Democrat chair of the committee will be Senator Aric Putnam of Saint Cloud. Additionally, Westrom will now serve as a member of the Senate committees on Judiciary and Public Safety; Environment, Climate, and Legacy; and Finance.