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The bipartisan task force is charged with developing a plan for the 2010 legislative session that will build on the past session's job growth initiatives. The Minnesota House Jobs Task Force will place an emphasis on bio business, construction and green jobs.

The following members will serve on the Jobs Task Force (August, 2009):
Rep. Sarah Anderson -Plymouth
Rep. Karla Bigham -Cottage Grove
Rep. David Bly
Rep. Robin Brown -Albert Lea
Rep. Mark Buesgens -Jordan
Rep. Julie Bunn
Rep. Lyndon Carlson -Crystal
Rep. Randy Demmer -Hayfield
Rep. Denise Dittrich -Champlin
Rep. Keith Downey -Edina
Rep. Patti Fritz -Faribault
Rep. Bob Gunther -Fairmont
Rep. Alice Hausman -St. Paul - Chair
Rep. Jeff Hayden -Minneapolis
Rep. Larry Howes -Walker
Rep. Gail Kulick Jackson -Milaca
Rep. Al Juhnke -Willmar
Rep. Jeremy Kalin -North Branch
Rep. Ann Lenczewski -Bloomington - Chair
Rep. Diane Loeffler -Minneapolis
Rep. Tim Mahoney -St. Paul
Rep. Sandra Masin -Eagan
Rep. Carol McFarlane -White Bear Lake
Rep. Denny McNamara -Hastings
Rep. Terry Morrow -St. Peter
Rep. Joe Mullery -Minneapolis
Rep. Michael Nelson -Brooklyn Park
Rep. Kim Norton -Rochester
Rep. Mike Obermueller -Eagan
Rep. Michael Paymar -St. Paul
Rep. Sandra Peterson
Rep. Paul Rosenthal -Edina
Rep. Tom Rukavina -Virginia - Chair
Rep. Bev Scalze -Little Canada
Rep. Tony Sertich -Chisholm
Rep. Linda Slocum -Richfield
Rep. Loren Solberg -Grand Rapids
Rep. Phillip Sterner -Rosemount
Rep. Jean Wagenius -Minneapolis

The task force will be led by Capital Investment Committee Chair Alice Hausman, DFL-St. Paul, Taxes Committee Chair Ann Lenczewski, DFL-Bloomington, and Higher Education and Workforce Development Chair Tom Rukavina, DFL-Virginia (Politics in Minnesota article from August 20, 2009).