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Contact Your State Legislators
Want to know who represents you in the Minnesota House and Senate?
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STATE SENATORS
(both elected 2020, 2-year term, up in 2022)
(25) David Senjem
95 University Avenue W., Minnesota Senate Bldg., Room 3401, St. Paul, MN 55155
Phone: (651) 296-3903
Twitter: @DSenjem
Email: sen.david.senjem@senate.mn
(26) Carla Nelson
95 University Avenue W., Minnesota Senate Bldg., Room 3235, St. Paul, MN 55155
Phone: (651)296-4848
Twitter: @CarlaNelsonMN
Email: sen.carla.nelson@senate.mn
(redistricted into 24)
STATE REPRESENTATIVES
(all elected 2020, 2-year term, up in 2022)
(25A) Duane Quam
247 State Office Building, St. Paul, MN 55155
Phone: (651) 296-9236
Twitter: @DRQuam
Email: rep.duane.quam@house.mn
(redistricted into 24A)
(25B) Liz Boldon
533 State Office Building, St. Paul, MN 55155
Phone: (651) 296-9249
Twitter: @LizBoldonMN
Email: rep.liz.boldon@house.mn
(26A) Tina Liebling
477 State Office Building, St. Paul, MN 55155
Phone: (651) 296-0573
Twitter: @TinaLiebling
Email: rep.tina.liebling@house.mn
(redistricted into 24B)
(26B) Nels T. Pierson
367 State Office Building, St. Paul, MN 55155
Phone: (651) 296-4378
Email: rep.nels.pierson@house.mn
(redistricted into 24B)
Contact Your State Legislators
Want to know who represents you in the Minnesota House and Senate?
Enter your address here
STATE SENATORS
(both elected 2020, 2-year term, up in 2022)
20
24
25
26
(25) David Senjem
95 University Avenue W., Minnesota Senate Bldg., Room 3401, St. Paul, MN 55155
Phone: (651) 296-3903
Twitter: @DSenjem
Email: sen.david.senjem@senate.mn
(26) Carla Nelson
95 University Avenue W., Minnesota Senate Bldg., Room 3235, St. Paul, MN 55155
Phone: (651)296-4848
Twitter: @CarlaNelsonMN
Email: sen.carla.nelson@senate.mn
STATE REPRESENTATIVES
(all elected 2020, 2-year term, up in 2022)
20B
24A
24B
25A
25B
26B
(25A) Duane Quam
247 State Office Building, St. Paul, MN 55155
Phone: (651) 296-9236
Twitter: @DRQuam
Email: rep.duane.quam@house.mn
(25B) Liz Boldon
533 State Office Building, St. Paul, MN 55155
Phone: (651) 296-9249
Twitter: @LizBoldonMN
Email: rep.liz.boldon@house.mn
(26A) Tina Liebling
477 State Office Building, St. Paul, MN 55155
Phone: (651) 296-0573
Twitter: @TinaLiebling
Email: rep.tina.liebling@house.mn
(26B) Nels T. Pierson
367 State Office Building, St. Paul, MN 55155
Phone: (651) 296-4378
Email: rep.nels.pierson@house.mn
Contact Your Federal Representatives
Want to know who represents you in the Minnesota House and Senate?
Enter your address here
US SENATORS
(both elected 2020, 2-year term, up in 2022)
(25) David Senjem
95 University Avenue W., Minnesota Senate Bldg., Room 3401, St. Paul, MN 55155
Phone: (651) 296-3903
Twitter: @DSenjem
Email: sen.david.senjem@senate.mn
(26) Carla Nelson
95 University Avenue W., Minnesota Senate Bldg., Room 3235, St. Paul, MN 55155
Phone: (651)296-4848
Twitter: @CarlaNelsonMN
Email: sen.carla.nelson@senate.mn
STATE REPRESENTATIVES
(all elected 2020, 2-year term, up in 2022)
(25A) Duane Quam
247 State Office Building, St. Paul, MN 55155
Phone: (651) 296-9236
Twitter: @DRQuam
Email: rep.duane.quam@house.mn
(25B) Liz Boldon
533 State Office Building, St. Paul, MN 55155
Phone: (651) 296-9249
Twitter: @LizBoldonMN
Email: rep.liz.boldon@house.mn
(26A) Tina Liebling
477 State Office Building, St. Paul, MN 55155
Phone: (651) 296-0573
Twitter: @TinaLiebling
Email: rep.tina.liebling@house.mn
(26B) Nels T. Pierson
367 State Office Building, St. Paul, MN 55155
Phone: (651) 296-4378
Email: rep.nels.pierson@house.mn
Our mission
We are a non-profit professional membership organization serving current and future physicians and promoting the health and health care of communities in Southeast Minnesota
We are committed to:
- A broad definition of health
- Community service
- Being compassionate
- Learning and evolving
- Being responsive to our members and communities
- Organizational sustainability
We strive to:
Asking: Who is left out? What can we do to include them?
Asking: How do we know this is a need? Whose need? What can we do to be sure?
Asking: Is this the best use of our funds? Are we achieving the most value possible with our funds?
Asking: What are we doing to eliminate health disparities? Do our programs affect all populations and individuals equally? Should they, or are there certain circumstances to consider?
Asking: Are we stewarding and enjoying the natural resources around us? How do our environmental actions in the Zumbro Valley affect the globe? Are we staying up to date on the changing global environmental landscape?
Asking: What activities are we sponsoring that allow our members respite from their professional lives? Are our members practicing self-care and avoiding burnout? How are we ensuring that our active members are not spreading themselves too thin?
ZVMS Officers
Co-President: Dionne Hart, MD
Co-President: Ashok Patel, MD
Secretary/Treasurer: Kathyrn Lombardo, MD
Executive Director: Beth Kangas, PhD
Executive Committee
- Dionne Hart, MD (Co-President)
- Ashok Patel, MD (Co-President)
- Adrian Beyde (MCASOM4)
- Nusheen Ameenuddin, MD
- Juan Bowen, MD
- Randy Hemann, MD
- Robert Hyde, MD
- Grace Johnson (MCASOM3)
- Yong-hun Kim (MCASOM2)
- Thomas C. Kingsley, MD, MPH
- Kathryn Lombardo, MD (Secretary/Treasurer)
- Emily Sadecki (MCASOM4)
- Jeffrey Woods (MCASOM 2)
- Priyal Fadadu, MD (Mayo Fellows Association)
- Lucy Bahn, PhD (ZVMSA)
- Beth Kangas, PhD (Executive Director)
- February 18
- April 15
- June 17
- August 19
- October 21
- December 9