Sen. Carlson not expecting, wanting to become transportation chairman
The recent announcement by Senate Transportation Committee Chairman Steve Murphy, DFL-Red Wing, that he’s not seeking reelection might suggest that Sen. Jim Carlson, DFL-Eagan, committee vice chairman, would be inline to take over the committee.
But Carlson does not expect to be the next committee chairman.
Indeed, the first-term lawmaker supports Sen. Scott Dibble, DFL-Minneapolis, who chairs a transit subcommittee and has more seniority, to be the next transportation committee chairman.
He would be the last to argue that’s he’s ready to chair the full committee, Carlson said.
In other Senate matters, Sen. Paul Koering, R-Ft. Ripley, has been appointed lead Republican on the Senate Capital Investment Committee.
