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Minnesota Now with Nina Moini
Nina Moini and Alanna Elder

‘She is the best of public service’: Former Minnesota Senator remembers Kari Dziedzic

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Minnesota Senate Majority Leader Kari Dziedzic delivers remarks about the updated budget forecast in the Minnesota Department of Revenue building.
Ben Hovland | MPR News 2023

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Former Minnesota Senate Majority Leader Kari Dziedzic has died at the age of 62. She represented Minneapolis in the state Legislature for more than ten years. In 2023, she led a narrow Senate DFL majority through the passage of a number of major party priorities, including universal school meals and cannabis legalization.

Dziedzic stepped down from leadership early this year after learning her ovarian cancer had returned.

For more on her legacy, MPR News host Nina Moini talks with former Sen. Susan Kent, who worked with Dziedzic in the state Legislature.

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