Johnson's record is one full of complexity; The folksy Senate DFL majority leader has a reputation for changing his mind and a history of creating controversy.(NEWS)

From: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) | Date: March 22, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

Byline: Mark Brunswick; Staff Writer

CORRECTION PUBLISHED 03/23/06: This article incorrectly reported when Roger Moe was Senate majority leader. He served from 1981 to until 2002.

Folksy but sharp-tongued, Senate Majority Leader Dean Johnson has long been seen as one of the more complex characters at the Minnesota State Capitol. A former Republican who turned DFLer after giving up a leadership role in his first party nearly a decade ago, he is the first legislator in the country ever to lead both parties in the same legislative chamber. A Lutheran minister from Willmar ...

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