ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota Senate Democrats selected Erin Murphy as their new majority leader. Murhpy, an eight-term senator from Minneapolis, will succeed Kari Dziedzic, another Twin Cities Democrat. Driedzic resigned Friday because of cancer. Murphy served as assistant majority leader in the 2023 legislative session.
Murphy profile
From Senate District 64 in St. Paul, which includes the Highland Park, Macalester-Groveland, Merriam Park, Summit Hill and St. Anthony Park neighborhoods. She is a former majority leader of the Minnesota House. Earlier she was executive director of the Minnesota Nurses Association.
Murphy. In the Minnesota Senate since 2020. Earlier five terms in the Minnesota House. Age: 63.