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Legislature geek in the house!

I take delight in creating and editing articles about legislators, and have done a bit in Minnesota history as well; so if I can help in any way, please feel free to call on your cheesehead pal! --Orange Mike | Talk 03:18, 12 December 2017 (UTC) (in Milwaukee, although I was the Democratic Assembly nominee in my Tennessee hometown in 1974)

Awesome! Nice to meet you. I'm still getting the hang of this Wikipedia thing :-) -- I live in Minneapolis, but don't worry, I won't hold your presumable Packers allegiance against you :) Jas88934 (talk) 04:10, 12 December 2017 (UTC)

I thought you lived in St. Paul, Jake. Whichever, you shouldn't keep editing the articles of the people you work for. Strict Constructionist (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 19:00, 18 December 2017 (UTC)

Thanks, Rick. Jas88934 (talk) 02:22, 28 December 2017 (UTC)

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