Minnesota Chamber Session Priorities

Description

4:00 p.m.      
Issue Briefing: Gubernatorial candidates meet and greet 

5:00 p.m.      Reception 

6:35 p.m.      National Anthem
                      Daniel Gilbert, "Daniel the Violinist" 

6:40 p.m.      Welcome 
Doug Loon, President and CEO, MN Chamber of Commerce
The Honorable Tim Walz, Governor of Minnesota (invited)

7:00 p.m.      Introduction of Chamber priorities
Brooke Lee, President and CEO, Anchor, 2025-26 Chair of the Board, Minnesota Chamber Board of Directors 

7:15 p.m.      Dinner

7:50 p.m.      Chamber vision: Economic imperative for growth
Doug Loon, President and CEO, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce

8:10 p.m.      Preview of 2026 session 
Moderator: Tom Hauser, Chief Political Reporter, KSTP-TV 5 Eyewitness News

Senate Majority Leader: Senator Erin Murphy (DFL-Saint Paul)
Senate Minority Leader: Senator Mark Johnson (R- East Grand Forks) 
House Majority Leader: Representative Lisa Demuth (R-Cold Spring)
House Minority Leader: Representative Zack Stephenson (DFL-Anoka)

8:45 p.m.      Adjourn