He has three or four issue priorities that he wants to work on, and he focuses. |
He's one of the few people who is interested in and critical of the way the legislature currently does business. That automatically puts you on the outside. |
I think there's actually a next generation of leadership on the horizon. And what's different is it's happening a lot faster. |
She's moved up steadily. Every year we've done it, the Appropriations Committee has ranked as the most powerful committee. |
That's high for a freshman. Usually, freshmen are going to be in the bottom third. |
The rankings of attendance and voting participation tell citizens how often their legislator was there to represent them. The effectiveness rankings tell citizens how effective their legislator was when he or she was there. The surveys hold a mirror up to the Legislature and the rankings are the reflection. |
The way I would headline it is, the next generation of leaders has arrived. |
This is a crucial session in terms of whether the Legislature is going to allow end runs by institutions around the Board of Governors or whether they're gonna support the new president and the Board of Governors. |
You're basically having to judge what had the state been doing in those areas, and what is the lottery doing above and beyond. |