Intergovernmental relations

Intergovernmental relations coordinates the development of the county's legislative proposals and actively pursues the legislative platform approved by the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners.

Hennepin County state and federal legislative priorities

2025 state platform (PDF, 4MB)

Past platforms:

2024 state platform (PDF, 4MB)
2024 federal platform (PDF, 4MB)
2023 state platform (PDF, 1MB)
2023 federal platform (PDF, 23MB)
2022 state platform (PDF, 1MB)
2022 federal platform (PDF, 1MB)
2021 state platform (PDF, 1MB)
2021 federal platform (PDF, 1MB)

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Fact sheets

Solutions to homelessness (PDF, 1MB)
Adult mental health (PDF, 1MB)
Disparity reduction (PDF, 1MB)
Criminal justice reform (PDF, 1MB)
Child protection (PDF, 1MB)
Hennepin Healthcare (PDF, 1MB)
Economic driver (PDF, 1MB)
Substance use disorder (PDF, 1MB)
Modernization (PDF, 1MB)
Reinventing the solid waste system (PDF, 1MB)
- Reinventing the solid waste system - Supplement (PDF, 1MB)
Healthcare access and ecosystem (PDF, 1MB)

Legislative websites

State and federal legislative websites

Minnesota Legislature
Minnesota Senate
Minnesota House
Minnesota Legislation & Bill Status

Legislative association websites

Association of Minnesota Counties (AMC)
National Association of Counties (NACo)
League of Minnesota Cities (LMC)
National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
National Governor's Association (NGA)

Additional contacts

Liz Young, Director
Cell: 612-559-0447
liz.young@hennepin.us
Brennan Furness, Public Policy Manager
Cell: 612-235-0938
brennan.furness@hennepin.us
Kirk Pederson, Public Policy Manager
Cell: 612-432-0447
kirk.pederson@hennepin.us
Wanda Cannon, Public Policy Manager
Cell: 612-559-6510
wanda.cannon@hennepin.us
Akolade Gbadamosi, Public Policy Manager
Cell: 612-471-8783
akolade.gbadamosi@hennepin.us
Meg Montgomery, Public Policy Manager
megan.montgomery@hennepin.us

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