Legislative first-termers long for bipartisanship

Rep. Marion O'Neill
Representative Marion O'Neill, R-Buffalo, asks a question during a Housing Finance and Policy Committee hearing Wednesday, Apr. 3, 2013 at the State Office Building in St. Paul. To her right is Republican research consultant John Reynolds.
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First-term Representatives Marion O'Neil of Buffalo and Raymond Dehn of Minneapolis speak with MPR News about their experiences at the Capitol as freshmen legislators.

Dehn is a Democrat and design consultant who represents district 59B, encompassing most of downtown Minneapolis and part of the city's north side. O'Neill is a Republican representing District 29B in the northwestern exurbs around Maple Lake and Monticello. She is a small business owner from Buffalo.