Tom Bottern, the new secretary of the Minnesota Senate, has had an illustrious career including 25 years working at the Minnesota Senate as a researcher and counsel. Before his rise to the top however, for the 55-year-old lawyer spent a huge chunk of his childhood in Kenya where he grew up. Born in Denmark, Bottern lived with his family in Uganda and Kenya as a child before settling in Shorewood, Wisconsin. Bottern's career within the Minnesota Senate dates back to 1997 when he joined the Senate Counsel, Research and Fiscal Analysis Office and rose up the ranks to the position of director in 2012. The new position now places Bottern right below Senate President Bobby Joe Champion during floor sessions in a role he describes as running the Senate infrastructure.

Source: The Star December 11, 2022 08:46 UTC