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State Of The State

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Inver Grove Heights Middle Teacher to Watch State of State from House Floor Tonight

Lisa Murphy, a 6th grade social studies teacher at Inver Grove Heights Middle School, won an online drawing conducted by Rep. Joe Atkins and will join him on the House floor this evening during Gov. Dayton's State of the State speech.

The following is a press release from the office of Rep. Joe Atkins. State Representative Joe Atkins (DFL – Inver Grove Heights) recently held a drawing for those on his email update list and on his Facebook page for an extra ticket to Governor Dayton’s State of the State speech. Lisa Murphy, a 6th grade social studies teacher at Inver Grove Heights Middle School, won the drawing and will be joining Rep. Atkins on the Minnesota House of Representatives floor to watch the address. “The point of the free drawing was to give everyone a chance to attend the State of the State, not just elected officials and political insiders,” said Rep. Atkins. “I’m excited that Ms. Murphy will get the opportunity to get an almost front row seat to the …

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