Rep. Steve Sviggum, R-Kenyon, has landed a teaching job at the University of Minnesota's Humprey Institute of Public Affairs. He will be a senior fellow in the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance.
Sviggum was the House Speaker for eight years but lost that job when DFLers took control of the House in November. He says he will remain in the House of Representatives.
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