Guiding Federal Legislation
Missouri River Energy Services (MRES) and its members remain active and involved in the legislative process, and we accomplish that through an aggressive legislative effort.
Energy-related issues continue to remain a focus at our nation's capital, and our staff closely monitors pending federal legislation relevant to MRES and its members. Working with our congressional delegation and other key policymakers is an integral part of our work agenda.
Protecting the Federal Power Program
Regulatory Certainty on Carbon Emissions
Federal Legislators
MRES serves as an advocate for its members, and continues to build on the relationships with the lawmakers and policymakers representing out member districts. Here is a listing of federal legislators.
Iowa:
Senators
Representatives
Rep. Steve King (R-4th District)
Rep. Cindy Axne (D-3rd District)
Rep. Cindy Axne (D-3rd District)
Rep. Dave Loebsack (D-2nd District)
Minnesota:
Senators
- Brian Werner (Energy)
- Doug Calidas (Tax)
- Pete Wyckoff (Energy)
- Tim Everett (Tax)
Representatives
Rep. Jim Hagedorn (D-1st District)
Rep. Collin Peterson (D-7th District)
- Zach Martin (Energy)
- Richard Lee (Tax)
Rep. Pete Stauber (R-8th District)
Jeff Bishop (Tax)
North Dakota:
Senators
Sen. John Hoeven (R)
- Preston Cory (Energy)
- Tyler Hardy (Tax)
Representative
Casey Fitzpatrick (Energy, Tax)
South Dakota:
Senators
- Jon Abdnor (Energy)
- Joe Boddicker (Tax)
- Logan Penfield (Energy)
- Andrew Rothe (Tax)
Representative
Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-At Large)
John Weber (Energy)
Darren Hedlund (Tax)
Impacting Federal Regulation
MRES and its members actively monitor and participate in major federal regulatory matters, as the regulatory landscape is changing. We participate or intervene in matters that affect MRES and our member municipal electric utilities through targeted efforts in specific agency dockets. We will post more information when issues important to MRES and to our members arise.