May 22 - A Portrait & Images of the Last Day of the 2023 Legislative Session

This image is a posed environmental portrait of Hans Asare in the east wing of the Capitol. He and Julius Mims saw me with my cameras and said, “Hey you want to take my picture?”. So, this is Asare’s portrait. I told him where to stand and to look up toward the light. He posed himself. The skylight over the grand stairs to the old Supreme Court Chamber lights the east wing of the Capitol as the sun moves west for this contrast of light and dark and a rim light on his face.

Nurses and staff of the Minnesota Nurses Assoc. rally outside the Senate Chamber.

Advocates for the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment rally outside the House Chamber.

Sen. Melissa Wiklund presents Health & Human Services bill.

Senate Majority Leader Kari Dziedzic speaks in favor of passage of the Bonding & Infrastructure Bills during the last day of the 2023 Legislative Session.

Sen. Sandy Pappas, chief author of the Bonding & Infrastructure Bills, gets a hug from Sen. Erin Murphy after Pappas passed the bonding bill.

Sen Erin Murphy, chief author of the Nurses bill, confers with Sen Majority Leader Kari Dziedzic during the last day of the 2023 Legislative Session.

Uber and Lyft drivers march around the Capitol to encourage Gov. Tim Walz to sign a bill that would increase drivers pay and job protection during the last day of the 2023 Legislative Session.

Senate Minority Leader Mark Johnson and House Minority Leader Lisa Demuth confer on the House floor during the last day of the 2023 Legislative Session.

Speaker Melissa Hortman watches over debate as bills come over from the Senate during the last day of the 2023 Legislative Session.

House Majority Leader Jamie Long confers with Minority Leader Lisa Demuth and Deputy Minority Leader Paul Torkelson during the last day of the 2023 Legislative Session.

he House votes on nursing home legislation during the last day of the 2023 Legislative Session.

Speaker Melissa Hortman thanks Chief Clerk Patrick Duffy Murphy and the clerk’s staff for their long hours of work to keep the paperwork moving during the last day of the 2023 Legislative Session.

Rep. Gene Pelowski begins to pack his brief case as the House prepares to adjourn the 2023 Legislative Session.

Rep. Kim Hicks and Rep. Maria Isa Perez-Vega celebrate after the House adjourned the 2023 Legislative Session. The House will reconvene on Monday, Feb. 12, 2024.

Rep. Carlie Kotyza-Witthun carries her coffee mug and packed bags out of the House Chamber after the House adjourned the 2023 Legislative Session. The House will reconvene on Monday, Feb. 12, 2024.