Jeremy Estenson

Overview

A member of the firm’s Government Solutions team, Jeremy Estenson applies his prior legislative and public policy experience to build relationships with state and local legislators and government officials. Heavily involved in issues related to transportation, workforce and labor, economic development, and small business throughout his career, Jeremy effectively represents firm clients with business interests in these sectors.

Experience

Jeremy’s depth of lobbying experience includes everything from initial messaging, bill drafting, working with legislators to advance or defeat legislation and amendments, lobbying regulatory officials and much more. Jeremy has experience in a variety of areas including:

Workers compensation reform on behalf of self-insured businesses.
Transportation finance and policy issues, particularly related to freight and fuels.
Workforce and labor issues, particularly those related to FMLA, independent contractor status and Davis Bacon statutes.
Procurement of public investment for both

Keenly focused on government relations, Jeremy previously worked for the Republican Party in the Minnesota House of Representatives where he served as committee administrator for the Transportation Finance Committee.

He began his career with stints at the Minnesota Trucking Association and the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, giving him a solid foundation on which to build.

Jeremy is not a licensed attorney.

News & Insights

Speaking Engagements

Seminar
01.31.2019
2019 Business Law Update - Minneapolis
Firm Events
12.13.2018
31st Annual Construction Law Update

Publications

Alert
05.20.2019
Governor and Minnesota Legislative Leaders Finalize a Budget Deal
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05.03.2019
At the Minnesota Legislature, Conference Committees Underway
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04.23.2019
Minnesota Lawmakers Return for Final Stretch: May 20 Deadline Looms
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02.28.2019
Minnesota Projects $1 Billion Surplus
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02.01.2019
Minnesota Legislative Deadlines Announced; Deep Freeze Slows Down Legislature
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11.07.2018
2018 Minnesota Midterms Election Results
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06.06.2018
2018 Minnesota Legislative Session Wraps with Little Reform and the 2018 Election Season Heats Up
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04.13.2018
Minnesota House Republicans Announce Updated Budget Targets
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02.21.2018
Minnesota Legislature Convenes 2018 Session
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02.13.2018
Minnesota Special Election Results
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12.13.2017
Gov. Dayton Names Tina Smith to Replace Sen. Franken
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12.05.2017
November Budget Forecast Announcement & Special Election Date Set
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11.17.2017
Minnesota Department of Commerce Head Rothman Stepping Down to Run for Attorney General
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11.17.2017
Minnesota Department of Commerce Head Rothman Stepping Down to Run for Attorney General
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09.13.2017
Recapping the Minnesota Political Scene
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05.30.2017
2017 Minnesota Legislature Adjourns But After Special Session

With just over 24 hours before the deadline for adjournment of the 2019 Minnesota legislative session, a budget agreement had been reached. Key aspects of the deal include the renewal of the health care provider tax at 1.8 percent throughout the next biennium, no new tax on fuel, and a significant bump in the per-pupil spending in K-12 education.

Minnesota lawmakers met their self-imposed May 1 deadline for passing major budget bills in both bodies. Conference committees now begin reconciling the considerable differences in those bills. Governor Walz, along with House and Senate leadership, have begun negotiations about the fiscal targets for those bills.

The Minnesota legislature has until midnight on May 20 to provide a budget to Governor Walz. With incredibly different dynamics between the DFL-controlled House and Republican-controlled Senate, long hours of debate over omnibus budget bills will highlight whether legislators can find compromise and deliver a budget to the governor’s desk on time.