Kurt Zellers

Rep. Kurt Zellers is Minnesota’s new House Minority Leader. The four-term legislator from Maple Grove defeated Rep. Randy Demmers, of Hayfield, by a 32-13 margin on the fourth ballot at Tuesday’s GOP caucus meeting.

The Minnesota House of Representative is in the midst of a spirited, often cranky debate over a DFL tax bill that includes $1 billion in tax increases, including one on alcohol.