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Dan Fabian, the former Roseau educator who has served in the Minnesota State Legislature since January 2011 and now serves as the majority whip for the Republicans, makes no apologies about his rapid political rise.

"I'm real comfortable with what I'm doing in the legislature and where I'm at in terms of my leadership responsibilities," he said recently.

He serves on a number of committees and is the vice chair of the Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee.

In his role as the majority whip, he leads the charge in getting his party's bills passed.

"I'm responsible for co...