Senator-Elect John Carlson (R-Bemidji) was met at the door by Central Lakes College President Dr. Larry Lundblad on Fri., Dec. 10, when the new legislator visited the Brainerd campus for a tour and to discuss higher education with President Lundblad. Carlson has said his special legislative concerns are to "redesign government services, jobs and economy, and education reform." The first-term member of the Minnesota Senate from District 4 is an insurance salesman who owns and operates the John Carlson Agency, Inc., 1403 Bemidji Ave. N, Bemidji. He earned his BS at Bemidji State University. His legislative office is located at 75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Capitol Building, St. Paul., Mn. 55155-1606.