St. Cloud Sun

Representative Paul Novotny of Elk River was sworn in for the 2025 legislative session alongside 66 other Republican state representatives at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul. During the ceremony, Rep. Novotny outlined his priorities for the upcoming session.

“It is an honor to return to St. Paul to serve as your state representative in the legislature,” said Rep. Novotny, “This year’s session will be a busy one as we focus on keeping our communities safe, ensuring justice for crime victims, and protecting the financial well-being of Minnesota families, especially our senior citizens. Public safety is one of my top priorities this session, and I will continue working to prevent crime across our state, ensuring that crime victims receive the support and justice they deserve. I am also focused on addressing the projected budget deficit by putting an end to years of automatic budget increases and reckless spending that have led to a bloated state government,” said Rep. Novotny. “In November, Minnesotans voted to restore balance to state government, and I am committed to bringing commonsense budgeting back to St. Paul by putting Minnesota families first, providing responsible funding only to programs that work, and capping the tax increase for families and senior citizens across Minnesota.”

For the 2025-2026 biennium, Rep. Novotny will serve as lead Republican on the Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee. He has also been assigned roles on both the Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee and the Ways and Means Committee.

Rep. Novotny encouraged constituents from District 30B to stay involved with legislative matters or reach out with questions or concerns through phone or email contact information provided by his office. Constituents can also subscribe to updates via his newsletter at www.house.mn.gov or follow him on social media at https://www.facebook.com/RepPaulNovotny/.