The day before yesterday, when I wrote here about State Representative Gordon Pederson (1927 - 2011), I said a few of the lobbyists in the lobby seemed a little "disdainful" of him - reviewing those scenes in my memory, I'm thinking maybe the surface "disdain" was a cover for frustrated resentment because they might not have got the results, or progress, that they wanted on issues or pieces of legislation they were working on, due to Pederson's influence.
(And - who knows what "Interests" some of these people might have been working for...?)
Rep. Pederson was in the legislature for decades: he was chairman of the House Transportation Committee for more than 20 years, and he was a force in the Republican caucus.
He had some sway here, and some clout there - well earned.
So - that's the flip side to power. You don't always make everybody happy.
(I'm a person who has, every now and then, been described as "sensitive" - and Rep. Pederson never hurt my feelings, so - how bad could he be, right?)
All those years in the military, and then the Statehouse... His life was clearly about service.
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A lobbyist I used to see every year during the '90s was a cute guy whose father was in the state legislature - in the Senate, if I remember correctly.
But unlike his father, politics was not his thing. We were talking, once, and he said January and February, when the legislature meets, was his least favorite part of his job. (Like me, he worked for an association year-round, and going to the legislature was one component of the job.)
I was the opposite - going to the legislative session in the winter was my favorite part of the job, although I enjoyed it all year around.
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And speaking of enjoyment, go on You Tube and find the video titled
Three Dog Night - Joy To The World (1971)
uploader / channel: Polydor 1000
...and play it loud and have a dance.
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