Minnesota CUs Hire Former State Rep As Lobbyist

Doug Stang, a former State Representative from Cold Spring, Minn., has joined lobbying firm Lockridge Grindal Nauen, which represents the Minnesota Credit Union Network as its outside lobbying firm. LGN has practices in both the state capital, St. Paul, and Washington, D.C. A Republican, Stang is familiar with credit unions, having authored the Credit Union Protection Act in the legislature in 2002. He was first elected to the House in 1996 at age 22.