Tax Reform that Works for Minnesota

Commissioner Myron Frans

Commissioner Myron Frans has nearly three decades of tax law expertise as well as strong business and managerial experience. As Commissioner of Revenue, he supports Govern Dayton’s goal of a fair and equitable tax system. Prior to this appointment, Frans served as president of Leeds Precision Instruments, a manufacturing and distributing company in Golden Valley, Minnesota. During his presidency at Leeds, he earned the Governor’s Internatinal Trade Award in 2010 for success in building global markets.

Bill Blazar

Bill Blazar is Senior Vice President of Public Affairs and Business Development at the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce. Blazar is responsible for the Chamber’s public affairs program, including policy development, lobbying and elections. Prior to joining the Chamber, he was Manager of Government Affairs for Target Corporation from 1987-1992. Blazar has also worked as a freelance public policy analyst, specializing in state and local fiscal policy, economic development and telecommunications.

Laura Kalambokidis

Laura Kalambokidis, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Applied Economics at the University of Minnesota. She teaches Public Finance and does research on a range of federal and state tax issues. Her current research concerns tax incentives for economic development, state business tax policy, and subsidies for charitable contributions. In 2009, she served on Minnesota’s State Budget Trends Study Commission. Prior to joining the University of Minnesota, Dr. Kalambokidis worked as a financial economist in the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Tax Analysis.