Dear Senate Colleagues:

​Sen. Robert StiversThe Senate Presidents’ Forum is one of the most important legislative gatherings on my calendar. The Forum provides several essential functions for state senate leaders. First, it serves as an educational resource offering insights from world-class experts on topics that are critical to state governance, covering a broad range of urgent issues from COVID vaccine deployment to our 2021 budgets, and beyond.

Secondly, the collegial atmosphere of the Forum fosters exchanges of information and experience without partisanship, so we can share ideas and find solutions to common challenges that work, and avoid approaches that have not been successful.

Finally, the Forum’s informal, intimate, and friendly atmosphere gives Senate leaders an opportunity to get to know one another personally, and this helps us to find paths to bridge partisan divides in our own legislatures.

Most senate leaders are extremely challenged to provide leadership and encouragement during these unprecedented and demanding times. Because we have so many urgent issues on our plates, I urge you to make time to be part of the Senate Presidents’ Forum, and I can guarantee it will be worth your time and provide much-needed support.

Warm regards,

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Chair