After 42 years in the Minnesota Legislature, Sen. Sandy Pappas says she will retire after next year's session.

Pappas, a DFL-er who represents St. Paul, was first elected to the Minnesota House in 1984 before moving to the Senate in 1990. She's currently chair of the Capital Investment Committee and is a former Senate President.

"The Legislature has been so much a part of my life that leaving is like saying farewell to my family," Pappas said. "I have worked alongside Minnesotans on issues from reproductive rights to pension policy; traveled from the Northwest Angle to our Iowa border on countless bonding tours; and collaborated with hundreds of colleagues to improve Minnesotans' lives."

Over the years, Pappas helped pass statewide earned sick and safe time , established the Childre

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