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District 22 senator who served in St. Paul for 24 years died Jan. 19 5:30 am, Jan. 27, 2021 × Outgoing Sen. Jim Vickerman (left) and Rep. Rod Hamilton address local leaders during Friday morning's legislative breakfast at the Worthington Country Club. The event was hosted by the Worthington Area Chamber of Commerce. REGIONAL — Rod Hamilton arrived in St. Paul in 2005 to begin serving as District 22B representative. He didn’t have to look far for a mentoring figure. Jim Vickerman, the District 22 senator from Tracy, had already been in his office for 18 years and was well respec...

Reporter TRACY — He was approachable and a good listener — but sometimes, Jim Vickerman could also be a forceful advocate for causes he believed in, especially when they affected farms and rural communities. “Sen. Vickerman was very much an advocate for rural Minnesota,” said former Minnesota Sen. Dennis Frederickson, who served alongside Vickerman in the state Senate. Vickerman, a Tracy area farmer and a former Minnesota state legislator with 24 years of service, died Tuesday. He was 89. Vickerman always treated others with kindness and respect, said Marty Seifert, a former Minnesot...