3 more Minnesota commissioners confirmed by lawmakers

By KSTP

From left: Minnesota Department of Commerce Commissioner Grace Arnold, Department of Education Commissioner Willie Jett and IT Services Commissioner Tarek Tomes.

Minnesota lawmakers have confirmed three more state commissioners.

Department of Commerce Commissioner Grace Arnold, Department of Education Commissioner Willie Jett and IT Services Commissioner Tarek Tomes were formally approved by the Minnesota Senate on Thursday.

They’re the latest in a string of confirmations this week and last.

Arnold and Tomes have held their roles before this year but were reappointed by Gov. Tim Walz at the end of his last term. Jett replaced Heather Mueller as the head of the education department after serving as an instructor in the Education Administration Licensure program in the University of Minnesota’s Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy and Development.