House Majority Leader Joyce Peppin of Rogers today announced that she will not seek re-election to the Minnesota House this November. Peppin, an attorney, has accepted a job with the Minnesota Rural Electric Association (MREA) in Maple Grove. Peppin is currently serving her seventh term in office. Peppin says “it has been a great privilege to represent the hard-working families of the northwest suburbs of Dayton, Maple Grove and Rogers, and to be elected by my peers to serve as Majority Leader the past four years.” And she says she believes she has “made a difference in the lives of the people I have been honored to represent,” adding that “it is time for me to step back from public service and return to employment in the private sector. For me, serving in the legislature was not meant to be a full-time career, but rather a temporary public service and I know there are many smart leaders with new ideas, goals and skills that will step forward to serve. ” House Speaker Kurt Daudt says Peppin’s leadership will be missed by the caucus and the legislature.