THOSE TWO PEOPLE TOOK ME UNDER THEIR WING AND TAUGHT ME HOW THIS PLACE WORKS.

AND HOW IMPORTANT BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS IS.

YOU CAN GET A LOT OF THINGS DONE HERE, IF YOU'RE WILLING TO LET SOMEONE ELSE TAKE THE CREDIT.

THAT IS MY BEST ADVICE FOR FUTURE LEADERS.

>> MARY: REPUBLICAN SENATOR JULIE ROSEN WAS FIRST ELECTED IN 2002.

IN HER 20 YEARS AT THE CAPITOL, SHE BUILT A TOUGH GET 'ER DONE REPUTATION.

AND SOME OF HER TOUGHEST TASKS WAS A BIPARTISAN EFFORT THAT LITERALLY BUILT A STATEWIDE LEGACY.

>> MY SOURCES SAY YOU HAD CONSIDERED RETIRING BEFORE, AND EVERYONE TALKED YOU OUT OF IT BECAUSE YOU ARE A GET 'ER DONE LAWMAKER, AND FRANKLY, SENATORS HAVE SAID THEY DIDN'T WANT TO BE IN THE SENATE WITHOUT YOU GETTING IT DONE.

IS THAT FAIR?

>> WELL, THAT'S VERY KIND.

BUT I AM GOING TO THROW THE MAJORITY LEADER, SENATOR MILLER, UNDER THE BUS BECAUSE EVERY TIME HE WOULD TALK ME INTO RUNNING AGAIN.

HE'S ONE OF MY CLOSEST FRIENDS HERE.

AND I DID IT FOR HIM.

I DID IT BECAUSE I TRULY LOVE THE PEOPLE I SERVE IN DISTRICT 23 AND IT'S JUST BEEN AN HONOR BEYOND BELIEF TO SERVE THEM.

>> MARY: WHAT ABOUT THAT UNIQUE SKILL AND REPUTATION, THOUGH, IF YOU HAVE A BIG, TOUGH, LARGE, THORNY EXPENSIVE BILL, SENATOR ROSEN BECAME ONE OF THE PEOPLE YOU WANTED TO GO TO.

LET'S TAKE THE VIKINGS STADIUM, FOR INSTANCE.

>> BUILD THE STADIUM.

>> YOU DON'T WORK ON A BILL THIS HARD TO HAVE IT FAIL.

>> MARY: THAT WAS NOT EASY LIFTING.

HOW DID YOU DO IT?

>> NOBODY WANTED THAT BILL.

[ LAUGHTER ] AND IT WAS THE COMBINATION OF KNOWING HOW TO DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS AROUND THE CAPITOL.

HAVING A HOUSE MEMBER, REPRESENTATIVE MORRIE LANNING, AND GOVERNOR DAYTON, COULD NOT HAVE DONE THAT WITHOUT THE THREESOME.

NEVER IN MY 20 YEARS HAVE I EVER HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK SUCCINCTLY WITH THE GOVERNOR AND THE HOUSE AND MOVE SOMETHING FORWARD WITH DIFFERENT PARTY LINES BUT AN AGENDA THAT WE DID NOT MOVE WITHOUT THE OTHER ONE BEING BEHIND.

IT WAS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY THAT I WAS VERY BLESSED TO BE A PART OF.

AND THE FIRST TIME I SAW THE STADIUM WHEN IT WAS BEING BUILT, I DID BREAK DOWN AND I CRIED.

IT'S A GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR THE STATE.

>> MARY: I REMEMBER WHEN YOU FIRST CAME TO THE CAPITOL, HOW YOU HIT THE GROUND RUNNING.

YOUR NICKNAME WAS SENATOR METH.

>> METH KNOWS NO BOUNDARIES.

>> MARY: IT WAS BECAUSE YOU OWNED THAT ISSUE.

AS A FRESHMAN, YOU CAME TO TOWN AND SAID, I'M GOING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS.

IT'S GOING TO BE BIPARTISAN.

IT'S A PROBLEM.

CAN YOU TALK ABOUT HOW YOU BECAME SENATOR METH?

>> THANK YOU, MARY, FOR BRINGING THAT UP.

IT JUST GIVES ME CHILLS.

I'LL TAKE THAT NICKNAME ALL DAY LONG.

THE METH LABS WERE COMING UP INTO THE SENATE DISTRICT THAT I SERVE, AND, SO, GOT A GROUP OF 30 PEOPLE TOGETHER, TWICE A MONTH, FOR NINE MONTHS TO DEVELOP THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE METH PACKAGE EVER IN THE ENTIRE NATION.

AND ONE OF THOSE PIECES WAS PUTTING YOUR SUDAFED BEHIND THE COUNTER.

IT DID MAKE A TREMENDOUS IMPACT ON THOSE METH LABS AND IT BROUGHT METH DOWN JUST DRASTICALLY IN THE STATE.

>> MARY: DO YOU HAVE SOME GOOD FRIENDSHIPS ACROSS THE AISLE THAT MAYBE WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT?

>> OH, I HAD MANY.

I ADORED SENATOR BERGLIN.

>> MARY: LINDA BERGLIN WAS A TOUGH COOKIE, LET'S JUST BE HONEST.

>> YEAH, SHE WAS A TOUGH COOKIE.

ABSOLUTELY ADORED HER, RESPECTED HER.

WE GOT A LOT DONE TOGETHER.

AND SHE DID HELP ME OUT.

SHE MENTORED ME QUITE A BIT.

I WORKED WITH GOVERNOR DAYTON ALL DAY LONG BECAUSE WE DIFFERED IMMENSELY IN MANY AREAS, AND WHEN HE'D GET MAD AT ME, I KNEW IT.

HE WAS CONSISTENT AND HE WAS VERY FORWARD.

AND I REALLY APPRECIATED THAT.

AND, OF COURSE, GOVERNOR WALZ, HE WAS MY CONGRESSMAN IN THE FIRST DISTRICT.

SO I KNOW HIM VERY WELL.

AND WE'VE WORKED VERY CLOSELY THE LAST FEW YEARS.

AND HE'S DONE A WONDERFUL JOB TOO.

AND, OF COURSE, GOVERNOR PAWLENTY, I MEAN, HOW CAN YOU -- I MEAN, HE WAS SUCH A JOY WITH GREAT SPIRIT.

AND SENSE OF HUMOR.

>> MARY: ANOTHER LITTLE KNOWN FACT, SOMETHING YOU DO AWAY FROM THE CAPITOL, CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT YOUR BULL?

>> BULLS, PLURAL.

>> MARY: OH, PLURAL.

>> YES.

I WAS ONE OF THE FIRST FEMALE CONTRACTORS, STOCK CONTRACTORS IN THE NATION.

I'VE DONE IT FOR ABOUT 20 YEARS.

AND FINALLY WON THE WORLD FINALS WITH SMOOTH OPERATOR TWO YEARS IN A ROW.

>> MARY: HOW ABOUT PARTING ADVICE?

YOU HAVE BEEN A VERY EFFECTIVE LAWMAKER WHO GOT THINGS DONE IN A BIPARTISAN WAY.

HOW DID YOU DO IT AND WHAT WOULD YOU TELL PEOPLE TO DO AS WELL?

>> IT'S THE SAME ADVICE I RECEIVED FROM DUANE BENSON BACK IN 2001, IF YOU'RE GOING TO DO THIS, DO THIS WELL.

YOU CAN GET A LOT DONE IN THE MINORITY.

I FEEL LIKE I HAVE