Tuesday marks the start of the next legislative session in St. Paul, but a lot of notable faces will not be returning.

Among the 20 lawmakers who retired or resigned is DFL Rep. Gene Pelowski, who talked with MPR News Wednesday about his 38 years representing Winona.

Like Pelowski, GOP Rep. Pat Garofalo of Farmington has recently ended a long career in the Legislature. Garofalo was first elected in 2004 and spent the following 20 years in office before leaving his seat last summer. He most recently served as lead Republican on the powerful budget-setting Ways and Means Committee and took a policy interest in energy, education and gambling issues.

Garofalo joins MPR News host Nina Moini to reflect on that work and share what’s next.