[1] Dan was a member of the Minnesota Senate and represented the 17th district, which includes areas of Benton, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison, and Sherburne counties.
Dan ran on a platform of improving the Minnesota business climate, controlling spending and keeping taxes lower.
Stevens was named the 2000 Legislator of the Year by the Minnesota Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts.
He had become one of the Legislature's leading authorities on long-term care, heading a task force and pushing for reform on the issue.
In addition to long-term care reform, Stevens' legislative priorities include protecting private property rights, reforming elections, establishing a citizen oversight board for the Department of Natural Resources and simplifying Minnesota's wetland regulatory process In 2002, Stevens unsuccessfully ran for US Congress for Minnesota's 7 Congressional District.