Term of state legislature in Minnesota, US
The eighty-fifth Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 3, 2007. The 67 members of the Minnesota Senate and the 134 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives were all elected during the General Election on November 7, 2006.
The legislature met in regular session beginning January 3, 2007 and ending May 21, 2007. A bill passed on February 22 required the state to generate a significant amount of its energy needs from renewable sources.[ 1]
A special session was convened September 11, 2007 to pass legislature relating to floods in southeast Minnesota and the I-35W Mississippi River bridge .[ 2]
The legislature re-convened for regular session on February 12, 2008 and adjourned in May.
Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Membership changes" section , below. Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total Vacant DFL R End of previous Legislature 38 29 67 0 Begin 44 23 67 0 January 1, 2008 22 66 1 January 3, 2008 45 67 0 July 28, 2008 21 66 1 November 5, 2008 44 65 2 Latest voting share Beginning of the next Legislature 46 21 67 0
House of Representatives [ edit ] Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total Vacant DFL IR R End of previous Legislature 66 0 67 133 1 Begin 85 0 49 134 0 July 17, 2007 48 133 1 August 7, 2007 49 134 0 December 1, 2007 1 48 134 0 Latest voting share Beginning of the next Legislature 87 0 47 134 0
President of the Senate James Metzen (DFL-South St. Paul)Senate Majority Leader Lawrence Pogemiller (DFL-Minneapolis)Senate Minority Leader David Senjem (R-Rochester)House of Representatives [ edit ] Speaker of the House Margaret Anderson Kelliher (DFL-Minneapolis)House Majority Leader Anthony Sertich (DFL-Chisholm)House Minority Leader Marty Seifert (R-Marshall) Name District City Party Anderson, Ellen 66 St. Paul DFL Bakk, Thomas M. 06 Cook DFL Berglin, Linda 61 Minneapolis DFL Betzold, Don 51 Fridley DFL Bonoff, Terri 43 Minnetonka DFL Carlson, Jim 38 Eagan DFL Chaudhary, Satveer S. 50 Fridley DFL Clark, Tarryl 15 St. Cloud DFL Cohen, Dick 64 St. Paul DFL Dahle, Kevin [ 3] 25 Northfield DFL Day, Dick 26 Owatonna Rep Dibble, D. Scott 60 Minneapolis DFL Dille, Steve 18 Dassel Rep Doll, John P. 40 Burnsville DFL Erickson Ropes, Sharon 31 Winona DFL Fischbach, Michelle 14 Paynesville Rep Foley, Leo 47 Coon Rapids DFL Frederickson, Dennis 21 New Ulm Rep Gerlach, Chris 37 Apple Valley Rep Gimse, Joe 13 Willmar Rep Hann, David 42 Eden Prairie Rep Higgins, Linda 58 Minneapolis DFL Ingebrigtsen, Bill 11 Alexandria Rep Johnson, Debbie 49 Ham Lake Rep Jungbauer, Mike 48 East Bethel Rep Koch, Amy T. 19 Buffalo Rep Koering, Paul 12 Fort Ripley Rep Kubly, Gary W. 20 Granite Falls DFL Langseth, Keith 09 Glyndon DFL Larson, Dan 63 Bloomington DFL Latz, Ron 44 St. Louis Park DFL Limmer, Warren 32 Maple Grove Rep Lourey, Tony 08 Kerrick DFL Lynch, Ann 30 Rochester DFL Marty, John 54 Roseville DFL Metzen, James P. 39 South St. Paul DFL Michel, Geoff 41 Edina Rep Moua, Mee 67 St. Paul DFL Murphy, Steve 28 Red Wing DFL Neuville, Tom [ 4] 25 Northfield Rep Olseen, Rick 17 Harris DFL Olson, Gen 33 Minnetrista Rep Olson, Mary 04 Bemidji DFL Ortman, Julianne E. 34 Chanhassen Rep Pappas, Sandy 65 St. Paul DFL Pariseau, Patricia 36 Farmington Rep Pogemiller, Lawrence J. 59 Minneapolis DFL Solon, Yvonne Prettner 07 Duluth DFL Rest, Ann H. 45 New Hope DFL Robling, Claire 35 Jordan Rep Rosen, Julie A. 24 Fairmont Rep Rummel, Sandy 53 White Bear Lake DFL Saltzman, Kathy 56 Woodbury DFL Saxhaug, Tom 03 Grand Rapids DFL Scheid, Linda 46 Brooklyn Park DFL Senjem, David H. 29 Rochester Rep Sheran, Kathy 23 Mankato DFL Sieben, Katie 57 Newport DFL Skoe, Rod 02 Clearbrook DFL Skogen, Dan 10 Hewitt DFL Sparks, Dan 27 Austin DFL Stumpf, LeRoy 01 Plummer DFL Tomassoni, David J. 05 Chisholm DFL Torres Ray, Patricia 62 Minneapolis DFL Vandeveer, Ray 52 Forest Lake Rep Vickerman, Jim 22 Tracy DFL Wergin, Betsy 16 Princeton Rep Wiger, Chuck 55 North St. Paul DFL
House of Representatives [ edit ] Name District City Party Abeler, Jim 48B Anoka Rep Anderson, Bruce 19A Buffalo Township Rep Anderson, Sarah 43A Plymouth Rep Anzelc, Tom 03A Balsam Township DFL Atkins, Joe 39B Inver Grove Heights DFL Beard, Michael 35A Shakopee Rep Benson, John 43B Minnetonka DFL Berns, John 33B Wayzata Rep Bigham, Karla 57A Cottage Grove DFL Bly, David 25B Northfield DFL Brod, Laura 25A New Prague Rep Brown, Robin 27A Austin DFL Brynaert, Kathy 23B Mankato DFL Buesgens, Mark 35B Jordan Rep Bunn, Julie 56A Lake Elmo DFL Carlson, Lyndon 45B Crystal DFL Clark, Karen 61A Minneapolis DFL Cornish, Tony 24B Good Thunder Rep Davnie, Jim 62A Minneapolis DFL Dean, Matt 52B Dellwood Rep DeLaForest, Chris 49A Andover Rep Demmer, Randy 29A Hayfield Rep Dettmer, Bob 52A Forest Lake Rep Dill, David 06A Crane Lake DFL Dittrich, Denise 47A Champlin DFL Dominguez, Augustine "Willie" 58B Minneapolis DFL Doty, Al 12B Royalton DFL Drazkowski, Steve [ 5] 28B Wabasha Rep Eastlund, Rob 17A Isanti Rep Eken, Kent 02A Twin Valley DFL Emmer, Tom 19B Delano Rep Erhardt, Ron [ 6] 41A Edina Rep Erickson, Sondra 16A Princeton Rep Faust, Tim 08B Mora DFL Finstad, Brad 21B Comfrey Rep Fritz, Patti 26B Faribault DFL Gardner, Paul 53A Shoreview DFL Garofalo, Pat 36B Farmington Rep Gottwalt, Steve 15A St. Cloud Rep Greiling, Mindy 54A Roseville DFL Gunther, Bob 24A Fairmont Rep Hackbarth, Tom 48A Cedar Rep Hamilton, Rod 22B Mountain Lake Rep Hansen, Rick 39A South St. Paul DFL Hausman, Alice 66B St. Paul DFL Haws, Larry 15B St. Cloud DFL Heidgerken, Bud 13A Freeport Rep Hilstrom, Debra 46B Brooklyn Center DFL Hilty, Bill 08A Finlayson DFL Holberg, Mary Liz 36A Lakeville Rep Hoppe, Joe 34B Chaska Rep Hornstein, Frank 60B Minneapolis DFL Hortman, Melissa 47B Brooklyn Park DFL Hosch, Larry 14B St. Joseph DFL Howes, Larry 04B Walker Rep Huntley, Thomas 07A Duluth DFL Jaros, Mike 07B Duluth DFL Johnson, Sheldon 67B St. Paul DFL Juhnke, Al 13B Willmar DFL Kahn, Phyllis 59B Minneapolis DFL Kalin, Jeremy 17B Lindstrom DFL Kelliher, Margaret Anderson 60A Minneapolis DFL Knuth, Kate 50B New Brighton DFL Koenen, Lyle 20B Clara City DFL Kohls, Paul 34A Victoria Rep Kranz, Scott 51A Blaine DFL Laine, Carolyn 50A Columbia Heights DFL Lanning, Morrie 09A Moorhead Rep Lenczewski, Ann 40B Bloomington DFL Lesch, John 66A St. Paul DFL Liebling, Tina 30A Rochester DFL Lieder, Bernard 01B Crookston DFL Lillie, Leon 55A North St. Paul DFL Loeffler, Diane 59A Minneapolis DFL Madore, Shelley 37A Apple Valley DFL Magnus, Doug 22A Slayton Rep Mahoney, Tim 67A St. Paul DFL Mariani, Carlos 65B St. Paul DFL Marquart, Paul 09B Dilworth DFL Masin, Sandra 38A Eagan DFL McFarlane, Carol 53B White Bear Lake Rep McNamara, Denny 57B Hastings Rep Moe, Frank 04A Bemidji DFL Morgan, Will 40A Burnsville DFL Morrow, Terry 23A St. Peter DFL Mullery, Joe 58A Minneapolis DFL Murphy, Erin 64A St. Paul DFL Murphy, Mary 06B Hermantown DFL Nelson, Michael 46A Brooklyn Park DFL Nornes, Bud 10A Fergus Falls Rep Norton, Kim 29B Rochester DFL Olin, Dave 01A Thief River Falls DFL Olson, Mark [ 7] 16B Big Lake IR Otremba, Mary Ellen 11B Long Prairie DFL Ozment, Dennis 37B Rosemount Rep Paulsen, Erik 42B Eden Prairie Rep Paymar, Michael 64B St. Paul DFL Pelowski, Gene 31A Winona DFL Peppin, Joyce 32A Rogers Rep Peterson, Aaron 20A Appleton DFL Peterson, Neil W. 41B Bloomington Rep Peterson, Sandra 45A New Hope DFL Poppe, Jeanne 27B Austin DFL Rukavina, Tom 05A Virginia DFL Ruth, Connie 26A Owatonna Rep Ruud, Maria 42A Minnetonka DFL Sailer, Brita 02B Park Rapids DFL Scalze, Bev 54B Little Canada DFL Seifert, Marty 21A Marshall Rep Sertich, Tony 05B Chisholm DFL Severson, Dan 14A Sauk Rapids Rep Shimanski, Ron 18A Silver Lake Rep Simon, Steve 44A St. Louis Park DFL Simpson, Dean 10B Perham Rep Slawik, Nora 55B Maplewood Rep Slocum, Linda 63B Richfield DFL Smith, Steve 33A Mound Rep Solberg, Loren 03B Grand Rapids DFL Sviggum, Steve [ 8] 28B Kenyon Rep Swails, Marsha 56B Woodbury DFL Thao, Cy 65A St. Paul DFL Thissen, Paul 63A Minneapolis DFL Tillberry, Tom 51B Fridley DFL Tingelstad, Kathy 49B Andover Rep Tschumper, Ken 31B La Crescent DFL Urdahl, Dean 18B Grove City Rep Wagenius, Jean 62B Minneapolis DFL Walker, Neva 61B Minneapolis DFL Ward, John 12A Brainerd DFL Wardlow, Lynn 38B Eagan Rep Welti, Andy 30B Plainview DFL Westrom, Torrey 11A Elbow Lake Rep Winkler, Ryan 44B Golden Valley DFL Wollschlager, Sandy 28A Cannon Falls DFL Zellers, Kurt 32B Maple Grove Rep
District Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date successor 25 Tom Neuville Resigned effective January 1, 2008 to accept appointment as Third Judicial District trial court judge. Kevin Dahle January 3, 2008 16 Betsy Wergin Resigned July 28, 2008 to accept appointment to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission . Successor elected November 4, 2008, but did not assume office until the convention of the 86th Minnesota Legislature . Lisa Fobbe November 4, 2008 63 Dan Larson Resigned effective November 5, 2008. Successor elected November 4, 2008, but did not assume office until the convention of the 86th Minnesota Legislature . Ken Kelash November 4, 2008
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