72nd Minnesota Legislature explained
| Seventy-second Minnesota Legislature |
| Membership1: | 67 Senators |
| Membership2: | 134 Representatives |
The seventy-second Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 6, 1981. The 67 members of the Minnesota Senate and the 134 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives were elected during the general election of November 4, 1980.
Sessions
The legislature met in a regular session from January 6, 1981, to May 18, 1981. Three special sessions were also convened in 1981. The first of these special sessions was convened on June 6 to consider the state budget, appropriations, and a tax bill. The second of the special sessions was convened on July 1 and July 2 to consider a short-term borrowing law and to correct errors in the laws enacted during the regular session. The third special session of 1981 was convened from December 1, 1981, to January 18, 1982, to consider reducing appropriations.[1]
A continuation of the regular session was held between January 12, 1982, and March 19, 1982. Three additional special sessions were also held in 1982. The first of these special sessions was convened on March 30 to consider changes to the state's unemployment and workers' compensation laws. The second was convened on July 9 to consider authorizing Albert Lea to spend federal revenue sharing funds, and to consider providing employment aid to the Iron Range from the Northeast Minnesota Economic Protection Fund. The final special session of the 72nd Minnesota Legislature met from December 7, 1982, to December 10, 1982, and considered reductions in appropriations, reducing employer and increasing employee contributions to various retirement funds, adding two members to the investment advisory board, and so forth.[1]
Party summary
Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Membership changes" section, below.
Senate
| Party[2] (Shading indicates majority caucus)
| Total | Vacant |
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| DFL | IR |
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| End of previous Legislature | | 44 | 21 | 65 | 2 |
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| Begin | | 45 | 22 | 67 | 0 |
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| April 10, 1981 < | --Jim Nichols resigns--> | 44 | 66 | 1 |
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| May 15, 1981 < | --Randy Kamrath seated--> | 23 | 67 | 0 |
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| Latest voting share | | | |
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| Beginning of the next Legislature | | 42 | 25 | 67 | 0 | |
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House of Representatives
| Party[3] (Shading indicates majority caucus)
| Total | Vacant |
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| DFL | IR |
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| End of previous Legislature | | 67 | 66 | 133 | 1 |
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| Begin | 70 | 64 | 134 | 0 |
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| June 1, 1981 < | --Don Friedrich resigns--> | 63 | 133 | 1 |
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| July 17, 1981 < | --Don Frerichs takes office--> | 64 | 134 | 0 |
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| Latest voting share | | | |
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| Beginning of the next Legislature | | 77 | 57 | 134 | 0 | |
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Leadership
Senate
- President of the Senate
John T. Davies (DFL-Minneapolis)[4]
- Senate Majority Leader
Roger Moe (DFL-Ada)[5]
- Senate Minority Leader
Robert O. Ashbach (IR-St. Paul)[5] House of Representatives
- Speaker of the House
Harry A. Sieben (DFL-Hastings)[6]
- House Majority Leader
Willis Eken (DFL-Twin Valley)[7]
- House Minority Leader
Until February 1982 Glen Sherwood (IR-Pine River)[7]
From February 1982 David M. Jennings (IR-Truman)[7] Members
Senate
| Name | District | City | Party |
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| Ashbach, Robert O. | 48 | St. Paul | IR |
| Bang, Otto T. | 39 | Edina | IR |
| Belanger, William | 38 | Bloomington | IR |
| Benson, Duane | 35 | Lanesboro | IR |
| Berg, Charlie | 15 | Chokio | IR |
| Berglin, Linda | 59 | Minneapolis | DFL |
| Bernhagen, John | 22 | Hutchinson | IR |
| Bertram, Joe | 16 | Paynesville | DFL |
| Brataas, Nancy | 33 | Rochester | IR |
| Chmielewski, Florian | 14 | Sturgeon Lake | DFL |
| Dahl, Gregory | 49 | White Bear Lake | DFL |
| Davies, John T. | 60 | Minneapolis | DFL |
| Davis, Chuck | 18 | Princeton | DFL |
| Dicklich, Ron | 05 | Hibbing | DFL |
| Dieterich, Neil | 62 | St. Paul | DFL |
| Engler, Steven | 25 | Randolph | IR |
| Frank, Don | 46 | Spring Lake Park | DFL |
| Frederick, Mel | 32 | West Concord | IR |
| Frederickson, Dennis | 28 | New Ulm | IR |
| Hanson, Marv | 01 | Hallock | DFL |
| Hughes, Jerome M. | 50 | Maplewood | DFL |
| Humphrey, Skip | 44 | New Hope | DFL |
| Johnson, Doug | 06 | Tower | DFL |
| Kamrath, Randy P. | 20 | Canby | IR |
| Keefe, John B. | 40 | Hopkins | IR |
| Knoll, Franklin J. | 61 | Minneapolis | DFL |
| Knutson, Howard A. | 53 | Burnsville | IR |
| Kroening, Carl | 54 | Minneapolis | DFL |
| Kronebusch, Patricia Louise | 34 | Rollingstone | IR |
| Langseth, Keith | 09 | Glyndon | DFL |
| Lantry, Marilyn | 67 | St. Paul | DFL |
| Lessard, Bob | 03 | International Falls | DFL |
| Lindgren, Steven O. | 37 | Richfield | IR |
| Luther, Bill | 45 | Brooklyn Park | DFL |
| Menning, Mike | 26 | Edgerton | DFL |
| Merriam, Gene | 47 | Coon Rapids | DFL |
| Moe, Donald | 65 | St. Paul | DFL |
| Moe, Roger | 02 | Ada | DFL |
| Nelson, Tom A. | 31 | Austin | DFL |
| Nichols, James W. | 20 | Lake Benton | DFL |
| Olhoft, Wayne | 11 | Herman | DFL |
| Pehler, Jim | 17 | St. Cloud | DFL |
| Penny, Tim | 30 | New Richland | DFL |
| Peterson, Collin Clark | 10 | Detroit Lakes | DFL |
| Peterson, Darrel L. | 27 | Fairmont | IR |
| Peterson, Randolph W. | 19 | Wyoming | DFL |
| Petty, Eric D. | 58 | Minneapolis | DFL |
| Pillsbury, George Sturgis | 42 | Wayzata | IR |
| Purfeerst, Clarence | 24 | Faribault | DFL |
| Ramstad, Jim | 43 | Plymouth | IR |
| Renneke, Earl | 23 | Le Sueur | IR |
| Rued, David E. | 13 | Aitkin | IR |
| Schmitz, Robert J. | 36 | Jordan | DFL |
| Setzepfandt, A. O.H. | 21 | Bird Island | DFL |
| Sieloff, Ron | 63 | St. Paul | IR |
| Sikorski, Gerry | 51 | Stillwater | DFL |
| Solon, Sam | 07 | Duluth | DFL |
| Spear, Allan | 57 | Minneapolis | DFL |
| Stern, Irving M. | 41 | St. Louis Park | DFL |
| Stokowski, Anne K. | 55 | Minneapolis | DFL |
| Stumpf, Jr., Peter P. | 64 | St. Paul | DFL |
| Taylor, Glen | 29 | Mankato | IR |
| Tennessen, Robert J. | 56 | Minneapolis | DFL |
| Ulland, James E. | 08 | Duluth | IR |
| Vega, Conrad | 52 | South St. Paul | DFL |
| Waldorf, Gene | 66 | St. Paul | DFL |
| Wegener, Myrton O. | 12 | Bertha | DFL |
| Willet, Gerald | 04 | Park Rapids | DFL | |
House of Representatives
| Name | District | City | Party |
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| Aasness, Paul D. | 11A | Wendell | IR |
| Ainley, Jr., John A. | 04A | Park Rapids | IR |
| Anderson, Bob | 10B | Ottertail | IR |
| Anderson, Bruce W. | 26A | Slayton | DFL |
| Anderson, Glen H. | 15B | Bellingham | DFL |
| Anderson, Irvin N. | 03A | International Falls | DFL |
| Battaglia, David Peter | 06B | Two Harbors | DFL |
| Begich, Joseph | 06A | Eveleth | DFL |
| Berkelman, Thomas R. | 08B | Duluth | DFL |
| Blatz, Kathleen | 38A | Bloomington | IR |
| Brandl, John | 61A | Minneapolis | DFL |
| Brinkman, Bernard J. | 16B | Richmond | DFL |
| Byrne, Margaret Mary | 64B | St. Paul | DFL |
| Carlson, Doug | 14A | Sandstone | IR |
| Carlson, Lyndon | 44A | Crystal | DFL |
| Clark, Janet H. | 60A | Minneapolis | DFL |
| Clark, Karen | 59A | Minneapolis | DFL |
| Clawson, John T. | 19A | Center City | DFL |
| Dahlvang, George C. | 54A | Minneapolis | DFL |
| Dean, William D. | 58A | Minneapolis | IR |
| Dempsey, Terry | 28B | New Ulm | IR |
| Den Ouden, Gaylin | 21B | Prinsburg | IR |
| Drew, John | 63B | St. Paul | IR |
| Eken, Willis | 02B | Twin Valley | DFL |
| Elioff, Dominic J. | 05A | Virginia | DFL |
| Ellingson, Robert L. | 45B | Brooklyn Center | DFL |
| Erickson, Wendell O. | 26B | Hills | IR |
| Esau, Gilbert D. | 28A | Mountain Lake | IR |
| Evans, James | 10A | Detroit Lakes | IR |
| Ewald, Douglas R. | 40A | Minnetonka | IR |
| Fjoslien, David O. | 11B | Brandon | IR |
| Forsythe, Mary | 39A | Edina | IR |
| Frerichs, Don | 32B | Rochester | IR |
| Friedrich, Donald L. | 32B | Rochester | IR |
| Greenfield, Lee | 57B | Minneapolis | DFL |
| Gruenes, Dave | 17B | St. Cloud | IR |
| Gustafson, Ben E. | 07B | Duluth | DFL |
| Halberg, Chuck | 53B | Burnsville | IR |
| Hanson, Walter R. | 62B | St. Paul | DFL |
| Harens, Thomas J. | 65B | St. Paul | DFL |
| Hauge, Earl | 15A | Glenwood | DFL |
| Haukoos, Bob | 31A | Albert Lea | IR |
| Heap, Jim | 43B | Robbinsdale | IR |
| Heinitz, Orlando Jacob | 43A | Plymouth | IR |
| Himle, John | 39B | Bloomington | IR |
| Hoberg, Dwaine | 09A | Moorhead | IR |
| Hokanson, Shirley A. | 37A | Richfield | DFL |
| Hokr, Dorothy | 44B | New Hope | IR |
| Jacobs, Joel | 47A | Coon Rapids | DFL |
| Jennings, David M. | 27B | Truman | IR |
| Johnson, Carl M. | 23B | St. Peter | DFL |
| Johnson, Dean | 21A | Willmar | IR |
| Jude, Tad | 42A | Mound | DFL |
| Kahn, Phyllis | 57A | Minneapolis | DFL |
| Kaley, John R. | 33A | Rochester | IR |
| Kalis, Henry | 30A | Walters | DFL |
| Kelly, Randy | 66B | St. Paul | DFL |
| Knickerbocker, Jerry | 40B | Minnetonka | IR |
| Kostohryz, Dick | 50B | North St. Paul | DFL |
| Laidig, Gary | 51A | Stillwater | IR |
| Lehto, Arlene Ione | 08A | Duluth | DFL |
| Lemen, Robert N. | 03B | Grand Rapids | IR |
| Kvam, Adolph Leonard | 22A | Litchfield | IR |
| Levi, Connie | 50A | Dellwood | IR |
| Long, Dee | 56B | Minneapolis | DFL |
| Ludeman, Cal | 20B | Tracy | IR |
| Luknic, Marsha Johnson | 24B | Faribault | IR |
| Mann, George | 27A | Windom | DFL |
| Marsh, Marcus M. | 17A | Sauk Rapids | IR |
| McCarron, Paul | 46A | Spring Lake Park | DFL |
| McDonald, K. J. | 36A | Watertown | IR |
| McEachern, Bob | 18B | St. Michael | DFL |
| Mehrkens, Lyle | 25B | Red Wing | IR |
| Metzen, James P. | 52A | South St. Paul | DFL |
| Minne, Lona | 05B | Hibbing | DFL |
| Munger, Willard | 07A | Duluth | DFL |
| Murphy, Mary | 14B | Hermantown | DFL |
| Nelsen, Bruce G. | 12A | Staples | IR |
| Nelson, Ken | 59B | Minneapolis | DFL |
| Niehaus, Sr., Joseph T. | 16A | Sauk Centre | IR |
| Norton, Fred C. | 65A | St. Paul | DFL |
| Novak, Steve | 48A | New Brighton | DFL |
| Nysether, Myron E. | 01A | Roseau | IR |
| O'Connor, Rich | 66A | St. Paul | DFL |
| Ogren, Paul Anders | 13B | Aitkin | DFL |
| Olsen, Sally | 41A | Saint Louis Park | IR |
| Onnen, Tony | 22B | Cokato | IR |
| Osthoff, Tom | 64A | St. Paul | DFL |
| Otis, Todd | 58B | Minneapolis | DFL |
| Peterson, Bill | 38B | Bloomington | IR |
| Peterson, Donna C. | 60B | Minneapolis | DFL |
| Piepho, Mark J. | 29A | Mankato | IR |
| Pogemiller, Larry | 55A | Minneapolis | DFL |
| Redalen, Elton | 35A | Fountain | IR |
| Reding, Leo John | 31B | Austin | DFL |
| Rees, Tom | 36B | Elko | IR |
| Reif, Robert W. | 49B | White Bear Lake | IR |
| Rice, Jim | 54B | Minneapolis | DFL |
| Rodriguez, Carolyn Jane | 53A | Apple Valley | DFL |
| Rodriguez, Frank J. | 67A | St. Paul | DFL |
| Rose, John | 48B | Roseville | IR |
| Rothenberg, Elliot C. | 41B | St. Louis Park | IR |
| Samuelson, Donald B. | 13A | Brainerd | DFL |
| Sarna, John | 55B | Minneapolis | DFL |
| Schafer, Gary | 23A | Gibbon | IR |
| Schoenfeld, Jerry E. | 30B | Waseca | DFL |
| Schreiber, Bill | 45A | Brooklyn Park | IR |
| Searles, Robert L. | 42B | Wayzata | IR |
| Shea, Tom J. | 32A | Owatonna | DFL |
| Sherman, Tim | 34B | Winona | IR |
| Sherwood, Glen A. | 04B | Pine River | IR |
| Sieben, Harry A. | 52B | Hastings | DFL |
| Sieben, Michael R. | 51B | Newport | DFL |
| Simoneau, Wayne | 46B | Fridley | DFL |
| Skoglund, Wes | 61B | Minneapolis | DFL |
| Stadum, Tony | 02A | Ada | IR |
| Staten, Sr., Randolph Wilbert | 56A | Minneapolis | DFL |
| Stowell, Warren | 34A | Lewiston | IR |
| Stumpf, LeRoy A. | 01B | Plummer | DFL |
| Sviggum, Steve | 25A | Kenyon | IR |
| Swanson, James C. | 37B | Richfield | DFL |
| Tomlinson, John D. | 67B | St. Paul | DFL |
| Valan, Merlyn Orville | 09B | Moorhead | IR |
| Valento, Don | 49A | Little Canada | IR |
| Vanasek, Robert | 24A | New Prague | DFL |
| Vellenga, Kathleen | 63A | St. Paul | DFL |
| Voss, Gordon | 47B | Blaine | DFL |
| Weaver, John L. | 19B | Anoka | IR |
| Welch, Richard J. | 18A | Cambridge | DFL |
| Welker, Ray | 20A | Montevideo | IR |
| Wenzel, Steve | 12B | Little Falls | DFL |
| Wieser, Jr., Al W. | 35B | La Crescent | IR |
| Wigley, Richard E. | 29B | Lake Crystal | IR |
| Wynia, Ann | 62A | St. Paul | DFL |
| Zubay, Kenneth Peter | 33B | Rochester | IR | |
Membership changes
House of Representatives
Notes
- Web site: Sessions of the Minnesota State Legislature and the Minnesota Territorial Legislature, 1849-present.. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 6 November 2016.
- Web site: Party Control of the Minnesota Senate, 1951-present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 6 November 2016.
- Web site: Party Control of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1951-present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 6 November 2016.
- Web site: President and President Pro Tempore of the Minnesota Senate, 1849-present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 6 November 2016.
- Web site: Majority and Minority Leaders of the Minnesota Senate, 1933-present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 6 November 2016.
- Web site: Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1849-present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 5 November 2016.
- Web site: Majority and Minority Leaders of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1901-present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 5 November 2016.
- Web site: Nichols, James W. "Jim". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 6 November 2016.
- Web site: Kamrath, Randy P.. Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 6 November 2016.
- Web site: Friedrich, Donald L. "Don". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 6 November 2016.
- Web site: Frerichs, Donald L. "Don". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 6 November 2016.
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