77th Minnesota Legislature explained
Seventy-seventh Minnesota Legislature |
Membership1: | 67 Senators |
Membership2: | 134 Representatives |
The seventy-seventh Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 8, 1991. 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 6, 1990.
Sessions
The legislature met in a regular session from January 8, 1991, to May 20, 1991. A continuation of the regular session was held between January 6, 1992, and April 16, 1992. There were no special sessions of the seventy-seventh Legislature.[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 | 23 | 67 | 0 |
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Begin | rowspan="4" | 46 | 21 | 67 | 0 |
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December 7, 1991 < | --Don Storm resigns to accept appointment to Public Utilities Commission--> | 20 | 66 | 1 |
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January 9, 1992 < | --Roy Terwilliger fills Don Storm's vacated seat--> | 21 | 67 | 0 |
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May 20, 1992 < | --Jim Gustafson resigns to accept appointment as commissioner of Iron Range Resources & Rehabilitation Board--> | 20 | 66 | 1 |
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Latest voting share | | | |
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Beginning of the next Legislature | | 45 | 22 | 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 | | 78 | 52 | 130 | 4 |
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Begin | rowspan="3" | 79 | 53 | 132 | 2 |
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February 7, 1991 < | --Phil Heir fills Joe Quinn's vacated seat--> | 54 | 133 | 1 |
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February 18, 1991 < | --Greg Davids fills Elton Redalen's vacated seat--> | 55 | 134 | 0 |
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November 1, 1991 < | --Linda Scheid resigns to take another job--> | rowspan="4" | 78 | 133 | 1 |
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January 2, 1992 < | --Rich Krambeer fills Linda Scheid's vacated seat--> | 56 | 134 | 0 |
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May 7, 1992 < | --Sally Olson resigns to accept appointment to Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals--> | 55 | 133 | 1 |
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May 11, 1992 < | --Terry Dempsey resigns to accept appointment as district judge--> | 54 | 132 | 2 |
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July, 1992 < | --Bob Anderson switches parties from IR to DFL--> | | 79 | 53 |
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December 14, 1992 < | --Gloria Segal reigns due to ill health--> | | 78 | 131 | 3 |
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Latest voting share | | | |
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Beginning of the next Legislature | | 86 | 47 | 133 | 1 | |
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Leadership
Senate
- President of the Senate
Jerome M. Hughes (DFL-Maplewood)[4]
- Senate Majority Leader
Roger Moe (DFL-Erskine)[5]
- Senate Minority Leader
Duane Benson (IR-Lanesboro)[5] House of Representatives
- Speaker of the House
Until January 6, 1992 Robert Vanasek (DFL-New Prague)[6]
After January 6, 1992 Dee Long (DFL-Minneapolis)[6]
- House Majority Leader
Until July 11, 1991 Dee Long (DFL-Minneapolis)[7]
After July 11, 1991 Alan Welle (DFL-Willmar)[7]
- House Minority Leader
Terry Dempsey (IR-New Ulm)[7] Members
Senate
Name | District | City | Party |
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Adkins, Betty | 22 | St. Michael | DFL |
Beckman, Tracy | 26 | Bricelyn | DFL |
Belanger, William | 41 | Bloomington | IR |
Benson, Duane | 32 | Lanesboro | IR |
Benson, Joanne | 17 | St. Cloud | IR |
Berg, Charlie | 11 | Chokio | DFL |
Berglin, Linda | 60 | Minneapolis | DFL |
Bernhagen, John | 21 | Hutchinson | IR |
Bertram, Joe | 16 | Paynesville | DFL |
Brataas, Nancy | 33 | Rochester | IR |
Chmielewski, Florian | 14 | Sturgeon Lake | DFL |
Cohen, Dick | 64 | St. Paul | DFL |
Dahl, Gregory | 50 | Ham Lake | DFL |
Davis, Chuck | 18 | Princeton | DFL |
Day, Dick | 30 | Owatonna | IR |
DeCramer, Gary | 27 | Ghent | DFL |
Dicklich, Ron | 05 | Hibbing | DFL |
Finn, Skip | 04 | Cass Lake | DFL |
Flynn, Carol | 61 | Minneapolis | DFL |
Frank, Don | 51 | Spring Lake Park | DFL |
Frederickson, Dave | 20 | Murdock | DFL |
Frederickson, Dennis | 23 | New Ulm | IR |
Gustafson, Jim | 08 | Duluth | IR |
Halberg, Chuck | 38 | Burnsville | IR |
Hottinger, John | 24 | Mankato | DFL |
Hughes, Jerome M. | 54 | Maplewood | DFL |
Johnson, Dean | 15 | Willmar | IR |
Johnson, Doug | 06 | Tower | DFL |
Johnson, Janet | 19 | North Branch | DFL |
Johnston, Terry | 36 | Prior Lake | IR |
Kelly, Randy | 67 | St. Paul | DFL |
Knaak, Fritz | 53 | White Bear Lake | IR |
Kroening, Carl | 57 | Minneapolis | DFL |
Laidig, Gary | 55 | Stillwater | IR |
Langseth, Keith | 09 | Glyndon | DFL |
Larson, Cal | 10 | Fergus Falls | IR |
Lessard, Bob | 03 | International Falls | DFL |
Luther, Bill | 47 | Brooklyn Park | DFL |
Marty, John | 63 | Roseville | DFL |
McGowan, Pat | 33 | Maple Grove | IR |
Mehrkens, Lyle | 26 | Red Wing | IR |
Merriam, Gene | 49 | Coon Rapids | DFL |
Metzen, James | 39 | South St. Paul | DFL |
Moe, Roger | 02 | Erskine | DFL |
Mondale, Ted | 44 | Saint Louis Park | DFL |
Morse, Steven | 34 | Dakota | DFL |
Neuville, Thomas | 25 | Northfield | IR |
Novak, Steve | 52 | New Brighton | DFL |
Olson, Gen | 43 | Minnetrista | IR |
Pappas, Sandra | 65 | St. Paul | DFL |
Pariseau, Pat | 37 | Farmington | IR |
Piper, Pat | 31 | Austin | DFL |
Pogemiller, Larry | 58 | Minneapolis | DFL |
Price, Leonard | 56 | Woodbury | DFL |
Ranum, Jane | 62 | Minneapolis | DFL |
Reichgott Junge, Ember | 46 | New Hope | DFL |
Renneke, Earl | 35 | Le Sueur | IR |
Riveness, Phil | 40 | Bloomington | DFL |
Sams, Dallas | 12 | Staples | DFL |
Samuelson, Don | 13 | Brainerd | DFL |
Solon, Sam | 07 | Duluth | DFL |
Spear, Allan | 59 | Minneapolis | DFL |
Storm, Don | 42 | Edina | IR |
Stumpf, LeRoy | 01 | Thief River Falls | DFL |
Terwilliger, Roy | 42 | Edina | IR |
Traub, Judy | 45 | Minnetonka | DFL |
Vickerman, Jim | 28 | Tracy | DFL |
Waldorf, Gene | 66 | St. Paul | DFL | |
House of Representatives
Name | District | City | Party |
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Abrams, Ron | 45A | Minnetonka | IR |
Anderson, Richard H. | 30B | Waseca | IR |
Anderson, Bob | 10B | Ottertail | DFL |
Anderson, Irv | 03A | International Falls | DFL |
Battaglia, David Peter | 06A | Two Harbors | DFL |
Bauerly, Jerry | 18B | Sauk Rapids | DFL |
Beard, Pat | 56B | Cottage Grove | DFL |
Begich, Joseph | 06B | Eveleth | DFL |
Bertram, Jeff | 16B | Paynesville | DFL |
Bettermann, Hilda | 11B | Brandon | IR |
Bishop, Dave | 33B | Rochester | IR |
Blatz, Kathleen | 41B | Bloomington | IR |
Bodahl, Larry | 35B | Waconia | DFL |
Boo, Ben | 08B | Duluth | IR |
Brown, Chuck | 11A | Appleton | DFL |
Carlson, Lyndon | 46B | Crystal | DFL |
Carruthers, Phil | 47B | Brooklyn Center | DFL |
Clark, Karen | 60A | Minneapolis | DFL |
Cooper, Roger | 21B | Bird Island | DFL |
Dauner, Marvin | 09B | Hawley | DFL |
Davids, Gregory | 32B | Preston | IR |
Dawkins, Andy | 65A | St. Paul | DFL |
Dempsey, Terry | 23A | New Ulm | IR |
Dille, Steve | 21A | Dassel | IR |
Dorn, John | 24A | Mankato | DFL |
Erhardt, Ron | 42B | Edina | IR |
Farrell, Jim | 67A | St. Paul | DFL |
Frederick, Sal | 24B | Mankato | IR |
Frerichs, Don | 32A | Rochester | IR |
Garcia, Edwina | 40A | Richfield | DFL |
Girard, Jim | 27A | Lynd | IR |
Goodno, Kevin | 09A | Moorhead | IR |
Greenfield, Lee | 61A | Minneapolis | DFL |
Gruenes, Dave | 17B | St. Cloud | IR |
Gutknecht, Gil | 33A | Rochester | IR |
Hanson, Jeff | 56A | Woodbury | DFL |
Hartle, Dean | 30A | Owatonna | IR |
Hasskamp, Kris | 13A | Crosby | DFL |
Haukoos, Bob | 31A | Albert Lea | IR |
Hausman, Alice | 63B | St. Paul | DFL |
Heir, Phil | 50B | Blaine | IR |
Henry, Joyce | 40B | Bloomington | IR |
Hufnagle, Paul | 41A | Bloomington | IR |
Hugoson, Gene | 29A | Granada | IR |
Jacobs, Joel | 49B | Coon Rapids | DFL |
Janezich, Jerry | 05B | Chisholm | DFL |
Jaros, Mike | 07B | Duluth | DFL |
Jefferson, Jeff | 57B | Minneapolis | DFL |
Jennings, Loren Geo | 19B | Harris | DFL |
Johnson, Alice | 51A | Spring Lake Park | DFL |
Johnson, Bob | 04A | Bemidji | DFL |
Johnson, Virgil | 34A | Caledonia | IR |
Kahn, Phyllis | 58B | Minneapolis | DFL |
Kalis, Henry | 29B | Walters | DFL |
Kelso, Becky | 36A | Shakopee | DFL |
Kinkel, Tony | 04B | Park Rapids | DFL |
Knickerbocker, Jerry | 43B | Minnetonka | IR |
Koppendrayer, LeRoy | 18A | Princeton | IR |
Krambeer, Rich | 47A | Brooklyn Park | IR |
Krinkie, Philip | 53A | Shoreview | IR |
Krueger, Rick | 12B | Staples | DFL |
Lasley, Harold | 19A | Cambridge | DFL |
Leppik, Peggy | 45B | Golden Valley | IR |
Lieder, Bernard | 02A | Crookston | DFL |
Limmer, Warren | 48A | Maple Grove | IR |
Long, Dee | 59A | Minneapolis | DFL |
Lourey, Becky | 14B | Kerrick | DFL |
Lynch, Teresa | 50A | Andover | IR |
Macklin, Bill | 36B | Lakeville | IR |
Mariani, Carlos | 65B | St. Paul | DFL |
Marsh, Marcus M. | 17A | Sauk Rapids | IR |
McEachern, Bob | 22A | Maple Lake | DFL |
McGuire, Mary Jo | 63A | Falcon Heights | DFL |
McPherson, Harriet | 55B | Stillwater | IR |
Milbert, Bob | 39B | South St. Paul | DFL |
Morrison, Connie | 38A | Burnsville | IR |
Munger, Willard | 07A | Duluth | DFL |
Murphy, Mary | 08A | Hermantown | DFL |
Nelson, Ken | 62A | Minneapolis | DFL |
Nelson, Syd | 12A | Sebeka | DFL |
Newinski, Dennis | 54B | Maplewood | IR |
O'Connor, Rich | 66B | St. Paul | DFL |
Ogren, Paul Anders | 14A | Aitkin | DFL |
Olsen, Sally | 44A | Saint Louis Park | IR |
Olson, Edgar | 02B | Fosston | DFL |
Olson, Katy | 28B | Sherburn | DFL |
Omann, Bernie | 16A | St. Joseph | IR |
Onnen, Tony | 22B | Cokato | IR |
Orenstein, Howard | 64B | St. Paul | DFL |
Orfield, Myron | 59B | Minneapolis | DFL |
Osthoff, Tom | 66A | St. Paul | DFL |
Ostrom, Don | 23B | St. Peter | DFL |
Ozment, Dennis | 37B | Rosemount | IR |
Pauly, Sidney | 42A | Eden Prairie | IR |
Pellow, Dick | 52B | New Brighton | IR |
Pelowski, Gene | 34B | Winona | DFL |
Petersen, Doug | 20A | Madison | DFL |
Pugh, Tom | 39A | South St. Paul | DFL |
Reding, Leo | 31B | Austin | DFL |
Rest, Ann | 46A | New Hope | DFL |
Rice, Jim | 57A | Minneapolis | DFL |
Rodosovich, Peter | 25B | Faribault | DFL |
Rukavina, Tom | 05A | Virginia | DFL |
Runbeck, Linda | 52A | Circle Pines | IR |
Sarna, John | 58A | Minneapolis | DFL |
Schafer, Gary | 35A | Gibbon | IR |
Scheid, Linda | 47A | Brooklyn Park | DFL |
Schreiber, Bill | 48B | Brooklyn Park | IR |
Seaberg, Art | 38B | Eagan | IR |
Segal, Gloria | 44B | St. Louis Park | DFL |
Simoneau, Wayne | 51B | Fridley | DFL |
Skoglund, Wes | 61B | Minneapolis | DFL |
Smith, Steve | 43A | Mound | IR |
Solberg, Loren | 03B | Bovey | DFL |
Sparby, Wally | 01B | Thief River Falls | DFL |
Stanius, Brad | 53B | White Bear Lake | IR |
Steensma, Andy | 27B | Luverne | DFL |
Sviggum, Steve | 26A | Kenyon | IR |
Swenson, Doug | 55A | Forest Lake | IR |
Thompson, Loren | 10A | Waubun | DFL |
Tompkins, Eileen | 37A | Apple Valley | IR |
Trimble, Steve | 67B | St. Paul | DFL |
Tunheim, Jim | 01A | Kennedy | DFL |
Uphus, Sylvester | 15A | Sauk Centre | IR |
Valento, Don | 54A | Little Canada | IR |
Vanasek, Robert | 25A | New Prague | DFL |
Vellenga, Kathleen | 64A | St. Paul | DFL |
Wagenius, Jean | 62B | Minneapolis | DFL |
Waltman, Bobby Joe | 26B | Elgin | IR |
Weaver, Charlie | 49A | Anoka | IR |
Wejcman, Linda | 60B | Minneapolis | DFL |
Welker, Ray | 20B | Montevideo | IR |
Welle, Alan | 15B | Willmar | DFL |
Wenzel, Steve | 13B | Little Falls | DFL |
Winter, Ted | 28A | Fulda | DFL | |
Membership changes
Senate
House of Representatives
District | Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date successor seated |
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32B | nowrap | Elton Redalen (IR) | Resigned January 7, 1991, to accept appointment as the Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. Was reelected, but resigned before the 77th Legislature convened.[11] | nowrap | Greg Davids (IR) | February 18, 1991[12] |
50B | nowrap | Joe Quinn (DFL) | Resigned January 7, 1991, to accept appointment as a Minnesota Judicial District Court Judge. Was reelected, but resigned before the 77th Legislature convened.[13] | nowrap | Phil Heir (IR) | February 7, 1991[14] |
47A | nowrap | Linda Scheid (DFL) | Resigned November 1, 1991, to become Vice President for Community Affairs with Burnet Realty.[15] | nowrap | Rich Krambeer (IR) | January 2, 1992[16] |
44A | nowrap | Sally Olsen (IR) | Resigned May 7, 1992, to accept appointment as a Minnesota Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals Judge.[17] | Remained vacant |
23A | nowrap | Terry Dempsey (IR) | Resigned May 11, 1992, to accept appointment as a Minnesota Judicial District Court Judge.[18] | Remained vacant |
44B | nowrap | Gloria Segal (DFL) | Resigned December 14, 1992, for health reasons related to a cancerous tumor.[19] | Remained vacant | |
Notes
- Web site: Sessions of the Minnesota State Legislature and the Minnesota Territorial Legislature, 1849-present.. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 4 May 2015.
- Web site: Party Control of the Minnesota Senate, 1951-present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 2 May 2015.
- Web site: Party Control of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1951-present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 4 May 2015.
- Web site: President and President Pro Tempore of the Minnesota Senate, 1849-present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 4 May 2015.
- Web site: Majority and Minority Leaders of the Minnesota Senate, 1933-present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 4 May 2015.
- Web site: Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1849-present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 4 May 2015.
- Web site: Majority and Minority Leaders of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1901-present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 4 May 2015.
- Web site: Storm, Donald A.. Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 5 May 2015.
- Web site: Terwilliger, Roy W.. Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 5 May 2015.
- Web site: Gustafson, James "Jim". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 5 May 2015.
- Web site: Redalen, Elton R.. Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 5 May 2015.
- Web site: Davids, Gregory M. "Greg". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 5 May 2015.
- Web site: Quinn, R. Joseph "Joe". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 5 May 2015.
- Web site: Heir, Phil. Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 5 May 2015.
- Web site: Scheid, Linda J.. Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 5 May 2015.
- Web site: Krambeer, Richard "Rich". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 5 May 2015.
- Web site: Olsen, Sally. Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 5 May 2015.
- Web site: Dempsey, Terence M. "Terry". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 5 May 2015.
- Web site: Segal, Gloria M.. Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 5 May 2015.
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