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)

TotalVacant
DFLIR
End of previous Legislature4423670
Begin rowspan="4" 4621670
December 7, 1991 <--Don Storm resigns to accept appointment to Public Utilities Commission-->20661
January 9, 1992 <--Roy Terwilliger fills Don Storm's vacated seat-->21670
May 20, 1992 <--Jim Gustafson resigns to accept appointment as commissioner of Iron Range Resources & Rehabilitation Board-->20661
Latest voting share
Beginning of the next Legislature4522670

House of Representatives

Party[3]

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

TotalVacant
DFLIR
End of previous Legislature78521304
Begin rowspan="3" 79531322
February 7, 1991 <--Phil Heir fills Joe Quinn's vacated seat-->541331
February 18, 1991 <--Greg Davids fills Elton Redalen's vacated seat-->551340
November 1, 1991 <--Linda Scheid resigns to take another job--> rowspan="4" 781331
January 2, 1992 <--Rich Krambeer fills Linda Scheid's vacated seat-->561340
May 7, 1992 <--Sally Olson resigns to accept appointment to Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals-->551331
May 11, 1992 <--Terry Dempsey resigns to accept appointment as district judge-->541322
July, 1992 <--Bob Anderson switches parties from IR to DFL-->7953
December 14, 1992 <--Gloria Segal reigns due to ill health-->781313
Latest voting share
Beginning of the next Legislature86471331

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

    NameDistrictCityParty
    Adkins, Betty22St. MichaelDFL
    Beckman, Tracy26BricelynDFL
    Belanger, William41BloomingtonIR
    Benson, Duane32LanesboroIR
    Benson, Joanne17St. CloudIR
    Berg, Charlie11ChokioDFL
    Berglin, Linda60MinneapolisDFL
    Bernhagen, John21HutchinsonIR
    Bertram, Joe16PaynesvilleDFL
    Brataas, Nancy33RochesterIR
    Chmielewski, Florian14Sturgeon LakeDFL
    Cohen, Dick64St. PaulDFL
    Dahl, Gregory50Ham LakeDFL
    Davis, Chuck18PrincetonDFL
    Day, Dick30OwatonnaIR
    DeCramer, Gary27GhentDFL
    Dicklich, Ron05HibbingDFL
    Finn, Skip04Cass LakeDFL
    Flynn, Carol61MinneapolisDFL
    Frank, Don51Spring Lake ParkDFL
    Frederickson, Dave20MurdockDFL
    Frederickson, Dennis23New UlmIR
    Gustafson, Jim08DuluthIR
    Halberg, Chuck38BurnsvilleIR
    Hottinger, John24MankatoDFL
    Hughes, Jerome M.54MaplewoodDFL
    Johnson, Dean15WillmarIR
    Johnson, Doug06TowerDFL
    Johnson, Janet19North BranchDFL
    Johnston, Terry36Prior LakeIR
    Kelly, Randy67St. PaulDFL
    Knaak, Fritz53White Bear LakeIR
    Kroening, Carl57MinneapolisDFL
    Laidig, Gary55StillwaterIR
    Langseth, Keith09GlyndonDFL
    Larson, Cal10Fergus FallsIR
    Lessard, Bob03International FallsDFL
    Luther, Bill47Brooklyn ParkDFL
    Marty, John63RosevilleDFL
    McGowan, Pat33Maple GroveIR
    Mehrkens, Lyle26Red WingIR
    Merriam, Gene49Coon RapidsDFL
    Metzen, James39South St. PaulDFL
    Moe, Roger02ErskineDFL
    Mondale, Ted44Saint Louis ParkDFL
    Morse, Steven34DakotaDFL
    Neuville, Thomas25NorthfieldIR
    Novak, Steve52New BrightonDFL
    Olson, Gen43MinnetristaIR
    Pappas, Sandra65St. PaulDFL
    Pariseau, Pat37FarmingtonIR
    Piper, Pat31AustinDFL
    Pogemiller, Larry58MinneapolisDFL
    Price, Leonard56WoodburyDFL
    Ranum, Jane62MinneapolisDFL
    Reichgott Junge, Ember46New HopeDFL
    Renneke, Earl35Le SueurIR
    Riveness, Phil40BloomingtonDFL
    Sams, Dallas12StaplesDFL
    Samuelson, Don13BrainerdDFL
    Solon, Sam07DuluthDFL
    Spear, Allan59MinneapolisDFL
    Storm, Don42EdinaIR
    Stumpf, LeRoy01Thief River FallsDFL
    Terwilliger, Roy42EdinaIR
    Traub, Judy45MinnetonkaDFL
    Vickerman, Jim28TracyDFL
    Waldorf, Gene66St. PaulDFL

    House of Representatives

    NameDistrictCityParty
    Abrams, Ron45AMinnetonkaIR
    Anderson, Richard H.30BWasecaIR
    Anderson, Bob10BOttertailDFL
    Anderson, Irv03AInternational FallsDFL
    Battaglia, David Peter06ATwo HarborsDFL
    Bauerly, Jerry18BSauk RapidsDFL
    Beard, Pat56BCottage GroveDFL
    Begich, Joseph06BEvelethDFL
    Bertram, Jeff16BPaynesvilleDFL
    Bettermann, Hilda11BBrandonIR
    Bishop, Dave33BRochesterIR
    Blatz, Kathleen41BBloomingtonIR
    Bodahl, Larry35BWaconiaDFL
    Boo, Ben08BDuluthIR
    Brown, Chuck11AAppletonDFL
    Carlson, Lyndon46BCrystalDFL
    Carruthers, Phil47BBrooklyn CenterDFL
    Clark, Karen60AMinneapolisDFL
    Cooper, Roger21BBird IslandDFL
    Dauner, Marvin09BHawleyDFL
    Davids, Gregory32BPrestonIR
    Dawkins, Andy65ASt. PaulDFL
    Dempsey, Terry23ANew UlmIR
    Dille, Steve21ADasselIR
    Dorn, John24AMankatoDFL
    Erhardt, Ron42BEdinaIR
    Farrell, Jim67ASt. PaulDFL
    Frederick, Sal24BMankatoIR
    Frerichs, Don32ARochesterIR
    Garcia, Edwina40ARichfieldDFL
    Girard, Jim27ALyndIR
    Goodno, Kevin09AMoorheadIR
    Greenfield, Lee61AMinneapolisDFL
    Gruenes, Dave17BSt. CloudIR
    Gutknecht, Gil33ARochesterIR
    Hanson, Jeff56AWoodburyDFL
    Hartle, Dean30AOwatonnaIR
    Hasskamp, Kris13ACrosbyDFL
    Haukoos, Bob31AAlbert LeaIR
    Hausman, Alice63BSt. PaulDFL
    Heir, Phil50BBlaineIR
    Henry, Joyce40BBloomingtonIR
    Hufnagle, Paul41ABloomingtonIR
    Hugoson, Gene29AGranadaIR
    Jacobs, Joel49BCoon RapidsDFL
    Janezich, Jerry05BChisholmDFL
    Jaros, Mike07BDuluthDFL
    Jefferson, Jeff57BMinneapolisDFL
    Jennings, Loren Geo19BHarrisDFL
    Johnson, Alice51ASpring Lake ParkDFL
    Johnson, Bob04ABemidjiDFL
    Johnson, Virgil34ACaledoniaIR
    Kahn, Phyllis58BMinneapolisDFL
    Kalis, Henry29BWaltersDFL
    Kelso, Becky36AShakopeeDFL
    Kinkel, Tony04BPark RapidsDFL
    Knickerbocker, Jerry43BMinnetonkaIR
    Koppendrayer, LeRoy18APrincetonIR
    Krambeer, Rich47ABrooklyn ParkIR
    Krinkie, Philip53AShoreviewIR
    Krueger, Rick12BStaplesDFL
    Lasley, Harold19ACambridgeDFL
    Leppik, Peggy45BGolden ValleyIR
    Lieder, Bernard02ACrookstonDFL
    Limmer, Warren48AMaple GroveIR
    Long, Dee59AMinneapolisDFL
    Lourey, Becky14BKerrickDFL
    Lynch, Teresa50AAndoverIR
    Macklin, Bill36BLakevilleIR
    Mariani, Carlos65BSt. PaulDFL
    Marsh, Marcus M.17ASauk RapidsIR
    McEachern, Bob22AMaple LakeDFL
    McGuire, Mary Jo63AFalcon HeightsDFL
    McPherson, Harriet55BStillwaterIR
    Milbert, Bob39BSouth St. PaulDFL
    Morrison, Connie38ABurnsvilleIR
    Munger, Willard07ADuluthDFL
    Murphy, Mary08AHermantownDFL
    Nelson, Ken62AMinneapolisDFL
    Nelson, Syd12ASebekaDFL
    Newinski, Dennis54BMaplewoodIR
    O'Connor, Rich66BSt. PaulDFL
    Ogren, Paul Anders14AAitkinDFL
    Olsen, Sally44ASaint Louis ParkIR
    Olson, Edgar02BFosstonDFL
    Olson, Katy28BSherburnDFL
    Omann, Bernie16ASt. JosephIR
    Onnen, Tony22BCokatoIR
    Orenstein, Howard64BSt. PaulDFL
    Orfield, Myron59BMinneapolisDFL
    Osthoff, Tom66ASt. PaulDFL
    Ostrom, Don23BSt. PeterDFL
    Ozment, Dennis37BRosemountIR
    Pauly, Sidney42AEden PrairieIR
    Pellow, Dick52BNew BrightonIR
    Pelowski, Gene34BWinonaDFL
    Petersen, Doug20AMadisonDFL
    Pugh, Tom39ASouth St. PaulDFL
    Reding, Leo31BAustinDFL
    Rest, Ann46ANew HopeDFL
    Rice, Jim57AMinneapolisDFL
    Rodosovich, Peter25BFaribaultDFL
    Rukavina, Tom05AVirginiaDFL
    Runbeck, Linda52ACircle PinesIR
    Sarna, John58AMinneapolisDFL
    Schafer, Gary35AGibbonIR
    Scheid, Linda47ABrooklyn ParkDFL
    Schreiber, Bill48BBrooklyn ParkIR
    Seaberg, Art38BEaganIR
    Segal, Gloria44BSt. Louis ParkDFL
    Simoneau, Wayne51BFridleyDFL
    Skoglund, Wes61BMinneapolisDFL
    Smith, Steve43AMoundIR
    Solberg, Loren03BBoveyDFL
    Sparby, Wally01BThief River FallsDFL
    Stanius, Brad53BWhite Bear LakeIR
    Steensma, Andy27BLuverneDFL
    Sviggum, Steve26AKenyonIR
    Swenson, Doug55AForest LakeIR
    Thompson, Loren10AWaubunDFL
    Tompkins, Eileen37AApple ValleyIR
    Trimble, Steve67BSt. PaulDFL
    Tunheim, Jim01AKennedyDFL
    Uphus, Sylvester15ASauk CentreIR
    Valento, Don54ALittle CanadaIR
    Vanasek, Robert25ANew PragueDFL
    Vellenga, Kathleen64ASt. PaulDFL
    Wagenius, Jean62BMinneapolisDFL
    Waltman, Bobby Joe26BElginIR
    Weaver, Charlie49AAnokaIR
    Wejcman, Linda60BMinneapolisDFL
    Welker, Ray20BMontevideoIR
    Welle, Alan15BWillmarDFL
    Wenzel, Steve13BLittle FallsDFL
    Winter, Ted28AFuldaDFL

    Membership changes

    Senate

    DistrictVacated byReason for changeSuccessorDate successor
    seated
    42nowrap Don Storm
    (IR)
    Resigned December 7, 1991, to accept appointment to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission.[8] nowrap Roy Terwilliger
    (IR)
    January 9, 1992[9]
    08nowrap Jim Gustafson
    (IR)
    Resigned May 20, 1992, to accept appointment to the position of Commissioner of the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board.[10] Remained vacant

    House of Representatives

    DistrictVacated byReason for changeSuccessorDate successor
    seated
    32Bnowrap 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]
    50Bnowrap 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]
    47Anowrap 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]
    44Anowrap Sally Olsen
    (IR)
    Resigned May 7, 1992, to accept appointment as a Minnesota Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals Judge.[17] Remained vacant
    23Anowrap Terry Dempsey
    (IR)
    Resigned May 11, 1992, to accept appointment as a Minnesota Judicial District Court Judge.[18] Remained vacant
    44Bnowrap Gloria Segal
    (DFL)
    Resigned December 14, 1992, for health reasons related to a cancerous tumor.[19] Remained vacant

    Notes

    1. Web site: Sessions of the Minnesota State Legislature and the Minnesota Territorial Legislature, 1849-present.. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 4 May 2015.
    2. Web site: Party Control of the Minnesota Senate, 1951-present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 2 May 2015.
    3. Web site: Party Control of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1951-present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 4 May 2015.
    4. Web site: President and President Pro Tempore of the Minnesota Senate, 1849-present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 4 May 2015.
    5. Web site: Majority and Minority Leaders of the Minnesota Senate, 1933-present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 4 May 2015.
    6. Web site: Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1849-present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 4 May 2015.
    7. Web site: Majority and Minority Leaders of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1901-present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 4 May 2015.
    8. Web site: Storm, Donald A.. Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 5 May 2015.
    9. Web site: Terwilliger, Roy W.. Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 5 May 2015.
    10. Web site: Gustafson, James "Jim". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 5 May 2015.
    11. Web site: Redalen, Elton R.. Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 5 May 2015.
    12. Web site: Davids, Gregory M. "Greg". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 5 May 2015.
    13. Web site: Quinn, R. Joseph "Joe". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 5 May 2015.
    14. Web site: Heir, Phil. Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 5 May 2015.
    15. Web site: Scheid, Linda J.. Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 5 May 2015.
    16. Web site: Krambeer, Richard "Rich". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 5 May 2015.
    17. Web site: Olsen, Sally. Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 5 May 2015.
    18. Web site: Dempsey, Terence M. "Terry". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 5 May 2015.
    19. Web site: Segal, Gloria M.. Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 5 May 2015.

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