82nd Minnesota Legislature explained

Eighty-second Minnesota Legislature
Membership1:67 Senators
Membership2:134 Representatives

The eighty-second Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 3, 2001. The 67 members of the Minnesota Senate and the 134 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives were elected during the General Election on November 7, 2000.

Sessions

The legislature met in a regular session from January 3, 2001 to May 21, 2001. A special session began on June 11, 2001 to consider taxes, the budget, and other bills not passed during the regular session.[1]

A continuation of the regular session was held between January 29, 2002 and May 20, 2002. An additional special session was convened on September 19, 2002 to provide flood relief for Roseau and consider sales taxes and charitable deductions.[1]

Party summary

Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Membership changes" section, below.

Senate

Party[2]

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

TotalVacant
DFLIPMIndRep
End of previous Legislature400126670
Begin <--Lessard joins IP-->391027670
December 28, 2001 <--Solon dies-->38661
January 2, 2002 <--Kelley resigns-->37652
February 4, 2002 <--Yvonne Prettner Solon fills her husband's vacated seat and Mee Moua fills Kelley's vacated seat-->39670
July 9, 2002 <--Kiscaden joins IP-->226
Latest voting share
Beginning of the next Legislature351031670

House of Representatives

Party[3]

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

TotalVacant
DFLIndRep
End of previous Legislature631701340
Begin650691340
August 5, 2001 <--Wenzel resigns-->641331
November 15, 2001 <--Greg Blaine fills Wenzel's vacated seat-->701340
January 30, 2002 <--Luther dies-->631331
March 8, 2002 <--John Jordan fills Luther's vacated seat-->711340
August 2, 2002 <--Clark resigns-->701331
November 15, 2002 <--McElroy resigns-->691322
Latest voting share
Beginning of the next Legislature520811331

Leadership

Senate

President of the Senate
  • Don Samuelson (DFL-Brainerd)[4]
    Senate Majority Leader
  • Roger Moe (DFL-Erskine)[5]
    Senate Minority Leader
  • Dick Day (R-Owatonna)[5]

    House of Representatives

    Speaker of the House
  • Steve Sviggum (R-Kenyon)[6]
    House Majority Leader
  • Tim Pawlenty (R-Eagen)[7]
    House Minority Leader
  • Tom Pugh (DFL-South St. Paul)[7]

    Members

    Senate

    NameDistrictCityParty
    Anderson, Ellen66St. PaulDFL
    Bachmann, Michele56StillwaterRep
    Belanger, William41BloomingtonRep
    Berg, Charlie13ChokioRep
    Berglin, Linda61MinneapolisDFL
    Betzold, Don48FridleyDFL
    Chaudhary, Satveer52FridleyDFL
    Cohen, Dick64St. PaulDFL
    Day, Dick28OwatonnaRep
    Dille, Steve20DasselRep
    Fischbach, Michelle14PaynesvilleRep
    Foley, Leo49Coon RapidsDFL
    Fowler, Chuck26FairmontDFL
    Frederickson, Dennis23New UlmRep
    Higgins, Linda58MinneapolisDFL
    Hottinger, John24MankatoDFL
    Johnson, Dave40BloomingtonDFL
    Johnson, Dean15WillmarDFL
    Johnson, Debbie50Ham LakeRep
    Johnson, Doug06TowerDFL
    Kelley, Steve44HopkinsDFL
    Kelly, Randy67St. PaulDFL
    Kierlin, Bob32WinonaRep
    Kinkel, Tony04Park RapidsDFL
    Kiscaden, Sheila30RochesterIPM
    Kleis, Dave16St. CloudRep
    Knutson, David36BurnsvilleRep
    Krentz, Jane51May TownshipDFL
    Langseth, Keith09GlyndonDFL
    Larson, Cal10Fergus FallsRep
    Lesewski, Arlene21MarshallRep
    Lessard, Bob03International FallsIPM
    Limmer, Warren33Maple GroveRep
    Lourey, Becky08KerrickDFL
    Marty, John54RosevilleDFL
    Metzen, James39South St. PaulDFL
    Moe, Roger02ErskineDFL
    Moua, Mee67St. PaulDFL
    Murphy, Steve29Red WingDFL
    Neuville, Thomas25NorthfieldRep
    Oliver, Edward43DeephavenRep
    Olson, Gen34MinnetristaRep
    Orfield, Myron60MinneapolisDFL
    Ourada, Mark19BuffaloRep
    Pappas, Sandra65St. PaulDFL
    Pariseau, Pat37FarmingtonRep
    Pogemiller, Larry59MinneapolisDFL
    Price, Leonard57WoodburyDFL
    Ranum, Jane63MinneapolisDFL
    Reiter, Mady53ShoreviewRep
    Rest, Ann46New HopeDFL
    Ring, Twyla18North BranchDFL
    Robertson, Martha45MinnetonkaRep
    Robling, Claire35Prior LakeRep
    Sabo, Julie62MinneapolisDFL
    Sams, Dallas11StaplesDFL
    Samuelson, Don12BrainerdDFL
    Scheevel, Kenric31PrestonRep
    Scheid, Linda47Brooklyn ParkDFL
    Schwab, Grace27Albert LeaRep
    Solon, Sam07DuluthDFL
    Solon, Yvonne Prettner07DuluthDFL
    Stevens, Dan17MoraRep
    Stumpf, LeRoy01Thief River FallsDFL
    Terwilliger, Roy42EdinaRep
    Tomassoni, David05ChisholmDFL
    Vickerman, Jim22TracyDFL
    Wiener, Deanna38EaganDFL
    Wiger, Chuck55North St. PaulDFL

    House of Representatives

    NameDistrictCityParty
    Abeler, Jim49AAnokaRep
    Abrams, Ron45AMinnetonkaRep
    Anderson, Bruce19BBuffaloRep
    Anderson, Irv03AInternational FallsDFL
    Bakk, Tom06ACookDFL
    Bernardy, Connie48BFridleyDFL
    Biernat, Len59AMinneapolisDFL
    Bishop, Dave30BRochesterRep
    Blaine, Greg12BLittle FallsRep
    Boudreau, Lynda25BFaribaultRep
    Bradley, Fran30ARochesterRep
    Buesgens, Mark35BJordanRep
    Carlson, Lyndon46BCrystalDFL
    Cassell, George10BAlexandriaRep
    Clark, James23ANew UlmRep
    Clark, Karen61AMinneapolisDFL
    Daggett, Roxann11AFrazeeRep
    Davids, Gregory31BPrestonRep
    Davnie, Jim62AMinneapolisDFL
    Dawkins, Andy65ASt. PaulDFL
    Dehler, Steve14ASt. JosephRep
    Dempsey, Jerry29ARed WingRep
    Dibble, Scott60BMinneapolisDFL
    Dorman, Dan27AAlbert LeaRep
    Dorn, John24AMankatoDFL
    Eastlund, Rob18AIsantiRep
    Entenza, Matt64ASt. PaulDFL
    Erhardt, Ron42AEdinaRep
    Erickson, Sondra17APrincetonRep
    Evans, Geri52BNew BrightonDFL
    Finseth, Tim01BAngusRep
    Folliard, Betty44AHopkinsDFL
    Fuller, Doug04ABemidjiRep
    Gerlach, Chris36AApple ValleyRep
    Gleason, Mark63BRichfieldDFL
    Goodno, Kevin09AMoorheadRep
    Goodwin, Barbara52AColumbia HeightsDFL
    Gray, Gregory58BMinneapolisDFL
    Greiling, Mindy54BRosevilleDFL
    Gunther, Bob26AFairmontRep
    Haas, Bill48AChamplinRep
    Hackbarth, Tom50ACedarRep
    Harder, Elaine22BJacksonRep
    Hausman, Alice66BSt. PaulDFL
    Hilstrom, Debra47BBrooklyn CenterDFL
    Hilty, Bill08BFinlaysonDFL
    Holberg, Mary Liz37BLakevilleRep
    Holsten, Mark56AStillwaterRep
    Howes, Larry04BWalkerRep
    Huntley, Thomas06BDuluthDFL
    Jacobson, Carl53BVadnais HeightsRep
    Jaros, Mike07BDuluthDFL
    Jennings, Loren Geo18BRush CityDFL
    Johnson, Jeff34BPlymouthRep
    Johnson, Ruth24BSt. PeterDFL
    Johnson, Sheldon67BSt. PaulDFL
    Jordan, John47ABrooklyn ParkRep
    Juhnke, Al15AWillmarDFL
    Kahn, Phyllis59BMinneapolisDFL
    Kalis, Henry26BWellsDFL
    Kelliher, Margaret Anderson60AMinneapolisDFL
    Kielkucki, Tony20BWinstedRep
    Knoblach, Jim16BSt. CloudRep
    Koskinen, Luanne49BCoon RapidsDFL
    Krinkie, Philip53AShoreviewRep
    Kubly, Gary15BGranite FallsDFL
    Kuisle, Bill31ARochesterRep
    Larson, Dan40ABloomingtonDFL
    Leighton, Rob27BAustinDFL
    Lenczewski, Ann40BBloomingtonDFL
    Leppik, Peggy45BGolden ValleyRep
    Lieder, Bernard02ACrookstonDFL
    Lindner, Arlon33ACorcoranRep
    Lipman, Eric56BLake ElmoRep
    Luther, Darlene47ABrooklyn ParkDFL
    Mahoney, Tim67ASt. PaulDFL
    Mares, Harry55AWhite Bear LakeRep
    Mariani, Carlos65BSt. PaulDFL
    Marko, Sharon57BCottage GroveDFL
    Marquart, Paul09BDilworthDFL
    McElroy, Dan36BBurnsvilleRep
    McGuire, Mary Jo54AFalcon HeightsDFL
    Milbert, Bob39BSouth St. PaulDFL
    Molnau, Carol35AChaskaRep
    Mulder, Richard21BIvanhoeRep
    Mullery, Joe58AMinneapolisDFL
    Murphy, Mary08AHermantownDFL
    Ness, Bob20ADasselRep
    Nornes, Bud10AFergus FallsRep
    Olson, Mark19ABig LakeRep
    Opatz, Joe16ASt. CloudDFL
    Osskopp, Mike29BLake CityRep
    Osthoff, Tom66ASt. PaulDFL
    Otremba, Mary Ellen11BLong PrairieDFL
    Ozment, Dennis37ARosemountRep
    Paulsen, Erik42BEden PrairieRep
    Pawlenty, Tim38BEaganRep
    Paymar, Michael64BSt. PaulDFL
    Pelowski, Gene32AWinonaDFL
    Penas, Maxine01ABadgerRep
    Petersen, Doug13BMadisonDFL
    Pugh, Tom39ASouth St. PaulDFL
    Rhodes, Jim44BSt. Louis ParkRep
    Rifenberg, Michelle32BLa CrescentRep
    Rukavina, Tom05AVirginiaDFL
    Ruth, Connie28AOwatonnaRep
    Schumacher, Leslie17BPrincetonDFL
    Seagren, Alice41ABloomingtonRep
    Seifert, Marty21AMarshallRep
    Sertich, Tony05BChisholmDFL
    Skoe, Rod02BClearbrookDFL
    Skoglund, Wes62BMinneapolisDFL
    Slawik, Nora57AMaplewoodDFL
    Smith, Steve34AMoundRep
    Solberg, Loren03BBoveyDFL
    Stanek, Rich33BMaple GroveRep
    Stang, Doug14BCold SpringRep
    Sviggum, Steve28BKenyonRep
    Swapinski, Dale07ADuluthDFL
    Swenson, Howard23BNicolletRep
    Sykora, Barb43BExcelsiorRep
    Thompson, Mark46ANew HopeDFL
    Tingelstad, Kathy50BAndoverRep
    Tuma, John25ANorthfieldRep
    Vandeveer, Ray51BForest LakeRep
    Wagenius, Jean63AMinneapolisDFL
    Walker, Neva61BMinneapolisDFL
    Walz, Dale12ABrainerdRep
    Wasiluk, Scott55BMaplewoodDFL
    Wenzel, Steve12BLittle FallsDFL
    Westerberg, Andy51ABlaineRep
    Westrom, Torrey13AElbow LakeRep
    Wilkin, Tim38AEaganRep
    Winter, Ted22AFuldaDFL
    Wolf, Ken41BBurnsvilleRep
    Workman, Tom43AChanhassenRep

    Membership changes

    Senate

    DistrictVacated byReason for changeSuccessorDate successor
    seated
    07nowrap Sam Solon
    (DFL)    		Died of malignant melanoma/liver cancer on December 28, 2001. His wife, Yvonne Prettner Solon, was thereafter elected to succeed him at special election.[8] nowrap Yvonne Prettner
    Solon     (DFL)    		February 4, 2002[9]
    67nowrap Randy Kelly
    (DFL)    		Resigned January 2, 2002 to become Mayor of St. Paul.[10] nowrap Mee Moua
    (DFL)    		February 4, 2002[11]

    House of Representatives

    DistrictVacated byReason for changeSuccessorDate successor
    seated
    12Bnowrap Steve Wenzel
    (DFL)    		Resigned August 5, 2001 to become state director of rural development for the United States Department of Agriculture.[12] nowrap Greg Blaine
    (R)    		November 15, 2001[13]
    47Anowrap Darlene Luther
    (DFL)    		Died of stomach cancer on January 30, 2002.[14] nowrap John Jordan
    (R)    		March 8, 2002[15]
    23Anowrap James Clark
    (R)    		Resigned August 2, 2002, citing familial concerns in his letter of resignation.[16] Remained vacant
    40Anowrap Dan McElroy
    (R)    		Resigned November 15, 2002, to accept appointment as Commissioner of Finance under the incoming Pawlenty administration.[17] Remained vacant

    Notes

    1. Web site: Sessions of the Minnesota State Legislature and the Minnesota Territorial Legislature, 1849-present.. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 4 December 2014.
    2. Web site: Party Control of the Minnesota Senate, 1951-present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 4 December 2014.
    3. Web site: Party Control of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1951-present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 4 December 2014.
    4. Web site: President and President Pro Tempore of the Minnesota Senate, 1849-present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 4 December 2014.
    5. Web site: Majority and Minority Leaders of the Minnesota Senate, 1933-present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 4 December 2014.
    6. Web site: Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1849-present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 4 December 2014.
    7. Web site: Majority and Minority Leaders of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1901-present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 4 December 2014.
    8. Web site: Solon, Sam George. Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 4 December 2014.
    9. Web site: Prettner Solon, Yvonne. Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 4 December 2014.
    10. Web site: Kelly, Randy Cameron. Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 4 December 2014.
    11. Web site: Moua, Mee. Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 4 December 2014.
    12. Web site: Wenzel, Stephen G.. Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 5 December 2014.
    13. Web site: Blaine, Greg. Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 5 December 2014.
    14. Web site: Luther, Darlene Joyce. Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 5 December 2014.
    15. Web site: Jordan, John. Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 5 December 2014.
    16. Web site: Clark, James T.. Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 5 December 2014.
    17. Web site: McElroy, Dan. Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 5 December 2014.

    References

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