76th Minnesota Legislature
Seventy-sixth Minnesota Legislature | |||||
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Overview | |||||
Legislative body | Minnesota Legislature | ||||
Jurisdiction | Minnesota, United States | ||||
Meeting place | Minnesota State Capitol | ||||
Term | January 3, 1989 | – January 8, 1991||||
Website | www | ||||
Minnesota State Senate | |||||
Members | 67 Senators | ||||
President | Jerome M. Hughes | ||||
Majority Leader | Roger Moe | ||||
Minority Leader | Duane Benson | ||||
Party control | Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party | ||||
Minnesota House of Representatives | |||||
Members | 134 Representatives | ||||
Speaker | Robert Vanasek | ||||
Majority Leader | Ann Wynia, Dee Long | ||||
Minority Leader | |||||
Party control | Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party |
The seventy-sixth Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 3, 1989. The 67 members of the Minnesota Senate were elected during the General Election of November 4, 1986, and the 134 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives were elected during the General Election of November 8, 1988.
Sessions[]
The legislature met in a regular session from January 3, 1989, to May 22, 1989. A special session was convened from September 27, 1989, to September 29, 1989, to pass a tax bill to replace the one which was vetoed by Governor Rudy Perpich, as well as to consider property tax relief and the statewide solid waste recycling program.[1]
A continuation of the regular session was held between February 12, 1990, and April 25, 1990.[1]
Party summary[]
- Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Membership changes" section, below.
Senate[]
Party[2] (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | Vacant | ||
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DFL | IR | |||
End of previous Legislature | 45 | 21 | 66 | 1 |
Begin | 44 | 23 | 67 | 0 |
January 16, 1990 | 43 | 66 | 1 | |
February 3, 1990 | 22 | 65 | 2 | |
February 12, 1990 | 23 | 66 | 1 | |
February 15, 1990 | 44 | 67 | 0 | |
Latest voting share | 66% | 34% | ||
Beginning of the next Legislature | 46 | 21 | 67 | 0 |
House of Representatives[]
Party[3] (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | Vacant | ||
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DFL | IR | |||
End of previous Legislature | 81 | 51 | 132 | 2 |
Begin | 81 | 53 | 134 | 0 |
January 4, 1989 | 80 | 133 | 1 | |
February 8, 1989 | 54 | 134 | 0 | |
September 1, 1989 | 79 | 133 | 1 | |
November 22, 1989 | 80 | 134 | 0 | |
February 3, 1990 | 79 | 133 | 1 | |
August 13, 1990 | 53 | 132 | 2 | |
January 7, 1991 | 78 | 52 | 130 | 4 |
Latest voting share | 58% | 39% | ||
Beginning of the next Legislature | 79 | 53 | 132 | 2 |
Leadership[]
Senate[]
- President of the Senate
- Jerome M. Hughes (DFL-Maplewood)[4]
- Senate Minority Leader
- Duane Benson (IR-Lanesboro)[5]
House of Representatives[]
- Speaker of the House
- Robert Vanasek (DFL-New Prague)[6]
- House Majority Leader
- Until June 21, 1989 Ann Wynia (DFL-St. Paul)[7]
- After June 21, 1989 Dee Long (DFL-Minneapolis)[7]
- House Minority Leader
- (IR-Brooklyn Park)[7]
Members[]
Senate[]
Name | District | City | Party |
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Adkins, Betty | 22 | St. Michael | DFL |
12 | Wadena | IR | |
Beckman, Tracy | 29 | Bricelyn | DFL |
Belanger, William | 41 | Bloomington | IR |
Benson, Duane | 32 | Lanesboro | IR |
Berg, Charlie | 11 | Chokio | DFL |
Berglin, Linda | 60 | Minneapolis | DFL |
Bernhagen, John | 21 | Hutchinson | IR |
Bertram, Joe | 16 | Paynesville | DFL |
Brandl, John | 62 | Minneapolis | DFL |
Brataas, Nancy | 33 | Rochester | IR |
Chmielewski, Florian | 14 | Sturgeon Lake | DFL |
Cohen, Dick | 64 | St. Paul | DFL |
50 | Ham Lake | DFL | |
18 | Princeton | DFL | |
Decker, Bob | 04 | Bemidji | IR |
DeCramer, Gary | 27 | Ghent | DFL |
05 | Hibbing | DFL | |
Diessner, Bill | 56 | Afton | DFL |
Flynn, Carol | 61 | Minneapolis | DFL |
Frank, Don | 51 | Spring Lake Park | DFL |
Frederick, Mel | 30 | Owatonna | IR |
Frederickson, Dave | 20 | Murdock | DFL |
Frederickson, Dennis | 23 | New Ulm | IR |
Freeman, Michael O. | 40 | Richfield | DFL |
Gustafson, Jim | 08 | Duluth | IR |
Hughes, Jerome M. | 54 | Maplewood | DFL |
Johnson, Dean | 15 | Willmar | IR |
Johnson, Doug | 06 | Tower | DFL |
Knaak, Fritz | 53 | White Bear Lake | IR |
Knutson, Howard A. | 38 | Burnsville | IR |
Kroening, Carl | 57 | Minneapolis | DFL |
Laidig, Gary | 55 | Stillwater | IR |
Langseth, Keith | 09 | Glyndon | DFL |
Lantry, Marilyn | 67 | St. Paul | 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 | 48 | Maple Grove | IR |
McQuaid, Phyllis W. | 44 | Saint Louis Park | IR |
Mehrkens, Lyle | 26 | Red Wing | IR |
Merriam, Gene | 49 | Coon Rapids | DFL |
Metzen, James | 39 | South St. Paul | DFL |
Moe, Donald | 65 | St. Paul | DFL |
Moe, Roger | 02 | Erskine | DFL |
Morse, Steven | 34 | Dakota | DFL |
Novak, Steve | 52 | New Brighton | DFL |
Olson, Gen | 43 | Minnetrista | IR |
Pariseau, Pat | 37 | Farmington | IR |
Pehler, Jim | 17 | St. Cloud | DFL |
Peterson, Donna C. | 61 | Minneapolis | DFL |
19 | Wyoming | DFL | |
24 | Skyline | IR | |
Piper, Pat | 31 | Austin | DFL |
Pogemiller, Larry | 58 | Minneapolis | DFL |
Purfeerst, Clarence | 25 | Faribault | DFL |
Ramstad, Jim | 45 | Minnetonka | IR |
Reichgott Junge, Ember | 46 | New Hope | DFL |
Renneke, Earl | 35 | Le Sueur | IR |
Samuelson, Don | 13 | Brainerd | DFL |
Schmitz, Robert J. | 36 | Jordan | DFL |
Solon, Sam | 07 | Duluth | DFL |
Spear, Allan | 59 | Minneapolis | DFL |
Storm, Don | 42 | Edina | IR |
Stumpf, LeRoy | 01 | Thief River Falls | DFL |
Taylor, Glen | 24 | Mankato | IR |
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, Bob | 10B | Ottertail | IR |
20A | Bellingham | DFL | |
Battaglia, David Peter | 06A | Two Harbors | DFL |
18B | Sauk Rapids | DFL | |
Beard, Pat | 56B | Cottage Grove | DFL |
Begich, Joseph | 06B | Eveleth | DFL |
53A | Shoreview | IR | |
Bertram, Jeff | 16B | Paynesville | DFL |
Bishop, Dave | 33B | Rochester | IR |
Blatz, Kathleen | 41B | Bloomington | IR |
Boo, Ben | 08B | Duluth | IR |
Brown, Chuck | 11A | Appleton | DFL |
Burger, John | 43A | Long Lake | IR |
Carlson, Doug | 14B | Sandstone | IR |
Carlson, Lyndon | 46B | Crystal | DFL |
Carruthers, Phil | 47B | Brooklyn Center | DFL |
Clark, Karen | 60A | Minneapolis | DFL |
30B | Waseca | DFL | |
Cooper, Roger | 21B | Bird Island | DFL |
Dauner, Marvin | 09B | Hawley | DFL |
Dawkins, Andy | 65A | St. Paul | DFL |
Dempsey, Terry | 23A | New Ulm | IR |
Dille, Steve | 21A | Dassel | IR |
Dorn, John | 24A | Mankato | DFL |
Forsythe, Mary | 42B | Edina | IR |
Frederick, Sal | 24B | Mankato | IR |
Frerichs, Don | 32A | Rochester | IR |
27A | Lynd | IR | |
Greenfield, Lee | 61A | Minneapolis | DFL |
17B | St. Cloud | IR | |
Gutknecht, Gil | 33A | Rochester | IR |
Hartle, Dean | 30A | Owatonna | IR |
Hasskamp, Kris | 13A | Crosby | DFL |
Haukoos, Bob | 31A | Albert Lea | IR |
Hausman, Alice | 63B | St. Paul | DFL |
Heap, Jim | 45B | Plymouth | IR |
40B | Bloomington | IR | |
41A | Bloomington | IR | |
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 |
Kelly, Randy | 67A | St. Paul | DFL |
Kelso, Becky | 36A | Shakopee | DFL |
Kinkel, Tony | 04B | Park Rapids | DFL |
Knickerbocker, Jerry | 43B | Minnetonka | IR |
Kostohryz, Dick | 54B | North St. Paul | DFL |
Krueger, Rick | 12B | Staples | DFL |
19A | Cambridge | DFL | |
Lieder, Bernard | 02A | Crookston | DFL |
Limmer, Warren | 48A | Maple Grove | IR |
Long, Dee | 59A | Minneapolis | DFL |
Lynch, Teresa | 50A | Andover | IR |
36B | Lakeville | IR | |
Marsh, Marcus M. | 17A | Sauk Rapids | IR |
22A | Maple Lake | DFL | |
McDonald, K.J. | 35B | Watertown | IR |
McGuire, Mary Jo | 63A | Falcon Heights | DFL |
60B | Minneapolis | DFL | |
55B | Stillwater | IR | |
Milbert, Bob | 39B | South St. Paul | DFL |
20B | Redwood Falls | IR | |
38A | Burnsville | IR | |
Munger, Willard | 07A | Duluth | DFL |
Murphy, Mary | 08A | Hermantown | DFL |
11B | Barrett | DFL | |
Nelson, Ken | 62A | Minneapolis | DFL |
03A | International Falls | DFL | |
66B | St. Paul | DFL | |
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 |
64B | St. Paul | DFL | |
Osthoff, Tom | 66A | St. Paul | DFL |
23B | St. Peter | DFL | |
Otis, Todd | 59B | Minneapolis | DFL |
Ozment, Dennis | 37B | Rosemount | IR |
Pappas, Sandy | 65B | St. Paul | DFL |
Pauly, Sidney | 42A | Eden Prairie | IR |
Pellow, Dick | 52B | New Brighton | IR |
Pelowski, Gene | 34B | Winona | DFL |
Peterson, J.P. | 18A | Princeton | DFL |
10A | Detroit Lakes | IR | |
Price, Leonard | 56A | Woodbury | DFL |
Pugh, Tom | 39A | South St. Paul | DFL |
50B | Coon Rapids | DFL | |
Redalen, Elton | 32B | Fountain | IR |
Reding, Leo | 31B | Austin | DFL |
Rest, Ann | 46A | New Hope | DFL |
57A | Minneapolis | DFL | |
12A | Wadena | IR | |
Rodosovich, Peter | 25B | Faribault | DFL |
Rukavina, Tom | 05A | Virginia | DFL |
Runbeck, Linda | 52A | Circle Pines | IR |
Sarna, John | 58A | Minneapolis | DFL |
35A | Gibbon | IR | |
Scheid, Linda | 47A | Brooklyn Park | DFL |
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 |
Solberg, Loren | 03B | Bovey | DFL |
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 |
Tjornhom, Chris | 40A | Richfield | IR |
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 |
64A | St. Paul | DFL | |
Voss, Gordon | 52A | Blaine | DFL |
Wagenius, Jean | 62B | Minneapolis | DFL |
26B | Elgin | IR | |
Weaver, Charlie | 49A | Anoka | IR |
15B | Willmar | DFL | |
Wenzel, Steve | 13B | Little Falls | DFL |
09A | Moorhead | DFL | |
Winter, Ted | 28A | Fulda | DFL |
Wynia, Ann | 63B | St. Paul | DFL |
Membership changes[]
Senate[]
District | Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date successor seated |
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37 | (DFL) |
Resigned January 1, 1989, in order to devote more time to his career.[8] | Pat Pariseau (IR) |
January 3, 1989[9] |
48 | Tad Jude (DFL) |
Resigned January 3, 1989, to take office as a Hennepin County Commissioner, subsequent to having been elected to that office in the general election of 1988.[10] | Pat McGowan (IR) |
January 3, 1989[11] |
61 | Donna C. Peterson (DFL) |
Resigned January 16, 1990, to accept a position as a lobbyist for the University of Minnesota.[12] | Carol Flynn (DFL) |
February 15, 1990[13] |
24 | Glen Taylor (IR) |
Resigned February 3, 1990, to devote more time to his business interests.[14] | (IR) |
February 12, 1990[15] |
House of Representatives[]
District | Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date successor seated |
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52A | Gordon Voss (DFL) |
Resigned January 4, 1989, to accept appointment to the position of Chief Administrator of the .[16] | Linda Runbeck (IR) |
February 8, 1989[17] |
63B | Ann Wynia (DFL) |
Resigned September 1, 1989, to accept appointment to the position of Commissioner of the .[18] | Alice Hausman (DFL) |
November 22, 1989[19] |
30B | (DFL) |
Resigned March 13, 1990, amidst criminal felony charges.[20] | Remained vacant | |
53A | (IR) |
Resigned August 13, 1990, to accept appointment to the position of United States Marshal for the District of Minnesota.[21] | Remained vacant | |
32B | Elton Redalen (IR) |
Resigned January 7, 1991, to accept appointment as the Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture.[22] | Remained vacant | |
50B | (DFL) |
Resigned January 7, 1991, to accept appointment as a Minnesota Judicial District Court Judge.[23] | Remained vacant |
References[]
- ^ a b "Sessions of the Minnesota State Legislature and the Minnesota Territorial Legislature, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- ^ "Party Control of the Minnesota Senate, 1951-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- ^ "Party Control of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1951-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- ^ "President and President Pro Tempore of the Minnesota Senate, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- ^ a b "Majority and Minority Leaders of the Minnesota Senate, 1933-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- ^ "Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- ^ a b c "Majority and Minority Leaders of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1901-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- ^ "Wegscheid, Darril". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- ^ "Pariseau, Patricia "Pat"". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- ^ "Jude, Thaddeus "Tad"". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- ^ "McGowan, Patrick D. "Pat"". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- ^ "Peterson, Donna C." Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- ^ "Flynn, Carol". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- ^ "Taylor, Glen A." Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- ^ "Piepho, Mark J." Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- ^ "Voss, Gordon O." Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- ^ "Runbeck, Linda". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- ^ "Wynia, Ann". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- ^ "Hausman, Alice". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- ^ "Conway, Jeff". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- ^ "Bennett, Tony L." Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
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