Sixty-ninth Minnesota Legislature
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Overview
Legislative bodyMinnesota Legislature
JurisdictionMinnesota, United States
Meeting placeMinnesota State Capitol
TermJanuary 7, 1975 (1975-01-07) – January 3, 1977 (1977-01-03)
Websitewww.leg.state.mn.us
Minnesota State Senate
Members67 Senators
PresidentAlec G. Olson
Majority LeaderNicholas D. Coleman
Minority LeaderRobert O. Ashbach
Party controlDemocratic-Farmer-Labor Party
Minnesota House of Representatives
Members134 Representatives
SpeakerMartin O. Sabo
Majority LeaderIrvin N. Anderson
Minority LeaderHenry J. Savelkoul
Party controlDemocratic-Farmer-Labor Party

The sixty-ninth Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 7, 1975. The 67 members of the Minnesota Senate were elected during the General Election of November 7, 1972, while the 134 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives were elected during the General Election of November 5, 1974. The sixty-ninth Legislature was the first Minnesota Legislature to sit after the repeal of the requirement that Minnesota legislators be chosen in legally nonpartisan elections.

Sessions

The legislature met in a regular session from January 7, 1975 to May 19, 1975. A continuation of the regular session was held between January 27, 1976 and April 7, 1976. There were no special sessions of the 69th 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
DFL Ind. R
End of previous Legislature 38 1 27 66 1
Begin 38 1 27 66 1
February 10, 1975 28 67 0
December 29, 1976 37 66 1
Latest voting share 56% 2% 42%
Beginning of the next Legislature 48 0 18 66 1

House of Representatives

Party[3]
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total Vacant
DFL R
End of previous Legislature 78 56 134 0
Begin 104 30 134 0
January 27, 1976 103 31
Latest voting share 77% 23%
Beginning of the next Legislature 104 30 134 0

Leadership

Senate

President of the Senate
Alec G. Olson (DFL-Spicer)[4]
Senate Majority Leader
Nicholas D. Coleman (DFL-Saint Paul)[5]
Senate Minority Leader
Robert O. Ashbach (R-Saint Paul)[5]

House of Representatives

Speaker of the House
Martin O. Sabo (DFL-Minneapolis)[6]
House Majority Leader
Irvin N. Anderson (DFL-International Falls)[7]
House Minority Leader
Henry J. Savelkoul (R-Albert Lea)[7]

Members

Senate

House of Representatives

Membership changes

Senate

District Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date successor
seated
33 None Incumbent Conservative/Republican Harold G. Krieger was elected to the office of district court judge of Olmsted County in the General Election of 1974, and was hence forced to resign from the Senate. The exact date of Krieger's resignation is unknown, but was prior to the convention of the 69th Legislature, and hence this seat was already vacant when the 69th Legislature convened. Nancy Brataas
(IR) 		February 10, 1975[8]
21 Alec G. Olson
(DFL) 		Incumbent DFLer and then-Senate President Alec G. Olson had been reelected during the General Election of 1976. However, during the same election cycle, U.S. Senator Walter Mondale was elected Vice President of the United States, causing Mondale to resign from the U.S. Senate. Governor Wendell Anderson proceeded to appoint himself to Mondale's vacated seat, which caused Lieutenant Governor Rudy Perpich to succeed to the office of Governor, and hence created a vacancy in the office of Lieutenant Governor. As per the provisions of the Minnesota Constitution, Olson, as the last-elected President of the Senate, then succeeded to the office of Lieutenant Governor, causing him to automatically resign his seat in the Minnesota Senate effective December 29, 1976. Thus, this seat was still vacant when the 70th Legislature convened. Remained vacant

References

  1. ^ "Sessions of the Minnesota State Legislature and the Minnesota Territorial Legislature, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Party Control of the Minnesota Senate, 1951-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Party Control of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1951-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  4. ^ "President and President Pro Tempore of the Minnesota Senate, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Majority and Minority Leaders of the Minnesota Senate, 1933-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Majority and Minority Leaders of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1901-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Brataas, Nancy". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
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