Seventy-seventh Minnesota Legislature
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Overview
Legislative bodyMinnesota Legislature
JurisdictionMinnesota, United States
Meeting placeMinnesota State Capitol
TermJanuary 8, 1991 (1991-01-08) – January 5, 1993 (1993-01-05)
Websitewww.leg.state.mn.us
Minnesota State Senate
Members67 Senators
PresidentJerome M. Hughes
Majority LeaderRoger Moe
Minority LeaderDuane Benson
Party controlDemocratic-Farmer-Labor Party
Minnesota House of Representatives
Members134 Representatives
SpeakerRobert Vanasek,
Dee Long
Majority LeaderDee Long,
Alan Welle
Minority LeaderTerry Dempsey
Party controlDemocratic-Farmer-Labor Party

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
DFL IR
End of previous Legislature 44 23 67 0
Begin 46 21 67 0
December 7, 1991 20 66 1
January 9, 1992 21 67 0
May 20, 1992 20 66 1
Latest voting share 69% 30%
Beginning of the next Legislature 45 22 67 0

House of Representatives

Party[3]
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total Vacant
DFL IR
End of previous Legislature 78 52 130 4
Begin 79 53 132 2
February 7, 1991 54 133 1
February 18, 1991 55 134 0
November 1, 1991 78 133 1
January 2, 1992 56 134 0
May 7, 1992 55 133 1
May 11, 1992 54 132 2
July, 1992 79[nb 1] 53
December 14, 1992 78 131 3
Latest voting share 58% 40%
Beginning of the next Legislature 86 47 133 1

Leadership

Senate

President of the Senate
Jerome M. Hughes (DFL-Maplewood)[5]
Senate Majority Leader
Roger Moe (DFL-Erskine)[6]
Senate Minority Leader
Duane Benson (IR-Lanesboro)[6]

House of Representatives

Speaker of the House[nb 2]
Until January 6, 1992 Robert Vanasek (DFL-New Prague)[7]
After January 6, 1992 Dee Long (DFL-Minneapolis)[7]
House Majority Leader
Until July 11, 1991 Dee Long (DFL-Minneapolis)[8]
After July 11, 1991 Alan Welle (DFL-Willmar)[8]
House Minority Leader
Terry Dempsey (IR-New Ulm)[8]

Members

Senate

Name District City Party
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
Abrams, Ron 45A Minnetonka IR
Anderson, Richard H. 30B Waseca IR
Anderson, Bob 10B Ottertail DFL[nb 1]
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

District Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date successor
seated
42 Don Storm
(IR) 		Resigned December 7, 1991, to accept appointment to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission.[9] Roy Terwilliger
(IR) 		January 9, 1992[10]
08 Jim Gustafson
(IR) 		Resigned May 20, 1992, to accept appointment to the position of Commissioner of the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board.[11] Remained vacant

House of Representatives

District Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date successor
seated
32B 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.[12] Greg Davids
(IR) 		February 18, 1991[13]
50B 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.[14] Phil Heir
(IR) 		February 7, 1991[15]
47A Linda Scheid
(DFL) 		Resigned November 1, 1991, to become Vice President for Community Affairs with Burnet Realty.[16] Rich Krambeer
(IR) 		January 2, 1992[17]
44A Sally Olsen
(IR) 		Resigned May 7, 1992, to accept appointment as a Minnesota Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals Judge.[18] Remained vacant
23A Terry Dempsey
(IR) 		Resigned May 11, 1992, to accept appointment as a Minnesota Judicial District Court Judge.[19] Remained vacant
44B Gloria Segal
(DFL) 		Resigned December 14, 1992, due to health reasons related to a cancerous tumor.[20] Remained vacant

Notes

  1. ^ a b Previously an Independent Republican, Bob Anderson joined the DFL in July 1992.[4]
  2. ^ Dee Long acted as Speaker-Designate from August 11, 1991, until she became Speaker in her own right on January 6, 1992.[7]

References

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