- Eighty-fourth Minnesota Legislature
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The eighty-fourth Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 4, 2005. The 67 members of the Minnesota Senate were elected during the General Election on November 5, 2002, while the 134 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives were elected during the General Election on November 2, 2004.
Contents
Sessions
The legislature met in a regular session from January 4, 2005 to May 23, 2005. It ended without a passage of an overall budget, and a special session was opened May 24, 2005. No overall budget passed by the end of the fiscal year on June 30, and much of the state government shut down for the first time in history, though some essential services remained in operation, and some departments received funding in legislation. On July 9, 2005, a budget was agreed upon, and the special session ended a few days later on July 13, 2005.
A continuation of the regular session was held between March 1, 2006 and May 21, 2006.
Party summary
Senate
Affiliation Members Democratic-Farmer Labor Party 38 Republican Party 29 Total 67 House of Representatives
Affiliation Members Republican Party 68 Democratic-Farmer Labor Party 66 Total 134 Leadership
Senate
- President of the Senate
- James Metzen (DFL-South St. Paul)
- Senate Majority Leader
- Dean Johnson (DFL-Willmar)
- Senate Minority Leader
- Dick Day (R-Owatonna)
House of Representatives
- Speaker of the House
- Steve Sviggum (R-Kenyon)
- House Majority Leader
- Erik Paulsen (R-Eden Prairie)
- House Minority Leader
- Matt Entenza (DFL-St. Paul)
Members
Senate
Name District City Party Anderson, Ellen 66 St. Paul DFL Bachmann, Michele 52 Stillwater Rep Bakk, Thomas 06 Cook DFL Belanger, William 40 Bloomington Rep Berglin, Linda 61 Minneapolis DFL Betzold, Don 51 Fridley DFL Bonoff, Terri 43 Minnetonka DFL Chaudhary, Satveer 50 Fridley DFL Clark, Tarryl 15 St. Cloud DFL Cohen, Dick 64 St. Paul DFL Day, Dick 26 Owatonna Rep Dibble, D. Scott 60 Minneapolis DFL Dille, Steve 18 Dassel Rep Fischbach, Michelle 14 Paynesville Rep Foley, Leo 47 Coon Rapids DFL Frederickson, Dennis 21 New Ulm Rep Gerlach, Chris 37 Apple Valley Rep Hann, David 42 Eden Prairie Rep Higgins, Linda 58 Minneapolis DFL Hottinger, John 23 Mankato DFL Johnson, Dean 13 Willmar DFL Johnson, Debbie 49 Ham Lake Rep Jungbauer, Michael 48 East Bethel Rep Kelley, Steve 44 Hopkins DFL Kierlin, Bob 31 Winona Rep Kiscaden, Sheila 30 Rochester DFL Koch, Amy 19 Buffalo Rep Koering, Paul 12 Fort Ripley Rep Kubly, Gary 20 Granite Falls DFL Langseth, Keith 09 Glyndon DFL Larson, Cal 10 Fergus Falls Rep LeClair, Brian 56 Woodbury Rep Limmer, Warren 32 Maple Grove Rep Lourey, Becky 08 Kerrick DFL Marko, Sharon 57 Newport DFL Marty, John 54 Roseville DFL McGinn, Mike 38 Eagan Rep Metzen, James 39 South St. Paul DFL Michel, Geoff 41 Edina Rep Moua, Mee 67 St. Paul DFL Murphy, Steve 28 Red Wing DFL Neuville, Thomas 25 Northfield Rep Nienow, Sean 17 Cambridge Rep Olson, Gen 33 Minnetrista Rep Ortman, Julianne 34 Chanhassen Rep Pappas, Sandra 65 St. Paul DFL Pariseau, Pat 36 Farmington Rep Pogemiller, Lawrence 59 Minneapolis DFL Ranum, Jane 63 Minneapolis DFL Reiter, Mady 53 Shoreview Rep Rest, Ann 45 New Hope DFL Robling, Claire 35 Jordan Rep Rosen, Julie 24 Fairmont Rep Ruud, Carrie 04 Breezy Point Rep Sams, Dallas 11 Staples DFL Saxhaug, Tom 03 Grand Rapids DFL Scheid, Linda 46 Brooklyn Park DFL Senjem, David 29 Rochester Rep Skoe, Rod 02 Clearbrook DFL Skoglund, Wes 62 Minneapolis DFL Solon, Yvonne Prettner 07 Duluth DFL Sparks, Dan 27 Austin DFL Stumpf, LeRoy 01 Plummer DFL Tomassoni, David J. 05 Chisholm DFL Vickerman, Jim 22 Tracy DFL Wergin, Betsy 16 Princeton Rep Wiger, Chuck 55 North St. Paul DFL House of Representatives
Name District City Party Abeler, Jim 48B Anoka Rep Anderson, Bruce 19A Buffalo Township Rep Abrams, Ron 43B Minnetonka Rep Anderson, Irv 03A International Falls DFL Atkins, Joe 39B Inver Grove Heights DFL Beard, Michael 35A Shakopee Rep Bernardy, Connie 51B Fridley DFL Blaine, Greg 12B Little Falls Rep Bradley, Fran 29B Rochester Rep Brod, Laura 25A New Prague Rep Buesgens, Mark 35B Jordan Rep Carlson, Lyndon 45B Crystal DFL Charron, Mike 56A Woodbury Rep Clark, Karen 61A Minneapolis DFL Cornish, Tony 24B Good Thunder Rep Cox, Ray 25B Northfield Rep Cybart, Lloyd 37A Apple Valley Rep Davids, Gregory 31B Preston Rep Davnie, Jim 62A Minneapolis DFL Dean, Matt 52B Dellwood Rep DeLaForest, Chris 49A Andover Rep Demmer, Randy 29A Hayfield Rep Dempsey, Jerry 28A Hastings Rep Dill, David 06A Crane Lake Township DFL Dittrich, Denise 47A Champlin DFL Dorman, Dan 27A Albert Lea Rep Dorn, John 23B Mankato DFL Eastlund, Rob 17A Isanti Rep Eken, Kent 02A Twin Valley DFL Ellison, Keith 58B Minneapolis DFL Emmer, Tom 19B Delano Rep Matt Entenza 64A St. Paul DFL Erhardt, Ron 41A Edina Rep Erickson, Sondra 16A Princeton Rep Finstad, Brad 21B Comfrey Rep Fritz, Patti 26B Faribault DFL Garofalo, Pat 36B Farmington Rep Gazelka, Paul 12A Brainerd Rep Goodwin, Barbara 50A Columbia Heights DFL Greiling, Mindy 54A Roseville DFL Gunther, Bob 24A Fairmont Rep Hackbarth, Tom 48A Cedar Township Rep Hamilton, Rod 22B Mountain Lake Rep Hansen, Rick 39A South St. Paul DFL Hausman, Alice 66B St. Paul DFL Haws, Larry 15B St. Cloud DFL Heidgerken, Bud 13A Freeport Rep Hilstrom, Debra 46B Brooklyn Center DFL Hilty, Bill 08A Finlayson DFL Holberg, Mary Liz 36A Lakeville Rep Hoppe, Joe 34B Chaska Rep Hornstein, Frank 60B Minneapolis DFL Hortman, Melissa 47B Brooklyn Park DFL Hosch, Larry 14B St. Joseph DFL Howes, Larry 04B Walker Rep Huntley, Thomas 07A Duluth DFL Jaros, Mike 07B Duluth DFL Johnson, Jeff 43A Plymouth Rep Johnson, Ruth 23A St. Peter DFL Johnson, Sheldon 67B St. Paul DFL Juhnke, Al 13B Willmar DFL Kahn, Phyllis 59B Minneapolis DFL Kelliher, Margaret Anderson 60A Minneapolis DFL Klinzing, Karen 56B Woodbury Rep Knoblach, Jim 15A St. Cloud Rep Koenen, Lyle 20B Clara City DFL Kohls, Paul 34A Victoria Rep Krinkie, Philip 53A Shoreview Rep Lanning, Morrie 09A Moorhead Rep Larson, Dan 63B Bloomington DFL Latz, Ron 44B St. Louis Park DFL Lenczewski, Ann 40B Bloomington DFL Lesch, John 66A St. Paul DFL Liebling, Tina 30A Rochester DFL Lieder, Bernard 01B Crookston DFL Lillie, Leon 55A North St. Paul DFL Loeffler, Diane 59A Minneapolis DFL Magnus, Doug 22A Slayton Rep Mahoney, Tim 67A St. Paul DFL Mariani, Carlos 65B St. Paul DFL Marquart, Paul 09B Dilworth DFL McNamara, Denny 57B Hastings Rep Meslow, Doug 53B White Bear Lake Rep Moe, Frank 04A Bemidji DFL Mullery, Joe 58A Minneapolis DFL Murphy, Mary 06B Hermantown DFL Nelson, Michael 46A Brooklyn Park DFL Nelson, Peter 17B Lindstrom Rep Newman, Scott 18A Hutchinson Rep Nornes, Bud 10A Fergus Falls DFL Olson, Mark 16B Big Lake Rep Otremba, Mary Ellen 11B Long Prairie DFL Ozment, Dennis 37B Rosemount Rep Paulsen, Erik 42B Eden Prairie Rep Paymar, Michael 64B St. Paul DFL Pelowski, Gene 31A Winona DFL Penas, Maxine 01A Badger Rep Peppin, Joyce 32A Rogers Rep Peterson, Aaron 20A Appleton DFL Peterson, Neil W. 41B Bloomington Rep Peterson, Sandra 45A New Hope DFL Poppe, Jeanne 27B Austin DFL Powell, Duke 40A Burnsville Rep Rukavina, Tom 05A Virginia DFL Ruth, Connie 26A Owatonna Rep Ruud, Maria 42A Minnetonka DFL Sailer, Brita 02B Park Rapids DFL Samuelson, Char 50B New Brighton Rep Scalze, Bev 54B Little Canada DFL Seifert, Marty 21A Marshall Rep Sertich, Tony 05B Chisholm DFL Severson, Dan 14A Sauk Rapids Rep Sieben, Katie 57A Newport DFL Simon, Steve 44A St. Louis Park DFL Simpson, Dean 10B Perham Rep Slawik, Nora 55B Maplewood Rep Smith, Steve 33A Mound Rep Soderstrom, Judy 08B Mora Rep Solberg, Loren 03B Grand Rapids DFL Sviggum, Steve 28B Kenyon Rep Sykora, Barb 33B Excelsior Rep Thao, Cy 65A St. Paul DFL Thissen, Paul 63A Minneapolis DFL Tingelstad, Kathy 49B Andover Rep Urdahl, Dean 18B Grove City Rep Vandeveer, Ray 52A Forest Lake Rep Wagenius, Jean 62B Minneapolis DFL Walker, Neva 61B Minneapolis DFL Wardlow, Lynn 38B Eagan Rep Welti, Andy 30B Plainview DFL Westerberg, Andy 51A Blaine Rep Westrom, Torrey 11A Elbow Lake Rep Wilkin, Tim 38A Eagan Rep Zellers, Kurt 32B Maple Grove Rep External links
- Minnesota Legislature website
- Minnesota Senate website
- Senate election results (2002 General Election)
- House website
- House election results (2004 General Election)
- Minnesota Constitution
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Eighty-third Minnesota LegislatureEighty-fourth Minnesota Legislature
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