Seventy-sixth Minnesota Legislature | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||
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 | Bill Schreiber | ||||
Party control | Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party |
The 76th 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.
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 [2] (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | Vacant | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Party [3] (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | Vacant | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
District | Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date successor seated |
---|---|---|---|---|
37 | Darril Wegscheid (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] | Mark Piepho (IR) | February 12, 1990 [15] |
District | Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date successor seated |
---|---|---|---|---|
52A | Gordon Voss (DFL) | Resigned January 4, 1989, to accept appointment to the position of Chief Administrator of the Minnesota Metropolitan Waste Control Commission. [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 Minnesota Department of Human Services. [18] | Alice Hausman (DFL) | November 22, 1989 [19] |
30B | Jeff Conway (DFL) | Resigned March 13, 1990, amidst criminal felony charges. [20] | Remained vacant | |
53A | Tony Bennett (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 | Joe Quinn (DFL) | Resigned January 7, 1991, to accept appointment as a Minnesota Judicial District Court Judge. [23] | Remained vacant |
The Minnesota Senate is the upper house of the Legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota. At 67 members, half as many as the Minnesota House of Representatives, it is the largest upper house of any U.S. state legislature. Floor sessions are held in the west wing of the State Capitol in Saint Paul. Committee hearings, as well as offices for senators and staff, are located north of the State Capitol in the Minnesota Senate Building. Each member of the Minnesota Senate represents approximately 80,000 constituents.
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.
Thomas M. Bakk is a Minnesota politician. He served in the Minnesota legislature from 1995 to 2023 and is a former majority leader and minority leader.
The eighty-sixth Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 6, 2009 and ended upon the beginning of the next Legislature in January 2011. The 67 members of the Minnesota Senate were elected during the 2006 General Election, and the 134 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives were elected during the 2008 General Election.
The eighty-seventh Minnesota Legislature was the legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota from January 4, 2011, to January 7, 2013. It was composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives, based on the results of the 2010 Senate election and the 2010 House election. The seats were apportioned based on the 2000 United States census. It first convened in Saint Paul on January 4, 2011 and last met on August 24, 2012. It held its regular session from January 4 to May 23, 2011, and from January 24 to May 10, 2012. A special session was held on July 19 and 20, 2011, to complete the passage of budget bills. Another special session was held on August 24, 2012, to provide disaster assistance for the flooded areas of Duluth.
The eighty-first Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 5, 1999. The 67 members of the Minnesota Senate were elected during the General Election of November 5, 1996, and the 134 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives were elected during the General Election of November 3, 1998.
The eightieth Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 7, 1997. 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 5, 1996.
The Eighty-ninth Minnesota Legislature was the legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota from January 6, 2015, to January 2, 2017. It was composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives, based on the results of the 2012 Senate election and the 2014 House election. The seats were apportioned based on the 2010 United States census. It first convened in Saint Paul on January 6, 2015, and last met on May 23, 2016. It held its regular session from January 6 to May 18, 2015, and from March 8 to May 23, 2016. A special session to complete unfinished business was held from June 12 to 13, 2015.
The seventy-ninth Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 3, 1995. The 67 members of the Minnesota Senate were elected during the general election of November 3, 1992, and the 134 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives were elected during the general election of November 8, 1994.
The seventy-eighth Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 5, 1993. 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 3, 1992.
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.
The seventy-fifth Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 6, 1987. 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 4, 1986.
The seventy-fourth Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 8, 1985. The 67 members of the Minnesota Senate were elected during the General Election of November 2, 1982, and the 134 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives were elected during the General Election of November 6, 1984.
The 1980 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 4, 1980, to elect members to the House of Representatives of the 72nd Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held on September 9, 1980.
The seventy-third Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 4, 1983. 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 2, 1982.
The seventy-second Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 6, 1981. 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 4, 1980.
The seventy-first Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 3, 1979. The 67 members of the Minnesota Senate were elected during the General Election of November 2, 1976, and the 134 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives were elected during the General Election of November 7, 1978.
The seventieth Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 4, 1977. 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 2, 1976. It was the first Minnesota Legislature since the thirty-eighth Minnesota Legislature whose members of the Minnesota Senate were chosen in partisan elections.
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.
The Ninety-second Minnesota Legislature is the legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota from January 5, 2021, to January 3, 2023. It is composed of the Senate and House of Representatives, based on the results of the 2020 Senate election and 2020 House election.