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.
Normandale Community College is a public community college in Bloomington,Minnesota. The college serves primarily the communities of the southwestern portion of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area. Established in 1968 as Normandale State Junior College with an initial enrollment of 1,358 students;today Normandale annually enrolls more than 14,000 students. Normandale is a member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system.
Richard J. Cohen is a Minnesota politician and a former member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),he represented District 64,which includes portions of the city of Saint Paul in Ramsey County.
David Scott Dibble is an American politician serving as a member of the Minnesota Senate since 2003. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),Dibble represents District 61,which includes parts of Minneapolis in Hennepin County. From 2001 to 2003,he served in the Minnesota House of Representatives.
Rodney W. "Rod" Hamilton is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,he represented District 22B,which includes all or portions of Cottonwood,Jackson,Nobles and Redwood counties in the southwestern part of the state. He is also a local pork producer.
John A. Hoffman is a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),he represents District 34,which includes parts of Anoka and Hennepin County in the Twin Cities metropolitan area.
The 2016 Minnesota Senate election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 8,2016,to elect members to the Senate of the 90th and 91st Minnesota Legislatures. A primary election was held in several districts on August 9,2016. The election coincided with the election of the other house of the Legislature,the House of Representatives.
The 2018 United States Senate election in Minnesota took place on November 6,2018,to elect a United States Senator from Minnesota. Incumbent Democratic–Farmer–Labor U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar was reelected in a landslide,defeating Republican state House of Representatives member Jim Newberger. This election was held alongside a special election for Minnesota's other Senate seat,which was held by Al Franken until he resigned in January 2018. U.S. House elections,a gubernatorial election,State House elections,and other elections were also held.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota were held on November 6,2018,to elect the eight U.S. representatives from the state of Minnesota,one from each of the state's eight congressional districts. The elections coincided with an open gubernatorial election,a U.S. Senate election,a special U.S. Senate election,State House elections,and other elections.
Mark Johnson is an American lawyer,politician,and member of the Minnesota Senate. A Republican,Johnson represents parts of Kittson,Marshall,Pennington,Polk,Red Lake,Norman and Roseau counties in northwestern Minnesota. He previously served as acting majority leader of the Minnesota Senate,and now serves as minority leader.
Paul Utke is an American politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,he represents District 2 in northwestern Minnesota.
Justin Eichorn is an American politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,he represents District 6 in north-central Minnesota.
Andrew R. Lang is an American politician and Republican member of the Minnesota Senate. He represents District 17,which includes portions of Chippewa,Kandiyohi,Renville,and Swift Counties in west-central Minnesota. Lang is a major in the Minnesota Army National Guard.
Nick A. Frentz is an American politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),he represents District 18 in south-central Minnesota.
Rich Draheim is an American politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,he represents District 22 in south-central Minnesota.
Michael P. Goggin is an American politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,he represents District 21 in southeastern Minnesota.
John R. Jasinski is an American politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,he represents Minnesota's 19th Senate District in southeastern Minnesota.
Mark W. Koran is an American politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,he represents District 28 in eastern Minnesota.
Steve A. Cwodzinski is an American politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),he represents District 49,including Eden Prairie and Minnetonka,in the western Twin Cities metropolitan area.
Matthew David "Matt" Klein is an American politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),he represents District 53 in the southeastern Twin Cities metropolitan area.
