74th Minnesota Legislature
Seventy-fourth Minnesota Legislature | |||||
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Overview | |||||
Jurisdiction | Minnesota, United States | ||||
Meeting place | Minnesota State Capitol | ||||
Term | January 8, 1985 – January 6, 1987 | ||||
Website |
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Minnesota State Senate | |||||
Members | 67 Senators | ||||
President | Jerome M. Hughes | ||||
Majority Leader | Roger Moe | ||||
Minority Leader |
James E. Ulland, Glen Taylor | ||||
Party control | Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party | ||||
Minnesota House of Representatives | |||||
Members | 134 Representatives | ||||
Speaker | David M. Jennings | ||||
Majority Leader | Connie Levi | ||||
Minority Leader | Fred C. Norton | ||||
Party control | Independent-Republican Party |
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.
Sessions
The legislature met in a regular session from January 8, 1985 to May 20, 1985. A special session was convened from June 19, 1985 to June 21, 1985, to consider legislation regarding taxes, appropriations and the state budget, education, the operation of state and local governments, and major bills not passed during the regular session.[1]
A continuation of the regular session was held between February 3, 1986 and March 21, 1986. A special session was convened on April 2, 1986 to complete action on the state budget, and bills relating to state revenue and farm loan guarantees.[1]
Party summary
- Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Membership changes" section, below.
Senate
Party[2] (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total | Vacant | |||
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DFL | Ind | IR | |||
End of previous Legislature | 42 | 0 | 25 | 67 | 0 |
Begin | 42 | 0 | 25 | 67 | 0 |
January 9, 1985 | 24 | 66 | 1 | ||
February 11, 1985 | 25 | 67 | 0 | ||
March 7, 1985 | 1[nb 1] | 24 | |||
May 1986 | 43[nb 1] | 0 | |||
Latest voting share | 64% | 0% | 36% | ||
Beginning of the next Legislature | 47 | 0 | 20 | 67 | 0 |
House of Representatives
Party[4] (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total | Vacant | ||
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DFL | IR | |||
End of previous Legislature | 74 | 58 | 132 | 2 |
Begin | 65 | 69 | 134 | 0 |
November 19, 1986 | 68 | 133 | 1 | |
December 5, 1986 | 67 | 132 | 2 | |
Latest voting share | 49% | 50% | ||
Beginning of the next Legislature | 83 | 51 | 134 | 0 |
Leadership
Senate
- President of the Senate
- Jerome M. Hughes (DFL-Maplewood)[5]
- Senate Minority Leader
- Until January 9, 1985 James E. Ulland (IR-Duluth)[6]
- After January 9, 1985 Glen Taylor (IR-Mankato)[6]
House of Representatives
- Speaker of the House
- David M. Jennings (IR-Truman)[7]
- House Majority Leader
- Connie Levi (IR-Dellwood)[8]
- House Minority Leader
- Fred C. Norton (DFL-St. Paul)[8]
Members
Senate
House of Representatives
Name | District | City | Party |
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Anderson, Bob | 10B | Ottertail | IR |
Anderson, Glen H. | 20A | Bellingham | DFL |
Backlund, Gordon | 51A | Fridley | IR |
Battaglia, David Peter | 06A | Two Harbors | DFL |
Beard, Pat | 56B | Cottage Grove | DFL |
Becklin, Lynn H. | 19A | Cambridge | IR |
Begich, Joseph | 06B | Eveleth | DFL |
Bennett, Tony | 53A | Shoreview | IR |
Bishop, Dave | 33B | Rochester | IR |
Blatz, Kathleen | 41B | Bloomington | IR |
Boerboom, Jim | 27A | Cottonwood | IR |
Boo, Ben | 08B | Duluth | IR |
Brandl, John | 62B | Minneapolis | DFL |
Brinkman, Bernard J. | 16B | Richmond | DFL |
Brown, Chuck | 11A | Appleton | DFL |
Burger, John | 43A | Long Lake | IR |
Carlson, Doug | 14B | Sandstone | IR |
Carlson, Joel D. | 09A | Moorhead | IR |
Carlson, Lyndon | 46B | Crystal | DFL |
Clark, Karen | 60A | Minneapolis | DFL |
Clausnitzer, Dale | 48A | Maple Grove | IR |
Cohen, Richard | 64B | St. Paul | DFL |
Dempsey, Terry | 23A | New Ulm | IR |
Den Ouden, Gaylin | 21B | Prinsburg | IR |
Dimler, Chuck | 36A | Chanhassen | IR |
Dyke, Carol | 28A | Worthington | IR |
Elioff, Dominic J. | 05A | Virginia | DFL |
Ellingson, Robert L. | 47B | Brooklyn Center | DFL |
Erickson, Wendell O. | 27B | Hills | IR |
Fjoslien, David O. | 11B | Brandon | IR |
Forsythe, Mary | 42B | Edina | IR |
Frederick, Sal | 24B | Mankato | IR |
Frederickson, Dennis C. | 28B | Windom | IR |
Frerichs, Don | 32A | Rochester | IR |
Greenfield, Lee | 61A | Minneapolis | DFL |
Gruenes, Dave | 17B | St. Cloud | IR |
Gutknecht, Gil | 33A | Rochester | IR |
Halberg, Chuck | 38A | Burnsville | IR |
Hartinger, John M. | 50A | Coon Rapids | IR |
Hartle, Dean | 30A | Owatonna | IR |
Haukoos, Bob | 31A | Albert Lea | IR |
Heap, Jim | 45B | Plymouth | IR |
Himle, John | 41A | Bloomington | IR |
Jacobs, Joel | 49B | Coon Rapids | DFL |
Jaros, Mike | 07B | Duluth | DFL |
Jennings, David M. | 29A | Truman | IR |
Jennings, Loren Geo | 19B | Harris | DFL |
Johnson, Virgil | 34A | Caledonia | IR |
Kahn, Phyllis | 58B | Minneapolis | DFL |
Kalis, Henry | 29B | Walters | DFL |
Kelly, Randy | 67A | St. Paul | DFL |
Kiffmeyer, Ralph R. | 18B | Big Lake | IR |
Knickerbocker, Jerry | 43B | Minnetonka | IR |
Knuth, Daniel | 52B | New Brighton | DFL |
Kostohryz, Dick | 54B | North St. Paul | DFL |
Krueger, Rick | 12B | Staples | DFL |
Kvam, Adolph Leonard | 21A | Litchfield | IR |
Levi, Connie | 55A | Dellwood | IR |
Lieder, Bernard | 02A | Crookston | DFL |
Long, Dee | 59A | Minneapolis | DFL |
Marsh, Marcus M. | 17A | Sauk Rapids | IR |
McDonald, K.J. | 35B | Watertown | IR |
McEachern, Bob | 22A | St. Michael | DFL |
McKasy, Bert | 39A | Mendota Heights | IR |
McLaughlin, Peter | 60B | Minneapolis | DFL |
McPherson, Harriet | 55B | Stillwater | IR |
Metzen, James P. | 39B | South St. Paul | DFL |
Miller, Howard G. | 20B | Redwood Falls | IR |
Minne, Lona | 05B | Hibbing | DFL |
Munger, Willard | 07A | Duluth | DFL |
Murphy, Mary | 08A | Hermantown | DFL |
Nelson, Darby | 49A | Champlin | DFL |
Nelson, Ken | 62A | Minneapolis | DFL |
Neuenschwander, Bob | 03A | International Falls | DFL |
Norton, Fred C. | 65A | St. Paul | DFL |
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 |
Omann, Ben | 16A | St. Joseph | IR |
Onnen, Tony | 22B | Cokato | IR |
Osthoff, Tom | 66A | St. Paul | DFL |
Otis, Todd | 59B | Minneapolis | DFL |
Ozment, Dennis | 37B | Rosemount | IR |
Pappas, Sandy | 65B | St. Paul | DFL |
Pauly, Sidney | 42A | Eden Prairie | IR |
Peterson, J.P. | 18A | Princeton | DFL |
Piepho, Mark J. | 24A | Mankato | IR |
Piper, Pat | 31B | Austin | DFL |
Poppenhagen, Dennis | 10A | Detroit Lakes | IR |
Price, Leonard | 56A | Woodbury | DFL |
Quinn, Joe | 50B | Coon Rapids | DFL |
Quist, Allen | 23B | St. Peter | IR |
Redalen, Elton | 32B | Fountain | IR |
Rees, Tom | 36B | Lakeville | IR |
Rest, Ann | 46A | New Hope | DFL |
Rice, Jim | 57A | Minneapolis | DFL |
Richter, Don | 12A | Wadena | IR |
Riveness, Phil | 40B | Bloomington | DFL |
Rodosovich, Peter | 25B | Faribault | DFL |
Rose, John | 63A | Roseville | IR |
Sarna, John | 58A | Minneapolis | DFL |
Schafer, Gary | 35A | Gibbon | IR |
Scheid, Linda | 47A | Brooklyn Park | DFL |
Schoenfeld, Jerry E. | 30B | Waseca | DFL |
Schreiber, Bill | 48B | Brooklyn Park | IR |
Seaberg, Art | 38B | Mendota Heights | IR |
Segal, Gloria | 44B | St. Louis Park | DFL |
Shaver, Craig H. | 45A | Wayzata | IR |
Sherman, Tim | 34B | Winona | IR |
Simoneau, Wayne | 51B | Fridley | DFL |
Skoglund, Wes | 61B | Minneapolis | DFL |
Solberg, Loren | 03B | Bovey | DFL |
Sparby, Wally | 01B | Thief River Falls | DFL |
Stanius, Brad | 53B | White Bear Lake | IR |
Staten, Sr., Randolph Wilbert | 57B | Minneapolis | DFL |
Sviggum, Steve | 26A | Kenyon | IR |
Thiede, Paul M. | 13A | Pequot Lakes | IR |
Thorson, Theodore W. | 04A | Bemidji | IR |
Tjornhom, Chris | 40A | Richfield | IR |
Tomlinson, John D. | 67B | St. Paul | DFL |
Tompkins, Eileen | 37A | Apple Valley | IR |
Tunheim, Jim | 01A | Kennedy | DFL |
Uphus, Sylvester | 15A | Sauk Centre | IR |
Valan, Merlyn Orville | 09B | Moorhead | IR |
Valento, Don | 54A | Little Canada | IR |
Vanasek, Robert | 25A | New Prague | DFL |
Vellenga, Kathleen | 64A | St. Paul | DFL |
Voss, Gordon | 52A | Blaine | DFL |
Waltman, Bobby Joe | 26B | Elgin | IR |
Welle, Alan | 15B | Willmar | DFL |
Wenzel, Steve | 13B | Little Falls | DFL |
Wynia, Ann | 63B | St. Paul | DFL |
Zaffke, Maurice J. | 04B | Backus | IR |
Membership changes
Senate
District | Vacator | Reason for change | Successor | Date successor seated |
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08 | James E. Ulland (IR) |
Resigned January 9, 1985, to become the Senior Vice President for First Bank System.[9] | Jim Gustafson (IR) |
February 11, 1985[10] |
House of Representatives
District | Vacator | Reason for change | Successor | Date successor seated |
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16A | Ben Omann (IR) |
Died November 19, 1986 of cancer at a hospital in St. Cloud, Minnesota.[11] | Remained vacant | |
28A | Carol Dyke (IR) |
Resigned December 5, 1986, to move to Sioux Falls, South Dakota following the defeat of her re-election bid in the General Election of 1986.[12] | Remained vacant |
Notes
- 1 2 3 Previously an Independent-Republican, Charlie Berg became an Independent on March 7, 1985, and joined the DFL in May 1986.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Sessions of the Minnesota State Legislature and the Minnesota Territorial Legislature, 1849-present.". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ↑ "Party Control of the Minnesota Senate, 1951-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ↑ "Berg, Charles A.". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ↑ "Party Control of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1951-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ↑ "President and President Pro Tempore of the Minnesota Senate, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Majority and Minority Leaders of the Minnesota Senate, 1933-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ↑ "Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- 1 2 "Majority and Minority Leaders of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1901-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ↑ "Ulland, James E. "Jim"". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ↑ "Gustafson, James "Jim"". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ↑ "Omann, Sr., Bernard P. "Ben"". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ↑ "Dyke, Carol". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Session Search Results (Session 74, Senate)
- Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Session Search Results (Session 74, House)
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Preceded by Seventy-third Minnesota Legislature |
Seventy-fourth Minnesota Legislature 1985—1987 |
Succeeded by Seventy-fifth Minnesota Legislature |