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District | Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date successor seated |
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41 | B. Robert Lewis (DFL) | Died of a heart attack on April 25, 1979. [11] | Irving M. Stern (DFL) | July 9, 1979 [12] |
55 | Eugene E. Stokowski (DFL) | Died of a heart attack on August 1, 1979. [13] | Anne K. Stokowski (DFL) [nb 5] | November 12, 1979 [14] |
66 | John C. Chenoweth (DFL) | Resigned on November 26, 1979, to become the Director of the Minneapolis Municipal Employees Retirement Fund. [15] | Emery G. Barrette (IR) | January 16, 1980 [16] |
16 | Ed Schrom (DFL) | Died on January 20, 1980. [17] | Ben Omann (IR) | February 28, 1980 [18] |
67 | William W. McCutcheon (DFL) | Resigned on May 1, 1980, to accept appointment as Chief of the SPPD. [19] | Remained vacant | |
18 | Robert G. Dunn (IR) | Resigned on July 1, 1980, to accept appointment as the Chair of the Minnesota Waste Management Board. [20] | Remained vacant |
District | Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date successor seated |
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67A | Bob Pavlak (IR) | Expelled on May 18, 1979, on charges of unfair campaign practices. [1] | Frank J. Rodriguez Sr. (DFL) | June 26, 1979 [21] |
60B | Stanley A. Enebo (DFL) | Resigned on December 5, 1979, to become the Associate Director of the Minnesota Public Employees Retirement Association. [22] | Donna C. Peterson (DFL) | January 22, 1980 [23] |
44B | Leo G. Adams (DFL) | Resigned to accept appointment to the Minnesota Public Service Commission circa June 1, 1980. [24] | Remained vacant |
The Minnesota Legislature is the bicameral legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota consisting of two houses: the Senate and the House of Representatives. Senators are elected from 67 single-member districts. In order to account for decennial redistricting, members run for one two-year term and two four-year terms each decade. They are elected for four-year terms in years ending in 2 and 6, and for two-year terms in years ending in 0. Representatives are elected for two-year terms from 134 single-member districts formed by dividing the 67 senate districts in half.
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.
The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Minnesota:
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-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 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 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 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 1978 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 7, 1978, to elect members to the House of Representatives of the 71st Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held on September 12, 1978.
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 1st Minnesota Legislature first convened on December 2, 1857. The 37 members of the Minnesota Senate and the 80 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives were elected during the General Election of October 13, 1857. Although the Constitution of the State of Minnesota, which had been adopted by the voters at the 1857 general election, was not ratified by the United States Senate until May 11, 1858, this was the first legislature of the State of Minnesota to convene in conformity with the state constitution.
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.