Seventy-third Minnesota Legislature | |||||
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Overview | |||||
Legislative body | Minnesota Legislature | ||||
Jurisdiction | Minnesota, United States | ||||
Meeting place | Minnesota State Capitol | ||||
Term | January 4, 1983 – January 8, 1985 | ||||
Website | www | ||||
Minnesota State Senate | |||||
Members | 67 Senators | ||||
President | Jerome M. Hughes | ||||
Majority Leader | Roger Moe | ||||
Minority Leader | James E. Ulland | ||||
Party control | Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party | ||||
Minnesota House of Representatives | |||||
Members | 134 Representatives | ||||
Speaker | Harry A. Sieben | ||||
Majority Leader | Willis Eken, Harry A. Sieben | ||||
Minority Leader | David M. Jennings | ||||
Party control | Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party |
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 legislature met in a regular session from January 4, 1983 to May 23, 1983. A continuation of the regular session was held between March 6, 1984 and April 24, 1984. There were no special sessions of the seventy-third Minnesota Legislature. [1]
Party [2] (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | Vacant | ||
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DFL | IR | |||
End of previous Legislature | 44 | 23 | 67 | 0 |
Begin | 42 | 25 | 67 | 0 |
Latest voting share | 63% | 37% | ||
Beginning of the next Legislature | 42 | 25 | 67 | 0 |
Party [3] (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | Vacant | ||
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DFL | IR | |||
End of previous Legislature | 70 | 64 | 134 | 0 |
Begin | 77 | 57 | 134 | 0 |
September 12, 1983 | 76 | 133 | 1 | |
January 11, 1984 | 58 | 134 | 0 | |
June 4, 1984 | 75 | 133 | 1 | |
August 1, 1984 | 74 | 132 | 2 | |
Latest voting share | 56% | 44% | ||
Beginning of the next Legislature | 65 | 69 | 134 | 0 |
District | Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date successor seated |
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08B | Thomas R. Berkelman (DFL) | Resigned on September 12, 1983 to become a lobbyist for AT&T. [8] | Ben Boo (IR) | January 11, 1984 [9] |
28B | George Mann (DFL) | Died on June 4, 1984, after having been comatose since having a heart attack on April 29, 1984. [10] | Remained vacant | |
02B | Willis Eken (DFL) | Resigned on August 1, 1984 to become President of the Minnesota Farmers Union. [11] | Remained vacant |