Seventy-fourth Minnesota Legislature | |||||
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Overview | |||||
Legislative body | Minnesota Legislature | ||||
Jurisdiction | Minnesota, United States | ||||
Meeting place | Minnesota State Capitol | ||||
Term | January 8, 1985 – January 6, 1987 | ||||
Website | www | ||||
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.
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 [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 |
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 |
District | Vacated by | 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] |
District | Vacated by | 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 |