Seventy-fifth Minnesota Legislature | |||||
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Overview | |||||
Legislative body | Minnesota Legislature | ||||
Jurisdiction | Minnesota, United States | ||||
Meeting place | Minnesota State Capitol | ||||
Term | January 6, 1987 – January 3, 1989 | ||||
Website | www | ||||
Minnesota State Senate | |||||
Members | 67 Senators | ||||
President | Jerome M. Hughes | ||||
President pro tempore | Florian Chmielewski | ||||
Majority Leader | Roger Moe | ||||
Minority Leader | Duane Benson | ||||
Party control | Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party | ||||
Minnesota House of Representatives | |||||
Members | 134 Representatives | ||||
Speaker | Fred C. Norton, Robert Vanasek | ||||
Majority Leader | Robert Vanasek, Ann Wynia | ||||
Minority Leader | William R. Schreiber | ||||
Party control | Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party |
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 legislature met in a regular session from January 6, 1987, to May 18, 1987. A special session was convened on June 25, 1987, to enact legislation strengthening the state's laws regarding corporate takeovers. [1]
A continuation of the regular session was held between February 9, 1988, and April 25, 1988. [1]
Party [2] (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | Vacant | ||
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DFL | IR | |||
End of previous Legislature | 43 | 24 | 67 | 0 |
Begin | 47 | 20 | 67 | 0 |
November 15, 1987 | 46 | 66 | 1 | |
November 16, 1987 | 21 | 67 | 0 | |
January 1, 1989 | 45 | 66 | 1 | |
Latest voting share | 67% | 31% | ||
Beginning of the next Legislature | 44 | 23 | 67 | 0 |
Party [3] (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | Vacant | ||
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DFL | IR | |||
End of previous Legislature | 65 | 67 | 132 | 2 |
Begin | 83 | 51 | 134 | 0 |
June 25, 1987 | 82 | 133 | 1 | |
September 2, 1987 | 81 | 132 | 2 | |
November 12, 1987 | 82 | 52 | 134 | 0 |
July 19, 1988 | 51 | 133 | 1 | |
September 7, 1988 | 81 | 132 | 2 | |
Latest voting share | 60% | 38% | ||
Beginning of the next Legislature | 81 | 53 | 134 | 0 |
District | Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date successor seated |
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04 | Gerald Willet (DFL) | Resigned November 15, 1987, in order to accept appointment to the position of Commissioner to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. [8] | Bob Decker (IR) | November 16, 1987 [9] |
37 | Darril Wegscheid (DFL) | Resigned January 1, 1989, in order to devote more time to his career. [10] | Remained vacant |
District | Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date successor seated |
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65A | Fred C. Norton (DFL) | Resigned June 25, 1987, in order to accept appointment to serve on the Minnesota Court of Appeals. [11] | Andy Dawkins (DFL) | November 12, 1987 [12] |
30B | Jerry E. Schoenfeld (DFL) | Resigned September 2, 1987, to accept appointment as Director of the Rural Development Board in the Minnesota Department of Trade and Economic Development. [13] | Dale L. DeRaad (IR) | November 12, 1987 [14] |
63A | John Rose (IR) | Died in office July 19, 1988, following intestinal surgery at St. John's Northeast Hospital in Maplewood, Minnesota. [15] | Remained vacant | |
52B | Daniel Knuth (DFL) | Resigned September 7, 1988, to accept appointment to a Deputy Chair position on the Minnesota Waste Management Board. [16] | Remained vacant |