Seventy-ninth Minnesota Legislature | |||||
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Overview | |||||
Legislative body | Minnesota Legislature | ||||
Jurisdiction | Minnesota, United States | ||||
Meeting place | Minnesota State Capitol | ||||
Term | January 3, 1995 – January 7, 1997 | ||||
Website | www | ||||
Minnesota State Senate | |||||
Members | 67 Senators | ||||
President | Allan Spear | ||||
Majority Leader | Roger Moe | ||||
Minority Leader | Dean Johnson | ||||
Party control | Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party | ||||
Minnesota House of Representatives | |||||
Members | 134 Representatives | ||||
Speaker | Irv Anderson | ||||
Majority Leader | Phil Carruthers | ||||
Minority Leader | Steve Sviggum | ||||
Party control | Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party |
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 legislature met in a regular session from January 3, 1995, to May 22, 1995. A special session convened from May 23, 1995, to May 25, 1995, to consider funding for K-12 schools and other unfinished business. [1]
A continuation of the regular session was held between January 16, 1996, and April 3, 1996. [1]
Party [2] (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | Vacant | |||
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DFL | Ind | IR | |||
End of previous Legislature | 43 | 0 | 24 | 67 | 0 |
Begin | 43 | 0 | 24 | 67 | 0 |
January 3, 1995 | 23 | 66 | 1 | ||
February 13, 1995 | 24 | 67 | 0 | ||
January 9, 1996 | 42 | 66 | 1 | ||
February 12, 1996 | 25 | 67 | 0 | ||
May 1996 | 41 | 1 [nb 1] | |||
July 1, 1996 | 40 | 66 | 1 | ||
Latest voting share | 60% | 1% | 37% | ||
Beginning of the next Legislature | 42 | 1 | 24 | 67 | 0 |
Party [4] (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | Vacant | ||
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DFL | IR | |||
End of previous Legislature | 84 | 50 | 134 | 0 |
Begin | 71 | 63 | 134 | 0 |
February 2, 1995 | 62 | 133 | 1 | |
February 21, 1995 | 70 | 132 | 2 | |
March 13, 1995 | 63 | 133 | 1 | |
April 4, 1995 | 64 | 134 | 0 | |
June 18, 1995 | 69 | 133 | 1 | |
July 1, 1995 | 63 | 132 | 2 | |
July 11, 1995 | 64 | 133 | 1 | |
August 1, 1995 | 65 | 134 | 0 | |
October 15, 1996 | 68 | 133 | 1 | |
Latest voting share | 51% | 49% | ||
Beginning of the next Legislature | 70 | 64 | 134 | 0 |
District | Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date successor seated |
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33 | Pat McGowan (IR) | Became Sheriff of Hennepin County on January 3, 1995, pursuant to having won the 1994 election for that office. [9] | Warren Limmer (IR) | February 13, 1995 [10] |
14 | Joe Bertram (DFL) | Resigned on January 9, 1996, as the Senate considered expelling him. [11] | Michelle Fischbach (R) | February 12, 1996 [12] |
4 | Skip Finn (DFL) | Resigned July 1, 1996, after being convicted of 12 felonies. [13] | Remained vacant |
District | Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date successor seated |
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33B | Warren Limmer (IR) | Resigned February 13, 1995, to fill Pat McGowan's vacated seat in the Senate, pursuant to the results of a special election held on February 2, 1995. [10] | Rich Stanek (IR) | February 13, 1995 [14] |
49B | Joel Jacobs (DFL) | Resigned March 5, 1995, to accept appointment to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission. [15] | E.H. Warkentin (IR) | April 10, 1995 [16] |
52A | Wayne Simoneau (DFL) | Resigned June 18, 1995, to accept appointment as a deputy commissioner in the Minnesota Department of Employee Relations. [17] | Skip Carlson (IR) | July 11, 1995 [18] |
26A | Gene Hugoson (IR) | Resigned June 30, 1995, to accept appointment as the Minnesota Commissioner of Agriculture. [19] | Bob Gunther (IR) | August 1, 1995 [20] |
58A | Jim Rice (DFL) | Died of an apparent heart attack on October 15, 1996. [21] | Remained vacant |