Eighty-eighth Minnesota Legislature | |||||
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Overview | |||||
Legislative body | Minnesota Legislature | ||||
Term | January 8, 2013 – January 1, 2015 | ||||
Election | 2012 General Election | ||||
Senate | |||||
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Members | 67 senators | ||||
President | Sandy Pappas (DFL) | ||||
Majority Leader | Tom Bakk (DFL) | ||||
Minority Leader | David Hann (R) | ||||
Party control | Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | ||||
House of Representatives | |||||
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Members | 134 representatives | ||||
Speaker | Paul Thissen (DFL) | ||||
Majority Leader | Erin Murphy (DFL) | ||||
Minority Leader | Kurt Daudt (R) | ||||
Party control | Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | ||||
Sessions | |||||
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Special sessions | |||||
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The Eighty-eighth Minnesota Legislature was the legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota from January 8, 2013, to January 5, 2015. It was composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives, based on the results of the 2012 Senate election and the 2012 House election. The seats were apportioned based on the 2010 United States census. It first convened in Saint Paul on January 8, 2013 and last met on May 16, 2014. It held its regular session from January 8 to May 20, 2013, and from February 25 to May 16, 2014. A special session was held on September 9, 2013, to pass disaster aid legislation related to damage caused by storms and flooding in June 2013 and winter storms in April 2013. [1]
Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | Vacant | ||
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Democratic–Farmer–Labor | Republican | |||
End of the previous legislature | 29 | 37 | 66 | 1 |
Begin | 39 | 28 | 67 | 0 |
Final voting share | 58.2% | 41.8% | ||
Beginning of the next legislature | 39 | 28 | 67 | 0 |
Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | Vacant | ||
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Democratic–Farmer–Labor | Republican | |||
End of the previous legislature | 61 | 72 | 133 | 1 |
Begin | 72 | 60 | 132 | 2 |
February 19, 2013 | 73 | 61 | 134 | 0 |
Final voting share | 54.5% | 45.5% | ||
Beginning of the next legislature | 62 | 72 | 134 | 0 |
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Constitution |
District | Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's formal installation [a] |
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14A | Steve Gottwalt (R) | Resigned January 7, 2013, to become the director of state legislative policy for the Center for Diagnostic Imaging. [11] [12] [13] A special election was held February 12, 2013. | Tama Theis (R) | February 19, 2013 [14] |
19A | Terry Morrow (DFL) | Resigned January 7, 2013, to become the legislative director for the Uniform Law Commission. [15] [16] A special election was held February 12, 2013. | Clark Johnson (DFL) | February 19, 2013 [17] |