92nd Minnesota Legislature

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92nd Minnesota Legislature
91st 93rd
Overview
TermJanuary 5, 2021 (2021-01-05) – January 3, 2023 (2023-01-03)
Senate
92nd Minnesota Legislature Senate.svg
Members 67 senators
President Jeremy Miller (R)
Majority Leader Paul Gazelka (R)
until September 9, 2021
Jeremy Miller (R)
since September 9, 2021
Minority Leader Susan Kent (DFL)
until September 14, 2021
Melisa Franzen (DFL)
since September 14, 2021
House of Representatives
92nd Minnesota Legislature House of Representatives.svg
Members 134 representatives
Speaker Melissa Hortman (DFL)
Majority Leader Ryan Winkler (DFL)
Minority Leader Kurt Daudt (R)
Sessions
2021January 5, 2021 (2021-01-05) – May 17, 2021 (2021-05-17)
2022January 31, 2022 (2022-01-31) – May 23, 2022 (2022-05-23)
Special sessions
2021June 14, 2021 (2021-06-14) – July 7, 2021 (2021-07-07)

The Ninety-second Minnesota Legislature is the legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota from January 5, 2021, to January 3, 2023. It is composed of the Senate and House of Representatives, based on the results of the 2020 Senate election and 2020 House election.

Contents

Major events

Major legislation

Enacted

Proposed

Boldface indicates the bill was passed by its house of origin.

Political composition

Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Changes in membership" section below.

Senate

Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
TotalVacant
Republican Independent Democratic–
Farmer–Labor
End of the previous legislature 35230670
Begin 202134231670
August 11, 202234131661 [18]
Latest voting share
Senate composition
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34 Republican
31 DFL
2 Independent 92nd Minnesota Legislature Senate.svg
Senate composition
  34 Republican
  31 DFL
  2 Independent

House of Representatives

Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
TotalVacant
Democratic–
Farmer–Labor
Independent Republican
RepublicanNew [nb 1] None [nb 2]
End of the previous Legislature 75055401340
Begin 202170059501340
May 17, 2021700594 [21] 11340
September 14, 2021691 [22] 59411340
August 5, 202269158 [23] 411331
Latest voting share
House composition by caucus
69 DFL
59 Republican
4 New Republican
1 Independent Republican
1 Independent 92nd Minnesota Legislature House of Representatives.svg
House composition by caucus
  69 DFL
  59 Republican
  4 New Republican
  1 Independent Republican
  1 Independent

Leadership

Senate

Majority (Republican) leadership

Minority (DFL) leadership

House of Representatives

Majority (DFL) leadership

Minority (Republican) leadership

Members

Senate

Senate districts
Republican
DFL
Independent 92nd Minnesota Senate district map.svg
Senate districts
  Republican
  DFL
  Independent
DistrictNamePartyResidenceFirst elected
1 Mark Johnson Republican East Grand Forks 2016
2 Paul Utke Republican Park Rapids 2016
3 Tom Bakk Independent Cook 2002
4 Kent Eken DFL Twin Valley 2012
5 Justin Eichorn Republican Grand Rapids 2016
6 David Tomassoni Independent Chisholm 2000
7 Jen McEwen DFL Duluth 2020
8 Bill Ingebrigtsen Republican Alexandria 2006
9 Paul Gazelka Republican Nisswa 2010
10 Carrie Ruud Republican Breezy Point 2002 [nb 3]
11 Jason Rarick Republican Pine City 2019 [nb 4]
12 Torrey Westrom Republican Elbow Lake 2012
13 Jeff Howe Republican Rockville 2018 [nb 4]
14 Aric Putnam DFL St. Cloud 2020
15 Andrew Mathews Republican Milaca 2016
16 Gary Dahms Republican Redwood Falls 2010
17 Andrew Lang Republican Olivia 2016
18 Scott Newman Republican Hutchinson 2010
19 Nick Frentz DFL North Mankato 2016
20 Rich Draheim Republican Madison Lake 2016
21 Mike Goggin Republican Red Wing 2016
22 Bill Weber Republican Luverne 2012
23 Julie Rosen Republican Vernon Center 2002
24 John Jasinski Republican Faribault 2016
25 Dave Senjem Republican Rochester 2002
26 Carla Nelson Republican Rochester 2010
27 Gene Dornink Republican Austin 2020
28 Jeremy Miller Republican Winona 2010
29 Bruce Anderson Republican Buffalo Township 2012
30 Mary Kiffmeyer Republican Big Lake 2012
31 Michelle Benson Republican Ham Lake 2010
32 Mark Koran Republican North Branch 2016
33 David Osmek Republican Mound 2012
34 Warren Limmer Republican Maple Grove 1995 [nb 4]
35 Jim Abeler Republican Anoka 2016 [nb 4]
36 John Hoffman DFL Champlin 2012
37 Jerry Newton DFL Coon Rapids 2016
38 Roger Chamberlain Republican Lino Lakes 2010
39 Karin Housley Republican Stillwater 2012
40 Chris Eaton DFL Brooklyn Center 2011 [nb 4]
41 Mary Kunesh-Podein DFL New Brighton 2020
42 Jason Isaacson DFL Shoreview 2016
43 Chuck Wiger DFL Maplewood 1996
44 Ann Johnson Stewart DFL Plymouth 2020
45 Ann Rest DFL New Hope 2000
46 Ron Latz DFL St. Louis Park 2006
47 Julia Coleman Republican Chanhassen 2020
48 Steve Cwodzinski DFL Eden Prairie 2016
49 Melisa Franzen DFL Edina 2012
50 Melissa Halvorson Wiklund DFL Bloomington 2012
51 Jim Carlson DFL Eagan 2006 [nb 5]
52 Matt Klein DFL Mendota Heights 2016
53 Susan Kent DFL Woodbury 2012
54 Karla Bigham DFL Cottage Grove 2018 [nb 4]
55 Eric Pratt Republican Prior Lake 2012
56 Lindsey Port DFL Burnsville 2020
57 Greg Clausen DFL Apple Valley 2012
58 Zach Duckworth Republican Lakeville 2020
59 Bobby Joe Champion DFL Minneapolis 2012
60 Kari Dziedzic DFL Minneapolis 2012 [nb 4]
61 Scott Dibble DFL Minneapolis 2002
62 Omar Fateh DFL Minneapolis 2020
63 Patricia Torres Ray DFL Minneapolis 2006
64 Erin Murphy DFL Saint Paul 2020
65 Sandy Pappas DFL Saint Paul 1990
66 John Marty DFL Roseville 1986
67 Foung Hawj DFL Saint Paul 2012

House

House districts by caucus
DFL
Republican
New Republican
Republican (no caucus)
Independent 92MNHouseMap.svg
House districts by caucus
  DFL
  Republican
  New Republican
  Republican (no caucus)
  Independent
DistrictNameCaucusResidenceFirst elected
1A John Burkel Republican Badger 2020
B Deb Kiel Republican Crookston 2010
2A Matt Grossell Republican Clearbrook 2016
B Steve Green Republican Fosston 2012
3A Rob Ecklund DFL International Falls 2015 [nb 6]
B Mary Murphy DFL Hermantown 1976
4A Heather Keeler DFL Moorhead 2020
B Paul Marquart DFL Dilworth 2000
5A Matt Bliss Republican Pennington 2020
B Spencer Igo Republican Grand Rapids 2020
6A Julie Sandstede DFL Hibbing 2016
B Dave Lislegard DFL Aurora 2018
7A Jennifer Schultz DFL Duluth 2014
B Liz Olson DFL Duluth 2016
8A Jordan Rasmusson Republican Fergus Falls 2020
B Mary Franson Republican Alexandria 2010
9A John Poston Republican Lake Shore 2016
B Ron Kresha Republican Little Falls 2012
10A Josh Heintzeman Republican Nisswa 2014
B Dale Lueck Republican Aitkin 2014
11A Mike Sundin DFL Esko 2012
B Nathan Nelson Republican Hinckley 2019 [nb 6]
12A Jeff Backer Republican Browns Valley 2014
B Paul Anderson Republican Starbuck 2008
13A Lisa Demuth Republican Cold Spring 2018
B Tim O'Driscoll Republican Sartell 2010
14A Tama Theis Republican St. Cloud 2013 [nb 6]
B Dan Wolgamott DFL St. Cloud 2018
15A Sondra Erickson Republican Princeton 1998 [nb 7]
B Shane Mekeland Republican Clear Lake 2018
16A Chris Swedzinski Republican Ghent 2010
B Paul Torkelson Republican Hanska 2008
17A Tim Miller New Republican Prinsburg 2014
B Dave Baker Republican Willmar 2014
18A Dean Urdahl Republican Grove City 2002
B Glenn Gruenhagen Republican Glencoe 2010
19A Susan Akland Republican St. Peter 2020
B Luke Frederick DFL Mankato 2020
20A Brian Pfarr Republican Le Sueur 2020
B Todd Lippert DFL Northfield 2018
21A Barb Haley Republican Red Wing 2016
B Steve Drazkowski New Republican Mazeppa 2007 [nb 6]
22A Joe Schomacker Republican Luverne 2010
B Rod Hamilton Republican Mountain Lake 2004
23A Bjorn Olson Republican Elmore 2020
B Jeremy Munson New Republican Lake Crystal 2018 [nb 6]
24A John Petersburg Republican Waseca 2012
B Brian Daniels Republican Faribault 2014
25A Duane Quam Republican Byron 2010
B Liz Boldon DFL Rochester 2020
26A Tina Liebling DFL Rochester 2004
B Nels Pierson Republican Rochester 2014
27A Peggy Bennett Republican Albert Lea 2014
B Patricia Mueller Republican Austin 2020
28A Gene Pelowski DFL Winona 1986
B Greg Davids Republican Preston 1991 [nb 8]
29A Joe McDonald Republican Delano 2010
B Marion O'Neill Republican Maple Lake 2012
30A Paul Novotny Republican Elk River 2020 [nb 6]
B Eric Lucero Republican Dayton 2014
31A Kurt Daudt Republican Crown 2010
B Cal Bahr New Republican East Bethel 2016
32A Brian Johnson Republican Castle Rock 2012
B Anne Neu Republican North Branch 2017 [nb 6]
33A Jerry Hertaus Republican Greenfield 2012
B Kelly Morrison DFL Deephaven 2018
34A Kristin Robbins Republican Maple Grove 2018
B Kristin Bahner DFL Maple Grove 2018
35A John Heinrich Republican Anoka 2018
B Peggy Scott Republican Andover 2008
36A Zack Stephenson DFL Coon Rapids 2018
B Melissa Hortman DFL Brooklyn Park 2004
37A Erin Koegel DFL Spring Lake Park 2016
B Nolan West Republican Blaine 2016
38A Donald Raleigh Republican Circle Pines 2020
B Ami Wazlawik DFL White Bear Township 2018
39A Bob Dettmer Republican Forest Lake 2006
B Shelly Christensen DFL Stillwater 2018
40A Mike Nelson DFL Brooklyn Park 2002
B Samantha Vang DFL Brooklyn Center 2018
41A Connie Bernardy DFL New Brighton 2000 [nb 9]
B Sandra Feist DFL New Brighton 2020
42A Kelly Moller DFL Shoreview 2018
B Jamie Becker-Finn DFL Roseville 2016
43A Peter Fischer DFL Maplewood 2012
B Leon Lillie DFL North St. Paul 2004
44A Ginny Klevorn DFL Plymouth 2018
B Patty Acomb DFL Minnetonka 2018
45A Cedrick Frazier DFL New Hope 2020
B Mike Freiberg DFL Golden Valley 2012
46A Ryan Winkler DFL Golden Valley 2006 [nb 10]
B Cheryl Youakim DFL Hopkins 2014
47A Jim Nash Republican Waconia 2014
B Greg Boe Republican Chaska 2018
48A Laurie Pryor DFL Minnetonka 2016
B Carlie Kotyza-Witthuhn DFL Eden Prairie 2018
49A Heather Edelson DFL Edina 2018
B Steve Elkins DFL Bloomington 2018
50A Michael Howard DFL Richfield 2018
B Andrew Carlson DFL Bloomington 2016
51A Sandra Masin DFL Eagan 2006 [nb 11]
B Liz Reyer DFL Eagan 2020
52A Rick Hansen DFL South St. Paul 2004
B Ruth Richardson DFL Mendota Heights 2018
53A Tou Xiong DFL Maplewood 2018
B Steve Sandell DFL Woodbury 2018
54A Keith Franke Republican St. Paul Park 2020
B Tony Jurgens Republican Cottage Grove 2016
55A Erik Mortensen Republican (no
caucus)
Shakopee 2020
B Tony Albright Republican Prior Lake 2012
56A Jessica Hanson DFL Burnsville 2020
B Kaela Berg DFL Burnsville 2020
57A Robert Bierman DFL Apple Valley 2018
B John Huot DFL Rosemount 2018
58A Jon Koznick Republican Lakeville 2014
B Pat Garofalo Republican Farmington 2004
59A Fue Lee DFL Minneapolis 2016
B Esther Agbaje DFL Minneapolis 2020
60A Sydney Jordan DFL Minneapolis 2020 [nb 6]
B Mohamud Noor DFL Minneapolis 2018
61A Frank Hornstein DFL Minneapolis 2002
B Jamie Long DFL Minneapolis 2018
62A Hodan Hassan DFL Minneapolis 2018
B Aisha Gomez DFL Minneapolis 2018
63A Jim Davnie DFL Minneapolis 2000
B Emma Greenman DFL Minneapolis 2020
64A Kaohly Her DFL Saint Paul 2018
B Dave Pinto DFL Saint Paul 2014
65A Rena Moran DFL Saint Paul 2010
B Carlos Mariani DFL Saint Paul 1990
66A Alice Hausman DFL Saint Paul 1989 [nb 6]
B Athena Hollins DFL Saint Paul 2020
67A John Thompson Independent Saint Paul 2020 [nb 12]
B Jay Xiong DFL Saint Paul 2018

Demographics

Gender

129 (64.2%) members of the 92nd Legislature were male, while 72 (35.8%) were female. The House had a slightly higher proportion of women than the Senate. [41]

Race and ethnicity

27 legislators identified themselves or were identified in a newspaper or book as a member of a minority group. [41]

Education

32 members (15.9%) had doctoral-level degrees. [41]

Changes in membership

Senate

House of Representatives

Committees

Senate

House of Representatives

Administrative officers

Senate

House of Representatives

Notes

  1. Four Republicans announced on December 8, 2018, they would not join the Republican caucus in the 91st Legislature and would instead form their own caucus, the "New House Republican Caucus." [19]
  2. Erik Mortensen was removed from the New House Republican Caucus. Minority Leader Daudt confirmed that Mortensen would not be welcome in the main Republican caucus." [20]
  3. Lost re-election in 2006. Elected again in 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Elected in a special election. [38]
  5. Lost re-election 2010. Elected again in 2012.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Elected in a special election. [39]
  7. Elected in a special election. Lost re-election in 2008. Elected again in 2010.
  8. Elected in a special election. Lost re-election in 2006. Elected again in 2008.
  9. Did not seek re-election in 2006. Elected again in 2012.
  10. Resigned effective July 1, 2015. Elected again in 2018.
  11. Lost re-election in 2010. Elected again in 2012.
  12. Elected in 2020 as a member of the DFL, Effective September 15, 2021, Thompson will serve as an Independent after being expelled from the DFL caucus. [40]

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