The Minnesota Senate is the upper house of the Legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota. At 67 members,half as many as the Minnesota House of Representatives,it is the largest upper house of any U.S. state legislature. Floor sessions are held in the west wing of the State Capitol in Saint Paul. Committee hearings,as well as offices for senators and staff,are located north of the State Capitol in the Minnesota Senate Building. Each member of the Minnesota Senate represents approximately 80,000 constituents.
James P. Metzen was an American politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),he represented District 52,which included portions of Dakota County in the southeastern Twin Cities metropolitan area.
Normandale Community College is a public community college in Bloomington,Minnesota. The college serves primarily the communities of the southwestern portion of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area. Established in 1968 as Normandale State Junior College with an initial enrollment of 1,358 students;today Normandale annually enrolls more than 14,000 students. Normandale is a member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system.
Charles W. "Chuck" Wiger Sr. is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),he represented District 43,which includes parts of Ramsey and Washington counties in the northeastern Twin Cities metropolitan area.
Gerald F. "Jerry" Newton is an American politician and decorated non-commissioned officer who has served in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2023. He previously served in the House from 2009 to 2017 and in the Minnesota Senate from 2017 to 2023. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),Newton represents District 35B in the northern Twin Cities metropolitan area,which includes the cities of Coon Rapids and Andover and parts of Anoka County.
Scott J. Newman is an American attorney and former Republican member of the Minnesota Senate. He represented Senate District 18,which includes portions of McLeod,Meeker,Sibley and Wright counties just west of the Twin Cities metropolitan area. He is also a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives and was the Republican nominee for attorney general in the 2014 election.
Christine Ann "Chris" Eaton is an American politician and former member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),she represented District 40,which includes the cities of Brooklyn Center and Brooklyn Park in Hennepin County in the Twin Cities metropolitan area.
John A. Hoffman is a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),he represents District 34,which includes parts of Anoka and Hennepin County in the Twin Cities metropolitan area.
Jason Isaacson is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),he was elected to the Minnesota Senate in 2016,after serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives for four years. He represented District 42 in the northern Twin Cities metropolitan area,including Arden Hills,Gem Lake,Little Canada,Mounds View,Shoreview,Vadnais Heights,and parts of Roseville,Spring Lake Park,and Blaine.
Eric R. Pratt is a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,he represents District 54 in the southwestern Twin Cities metropolitan area.
The 2016 Minnesota Senate election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 8,2016,to elect members to the Senate of the 90th and 91st Minnesota Legislatures. A primary election was held in several districts on August 9,2016. The election coincided with the election of the other house of the Legislature,the House of Representatives.
The 2018 United States Senate election in Minnesota took place on November 6,2018,to elect a United States Senator from Minnesota. Incumbent Democratic–Farmer–Labor U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar was reelected in a landslide,defeating Republican state House of Representatives member Jim Newberger. This election was held alongside a special election for Minnesota's other Senate seat,which was held by Al Franken until he resigned in January 2018. U.S. House elections,a gubernatorial election,State House elections,and other elections were also held.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota were held on November 6,2018,to elect the eight U.S. representatives from the state of Minnesota,one from each of the state's eight congressional districts. The elections coincided with an open gubernatorial election,a U.S. Senate election,a special U.S. Senate election,State House elections,and other elections.
Andrew R. Lang is an American politician and Republican member of the Minnesota Senate. He represents District 17,which includes portions of Chippewa,Kandiyohi,Renville,and Swift Counties in west-central Minnesota. Lang is a major in the Minnesota Army National Guard.
Rich Draheim is an American politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,he represents District 22 in south-central Minnesota.
John R. Jasinski is an American politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,he represents Minnesota's 19th Senate District in southeastern Minnesota.
Steve A. Cwodzinski is an American politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),he represents District 49,including Eden Prairie and Minnetonka,in the western Twin Cities metropolitan area.
Matthew Martin Little is an American politician and a former member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),he represented District 58 in the southern Twin Cities metropolitan area.
Kelly Louise Morrison is an American physician and politician who is the U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 3rd congressional district. Morrison was a member of the Minnesota Senate from 2023 to 2024. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party,she represented District 45 in the western Twin Cities metropolitan area,which includes the cities of Minnetonka,Mound,Minnetrista,and Orono in Hennepin County. She served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2019 to 2023.
Zach Duckworth is an American politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A Republican,he represents District 57 in the southern Twin Cities metropolitan area.
