The Minnesota Legislature is the bicameral legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota consisting of two houses:the Senate and the House of Representatives. Senators are elected from 67 single-member districts. In order to account for decennial redistricting,members run for one two-year term and two four-year terms each decade. They are elected for four-year terms in years ending in 2 and 6,and for two-year terms in years ending in 0. Representatives are elected for two-year terms from 134 single-member districts formed by dividing the 67 senate districts in half.
Steven A. "Steve" Sviggum is a Minnesota politician,a member of the University of Minnesota Board of Regents,and an executive assistant to and communications director for the Republican caucus in the Minnesota Senate. A former Speaker and member of the Minnesota House of Representatives,Sviggum represented District 28B in the southeastern part of the state. The area was known as District 25A until the 1982 legislative redistricting,and then as District 26A until the 1992 redistricting,and has included all or portions of Dakota,Dodge,Goodhue,Olmsted,Steele,Wabasha,Waseca and Winona counties.
Martin John "Marty" Seifert is a former Republican Minority Leader and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. He represented District 21A,a predominantly rural district in southwestern Minnesota that includes portions of Lyon,Redwood and Yellow Medicine counties,and the cities of Marshall and Redwood Falls. In 2010 and 2014,he unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for Governor of Minnesota.
Satveer Singh Chaudhary is an American criminal and immigration lawyer. He is also a politician and a former member of the Minnesota State Senate and the Minnesota House of Representatives serving from 1996 to 2010. During his fourteen-year tenure,Chaudhary represented portions of Anoka and Ramsey counties in the northern Minneapolis and St Paul metropolitan area. The Senate District at the time of his departure from politics was known as Senate District 50. However,Chaudhary also represented the area in the Minnesota House from 1997-2000 as District 52A;and in the Senate from 2001 to 2002 as Senate District 52. While in office,Chaudhary served as a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party,was the first Asian American legislator in Minnesota history. He was also the first South Asian senator in American history and for a time was the highest ranking political official of South Asian descent,as well as one of the youngest senators in that state's history.
Minnesota is known for a politically active citizenry,with populism being a longstanding force among the state's political parties. Minnesota has consistently high voter turnout;in the 2008 U.S. presidential election,77.8% of eligible Minnesotans voted –the highest percentage of any U.S. state or territory –versus the national average of 61.7%. This was due in part to its same day voter registration laws;previously unregistered voters can register on election day,at their polls,with evidence of residency.
The 2008 United States Senate election in Minnesota took place on November 4,2008. After a legal battle lasting over eight months,the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) candidate,Al Franken,defeated Republican incumbent Norm Coleman in one of the closest elections in the history of the Senate,with Coleman's Senate predecessor Dean Barkley taking third place. Franken took his oath of office on July 7,2009,more than half a year after the end of Coleman's term on January 3,2009.
David Howard Senjem is an American politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. He served as its majority leader from 2011 to 2013. A moderate Republican,Senjem has crossed party lines on many occasions,notably environmental policy and women's issues. He represents District 25,which includes portions of Dodge and Olmsted counties in the southeastern part of the state. Much of the northern half of Rochester lies in his district.
John Hottinger is a Minnesota attorney and politician and a former member and majority leader of the Minnesota Senate. First elected in 1990,he was re-elected in 1992,1996,2000 and 2002. A Democrat,he represented the old District 24 prior to the 2002 redistricting,and the current District 23 thereafter. The district included portions of Blue Earth,Le Sueur,Nicollet,Sibley and Waseca counties in the south central part of the state.
Michelle Louise Helene Fischbach is an American attorney and politician who is the U.S. representative from Minnesota's 7th congressional district. The district,which is very rural,is Minnesota's largest congressional district and includes most of the western area of the state. A Republican,Fischbach served as the 49th lieutenant governor of Minnesota under Governor Mark Dayton.
Linda Lee Berglin is a Minnesota politician and a former member of the Minnesota Senate who represented District 61,which includes portions of the city of Minneapolis in Hennepin County,which is in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. A Democrat,she was first elected to the Senate in 1980,and was re-elected in each election until she resigned on August 15,2011,to take a position with Hennepin County. Prior to the 1982 and 1992 redistricting,the area was known as District 59 and District 60,respectively.
Joseph R. "Joe" Gimse is a Minnesota politician and a former member of the Minnesota Senate who represented District 13,which included portions of Kandiyohi,Pope and Stearns counties in the west central part of the state. A Republican,he was first elected to the Senate in 2006,and was reelected in 2010. He also ran unsuccessfully for the seat in 2002 against former Senator Dean Johnson. He served as an assistant minority leader. Gimse ran for reelection in 2012 in the newly drawn 17th District,but was defeated by Clara City DFLer Lyle Koenen.
Amy T. Koch is an American politician and a former majority leader of the Minnesota Senate,where she represented portions of Hennepin and Wright counties. Koch,the first female Senate majority leader in state history,is also a regular commentator for Minnesota local media.
Lyle J. Koenen is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),he represented District 17,which included portions of Chippewa,Kandiyohi,Renville,and Swift counties in the southwestern part of the state.
Jeffrey D. Hayden is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),he represented District 62,which includes portions of south Minneapolis in Hennepin County in the Twin Cities metropolitan area.
Carla J. Nelson is an American politician from Minnesota who is a member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,she represents District 26,which includes parts of Olmsted County in the southeastern part of the state.
The eighty-first Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 5,1999. The 67 members of the Minnesota Senate were elected during the General Election of November 5,1996,and the 134 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives were elected during the General Election of November 3,1998.
The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus is the formal organization of the Republican members of the Minnesota Senate. With 35 members and a two-seat majority,the current majority leader is Senator Jeremy Miller.
The 2006 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on Tuesday,November 7,2006 to elect the Minnesota Attorney General for a four-year term. DFL incumbent Mike Hatch chose to run for governor instead of reelection. Lori Swanson of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) won election to her first term.
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.
The 2022 Minnesota Senate election will be held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 8,2022,to elect members of the Senate of the 93rd Minnesota Legislature. A primary election will be held in several districts on August 9,2022. The election will coincide with the election of the other house of the Legislature,the Minnesota House of Representatives,and other elections.
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