The Michigan Senate is the upper house of the Michigan Legislature. Along with the Michigan House of Representatives,it composes the state legislature,which has powers,roles and duties defined by Article IV of the Michigan Constitution,adopted in 1963. The primary purpose of the Legislature is to enact new laws and amend or repeal existing laws.
Gene P. Pelowski,Jr. is an American politician,teacher,and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),he represented District 26A,which included the cities of Winona and Goodview and parts of Winona County in southeastern Minnesota.
David Howard Senjem is an American politician currently serving on the Olmsted County Board of Commissioners. He is a former member of the Minnesota Senate,serving in that body from 2003 to 2023. He led the Republican caucus as 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 represented District 25,which at the time included portions of Dodge and Olmsted counties in the southeastern part of the state. Much of the northern half of Rochester was in his district.
Richard Day in American politician and a former member of the Minnesota Senate who represented District 26,which includes portions of Dodge,Freeborn,Goodhue,Mower,Olmsted,Rice,Steele and Waseca counties in the southeastern part of the state. A Republican,he was first elected in 1990,and was re-elected in 1992,1996,2000,2002 and 2006. Prior to redistricting in 1992 and 2002,he represented the old districts 30 and 28.
Bill G. Ingebrigtsen is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,he represented District 8,which includes parts of Douglas and Otter Tail counties in the west central part of the state.
David Joseph Tomassoni was an American politician who served in the Minnesota Legislature from 1993 to 2022. A former member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),Tomassoni left the party to become independent in November 2020 and joined the Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus.
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 by area and includes most of the western part of the state. A Republican,Fischbach served as the 49th lieutenant governor of Minnesota from 2018 until 2019. As of 2025,she is the last Republican to have held statewide office in Minnesota.
Ann H. Rest is an American politician and President pro tempore of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),she represents District 43 which includes portions of the western suburbs of Hennepin County in the Twin Cities metro area.
Sharon L. Erickson Ropes is a Minnesota politician and a former member of the Minnesota Senate who represented District 31,which includes portions of Fillmore,Houston,and Winona counties in the southeastern part of the state. A Democrat,she was first elected to the Senate in 2006. She was subsequently unseated by Republican Jeremy Miller in the 2010 general election.
Patricia Louise "Pat" Kronebusch was a Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota Senate who represented District 34,which included portions of Houston,Olmsted,Wabash and Winona counties in the southeastern part of the state. A Republican,she was first elected to the Senate in 1980,and was re-elected in 1982.
Erin Murphy is an American politician serving as Majority Leader of the Minnesota Senate since 2024. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),she represents District 64,which includes the Highland Park,Macalester-Groveland,Merriam Park,Summit Hill,and St. Anthony Park,neighborhoods of the city of Saint Paul in Ramsey County in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. She is a former Majority Leader of the Minnesota House of Representatives,executive director of the Minnesota Nurses Association,and is also a registered nurse.
Bobby Joe Champion is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),he represents the 59th district,which includes portions of downtown and north Minneapolis in Hennepin County. He is the incumbent president of the Minnesota Senate.
Paul E. Gazelka is an American politician and small business owner from Minnesota. A Republican,Gazelka was a member of the Minnesota Senate and was previously a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. In the state senate,Gazelka served as majority leader from 2017 to 2021.
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 24,which includes parts of Olmsted County and Dodge County in the southeastern part of the state. Much of the southern half of Rochester and parts of northwestern Rochester are in her district.
Ken Martin is an American politician from Minnesota. He is Chairman of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Party,President of the Association of State Democratic Committees,and a Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee.
The 2018 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 6,to elect the 41st governor of Minnesota,as incumbent Democratic (DFL) Governor Mark Dayton chose not to run for re-election for a third term. The Democratic nominee was U.S. Representative Tim Walz from Minnesota's 1st congressional district,while the Republican Party nominated Hennepin County commissioner Jeff Johnson for a second consecutive time. The Independence Party of Minnesota did not field a candidate for the first time since 1994. Going into the election polls showed Walz ahead;the race was characterized as lean or likely DFL.
Fue Lee is a Hmong-American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2016. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),Lee represents district 59A,which includes parts of northern Minneapolis in Hennepin County.
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.
The 2022 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the governor of Minnesota. Incumbent Democratic (DFL) Governor Tim Walz defeated the Republican nominee,former state senator Scott Jensen,winning a second term.
The 2022 Minnesota's 1st congressional district special election was a special election held on August 9,2022. The seat became vacant when incumbent Republican representative Jim Hagedorn died on February 17,2022,from kidney cancer.
