Grand Rapids is a city in Itasca County,Minnesota,United States,and it is the county seat. The population was 11,126 at the 2020 census. The city is named for the 3.5-mile (5.6 km) long rapids in the Mississippi River which was the uppermost limit of practical steamboat travel during the late 19th century. Today the rapids are hidden below the dam of UPM Paper Company.
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.
KAXE is a community licensed public radio station serving Northern Minnesota communities,including Grand Rapids,Brainerd,Bemidji,Virginia,Chisholm and Hibbing. The station airs locally produced news,talk,and music programming. It is a member of Ampers,a group of public radio stations in Minnesota that are not affiliated with Minnesota Public Radio. It is a member of National Public Radio,and is the only full NPR member in the state that is not an MPR affiliate.
Tom Saxhaug is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),he represented District 5,which included portions of Beltrami,Cass,Hubbard,and Itasca counties in the northern part of the state.
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.
Steven Pestka is an American politician,attorney and businessman. Pestka served as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives,judge,and a Kent County commissioner. He was the Democratic Party nominee for the United States House of Representatives 2012 election to represent Michigan's 3rd congressional district,which he lost to Justin Amash.
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 36,which includes parts of Anoka and Hennepin County.
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.
Mark Johnson is an American lawyer,politician,and member of the Minnesota Senate. A Republican,Johnson represents parts of Kittson,Marshall,Pennington,Polk,Red Lake,Norman and Roseau counties in northwestern Minnesota. He previously served as acting majority leader of the Minnesota Senate,and now serves as minority leader.
Paul Utke is an American politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,he represents District 2 in northwestern Minnesota.
Andrew Mathews is an American politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,he represents District 27 in central Minnesota.
Michael P. Goggin is an American politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,he represents District 21 in southeastern Minnesota.
Matthew David "Matt" Klein is an American politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),he represents District 53 in the southeastern Twin Cities metropolitan area.
Sandy Layman is an American politician who served as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2017 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,she represented District 5B in northern Minnesota.
The Minnesota Senate,District 5,centers on the cities of Grand Rapids and Walker. It is currently represented by Republican Justin Eichorn.
Zack Stephenson is an American politician and member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),he represents District 35A in the northwestern Twin Cities metropolitan area.
Mark E. Huizenga is a Republican member of the Michigan Senate for the 30th district.
Spencer R. Igo is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2021. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,Igo represents District 7A in northern Minnesota,including the city of Hibbing and parts of Aitkin,Itasca and St. Louis Counties.
The 2022 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 8,2022,to elect members to the House of Representatives of the 93rd Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held in several districts on August 9,2022. The election coincided with the election of the other chamber of the Legislature,the Senate.
