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Andover is a city in Anoka County,Minnesota,United States. The population was 32,601 at the 2020 census.
The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower house of the U.S. state of Minnesota's legislature. It operates in conjunction with the Minnesota Senate,the state's upper house,to craft and pass legislation,which is then subject to approval by the governor of Minnesota.
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.
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.
The 2006 Minnesota's 5th congressional district election was an election for the United States House of Representatives for the open seat of incumbent Martin Olav Sabo (DFL),who retired after serving the Minneapolis-based district for 28 years.
Mark William Buesgens is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives representing District 35B,which includes portions of Scott County in the southern Twin Cities metropolitan area. A Republican,he is an educator by profession,and is currently the business manager for the Saint Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists in Saint Paul.
Leon Michael Lillie is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2005. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),Lillie represents District 44B in the Twin Cities metropolitan area,which includes the cities of Oakdale,North St. Paul,and Maplewood and parts of Ramsey and Washington Counties.
Paul M. Torkelson is an American politician serving as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2009. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,Torkelson represents District 15B in southwestern Minnesota,which includes the city of New Ulm and all or parts of Blue Earth,Brown,and Redwood Counties.
Peggy S. Scott is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2009. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,Scott represents District 31B in the northern Twin Cities metropolitan area,which includes the cities of Andover and East Bethel and parts of Anoka and Isanti Counties. She is a small business owner and realtor.
Sandra A. Masin is a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),she represents District 51A,which includes portions of the city of Eagan in Dakota County,which is in the southeastern part of the Twin Cities metropolitan area. She is also a business woman,working in financial services,real estate sales and insurance.
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.
Chris Swedzinski is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2011. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,Swedzinski represents District 15A in southwest Minnesota,which includes the city of Marshall,the counties of Lac qui Parle,Lyon and Yellow Medicine,and parts of Chippewa County.
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Cheryl Youakim is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2015. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),Youakim represents District 46B in the western Twin Cities metropolitan area,which includes the cities of Hopkins and Edina,and parts of Hennepin County.
Liz Olson is an American politician who formerly served in the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),Olson represented District 8A in northeastern Minnesota,which includes parts of the city of Duluth in St. Louis County.
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Laurie Pryor is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2017. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),Pryor represents District 49A in the western Twin Cities metropolitan area,which includes the cities of Eden Prairie and Minnetonka and parts of Hennepin County.
Lisa Demuth is an American politician serving since 2019 in the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,Demuth represents District 13A in central Minnesota,which includes the cities of St. Joseph and Cold Spring and parts of Stearns County. She has served since 2023 as leader of the House Republican caucus and from 2023 to 2025 as the minority leader of the House of Representatives. In 2025,she was elected Speaker of the House. Her speakership is disputed,as Democratic Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon,who initially presided over the opening session,declared that the House did not have a quorum during her election as speaker amid a Democratic boycott of the opening session.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 3,2020. All seats in the Minnesota Senate and Minnesota House of Representatives were up for election as well as several judicial seats,Minnesota's 10 presidential electors,a United States Senate seat,Minnesota's eight seats in the United States House of Representatives,and several positions for local offices. A primary election to nominate major party candidates and several judicial and local primary elections were held on August 11,2020.
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.
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- ↑ "2024 Results for State Representative District 35B". Minnesota Secretary of State . Retrieved January 14, 2025.
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