Timothy Francis Murphy is an American former politician and psychologist who served as the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district from 2003 until his resignation in 2017. The district included several suburbs south of Pittsburgh. A member of the Republican Party,he also represented the 37th Senate district in the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1996 to 2003. Murphy consistently carried the 18th district with at least 58% of the vote,including unopposed re-election bids in 2014 and 2016.
Steven A. 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.
Mary Kiffmeyer is an American politician. She served as Minnesota Secretary of State from 1999 to 2007 and went on to serves in the Minnesota legislature. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,she previously represented District 30,which included parts of Hennepin,Sherburne,and Wright 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.
Peter Francis Welch is an American lawyer and politician serving since 2023 as the junior United States senator from Vermont. A member of the Democratic Party,he was U.S. representative for Vermont's at-large congressional district from 2007 to 2023. He has been a major figure in Vermont politics for over four decades,and is only the second Democrat to be elected a senator from the state.
Richard Michael Nolan is an American politician and businessman who served as the U.S. representative from Minnesota's 8th congressional district from 2013 to 2019. He previously served as the U.S. representative from Minnesota's 6th congressional district between 1975 and 1981 and was also a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1969 until 1973.
Margaret Anderson Kelliher is an American politician,Director of the Minneapolis Department of Public Works,former Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Transportation,and a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party,she represented District 60A,which includes portions of the city of Minneapolis in Hennepin County,located in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. First elected in 1999,she served until 2011,also serving as the Speaker from 2007 to 2011. She is the second woman to hold the position of House speaker. She was an unsuccessful candidate for the DFL nomination for Governor of Minnesota in the 2010 gubernatorial election,losing to former Senator Mark Dayton. Anderson left the Minnesota House of Representatives at the conclusion of her term in 2011 and re-entered politics when she ran for the DFL nomination to the U.S. House of Representatives in Minnesota's 5th congressional district in 2018,losing to Ilhan Omar. Since 2019 Kelliher,has worked in transportation management roles for the government,first as Commissioner of MnDOT,and later as Director of Public Works for the city of Minneapolis.
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 eighty-fifth Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 3,2007. The 67 members of the Minnesota Senate and the 134 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives were all elected during the General Election on November 7,2006.
Steve Drazkowski is an American politician serving as a member of the Minnesota Senate from District 20,representing all of Wabasha County,large parts of Olmsted County,Goodhue County,and Winona County,and a smaller part of Dakota County. He previously served in the Minnesota House of Representatives.
The 2008 Minnesota U.S. House of Representatives elections took place on November 4,2008. All 8 congressional seats that make up the state's delegation were contested. Representatives were elected for two-year terms;those elected served in the 111th United States Congress from January 4,2009 until January 3,2011.
Ron Erhardt is a politician from the U.S. state of Minnesota and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. He represented District 49A,which included most of Edina in Hennepin County.
Thomas M. Bakk is a Minnesota politician. He served in the Minnesota legislature from 1995 to 2023 and is a former majority leader and minority leader.
The 2014 Minnesota Secretary of State election was held on November 4,2014,to elect the Minnesota Secretary of State.
The 2014 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 4,2014,to elect members to the House of Representatives of the 89th Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held in several districts on August 12,2014.
The 2016 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 8,2016,to elect members to the House of Representatives of the 90th Minnesota Legislature. 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 Senate.
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 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 6,2018,to elect members to the House of Representatives of the 91st Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held in several districts on August 14,2018. The election coincided with the election for governor,a special election for the Minnesota Senate,and other elections.
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 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.
