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.
Dean Elton Johnson is a former Minnesota politician and a member of the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota. He is a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives,and a former member,majority leader and minority leader of the Minnesota Senate.
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,in that office from 2003 to 2023. 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 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.
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 from 2018 until 2019. As of 2024,she is the most recent Republican to have held statewide office in Minnesota.
Patrick "Pat" Garofalo is an American politician and member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,he represents District 58B,which includes portions of Dakota and Goodhue counties in the southeastern Twin Cities metropolitan area.
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.
Jeremy R. Miller is an American politician representing District 26 in the Minnesota Senate,which comprises parts of Fillmore,Houston,and Winona Counties in the southeastern part of the state. He served as the Minnesota Senate Majority Leader from September 2021 to January 2023.
Debra L. Kiel is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2011. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,Kiel represents District 1B in northwest Minnesota,which includes the cities of Crookston and East Grand Forks and Norman,Polk,Clay and Red Lake Counties.
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.
Roger C. Chamberlain is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party,he served four terms in the Minnesota Senate,representing District 53 from 2011 to 2013 and District 38 from 2014 to 2023.
Michelle R. Benson is an American accountant,politician,and Republican member of the Minnesota Senate. She represents District 31,which includes portions of Anoka,Isanti and Sherburne counties in the northern Twin Cities metropolitan area. Benson is the Deputy Majority Leader of the Minnesota Senate.
Kari Dziedzic is an American politician. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),she represents District 60,which includes portions of the city of Minneapolis in Hennepin County. Her district is also notable for including part of the University of Minnesota. In 2022,she was selected by her caucus to serve as Majority Leader for the 93rd Minnesota Legislature. She stepped down from leadership after the first session due to a cancer diagnosis. Before holding elected office,Dziedzic was executive assistant to U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone.
Ron Kresha is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2013. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,Kresha represents District 10A in north-central Minnesota,which includes the city of Little Falls and parts of Aitkin,Crow Wing,Kanabec,Mille Lacs and Morrison Counties.
Karin Housley is an American politician,businesswoman,and member of the Minnesota Senate. A Republican,she represents Forest Lake,Stillwater,and the surrounding St. Croix Valley. Housley was the Republican nominee in Minnesota's 2018 special election for the United States Senate.
Joshua Heintzeman is a Minnesotan politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2015. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,Heintzeman represents District 6B,which includes the city of Brainerd and parts of Crow Wing County in central Minnesota.
Jon Koznick is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2015. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,Koznick represents District 58A in the southern Twin Cities metropolitan area,which includes the city of Lakeville and parts of Dakota and Scott Counties.
Fue Lee is an 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,Minnesota.
Jerry O. Relph was an American politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A Republican,he represented District 14 in central Minnesota from 2017 until his death from COVID-19 complications in 2020. Six weeks before his death,he attended a superspreader event,along with several other Minnesota Republicans,where attendees did not comply with public health recommendations,such as wearing protective face masks.
The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus is the formal organization of the Republican members of the Minnesota Senate. With 33 members,the current minority leader is Senator Mark Johnson.
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.
