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.
James J. Abeler II is a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,he represents District 35 in the northern Twin Cities metropolitan area. He formerly represented District 35A in the Minnesota House of Representatives.
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.
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.
Matt Schmit is an American state politician and former member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),he represented District 21 in southeastern Minnesota.
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.
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.
Andrew R. Lang is an American politician and Republican member of the Minnesota Senate. He represents District 17,which includes portions of Chippewa,Kandiyohi,Renville,and Swift Counties in west-central Minnesota. Lang is a major in the Minnesota Army National Guard.
Rich Draheim is an American politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,he represents District 22 in south-central Minnesota.
John R. Jasinski is an American politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,he represents Minnesota's 19th Senate District in southeastern Minnesota.
Mark W. Koran is an American politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,he represents District 28 in eastern Minnesota.
Paul T. Anderson is an American businessman,politician and former member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,he represented District 44 in the western Twin Cities metropolitan area.
Steve A. Cwodzinski is an American politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),he represents District 49,including Eden Prairie and Minnetonka,in the western Twin Cities metropolitan area.
Matthew Martin Little is an American politician and a former member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),he represented District 58 in the southern Twin Cities metropolitan area.
Barb Haley is an American politician and member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,she represents District 21A in southeastern Minnesota.
Robert Andrew Carlson is an American politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),he represented District 50B in the southern Twin Cities metropolitan area.
Todd Lippert is an American politician and former pastor who served as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2019 to 2022. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),he represented District 20B which includes the city of Northfield and portions of Le Sueur and Rice County in south-central Minnesota.
Kelly Louise Morrison is an American doctor and politician serving in the Minnesota Senate since 2023. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party,Morrison represents 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 Senate election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 8,2022,to elect members of the Senate 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 house of the Legislature,the Minnesota House of Representatives,and all other statewide elections.
