| Minnesota's 51B State House of Representatives district | |||||
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| Population (2020) | 42,947 | ||||
District51B of Minnesota is one of 134 districts in the Minnesota House of Representatives. Located in east-central Minnesota, the district is entirely contained within Hennepin County, covering the eastern half of Bloomington, Minnesota. The district is represented by DFL Representative Nathan Coulter since January 2023. [1]
District 51B is located within Minnesota's 51st Senate district, alongside district 51A.
| Member | Party | Residence | Counties represented | Term start | Term end | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created | ||||||
| Marvin C. Schumann | NP. Con. | Rice | Benton, Sherburne, Stearns | January 2, 1967 | January 5, 1969 | [2] |
| John A. Bares Jr. | NP. Lib. | Sauk Rapids | January 6, 1969 | December 31, 1972 | [3] | |
| Mike Sieben | NP. Lib. | Newport | Washington | January 1, 1973 | January 5, 1975 | [4] |
| DFL | January 6, 1975 | January 2, 1983 | ||||
| Wayne Simoneau | DFL | Fridley | Anoka, Ramsey | January 3, 1983 | January 3, 1993 | [5] |
| Doug Swenson | Ind. Rep. | Forest Lake | Anoka, Washington | January 4, 1993 | January 15, 1998 | [6] |
| Rep. | ||||||
| --Vacant-- | January 15, 1998 | February 5, 1998 | ||||
| Ray Vandeveer | Rep. | Forest Lake | February 5, 1998 | January 5, 2003 | [7] | |
| Connie Bernardy | DFL | Fridley | Anoka, Ramsey | January 6, 2003 | September 4, 2006 | [8] |
| --Vacant-- | September 4, 2006 | January 1, 2007 | ||||
| Tom Tillberry | DFL | Fridley | January 1, 2007 | January 6, 2013 | [9] | |
| Laurie Halverson | DFL | Eagan | Dakota | January 7, 2013 | January 3, 2021 | [10] |
| Liz Reyer | DFL | January 4, 2021 | January 1, 2023 | [11] | ||
| Nathan Coulter | DFL | Bloomington | Hennepin | January 2, 2023 | Current | [1] |