The Minnesota Senate, District 2, encompasses the North-Central part of Minnesota. It stretches from Lake of the Woods County south to the White Earth Indian Reservation. It includes all or portions of Becker, Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Otter Tail and Wadena counties. It is currently represented by Republican Paul Utke.
Session | Senator | Party | Term start | Term end | Home | Location |
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1st | Isaac van Etten [1] | Dem | December 2, 1857 | December 6, 1859 | St. Paul | Ramsey |
William Sprigg Hall [2] | January 7, 1861 | |||||
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3rd | Joel K. Reiner [3] | Rep | January 8, 1861 | January 5, 1863 | Marine-on-St. Croix | Chisago |
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5th | John McKusick [4] | Non | January 6, 1863 | January 7, 1867 | Stillwater | |
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9th | William H.C. Folsom [5] | Rep | January 8, 1867 | January 4, 1869 | Taylors Falls | |
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11th | James Nathan Castle [6] | Dem | January 5, 1869 | January 2, 1871 | Stillwater | |
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13th | Dwight May Sabin [7] | Rep | January 3, 1871 | January 1, 1872 | ||
14th | Thomas H. Everts [8] | January 2, 1872 | January 5, 1874 | Rushford | Fillmore | |
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16th | Charles Henry Conkey [9] | January 6, 1874 | January 7, 1878 | Preston | ||
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20th | James M. Wheat [10] | January 8, 1878 | January 3, 1877 | Lenora | ||
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25th | Charles G. Edwards [11] | January 4, 1887 | January 5, 1891 | Spring Valley | ||
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27th | Evin D. Hammer [12] | January 6, 1891 | January 7, 1895 | Pilot Mound | ||
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29th | Richard Enos Johnson | January 8, 1895 | January 2, 1899 | Preston | ||
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31st | Patrick Fitzpatrick [13] | Dem | January 3, 1899 | August 31, 1908 [14] | Winona | Winona |
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Vacant | August 31, 1908 | January 5, 1909 | ||||
36th | George H. French [15] | Rep | January 5, 1909 | January 2, 1911 | St. Charles | |
37th | M.J. McGrath [16] | Dem | January 3, 1911 | January 4, 1915 | Winona | |
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39th | Samuel M. Knopp [17] | January 5, 1915 | January 6, 1919 | |||
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41st | Herbert W. Kingsbury [18] | Non | January 7, 1919 | January 1, 1923 | ||
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43rd | John Frisch [19] | January 2, 1923 | January 3, 1927 | St. Charles | ||
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45th | Henry Steen [20] | Dem | January 4, 1927 | July 27, 1928 [21] | Winona | |
Vacant | July 27, 1928 | January 4, 1929 | ||||
46th | Frederick H. Rollins [22] | Non | January 4, 1929 | January 7, 1935 | St. Charles | |
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49th | Michael J. Galvin, Sr. [23] | January 8, 1935 | January 6, 1947 | Winona | ||
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55th | Len Dernek [24] | January 7, 1947 | January 1, 1951 | |||
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Jim Keller [25] | Con | January 2, 1951 | January 7, 1963 | Rollingstone | ||
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63rd | Roger A. Laufenburger | Lib | January 8, 1963 | January 2, 1973 | Lewiston | Olmsted |
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68th | Roger D. Moe [26] | DFL | January 2, 1973 | January 7, 2003 | Erskine | Becker |
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83rd | Rod Skoe [27] | January 3, 2003 | January 3, 2017 | Clearbrook | ||
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90th | Paul Utke [28] | Rep | January 3, 2017 | Incumbent | Park Rapids |
More than 1,500 African American officeholders served during the Reconstruction era (1865–1877) after passage of the Reconstruction Acts in 1867 and 1868 as well as in the years after Reconstruction before white supremacy, disenfranchisement, and the Democratic Party fully reasserted control in Southern states. Historian Canter Brown, Jr. noted that in some states, such as Florida, the highest number of African Americans were elected or appointed to offices after 1877 and the end of Reconstruction. The following is a partial list some of the most notable of the officeholders pre–1900.
The Minnesota Senate, District 1, encompasses the far Northwestern part of Minnesota. It includes the entirety of Kittson County, Roseau County, Marshall County, Red Lake County, Polk County and Pennington County. It is currently served by Republican Mark Johnson.
The Minnesota Senate, District 3, encompasses Lake and Cook counties, as well as part of St. Louis County. It is currently served by Independent Tom Bakk, who switched left the DFL caucus in mid-November of 2020.
The Minnesota Senate, District 6, is located in St. Louis County and centered on the Mesabi Iron Range. It is currently represented by Independent David Tomassoni.
The Minnesota Senate, District 7, is located in St. Louis County and centered on the city of Duluth. It is currently represented by DFLer Jen McEwen.
The Minnesota Senate, District 8, includes portions of Douglas and Otter Tail counties in the west central part of the state. It is currently represented by Republican Bill Ingebrigtsen.
The Minnesota Senate, District 9, includes communities in Cass, Morrison, Todd and Wadena counties in the north central part of the state. It is currently represented by Republican Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka.
The Minnesota Senate, District 10, is in north-central Minnesota. It is currently represented by Republican Carrie Ruud.
The Minnesota Senate, District 11, includes portions of Carlton, Kanabec, Pine and St. Louis counties in the northeastern part of the state. It is currently held by Republican Jason Rarick who was elected in a special election in 2019.
The 1890 Minnesota Senate election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 4, 1890, to elect members to the Senate of the 27th and 28th Minnesota Legislatures.
The 1910 Minnesota Senate election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 8, 1910, to elect members to the Senate of the 37th and 38th Minnesota Legislatures.
The Minnesota Senate, District 12 is one of 67 Minnesota State Senate districts. It encompasses parts of Big Stone County, Douglas County, Grant County, Pope County, Stearns County, Stevens County, Swift County, Traverse County and Wilkin County. The seat has been held by Republican Torrey Westrom of Elbow Lake, Minnesota since 2013.
The Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1911. Minnesota Secretary of State. 1911. 493.