Minnesota Senate, District 5

Last updated June 16, 2022

The Minnesota Senate, District 5, centers on the cities of Grand Rapids and Walker. It is currently represented by Republican Justin Eichorn.

List of senators

Session	Senator	Party	Term start	Term end	Home	Location
1st	George E. Skinner^[1]	Non	December 2, 1857	December 6, 1859	Faribault	Rice
1st	Michael Cook^[2]	Rep		January 2, 1861
2nd	Michael Cook^[2]	Rep
2nd	Daniel H. Frost^[3]	Non	December 7, 1859		Northfield
3rd	Rufus J. Baldwin^[4]	Rep	January 8, 1861	January 4, 1864	Minneapolis	Hennepin
4th
5th
6th	Dorilus Morrison		January 5, 1864	January 1, 1866
7th	Dorilus Morrison		January 5, 1864	January 1, 1866
8th	Curtis Hussey Pettit ^[5]		January 2, 1866	January 7, 1867
9th	J.C. Whitney^[6]		January 8, 1867	January 6, 1868
10th	Curtis Hussey Pettit		January 7, 1868	January 1, 1872
11th
12th
13th
14th	Horatio D. Brown	Non	January 2, 1872	January 6, 1873	Albert Lea	Freeborn
15th	T.G. Johnsrud	Rep	January 5, 1873	January 4, 1875
16th	T.G. Johnsrud	Rep	January 5, 1873	January 4, 1875
17th	Thomas Henry Armstrong	Ind	January 5, 1875	January 6, 1879
18th		Ind
19th		Rep
20th
21st	Albert Clark Wedge ^[7]		January 7, 1879	January 1, 1883		Freeborn Steele Waseca
22nd	Albert Clark Wedge ^[7]		January 7, 1879	January 1, 1883		Freeborn Steele Waseca
23rd	Daniel F. Goodrich^[8]		January 2, 1883	September 1, 1889^[9]	Blue Earth	Faribault
24th
25th
26th
26th	Vacant		September 1, 1889	January 6, 1891
27th	Jacob A. Kiester	Rep	January 6, 1891	January 7, 1895	Blue Earth
28th	Jacob A. Kiester		January 6, 1891	January 7, 1895
29th	George D. McArthur^[10]		January 8, 1895	January 2, 1899
30th	George D. McArthur^[10]		January 8, 1895	January 2, 1899
31st	Richard Enos Thompson^[11]		January 3, 1899	January 7, 1907	Preston	Fillmore
32nd
33rd
34th
35th	Samuel A. Nelson		January 8, 1907	January 4, 1915	Lanesboro
36th
37th
38th
39th	Alexander S. Campbell		January 5, 1915	January 6, 1919	Austin	Dodge Mower
40th	Alexander S. Campbell		January 5, 1915	January 6, 1919	Austin
41st	William Asa Nolan^[12]		January 7, 1919	June 28, 1922^[13]	Grand Meadow
42nd	William Asa Nolan^[12]		January 7, 1919	June 28, 1922^[13]	Grand Meadow
42nd	Vacant		June 28, 1922	January 2, 1923
43rd	Fremont Jackson Thoe		January 2, 1923	January 3, 1927	Hayfield
44th	Fremont Jackson Thoe		January 2, 1923	January 3, 1927	Hayfield
45th	Victor Christgau		January 4, 1927	March 4, 1929^[14]	Austin
46th	Victor Christgau		January 4, 1927	March 4, 1929^[14]	Austin
	Vacant		March 4, 1929	January 6, 1931
47th	A.O. Starks	Non	January 6, 1931	January 6, 1947	Dexter
48th
49th
50th
51st
52nd
53rd
54th
55th	Werner E. Wuertz		January 7, 1947	January 1, 1951	Austin
56th	Werner E. Wuertz		January 7, 1947	January 1, 1951	Austin
57th	Philip Sheridan Duff	Lib	January 2, 1951	January 3, 1955	Kassan
58th	Philip Sheridan Duff	Lib	January 2, 1951	January 3, 1955	Kassan
59th	P.J. Holand	Con	January 4, 1955	January 2, 1967	Austin
60th
61st
62nd
63rd
64th
65th	Charles Robert Hansen	Lib	January 3, 1967	January 1, 1973		Mower
66th
67th
68th	George F. Perpich	DFL	January 2, 1973	January 5, 1981	Chisholm	St. Louis
69th
70th
71st
72nd	Ron Dicklich		January 6, 1981	January 4, 1993	Hibbing
73rd
74th
75th
76th
77th
78th	Jerry Janezich		January 5, 1993	January 2, 2001	Chisholm
79th
80th
81st
82nd	Dave Tomassoni		January 3, 2001	January 7, 2013
83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th
88th	Tom Saxhaug		January 8, 2013	January 2, 2017	Grand Rapids	Beltrami Cass Hubbard Itasca
89th	Tom Saxhaug		January 8, 2013	January 2, 2017
90th	Justin Eichorn	Rep	January 3, 2017	Incumbent

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References

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↑ "Skinner, George e. - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present".
↑ "Cook, Michael - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present".
↑ "Frost, Daniel "D.H."".
↑ "Baldwin, Rufus J. "R.J."".
↑ "Pettit, Curtis Hussey".
↑ "Whitney, J.C."
↑ "Wedge, Albert Clark "A.C."".
↑ "Goodrich, Daniel F. "D.F."".
↑ Died
↑ "McArthur, George D. "G.D., George S."".
↑ "Thompson, Richard Enos "R.E." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.leg.state.mn.us. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
↑ "Nolan, William Asa - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.leg.state.mn.us. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
↑ Died
↑ Elected to U.S. House of Representatives

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[1] "Skinner, George e. - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present".

[2] "Cook, Michael - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present".

[3] "Frost, Daniel "D.H."".

[4] "Baldwin, Rufus J. "R.J."".

[5] "Pettit, Curtis Hussey".

[6] "Whitney, J.C."

[7] "Wedge, Albert Clark "A.C."".

[8] "Goodrich, Daniel F. "D.F."".

[9] Died

[10] "McArthur, George D. "G.D., George S."".

[11] "Thompson, Richard Enos "R.E." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.leg.state.mn.us. Retrieved 2018-07-07.

[12] "Nolan, William Asa - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.leg.state.mn.us. Retrieved 2018-07-07.

[13] Died

[14] Elected to U.S. House of Representatives

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