Eighty-sixth Minnesota Legislature | |||||
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Overview | |||||
Legislative body | Minnesota Legislature | ||||
Jurisdiction | Minnesota, United States | ||||
Meeting place | Minnesota State Capitol | ||||
Term | January 6, 2009 – January 4, 2011 | ||||
Election | 2008 General Election | ||||
Website | www | ||||
Minnesota State Senate | |||||
Members | 67 Senators | ||||
President | James Metzen | ||||
Majority Leader | Lawrence Pogemiller | ||||
Minority Leader | David Senjem | ||||
Party control | Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party | ||||
Minnesota House of Representatives | |||||
Members | 134 Representatives | ||||
Speaker | Margaret Anderson Kelliher | ||||
Majority Leader | Anthony Sertich | ||||
Minority Leader | Marty Seifert, Kurt Zellers | ||||
Party control | Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party |
The eighty-sixth Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 6, 2009 and ended upon the beginning of the next Legislature in January 2011. The 67 members of the Minnesota Senate were elected during the 2006 General Election, and the 134 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives were elected during the 2008 General Election.
Two special sessions were held. The first was for several hours on May 17, 2010, to complete a budget bill. The second special session was held October 18, 2010, to provide disaster relief to flood areas in Southern Minnesota. [1]
Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | Vacant | |||
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DFL | GOP | ||||
End of previous Legislature | 44 | 21 | 65 | 2 | |
Begin | 46 | 21 | 67 | 0 | |
January 8, 2010 | 20 | 66 | 1 | ||
January 26, 2010 | 21 | 67 | 0 | ||
Latest voting share | 69% | 31% | |||
Beginning of the next Legislature | 30 | 37 | 67 | 0 |
Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | Vacant | |||
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DFL | GOP | ||||
End of previous Legislature | 85 | 49 | 134 | 0 | |
Begin | 87 | 47 | 134 | 0 | |
Latest voting share | 65% | 35% | |||
Beginning of the next Legislature | 62 | 72 | 134 | 0 |
District | Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date successor elected |
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26 | Dick Day (R) | Resigned January 8, 2010 to head Racino Now and lobby for slots at the state's two horse-racing tracks. | Mike Parry (R) | January 26, 2010 |
The Minnesota Legislature is the bicameral legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota consisting of two houses: the Senate and the House of Representatives. Senators are elected from 67 single-member districts. In order to account for decennial redistricting, members run for one two-year term and two four-year terms each decade. They are elected for four-year terms in years ending in 2 and 6, and for two-year terms in years ending in 0. Representatives are elected for two-year terms from 134 single-member districts formed by dividing the 67 senate districts in half.
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Majority and Minority Leaders of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1901-present
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