Steven A. Sviggum is a Minnesota politician,a member of the University of Minnesota Board of Regents,and an executive assistant to and communications director for the Republican caucus in the Minnesota Senate. A former Speaker and member of the Minnesota House of Representatives,Sviggum represented District 28B in the southeastern part of the state. The area was known as District 25A until the 1982 legislative redistricting,and then as District 26A until the 1992 redistricting,and has included all or portions of Dakota,Dodge,Goodhue,Olmsted,Steele,Wabasha,Waseca and Winona counties.
Paul Koering is a Minnesota politician who serves on the County Board of Crow Wing County,Minnesota. He is a former member of the Minnesota Senate from Fort Ripley. A Republican,he represented District 12,which includes all or portions of Crow Wing and Morrison counties,including the city of Brainerd. A liquor store owner,funeral car service owner,and small farmer,he served two terms,but was defeated by former Rep. Paul Gazelka in the August 10,2010,Republican primary election. He was elected to the Crow Wing County Board in 2012 and re-elected unopposed in 2016;he represents the first district which contains the southern portion of Crow Wing County,including Fort Ripley,Roosevelt Township,Oak Lawn Township and the extreme northeast portion of the city of Brainerd.
John J. Marty is a member of the Minnesota Senate,representing District 40,which includes parts of Ramsey County in the northern Twin Cities metropolitan area. As a young state senator,he ran for governor of Minnesota in 1994. He won the DFL nomination and the Democratic primary but lost the general election to the incumbent governor,Arne Carlson. Marty ran for governor again in 2010,but withdrew from the race after failing to win his party's endorsement.
Steve Murphy is a Minnesota politician and a former member of the Minnesota Senate who represented District 28,which includes portions of Goodhue,Wabasha and Winona counties in the southeastern part of the state. A Democrat,he was first elected in 1992,representing the old District 29 until redistricting in 2002. He was re-elected in 1996,2000,2002 and 2006. On January 22,2010,he announced that he would not seek a sixth term.
Torrey Westrom is an American businessman and politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A Republican,he represents District 12,which includes all or parts of Big Stone,Douglas,Grant,Pope,Stearns,Stevens,Traverse and Wilkin Counties. He is the first known blind person to be elected to the Minnesota Legislature.
David A. Thompson is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,he represented District 58,which included portions of Dakota and Goodhue counties in the southern Twin Cities metropolitan area. He is also a former radio personality. Thompson was a candidate for the Republican nomination for governor in 2014.
David Joseph Tomassoni was an American politician who served in the Minnesota Legislature from 1993 to 2022. A former member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),Tomassoni left the party to become independent in November 2020 and joined the Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus.
Patricia "Pat" Pariseau was an American nurse,politician,and a former member of the Minnesota Senate who represented District 36,which includes portions of Dakota,Goodhue,Scott and Washington counties in the southern Twin Cities metropolitan area. A Republican,she was first elected to the Senate in a 1988 special election held after the resignation of Senator Darril Wegscheid. She was re-elected in 1990,1992,1996,2000,2002 and 2006. Prior to the 1992 legislative redistricting,she represented the old District 37. On February 22,2010,she announced that she would not seek an eighth term.
Warren E. Limmer is a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,he represents the 34th District,which includes portions of Hennepin County in the northwestern Twin Cities metropolitan area. Limmer previously served in the Minnesota House of Representatives,and in 1998 he sought the Republican endorsement for Minnesota Secretary of State,losing to Mary Kiffmeyer. He was the author of the 2012 Minnesota constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage.
Ray Vandeveer is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota Senate representing District 52,which included portions of Anoka and Washington counties in the northeastern Twin Cities metropolitan area. A Republican,he was first elected to the Senate in 2006,and was reelected in 2010.
Kevin L. Dahle is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),he represented District 20,which included portions of Le Sueur,Rice,and Scott counties in the south central part of the state.
Daniel Mark "Doc" Severson is an American Republican politician. He is a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives who represented District 14A,which includes portions of Benton and Stearns counties in the north central part of the state. He is a retired U.S. Navy fighter pilot,business owner,and substitute teacher. As of 2022,Severson is a current candidate for the District 4 School Board Member of the Lee County School District in Florida.
John J. Carlson is a Minnesota politician and a former member of the Minnesota Senate who represented District 4. A Republican,he is the owner of John Carlson Agency,an insurance service provider. He is also an adjunct professor in the Business Department of Bemidji State University in Bemidji.
Jeff Howe is an American politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,he represents District 13 in central Minnesota. He is a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives,representing District 13A.
James Newberger is an American politician who served as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2013 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party,he represented District 15B in the state's central part. He was the Republican nominee for the United States Senate in 2018,losing in a landslide to incumbent Democrat Amy Klobuchar.
Marion O'Neill is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2013. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,O'Neill represents District 29B in central Minnesota,which includes the cities of Buffalo and Monticello and parts of Wright County.
Jason Isaacson is a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),he was elected to the Minnesota Senate in 2016,after serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives for four years. He represents District 42 in the central Twin Cities metropolitan area,including Arden Hills,Gem Lake,Little Canada,Mounds View,Shoreview,Vadnais Heights,and parts of Roseville,Spring Lake Park,and Blaine.
Dan Wolgamott is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2019. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),Wolgamott represents District 14B in central Minnesota,which includes the city of St. Cloud and parts of Benton,Sherburne,and Stearns Counties.
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.
Pam Altendorf is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2023. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,Altendorf represents District 20A in southeastern Minnesota,which includes the cities of Red Wing,Lake City and Cannon Falls,and parts of Dakota,Goodhue,and Wabasha Counties.
