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Minnesota Senate, District 9
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 Paul E. Gazelka ( ; born October 1, 1959) is an American politician and small business owner from Minnesota. A Republican, Gazelka was a member of the Minnesota Senate and was previously a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. In the s .... List of senators {{MinnesotaLegDistricts Minnesota Senate districts Morrison County, Minnesota Todd County, Minnesota Wadena County, Minnesota ...
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Minnesota Senate
The Minnesota Senate is the upper house of the Legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota. At 67 members, half as many as the Minnesota House of Representatives, it is the largest upper house of any U.S. state legislature. Floor sessions are held in the west wing of the State Capitol in Saint Paul. Committee hearings, as well as offices for senators and staff, are located north of the State Capitol in the Minnesota Senate Building. Each member of the Minnesota Senate represents approximately 80,000 constituents. History The Minnesota Senate held its first regular session on December 2, 1857. Powers In addition to its legislative powers, certain appointments by the governor are subject to the Senate's advice and consent. As state law provides for hundreds of executive appointments, the vast majority of appointees serve without being confirmed by the Senate; only in rare instances are appointees are rejected by the body. The Senate has rejected only nine executive appointments si ...
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Goodhue County, Minnesota
Goodhue County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 47,582. Its county seat is Red Wing. Nearly all of Prairie Island Indian Community is within the county. Goodhue County comprises the Red Wing, MN Micropolitan Statistical Area and is included in the Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN- WI Combined Statistical Area. History The county was created on March 5, 1853, with territory partitioned from Wabasha County. It was named for James Madison Goodhue (1810–1852), who published the first newspaper in the territory, ''The Minnesota Pioneer''. The county was originally settled exclusively by "Yankee" settlers, meaning that they both came to Goodhue County either directly from the six New England states or from upstate New York, where they were born to parents who had moved to that region from the six New England states in the immediate aftermath of the American Revolution, and that they were descended from the English Puritans who emigrat ...
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Milo White (Minnesota Congressman)
Milo White (August 17, 1830 – May 18, 1913) was an American businessman and politician who served as a United States representative from Minnesota. Early life White was born in Fletcher, Vermont, on August 17, 1830. He attended local schools and Bakersfield Academy. He moved to Chatfield, Minnesota, in 1855 and engaged in mercantile pursuits. Career White served as the chairman of Chatfield's board of supervisors when the city was organized in 1858. He served in the Minnesota Senate from 1872 to 1876, and again from 1881 to 1882. He was elected as a Republican to the Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth congresses (March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887). After leaving Congress he resumed his mercantile pursuits. White was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1898 to the Fifty-sixth congress The 56th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of R ...
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14th Minnesota Legislature
The Fourteenth Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 2, 1872. Members Senate House of Representatives References {{Reflist Minnesota legislative sessions 1872 in Minnesota 1873 in Minnesota ...
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13th Minnesota Legislature
The thirteenth Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 3, 1871. The 11 members of the Minnesota Senate who represented odd-numbered districts were chosen in the General Election of November 2, 1869, while the 11 members of the Minnesota Senate who represented even-numbered districts, and the 47 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives, were chosen in the General Election of November 8, 1870. Sessions The legislature met in a regular session from January 3, 1871 to March 3, 1871. There were no special sessions of the 13th Minnesota Legislature. Party summary Senate House of Representatives Leadership Senate ;Lieutenant Governor : William H. Yale (R-Winona) House of Representatives ;Speaker of the House : John L. Merriam (R-Saint Paul) Members Senate House of Representatives Membership changes Senate House of Representatives Notes References Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Session Search Results (Session 13, Sena ...
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Pine Island, Minnesota
Pine Island is a small city of about 3,500 residents in Goodhue and Olmsted counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Most of Pine Island is in Goodhue County, but a small part extends into Olmsted County, making that portion part of the Rochester metropolitan area. The community has a strong agricultural base, but has been transitioning over time into a bedroom community for nearby Rochester, which employs many local residents. Large development is planned for the Olmsted County side as it becomes a Rochester suburb, including the Elk Run Bioscience Park and Minnesota's first diverging diamond interchange. History Pine Island was platted in 1856. A post office has been in operation at Pine Island since 1856. Geography Pine Island lies along the Middle Fork of the Zumbro River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of , of which is land and is water. U.S. Highway 52 serves as a main route in the community. Climate Demographics As of 2 ...
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12th Minnesota Legislature
The twelfth Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 4, 1870. The 11 members of the Minnesota Senate who represented even-numbered districts were chosen in the General Election of November 3, 1868, while the 11 members of the Minnesota Senate who represented odd-numbered districts, and the 47 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives, were chosen in the General Election of November 2, 1869. Sessions The legislature met in a regular session from January 4, 1870 to March 4, 1870. There were no special sessions of the 12th Minnesota Legislature. Party summary Senate House of Representatives Leadership Senate ;Lieutenant Governor : William H. Yale (R-Winona) House of Representatives ;Speaker of the House : John L. Merriam (R-Saint Paul) Members Senate House of Representatives Notes References Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Session Search Results (Session 12, Senate)Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Session Search Results ...
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11th Minnesota Legislature
The eleventh Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 5, 1869. The 11 members of the Minnesota Senate who represented odd-numbered districts were chosen in the General Election of November 5, 1867, while the 11 members of the Minnesota Senate who represented even-numbered districts, and the 47 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives, were chosen in the General Election of November 3, 1868. Sessions The legislature met in a regular session from January 5, 1869 to March 5, 1869. There were no special sessions of the 11th Minnesota Legislature. Party summary Senate House of Representatives Leadership Senate ;Lieutenant Governor : Thomas Henry Armstrong (R-High Forest) House of Representatives ;Speaker of the House : Chester D. Davidson (R-Minneapolis) Members Senate House of Representatives Notes References Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Session Search Results (Session 11, Senate)Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Sessi ...
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10th Minnesota Legislature
The 10th Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 7, 1868. The 11 members of the Minnesota Senate who represented even-numbered districts were chosen in the general election of November 6, 1866, while the 11 members of the Minnesota Senate who represented odd-numbered districts, and the 47 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives, were chosen in the general election of November 5, 1867. Sessions The legislature met in a regular session from January 7, 1868 to March 6, 1868. There were no special sessions of the 10th Minnesota Legislature. Party summary Senate House of Representatives Leadership Senate ;Lieutenant Governor : Thomas Henry Armstrong (R-High Forest) House of Representatives ;Speaker of the House : John Q. Farmer (R-Spring Valley) Members Senate House of Representatives Membership changes Senate References Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Session Search Results (Session 10, Senate)Minnesota Legislators Past & ...
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9th Minnesota Legislature
The ninth Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 8, 1867. The 22 members of the Minnesota Senate and the 47 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower house of the Legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota. There are 134 members, twice as many as the Minnesota Senate. Floor sessions are held in the north wing of the State Capitol in Saint ... were elected during the General Election of November 6, 1866. The Minnesota Senate, at the time, was normally elected to staggered terms, but an increase in the number of members to be elected to both houses forced a new election of all members of the Legislature. Sessions The legislature met in a regular session from January 8, 1867 to March 8, 1867. There were no special sessions of the 9th Minnesota Legislature. Party summary Senate House of Representatives Leadership Senate ;Lieutenant Governor : Thomas Henry Armstrong (R-High Forest) House of R ...
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8th Minnesota Legislature
The eighth Minnesota Legislature 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 decennia ... first convened on January 2, 1866. The half of the 21 members of the Minnesota Senate who represented even-numbered districts were elected during the general election of November 8, 1864, while the 42 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives and the other half of the members of the Minnesota Senate were elected during the general election of November 7, 1865. Sessions The legislature met in a regular session from January 2, 1866, to March 2, 1866. There were no special sessions of the 8th Minnesota Legislature. Party summary Senate House of Representatives Leadership Senate ;Lieutenant Governor :Thomas Henry Armstrong (R-High Forest) House of Representatives ;Speaker of t ...
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7th Minnesota Legislature
The seventh Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 3, 1865. The half of the 21 members of the Minnesota Senate who represented odd-numbered districts were elected during the General Election of November 3, 1863, while the 42 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower house of the Legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota. There are 134 members, twice as many as the Minnesota Senate. Floor sessions are held in the north wing of the State Capitol in Saint Pa ... and the other half of the members of the Minnesota Senate were elected during the General Election of November 8, 1864. Sessions The legislature met in a regular session from January 3, 1865 to March 3, 1865. There were no special sessions of the 7th Minnesota Legislature. Party summary Senate House of Representatives Leadership Senate ;Lieutenant Governor : Charles D. Sherwood (R-Elkhorn) House of Representatives ;Speaker of the Hous ...
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