The Minnesota House of Representatives is the

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of the

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of the

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Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...

. There are 134 members, twice as many as the

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. Floor sessions are held in the north wing of the State Capitol in

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. Offices for members and staff, as well as most committee hearings, are located in the nearby State Office Building.

History

Following the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920, women were eligible for election to the Legislature. In 1922,

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Hannah Kempfer Hannah Jensen Kempfer (December 22, 1880 – September 27, 1943) was a Minnesota schoolteacher, farmer and politician. She was a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1923 to 1930 and from 1933 to 1942, representing District 50 a ...

, Sue Metzger Dickey Hough, and

Myrtle Cain Myrtle Agnes Cain (April 11, 1894 – February 6, 1980) was an American politician and labor activist. Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Irish immigrant parents, Cain went to the Minneapolis public schools and to the St. Anthony's Convent. ...

were elected to the House of Representatives.

Elections

Each Senate district is divided in half and given the suffix ''A'' or ''B'' (for example, House district 32B is geographically within Senate district 32). Members are elected for two-year terms. Districts are redrawn after the decennial United States Census in time for the primary and general elections in years ending in 2. The most recent election was held on November 3, 2020.

Composition

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Members, 2021–2023

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State lower houses in the United States