The seventieth Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 4, 1977. The 67 members of the

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 h ...

and the 134 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 2, 1976. It was the first Minnesota Legislature since the thirty-eighth Minnesota Legislature whose members of the Minnesota Senate were chosen in partisan elections.

Sessions

The legislature met in a regular session from January 4, 1977 to May 23, 1977. A continuation of the regular session was held between January 17, 1978 and March 24, 1978. There were no special sessions of the 70th Legislature.

Party summary

:''Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Membership changes" section, below.''

Senate

House of Representatives

Leadership

Senate

;President of the Senate : Edward J. Gearty (DFL-Minneapolis) ;Senate Majority Leader : Nicholas D. Coleman (DFL-Saint Paul) ;Senate Minority Leader : Robert O. Ashbach (IR-St. Paul)

House of Representatives

;Speaker of the House : Martin O. Sabo (DFL-Minneapolis) ;House Majority Leader : Irvin N. Anderson (DFL-International Falls) ;House Minority Leader : Henry J. Savelkoul (IR-Albert Lea)

Members

Senate

House of Representatives

Membership changes

Senate

House of Representatives

Notes

References

Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Session Search Results (Session 70, Senate)

Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Session Search Results (Session 70, House)
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