The seventy-fifth

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 6, 1987. 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 hel ...

and the 134 members of the

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were elected during the General Election of November 4, 1986.

Sessions

The legislature met in a regular session from January 6, 1987, to May 18, 1987. A special session was convened on June 25, 1987, to enact legislation strengthening the state's laws regarding corporate takeovers. A continuation of the regular session was held between February 9, 1988, and April 25, 1988.

Party summary

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

Senate

House of Representatives

Leadership

Senate

;President of the Senate : Jerome M. Hughes (DFL-Maplewood) ;President pro tempore :

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(DFL-Sturgeon Lake) ;Senate Majority Leader :

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(DFL-Erskine) ;Senate Minority Leader : Duane Benson (IR-Lanesboro)

House of Representatives

;Speaker of the House :Until June 25, 1987 Fred C. Norton (DFL-St. Paul) :After June 25, 1987

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(DFL-New Prague) ;House Majority Leader :Until June 25, 1987

(DFL-New Prague) :After June 25, 1987

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(DFL-St. Paul) ;House Minority Leader : William R. Schreiber (IR-Brooklyn Park)

Members

Senate

House of Representatives

Membership changes

Senate

House of Representatives

Notes

References

Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Session Search Results (Session 75, Senate)

Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Session Search Results (Session 75, House)
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