The seventy-seventh

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 8, 1991. The 67 members of the Minnesota Senate and the 134 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives were elected during the General Election of November 6, 1990.

Sessions

The legislature met in a regular session from January 8, 1991, to May 20, 1991. A continuation of the regular session was held between January 6, 1992, and April 16, 1992. There were no special sessions of the seventy-seventh 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 :

Jerome M. Hughes Jerome M. Hughes (October 1, 1929 – June 26, 2015) was an American educator and politician. Background Hughes graduated from Cretin High School. He then received his bachelor's degree from University of St. Thomas, his master's degree fro ...

(DFL-Maplewood) ;Senate Majority Leader :

Roger Moe Roger Moe (born June 2, 1944) is an American politician who served as a member and majority leader of the Minnesota Senate. He was the Democratic nominee for governor in the 2002 Minnesota gubernatorial election. Early life and education Born i ...

(DFL-Erskine) ;Senate Minority Leader :

Duane Benson Dean Duane Benson (August 5, 1945 – January 26, 2019) was an American football linebacker and politician. Football career Benson played college football and track and field at Hamline University. Benson graduated from Hamline University i ...

(IR-Lanesboro)

House of Representatives

;Speaker of the House :Until January 6, 1992 Robert Vanasek (DFL-New Prague) :After January 6, 1992

Dee Long Dee Long (born April 1939) is a Minnesota politician, a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, and a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, representing part of Minneapolis. Long was the first woman to serve as Speaker o ...

(DFL-Minneapolis) ;House Majority Leader :Until July 11, 1991

(DFL-Minneapolis) :After July 11, 1991

Alan Welle Alan Welle (born November 2. 1945) is an American politician and businessman. Welle was born in Melrose, Minnesota and graduated from Melrose Senior High School. He served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. Welle received his bachel ...

(DFL-Willmar) ;House Minority Leader :

Terry Dempsey Terence M. "Terry" Dempsey (February 17, 1932 - September 2, 2023) was an American politician and a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives who represented the old House districts 23A and 28B, which included all or portions of Bro ...

(IR-New Ulm)

Members

Senate

House of Representatives

Membership changes

Senate

House of Representatives

Notes

References

Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Session Search Results (Session 77, Senate)

Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Session Search Results (Session 77, House)
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