The seventy-ninth
Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 3, 1995. 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 ...
were elected during the General Election of November 3, 1992, 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 8, 1994.
Sessions
The legislature met in a regular session from January 3, 1995, to May 22, 1995. A special session convened from May 23, 1995, to May 25, 1995, to consider funding for K-12 schools and other unfinished business.
A continuation of the regular session was held between January 16, 1996, and April 3, 1996.
Party summary
:''Resignations and new members are discussed in the
"Membership changes" section, below. On September 23, 1995, the Independent Republican Party changed its name back to the Republican Party.''
Senate
House of Representatives
Leadership
Senate
;President of the Senate
:
Allan Spear
Allan Henry Spear (June 24, 1937 – October 11, 2008) was an American politician and educator from Minnesota who served almost thirty years in the Minnesota Senate, including nearly a decade as President of the Senate.
Biography
Spear was born ...
(DFL-Minneapolis)
;Senate Majority Leader
:
Roger Moe (DFL-Erskine)
;Senate Minority Leader
:
Dean Johnson (R-Willmar)
House of Representatives
;Speaker of the House
:
Irv Anderson
Irvin Neil Anderson (June 18, 1923 – November 17, 2008) was a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1965 to 1983, and again from 1991 to 2007.
From International Falls, Anderson entered politics at app ...
(DFL-International Falls)
;House Majority Leader
:
Phil Carruthers
Phil Carruthers (born December 8, 1953) is an American judge and former Minnesota politician and former member and Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. He is also the former director of the Civil Division at the Ramsey County Atto ...
(DFL-Brooklyn Center)
;House Minority Leader
:
Steve Sviggum (R-Kenyon)
Members
Senate
House of Representatives
Membership changes
Senate
House of Representatives
Notes
References
Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Session Search Results (Session 79, Senate)Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Session Search Results (Session 79, House)
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