The eighty-third
Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 7, 2003. 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 on November 5, 2002.
Sessions
The legislature met in a regular session from January 7, 2003 to May 19, 2003. A special session began on May 20, 2003 to further discuss budget bills. The special session ended May 29, 2003.
A continuation of the regular session was held between February 2, 2004 and May 16, 2004.
Party summary
:''Resignations and new members are discussed in the
"Membership changes" section, below.''
Senate
House of Representatives
Leadership
Senate
;President of the Senate
:
James Metzen (DFL-South St. Paul)
;Senate Majority Leader
:
John Hottinger (DFL-Mankato) (2003)
:
Dean Johnson (DFL-Willmar) (2004)
;Senate Minority Leader
:
Dick Day
Richard Day (born March 9, 1937) in American politician and a former member of the Minnesota Senate who represented District 26, which includes portions of Dodge, Freeborn, Goodhue, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele and Waseca counties in the sout ...
(R-Owatonna)
House of Representatives
;Speaker of the House
:
Steve Sviggum (R-Kenyon)
;House Majority Leader
:
Erik Paulsen
Erik Philip Paulsen (born May 14, 1965) is an American businessman and politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 2009 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the Minnesota House of Representati ...
(R-Eden Prairie)
;House Minority Leader
:
Matt Entenza (DFL-St. Paul)
Members
Senate
House of Representatives
Membership changes
Senate
House of Representatives
Notes
References
Historical Information about the Minnesota Legislature
External links
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