The Eighty-eighth Minnesota Legislature was the

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of the U.S. state of

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from January 8, 2013, to January 5, 2015. It was composed of the

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and the House of Representatives, based on the results of the 2012 Senate election and the 2012 House election. The seats were apportioned based on the

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. It first convened in

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on January 8, 2013 and last met on May 16, 2014. It held its regular session from January 8 to May 20, 2013, and from February 25 to May 16, 2014. A special session was held on September 9, 2013, to pass disaster aid legislation related to damage caused by storms and flooding in June 2013 and winter storms in April 2013.

Major events

* February 6, 2013: 2013 State of the State Address * March 6, 2013: Joint session to elect regents of the

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. * April 30, 2014: 2014 State of the State Address

Major legislation

Enacted

Dayton signs Minnesota Insurance Marketplace Act

Dayton signs Safe and Supportive Minnesota Schools Act

* February 19, 2013: Medical Assistance expansion act () * March 20, 2013: Minnesota Insurance Marketplace Act () * May 9, 2013: Environment and natural resources trust fund appropriations act () * May 14, 2013: Civil marriage act () * May 22, 2013: Omnibus education act () * May 23, 2013: Omnibus jobs, economic development, and energy act () * May 23, 2013: Omnibus public safety act () * May 23, 2013: Omnibus health and human services act () * May 23, 2013: Omnibus agriculture, environment, and natural resources act () * May 23, 2013: Omnibus transportation finance act () * May 23, 2013: Omnibus elections act () * May 23, 2013: Omnibus legacy act () ** Two appropriations line-item vetoed. * May 23, 2013: Omnibus state government and veterans affairs act () * May 23, 2013: Omnibus tax act () * May 24, 2013:

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conformity and health plan market rules act () * May 24, 2013: Omnibus higher education act () ** One appropriation line-item vetoed. * May 24, 2013: "Homeowners' Bill of Rights" act () * May 24, 2013: Proposed constitutional amendment removing lawmakers' power to set their own pay () ** Amended by . ** Subject to voter approval on November 8, 2016. * May 24, 2013: Omnibus transportation policy act () * May 24, 2013: Family Child Care Providers Representation Act () * May 24, 2013: Omnibus capital investment (bonding) act () * May 24, 2013: Campaign finance and public disclosure act () * March 21, 2014: Omnibus tax act () * April 9, 2014: Safe and Supportive Schools Act () * April 14, 2014: Minimum wage act () * May 9, 2014: Environment and natural resources trust fund appropriations act () * May 11, 2014: Women's Economic Security Act () * May 16, 2014: Outdoor heritage fund appropriations act () * May 16, 2014: Omnibus education policy act () * May 20, 2014: Omnibus capital investment (bonding) act () * May 20, 2014: Omnibus capital investment (general fund appropriations) act () * May 20, 2014: Omnibus supplemental tax act () * May 20, 2014: Omnibus supplemental appropriations act () * May 21, 2014: Omnibus health and human services policy act () * May 29, 2014: Medical cannabis act ()

Proposed

:''Boldface indicates the bill was passed by its house of origin.'' * Civil unions substituted for marriage bill () * Civil unions bill () * Firearms regulation bill (/) * Firearms regulation bill (//) * "Homeowners' Bill of Rights" (/) * Medical cannabis bill (/) * Minimum wage bill (/) * National Popular Vote Interstate Compact bill (/) * Off-sale intoxicating liquor sales on Sunday bill (/) * Omnibus capital investment (bonding) bill, 2013 (/)

Political composition

:''Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Changes in membership" section below.''

Senate

House of Representatives

Leadership

Senate

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(DFL) * President pro tempore:

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(DFL)

Majority (DFL) leadership

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* Assistant Majority Leader: Katie Sieben * Deputy Majority Leader:

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* Majority Whips: ** Chris Eaton **

Lyle Koenen Lyle J. Koenen (born June 16, 1956) is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he represented District 17, which included portions of Chippewa, Kandiyo ...

Minority (Republican) leadership

* Minority Leader: David Hann * Assistant Minority Leaders: **

Michelle Benson Michelle R. Benson (born September 11, 1968) is an American accountant, politician, and Republican member of the Minnesota Senate. She represents District 31, which includes portions of Anoka, Isanti and Sherburne counties in the northern T ...

(until February 24, 2014) **

Roger Chamberlain Roger C. Chamberlain (born January 14, 1963) is an American politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Republican Party, he represents District 38, which includes portions of Anoka, Ramsey, and Washington counties in the nor ...

Gary Dahms Gary H. Dahms ( ; born January 14, 1947) is a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, he represents District 16, which includes all or portions of Brown, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, Redwood ...

(from February 24, 2014) **

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(from February 24, 2014) **

Bill Ingebrigtsen Bill G. Ingebrigtsen ( ; born March 26, 1952) is a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, he represents District 8, which includes parts of Douglas County, Minnesota, Douglas and Ot ...

Warren Limmer Warren E. Limmer (born January 24, 1955) is a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, he represents the 34th District, which includes portions of Hennepin County, Minnesota, Hennepin ...

** Carla Nelson ** Dave Thompson (until July 3, 2013) * Minority Whip:

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(from March 13, 2014)

House of Representatives

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(DFL) * Speaker pro tempore: Melissa Hortman (DFL)

Majority (DFL) leadership

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* Majority Whip: John Persell * Assistant Majority Leaders: **

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** Leon Lillie **

Diane Loeffler Diane Loeffler (July 12, 1953 – November 16, 2019) was an American politician and member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), she represented District 60A, which includes ...

Carly Melin Carly Melin (born August 13, 1985) is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), she represented District 6A, which included portions of ...

Kim Norton Kim Norton (born September 22, 1957) is an American politician serving as the current mayor of Rochester, Minnesota. She previously served in the Minnesota House of Representatives as a Democrat, representing District 25B, consisting mostly of the ...

** John Ward

Minority (Republican) leadership

* Minority Leader:

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* Deputy Minority Leader:

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* Assistant Minority Leaders: **

Steve Drazkowski Steve Drazkowski (born November 27, 1964) is an American politician serving as a member of the Minnesota Senate from District 20, representing all of Wabasha County, large parts of Olmsted County, Goodhue County, and Winona County, and a small ...

Tara Mack Tara Kay Mack (née Tara Klongerbo; born June 26, 1983) is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, she represented District 57A, which included portions o ...

** Joe Schomacker **

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Paul Torkelson Paul M. Torkelson (born July 12, 1952) is an American politician serving as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2009. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, Torkelson represents District 15B in southwestern Minnesota, ...

Kelby Woodard Kelby G. Woodard (born April 1970) is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, he represented District 20A, which includes Le Sueur and Scott counties in ...

* Minority Whip: Tim Sanders

Members

Senate

: :

House of Representatives

: :

Changes in membership

House of Representatives

Committees

Senate

* Capital Investment (Chair:

LeRoy Stumpf LeRoy A. Stumpf (born May 29, 1944) is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he represented District 1, which included all or portions of Kittson, Ma ...

, Vice Chair:

Bev Scalze Beverly M. Scalze (October 27, 1943 – June 23, 2021) was an American politician who served as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives and the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), she r ...

, Ranking:

Dave Senjem David Howard Senjem ( ; born December 20, 1942) is an American politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. He served as its majority leader from 2011 to 2013. A moderate Republican, Senjem has crossed party lines on many occasions, notably e ...

) * Commerce (Chair: James Metzen, Vice Chair: Vicki Jensen, Ranking:

) * Education (Chair:

Patricia Torres Ray Patricia Torres Ray (born March 25, 1964) is a Colombian-American politician and former member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), she represented District 63, which includes portions of sou ...

, Vice Chair:

Kevin Dahle Kevin L. Dahle (born January 24, 1960) is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he represented District 20, which included portions of Le Sueur, Rice ...

, Ranking: Carla Nelson) * Environment and Energy (Chair:

John Marty John J. Marty (born November 1, 1956) is a member of the Minnesota Senate, representing District 40, which includes parts of Ramsey County in the northern Twin Cities metropolitan area. As a young state senator, he ran for governor of Minnesota ...

, Vice Chair: John Hoffman, Ranking: Dave Brown) ** Fish and Wildlife (Chair:

Matt Schmit Matt Schmit (born 1979) is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he represented District 21 in southeastern Minnesota. Early life, education, and care ...

) ** Lands (Chair:

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) * Finance (Chair:

Dick Cohen Richard J. Cohen (born December 10, 1949) is a Minnesota politician and a former member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he represented District 64, which includes portions of the city o ...

, Vice Chair:

Bobby Joe Champion Bobby Joe Champion (born December 17, 1963) is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he represents the 59th district, which includes port ...

, Ranking: Michelle Fischbach) ** Divisions: *** E-12 Division (Chair: Chuck Wiger, Vice Chair: Alice Johnson, Ranking: Sean Nienow) *** Environment, Economic Development and Agriculture Division (Chair:

David Tomassoni David Joseph Tomassoni ( ; December 5, 1952 – August 11, 2022) was an American politician who served in the Minnesota Legislature from 1993 to 2022. A former member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), Tomassoni left th ...

, Vice Chair:

, Ranking:

) *** Health and Human Services Division (Chair:

Tony Lourey Tony Lourey (born August 15, 1967) is an American politician. He is a former Minnesota commissioner of human services and former Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL) member of the Minnesota Senate, representing District 11. Early life, education, ...

, Vice Chair:

Melisa Franzen Melisa López Franzen (née López Aquino, born 1980) is an American politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), she represents District 49 in the southwest Twin Cities metropo ...

, Ranking:

Julie Rosen Julie A. Rosen (born August 9, 1957) is an American politician serving as a member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, she represents District 23, which includes all or portions of Blue Earth, Faribault, Jack ...

) *** Higher Education and Workforce Development Division (Chair:

Terri Bonoff Terri E. Bonoff (born August 1, 1957) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Minnesota. She is a former member of the Minnesota Senate, representing District 44, which included portions of Minnetonka, Plymouth and Woodland in Hennepin ...

, Vice Chair:

Greg Clausen Greg D. Clausen (born October 8, 1947) is a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he represents District 57 in the southern Twin Cities metropolitan area, inclu ...

, Ranking:

Jeremy Miller Jeremy James Miller (born October 21, 1976) is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of Ben Seaver on ''Growing Pains'' and its two reunion movies. He also voiced Linus van Pelt in '' Happy New Year, Charlie Brown!''. Career Miller ...

) *** Judiciary Division (Chair:

Ron Latz Ronald Steven Latz (born August 9, 1963) is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he represents District 46, which includes parts of He ...

, Vice Chair: Barb Goodwin, Ranking:

) *** State Departments and Veterans Division (Chair: Tom Saxhaug, Vice Chair:

Kari Dziedzic Kari Dziedzic ( ; born 1962) is an American politician, and the Majority Leader of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), she represents District 60, which includes portions of the city of Minn ...

, Ranking:

) *** Transportation and Public Safety Division (Chair: Scott Dibble, Vice Chair: Susan Kent, Ranking: John Pederson) ** Legacy (Chair:

) * Health, Human Services and Housing (Chair:

Kathy Sheran Kathleen J. "Kathy" Sheran (born May 18, 1947) is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), she represented District 19, which included portions of Blue E ...

, Vice Chair:

Melissa Halvorson Wiklund Melissa Halvorson Wiklund (born 1962) is a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), she represents District 51 in the southern Twin Cities metropolitan area, which ...

, Ranking:

) * Higher Education and Workforce Development (Chair:

, Vice Chair:

, Ranking:

) * Jobs, Agriculture and Rural Development (Chair: Dan Sparks, Vice Chair:

, Ranking:

) * Judiciary (Chair:

, Vice Chair: Barb Goodwin, Ranking:

) * Rules and Administration (Chair:

, Vice Chair: Katie Sieben, Ranking: David Hann) ** Committees (Chair:

) ** Conference Committees (Chair:

) ** Elections (Chair: Katie Sieben, Vice Chair: Kent Eken, Ranking: Scott Newman) ** Ethical Conduct (Chair:

) ** Litigation Expenses (Chair:

) ** Permanent and Joint Rules (Chair:

) ** Personnel and Budget (Chair:

) * State and Local Government (Chair:

, Vice Chair: Chris Eaton, Ranking:

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) * Taxes (Chair: Rod Skoe, Vice Chair:

, Ranking:

Julianne Ortman Julianne E. Ortman (born August 29, 1962) is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, she represented District 47, which included portions of Carver County in the southwester ...

) ** Divisions: *** Tax Reform Division (Chair:

, Vice Chair:

, Ranking: Dave Thompson) * Transportation and Public Safety (Chair: Scott Dibble, Vice Chair: Susan Kent, Ranking: John Pederson)

House of Representatives

* Agriculture Policy (Chair: Jeanne Poppe, Vice Chair:

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, Lead:

Rod Hamilton Rodney W. "Rod" Hamilton (born March 25, 1968) is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, he represented District 22B, which includes all or portions of ...

) * Capital Investment (Chair:

Alice Hausman Alice Hausman (born July 31, 1942) is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. As a member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), she represented District 66A, which includes portions ...

, Vice Chair: John Ward, Lead: Matt Dean) * Civil Law (Chair: John Lesch, Vice Chair:

Susan Allen Susan Allen (born March 27, 1963) is an American politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), she represented District 62B, a southside district encompa ...

, Lead:

) ** Data Practices (Chair: Steve Simon) * Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy (Chair:

Joe Atkins Joseph Atkins (born October 6, 1965) is a Minnesota attorney and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he represented District 52B, which included portions of ...

, Vice Chair:

Patti Fritz Patti Fritz (born October 20, 1944) is an American politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), she represented District 24B, which included all or por ...

, Lead:

Joe Hoppe Joseph R. Hoppe (born December 13, 1964) is an American politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, he represented District 47B, which included portions of Carver County i ...

) * Controlled Substances and Synthetic Drugs (Select, established May 28, 2013) (Chair:

Erik Simonson Erik Simonson (born May 26, 1968) is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he represented District 7 which includes the city of Duluth in St. Louis C ...

) * Early Childhood and Youth Development Policy (Chair:

Joe Mullery Joseph J. Mullery (born June 1944) is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he represented District 59A, which includes parts of Min ...

, Vice Chair:

Carolyn Laine Carolyn D. Laine (born May 22, 1946) is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), she represented District 41 in the north-central Twin Cities metropolita ...

, Lead:

Pam Myhra Pamela J. Myhra (born 1957) is an American politician and served as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives during the 87th and 88th legislative sessions. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, she represented portions of Dakota ...

) * Education Finance (Chair:

Paul Marquart Paul Marquart (born January 9, 1957) is a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, he represents District 4B, which includes parts of Becker, Clay, and ...

, Vice Chair: Linda Slocum, Lead:

) * Education Policy (Chair:

Carlos Mariani Carlos Mariani (born July 13, 1957) is a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he represents District 65B, which includes portions of the ci ...

, Vice Chair:

Kathy Brynaert Kathleen A. "Kathy" Brynaert (born July 15, 1944) is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), she represented District 19B, which includ ...

, Lead: Sondra Erickson) * Elections (Chair: Steve Simon, Vice Chair:

Laurie Halverson Laurie Halverson (born February 8, 1969) is an American politician who serves as County Commissioner for Dakota County in Minnesota. Previously, she has served as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2013 to 2021. A member of t ...

, Lead: Tim Sanders) * Energy Policy (Chair: Melissa Hortman, Vice Chair:

Will Morgan Will Morgan (born November 1966) is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he represented District 56B, which includes portions of Dak ...

, Lead: Pat Garofalo) * Environment and Natural Resources Policy (Chair: David Dill, Vice Chair: Peter Fischer, Lead:

Tom Hackbarth Thomas M. Hackbarth (born December 28, 1951) is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, he represented District 31B, which included portions of Anoka Coun ...

) * Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance (Chair:

Jean Wagenius Jean D. Wagenius (born October 1941) is an American politician who served as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1987 to 2021. A member of the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), she represented District 63B, which inclu ...

, Vice Chair:

Andrew Falk Andrew J. Falk (born April 1983) is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he represented District 17A, which included all or portions ...

, Lead: Denny McNamara) * Ethics (Chair: Jim Davnie, Lead:

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) * Government Operations (Chair: Mike Nelson, Vice Chair: Mike Freiberg, Lead:

Joyce Peppin Joyce J. Peppin (born July 2, 1970) is an Americans, American politician and former Majority Leader of the Minnesota House of Representatives, majority leader of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesot ...

) * Health and Human Services Finance (Chair:

Tom Huntley Thomas E. Huntley (born February 10, 1938) is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he represented District 7A, which includes portio ...

, Vice Chair:

, Lead:

Jim Abeler James J. Abeler II ( ; born May 18, 1954) is a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, he represents District 35 in the northern Twin Cities metropolitan area. He formerly represente ...

) * Health and Human Services Policy (Chair: Tina Liebling, Vice Chair:

Rena Moran Rena L. Moran (born April 13, 1960) is an American politician and member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), she represents District 65A, which includes portions of the city ...

, Lead:

) * Higher Education Finance and Policy (Chair:

Gene Pelowski Gene P. Pelowski, Jr. (born February 2, 1952) is Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he represents District 26A, which includes Winona County ...

, Vice Chair: Zach Dorholt, Lead:

Bud Nornes Larry B. "Bud" Nornes (born March 21, 1943) is an American politician, businessman, and broadcaster who served as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1997 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, he represented ...

) * Housing Finance and Policy (Chair: Karen Clark, Vice Chair:

David Bly David Bly (born January 8, 1952 in Dubuque, Iowa) is an American politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he represented District 20B, which include ...

, Lead: Paul Anderson) * Jobs and Economic Development Finance and Policy (Chair:

Tim Mahoney Timothy Edward Mahoney (born August 16, 1956) is an American politician and businessman who served as the U.S. representative for from 2007 to 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected in November 2006 after his opponent, six-te ...

, Vice Chair: John Persell, Lead:

Bob Gunther Bob Gunther (born July 12, 1943) is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, he represented the 23A district, which includes all or portions of Blue Ear ...

) * Judiciary Finance and Policy (Chair:

Debra Hilstrom Debra J. Hilstrom (born June 21, 1968) is an American politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), she represented District 40B, which included portions ...

, Vice Chair:

, Lead:

) * Labor, Workplace and Regulated Industries (Chair:

Sheldon Johnson Sheldon Johnson (born March 25, 1954) is an American politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he represented District 67B, which included portions o ...

, Vice Chair:

Mike Sundin Mike Sundin (born October 11, 1957) is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he formerly represented District 11A in northeastern Minn ...

, Lead:

Tim O'Driscoll Timothy J. O'Driscoll (born April 22, 1964) is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2011. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, O'Driscoll represents District 13B in north-central Minnesota, whic ...

) * Legacy (Chair:

Phyllis Kahn Phyllis Lorberblatt Kahn (born March 23, 1937) is an American politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), she represented portions of the city of Minnea ...

, Vice Chair: Leon Lillie, Lead: Dean Urdahl) * Living Wage Jobs (Select) (Chair: Ryan Winkler) * Public Safety Finance and Policy (Chair:

Michael Paymar Michael Paymar (born December 27, 1953) is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he represented District 64B, which includes portio ...

, Vice Chair: Paul Rosenthal, Lead:

Tony Cornish Tony Cornish (born May 3, 1951) is a retired American police officer and former politician from the Republican Party. He was a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. He resigned in disgrace from the Minnesota House on November 30, 2017 ...

) * Rules and Legislative Administration (Chair:

, Vice Chair: John Benson, Lead:

) * State Government Finance and Veterans Affairs (Chair: Mary Murphy, Vice Chair: Jerry Newton, Lead:

Bob Dettmer Robert P. "Bob" Dettmer (born March 1, 1951) is a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, he represents District 39A, located in the northeastern part of the Twin C ...

) * Taxes (Chair: Ann Lenczewski, Vice Chair:

, Lead:

Greg Davids Gregory Michael Davids (born August 28, 1958) is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2009, and from 1991 to 2006. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, Davids represents District 26B in southeast ...

) ** Divisions: *** Property and Local Tax Division (Chair: Jim Davnie, Vice Chair:

Ben Lien Ben Lien is a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A former member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he represented District 4A in northwestern Minnesota. Early life and education Lie ...

, Lead:

) * Transportation Finance (Chair:

Frank Hornstein Frank Hornstein (born September 27, 1959) is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2003. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), Hornstein represents District 61A, which includes ...

, Vice Chair:

Connie Bernardy Connie Bernardy (born February 26, 1963) is a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), she represents District 41A in the north-central Twin Citie ...

, Lead: Mike Beard) * Transportation Policy (Chair:

Ron Erhardt Ronald Peter Erhardt (February 27, 1931 – March 21, 2012) was an American football coach at both the collegiate and professional levels. From 1979 to 1981 he served as head coach of the National Football League's New England Patriots. Early l ...

, Vice Chair:

Sandra Masin Sandra A. Masin (born November 8, 1942) is a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), she represents District 51A, which includes portions of t ...

, Lead:

Linda Runbeck Linda Runbeck (born June 11, 1946) is an American politician who served as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1989 to 1993 and again from 2011 to 2021. She was also a member of the Minnesota Senate from 1993 to 2001. Early ...

) * Veterans Housing (Select, established April 19, 2013) (Chair: Jerry Newton) * Ways and Means (Chair: Lyndon Carlson, Vice Chair: Tom Anzelc, Lead:

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)

Administrative officers

Senate

* Secretary: JoAnne Zoff * First Assistant Secretary: Colleen Pacheco * Second Assistant Secretary: Mike Linn * Third Assistant Secretary: Jessica Tupper * Engrossing Secretary: Melissa Mapes * Sergeant at Arms: Sven K. Lindquist * Assistant Sergeant at Arms: Marilyn Logan Hall * Chaplain: Rev. Dennis Morreim

House of Representatives

* Chief Clerk: Albin Mathiowetz * First Assistant Chief Clerk: Patrick Murphy * Second Assistant Chief Clerk: Gail Romanowski * Desk Clerk: Tim Johnson * Legislative Clerk: David Surdez * Chief Sergeant at Arms: Travis Reese * First Assistant Sergeant at Arms: Amanda Rudolph * Index Clerk: Carl Hamre

References

Notes

External links

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