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 ...

, District 4, includes most of

Becker Becker () is one of the German-language surnames, along with Bäcker and Baecker, that derive from the root, which refers to baking. The surname began as a name for a baker (and thus his family). In northern Germany it can also derive from the ...

and

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counties in the northwestern part of the state. It is currently represented by Rob Kupec of the DFL .

List of senators

} , Alliance , rowspan="2" , January 6, 1891 , rowspan="2" , January 7, 1895 , rowspan="2" , Hayward , - , 28th , - , 29th , rowspan="2" , Thorvald V. Knatvold , rowspan="4" , Rep , rowspan="2" , January 8, 1895 , rowspan="2" , January 2, 1899 , rowspan="2" ,

Albert Lea Albert Lea may refer to: *Albert Lea, Minnesota, U.S. * Albert Lea Township, Freeborn County, Minnesota, U.S. *Albert Miller Lea Albert Miller Lea (July 23, 1808 – January 16, 1891) was an American engineer, soldier, and topographer with th ...

, - , 30th , - , 31st , rowspan="2" , Joseph Underleak , rowspan="2" , January 3, 1899 , rowspan="2" , January 2, 1903 , rowspan="2" , Chatfield , rowspan="38" , Olmstead , - , 32nd , - , 33rd , rowspan="4" , Horace Witherstine , rowspan="4" , Dem , rowspan="4" , January 3, 1903 , rowspan="4" , January 2, 1911 , rowspan="6" , Rochester , - , 34th , - , 35th , - , 36th , - , 37th , rowspan="2" , Alonzo Thomas Stebbins , rowspan="2" , Rep , rowspan="2" , January 3, 1911 , rowspan="2" , January 4, 1915 , - , 38th , - , 39th , rowspan="2" , James I. Vermilya , rowspan="2" , Non , rowspan="2" , January 5, 1915 , rowspan="2" , January 6, 1919 , rowspan="2" , Quincy , - , 40th , - , 41st , rowspan="2" , Arthur C. Gooding , rowspan="4" , Rep , rowspan="2" , January 7, 1919 , rowspan="2" , January 1, 1923 , rowspan="4" ,

Rochester Rochester may refer to: Places Australia * Rochester, Victoria Canada * Rochester, Alberta United Kingdom *Rochester, Kent ** City of Rochester-upon-Medway (1982–1998), district council area ** History of Rochester, Kent ** HM Prison ...

, - , 42nd , - , 43rd , rowspan="2" , AllenJFurlow

Allen J. Furlow , rowspan="2" , January 2, 1923 , rowspan="2" , April 22, 1925 , - , rowspan="2" , 44th , - , Vacant , , April 22, 1925 , January 4, 1927 , , - , 45th , rowspan="10" , WilliamBurdetteRichardson

William B. Richardson , rowspan="10" , Rep , rowspan="10" , January 4, 1927 , rowspan="10" , September 19, 1945 , rowspan="23" ,

, - , 46th , - , 47th , - , 48th , - , 49th , - , 50th , - , 51st , - , 52nd , - , 53rd , - , 54th , - , 55th , rowspan="6" , Walter Burdick , rowspan="6" , Con , rowspan="6" , January 7, 1947 , rowspan="6" , January 5, 1959 , - , 56th , - , 57th , - , 58th , - , 59th , - , 60th , - , 61st , rowspan="2" ,

Sandy Keith Alexander MacDonald "Sandy" Keith (November 22, 1928 – October 3, 2020) was an American politician and jurist who was the first person to hold office in each of the three branches of Minnesota state government, serving as state senator, th ...

, rowspan="2" , Lib , rowspan="2" , January 6, 1959 , rowspan="2" , January 7, 1963 , - , 62nd , - , 63rd , rowspan="5" , Harold G. Kreiger , rowspan="5" , Con , rowspan="5" , January 8, 1963 , rowspan="5" , January 4, 1971 , - , 64th , - , 65th , - , 66th , - , 67th , - , 68th , rowspan="8" , Jerry Willet , rowspan="8" , DFL , rowspan="8" , January 5, 1971 , rowspan="8" , November 15, 1987 , rowspan="8" , Park Rapids , Becker Clearwater Hubbard Mahnomen , - , 69th , rowspan="4" , Beltrami Cass Hubbard Itasca Morrison Wadena , - , 70th , - , 71st , - , 72nd , - , 73rd , rowspan="5" , Beltrami Cass Hubbard , - , 74th , - , rowspan="2" , 75th , - , rowspan="2" , Bob Decker , rowspan="2" , Ind Rep , rowspan="2" , November 16, 1987 , rowspan="2" , January 7, 1991 , rowspan="2" , Bemidji , - , 76th , - , 77th , rowspan="3" , Skip Finn , rowspan="3" , DFL , rowspan="3" , January 8, 1991 , rowspan="3" , July 1, 1996 , rowspan="3" , Cass Lake , rowspan="9" , Beltrami Cass Hubbard Itasca Wadena , - , 78th , - , rowspan="2" , 79th , - , Vacant , , July 1, 1996 , January 7, 1997 , , - , 80th , rowspan="2" , David Ten Eyck , rowspan="2" , DFL , rowspan="2" , January 7, 1997 , rowspan="2" , October 27, 1999Appointed to Ninth Judicial District for Crow Wing County , rowspan="2" , East Gull Lake , - , rowspan="3" , 81st , - , Vacant , , October 27, 1999 , December 12, 1999 , , - , rowspan="2" , Tony Kinkel , rowspan="2" , DFL , rowspan="2" , December 12, 1999 , rowspan="2" , January 6, 2003 , rowspan="2" , Park Rapids , - , 82nd , - , 83rd , rowspan="2" , Carrie Ruud , rowspan="2" , Rep , rowspan="2" , January 7, 2003 , rowspan="2" , January 2, 2007 , rowspan="2" , Breezy Point , rowspan="5" , Beltrami Cass Crow Wing Hubbard Itasca , - , 84th , - , 85th , rowspan="2" ,

Mary Olson Mary A. Olson (born May 23, 1958) is a Minnesota (US) politician and a former member of the Minnesota Senate who represented District 4, which includes portions of Beltrami, Cass, Crow Wing, Hubbard , and Itasca counties in the northern part o ...

, rowspan="2" , DFL , rowspan="2" , January 3, 2007 , rowspan="2" , January 3, 2011 , rowspan="3" ,

Bemidji Bemidji ( ) is a city and the county seat of Beltrami County, Minnesota, Beltrami County, in northern Minnesota, United States. The population was 14,574 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. According to 2021 census estimates, the city ...

, - , 86th , - , 87th , John Carlson , , Rep , January 4, 2011 , January 7, 2013 , - , 88th , rowspan="5" ,

Kent Eken Bernhard Kent Eken ( ; born December 12, 1963) is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he represented District 4, which includes portions of Becker, ...

, rowspan="5" , DFL , rowspan="5" , January 8, 2013 , rowspan="5" , January 4, 2023 , rowspan="5" , Twin Valley , rowspan="5" , Becker Clay Norman , - , 89th , - , 90th , - , 91st , - , 92nd , - , 93rd , rowspan="3" , Rob Kupec , rowspan="3" , DFL , rowspan="3" , January 4, 2023 , rowspan="3" , Incumbent , rowspan="3" , Moorhead , rowspan="3" , Becker Clay , -

References

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