Minnesota House of Representatives

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The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower house in the Minnesota State Legislature. There are 134 members elected to two-year terms, twice the number of members in the Minnesota Senate. Each senate district is divided in half and given the suffix A or B (for example, House district 32B is geographically within Senate district 32). Both chambers of the legislature meet between January and the third Monday in May each year, not to exceed 120 days per biennium. House floor sessions are held inside the Minnesota State Capitol building in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Offices of all its members are in the State Office Building, connected by tunnel just to the west of the Capitol. Often referred to as the S.O.B. by members and staff, it is in this building where most House committee hearings are held.

Following the 2004 election, a significant Republican majority of 81–53 was reduced to 68–66. In 2006, the tide turned even further, with the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Caucus (DFL) gaining an 85–49 majority. Shortly following the election, State Representative Mark Olson was suspended from the Republican Caucus and declared himself a member of an Independent-Republican Caucus bringing the chamber’s affiliation to 85–48–1. In 2008 the DFL added two more seats to their caucus, and Republicans reclaimed Olson's Seat bringing the 2009-10 total to 87-47.

Contents 1 Composition 1.1 Leadership 1.2 Members, 2009-2010 2 Previous sessions 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Composition

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)			Total
	DFL	Republican	Independent		Vacant
End of previous legislature	85	48	1	134	0
Begin	87	47	0	134	0
Latest voting share	64.9%	35.1%

[edit] Leadership

Speaker

Margaret Anderson Kelliher (DFL-Minneapolis)

Majority Leader

Tony Sertich (DFL-Chisholm)

Minority Leader

Kurt Zellers (R-Maple Grove)

[edit] Members, 2009-2010

District	Name	Party	Residence
1A	Dave Olin	DFL	Thief River Falls
1B	Bernard Lieder	DFL	Crookston
2A	Kent Eken	DFL	Twin Valley
2B	Brita Sailer	DFL	Park Rapids
3A	Tom Anzelc	DFL	Balsam Township
3B	Loren Solberg	DFL	Grand Rapids
4A	John Persell	DFL	Bemidji
4B	Larry Howes	Rep	Walker
5A	Tom Rukavina	DFL	Virginia
5B	Anthony Sertich	DFL	Chisholm
6A	David Dill	DFL	Crane Lake
6B	Mary Murphy	DFL	Hermantown
7A	Thomas Huntley	DFL	Duluth
7B	Roger Reinert	DFL	Duluth
8A	Bill Hilty	DFL	Finlayson
8B	Tim Faust	DFL	Hinckley
9A	Morrie Lanning	Rep	Moorhead
9B	Paul Marquart	DFL	Dilworth
10A	Bud Nornes	Rep	Fergus Falls
10B	Mark Murdock	Rep	Ottertail
11A	Torrey Westrom	Rep	Elbow Lake
12B	Mary Ellen Otremba	DFL	Long Prairie
12A	John Ward	DFL	Brainerd
12B	Al Doty	DFL	Royalton
13A	Paul Anderson	Rep	Starbuck
13B	Al Juhnke	DFL	Willmar
14A	Dan Severson	Rep	Sauk Rapids
14B	Larry Hosch	DFL	St. Joseph
15A	Steve Gottwalt	Rep	St. Cloud
15B	Larry Haws	DFL	St. Cloud
16A	Gail Kulick Jackson	DFL	Milaca
16B	Mary Kiffmeyer	Rep	Big Lake
17A	Rob Eastlund	Rep	Isanti
17B	Jeremy Kalin	DFL	North Branch
18A	Ron Shimanski	Rep	Silver Lake
18B	Dean Urdahl	Rep	Grove City
19A	Bruce Anderson	Rep	Buffalo Township
19B	Tom Emmer	Rep	Delano
20A	Andrew Falk	DFL	Murdock
20B	Lyle Koenen	DFL	Clara City
21A	Marty Seifert	Rep	Marshall
21B	Paul Torkelson	Rep	St. James
22A	Doug Magnus	Rep	Slayton
22B	Rod Hamilton	Rep	Mountain Lake
23A	Terry Morrow	DFL	St. Peter
23B	Kathy Brynaert	DFL	Mankato
24A	Bob Gunther	Rep	Fairmont
24B	Tony Cornish	Rep	Good Thunder
25A	Laura Brod	Rep	New Prague
25B	David Bly	DFL	Northfield
26A	Kory Kath	DFL	Owatonna
26B	Patti Fritz	DFL	Faribault
27A	Robin Brown	DFL	Moscow Township
27B	Jeanne Poppe	DFL	Austin
28A	Tim Kelly	Rep	Red Wing
28B	Steve Drazkowski	Rep	Wabasha
29A	Randy Demmer	Rep	Hayfield
29B	Kim Norton	DFL	Rochester
30A	Tina Liebling	DFL	Rochester
30B	Andy Welti	DFL	Plainview
31A	Gene Pelowski	DFL	Winona
31B	Greg Davids	Rep	Preston
32A	Joyce Peppin	Rep	Rogers
32B	Kurt Zellers	Rep	Maple Grove
33A	Steve Smith	Rep	Mound
33B	Connie Doepke	Rep	Wayzata
34A	Paul Kohls	Rep	Victoria
34B	Joe Hoppe	Rep	Chaska
35A	Michael Beard	Rep	Shakopee
35B	Mark Buesgens	Rep	Jordan
36A	Mary Liz Holberg	Rep	Lakeville
36B	Pat Garofalo	Rep	Farmington
37A	Tara Mack	Rep	Apple Valley
37B	Phil Sterner	DFL	Rosemount
38A	Sandra Masin	DFL	Eagan
38B	Mike Obermueller	DFL	Eagan
39A	Rick Hansen	DFL	South Saint Paul
39B	Joe Atkins	DFL	Inver Grove Heights
40A	Will Morgan	DFL	Burnsville
40B	Ann Lenczewski	DFL	Bloomington
41A	Keith Downey	Rep	Edina
41B	Paul Rosenthal	DFL	Edina
42A	Maria Ruud	DFL	Minnetonka
42B	Jenifer Loon	Rep	Eden Prairie
43A	Sarah Anderson	Rep	Plymouth
43B	John Benson	DFL	Minnetonka
44A	Steve Simon	DFL	St. Louis Park
44B	Ryan Winkler	DFL	Golden Valley
45A	Sandra Peterson	DFL	New Hope
45B	Lyndon Carlson	DFL	Brooklyn Center
46A	Michael Nelson	DFL	Brooklyn Park
46B	Debra Hilstrom	DFL	Brooklyn Center
47A	Denise Dittrich	DFL	Champlin
47B	Melissa Hortman	DFL	Brooklyn Park
48A	Tom Hackbarth	Rep	Cedar
48B	Jim Abeler	Rep	Anoka
49A	Peggy Scott	Rep	Andover
49B	Jerry Newton	DFL	Coon Rapids
50A	Carolyn Laine	DFL	Columbia Heights
50B	Kate Knuth	DFL	New Brighton
51A	Tim Sanders	Rep	Blaine
51B	Tom Tillberry	DFL	Fridley
52A	Bob Dettmer	Rep	Forest Lake
52B	Matt Dean	Rep	Dellwood
53A	Paul Gardner	DFL	Shoreview
53B	Carol McFarlane	Rep	White Bear Lake
54A	Mindy Greiling	DFL	Roseville
54B	Bev Scalze	DFL	Little Canada
55A	Leon Lillie	DFL	North Saint Paul
55B	Nora Slawik	DFL	Maplewood
56A	Julie Bunn	DFL	Lake Elmo
56B	Marsha Swails	DFL	Woodbury
57A	Karla Bigham	DFL	Cottage Grove
57B	Denny McNamara	Rep	Hastings
58A	Joe Mullery	DFL	Minneapolis
58B	Bobby Joe Champion	DFL	Minneapolis
59A	Diane Loeffler	DFL	Minneapolis
59B	Phyllis Kahn	DFL	Minneapolis
60A	Margaret Anderson Kelliher	DFL	Minneapolis
60B	Frank Hornstein	DFL	Minneapolis
61A	Karen Clark	DFL	Minneapolis
61B	Jeff Hayden	DFL	Minneapolis
62A	Jim Davnie	DFL	Minneapolis
62B	Jean Wagenius	DFL	Minneapolis
63A	Paul Thissen	DFL	Minneapolis
63B	Linda Slocum	DFL	Richfield
64A	Erin Murphy	DFL	Saint Paul
64B	Michael Paymar	DFL	Saint Paul
65A	Cy Thao	DFL	Saint Paul
65B	Carlos Mariani	DFL	Saint Paul
66A	John Lesch	DFL	Saint Paul
66B	Alice Hausman	DFL	Saint Paul
67A	Tim Mahoney	DFL	Saint Paul
67B	Sheldon Johnson	DFL	Saint Paul

[edit] Previous sessions

• Minnesota House of Representatives 2007-2008 Session
• Minnesota House of Representatives 2005-2006 Session
• Minnesota House of Representatives 2003-2004 Session
• Minnesota House of Representatives 2001-2002 Session

[edit] See also

• Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives
• Minnesota House Majority Leaders
• Minnesota House Minority Leaders
• Minnesota Senate
• Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2010

[edit] External links

• House website

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