The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower house of the Minnesota 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 Minnesota State Capitol in Saint Paul, Minnesota .
Offices of all members are located in the State Office Building, connected by tunnel just to the west of the Capitol. It is where most House committee meetings are held.
History
Following the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920, women were eligible for election to the Minnesota Legislature. In 1922, Mabeth Hurd Paige , Hannah Kempfer , Sue Metzger Dickey Hough and Myrtle Cain were elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives.[1]
Elections
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). Members are elected for two-year terms.[2] Districts are redrawn after the decennial United States Census in time for the primary and general elections in years ending in 2. The most recent election was held on November 4, 2014.
Composition
89th Minnesota Legislature (2015–17)
Members, 2015–17
House districts by political party affiliation
Republican DFL
District
Name
Party
Residence
First elected
1A
Dan Fabian
Republican
Roseau
2010
1B
Deb Kiel
Republican
Crookston
2010
2A
Dave Hancock
Republican
Bemidji
2010 , 2014 †
2B
Steve Green
Republican
Fosston
2012
3A
Rob Ecklund
DFL
International Falls
2015 *
3B
Mary Murphy
DFL
Hermantown
1976
4A
Ben Lien
DFL
Moorhead
2012
4B
Paul Marquart
DFL
Dilworth
2000
5A
John Persell
DFL
Bemidji
2008
5B
Tom Anzelc
DFL
Balsam Township
2006
6A
Carly Melin
DFL
Hibbing
2011*
6B
Jason Metsa
DFL
Virginia
2012
7A
Jennifer Schultz
DFL
Duluth
2014
7B
Erik Simonson
DFL
Duluth
2012
8A
Bud Nornes
Republican
Fergus Falls
1996
8B
Mary Franson
Republican
Alexandria
2010
9A
Mark Anderson
Republican
Lake Shore
2012
9B
Ron Kresha
Republican
Little Falls
2012
10A
Josh Heintzeman
Republican
Nisswa
2014
10B
Dale Lueck
Republican
Aitkin
2014
11A
Mike Sundin
DFL
Esko
2012
11B
Jason Rarick
Republican
Pine City
2014
12A
Jeff Backer
Republican
Browns Valley
2014
12B
Paul Anderson
Republican
Starbuck
2008
13A
Jeff Howe
Republican
Rockville
2012
13B
Tim O'Driscoll
Republican
Sartell
2010
14A
Tama Theis
Republican
St. Cloud
2013 *
14B
Jim Knoblach
Republican
St. Cloud
1994 , 2014 †
15A
Sondra Erickson
Republican
Princeton
1998*, 2010 †
15B
Jim Newberger
Republican
Becker
2012
16A
Chris Swedzinski
Republican
Ghent
2010
16B
Paul Torkelson
Republican
Hanska
2008
17A
Tim Miller
Republican
Prinsburg
2014
17B
Dave Baker
Republican
Willmar
2014
18A
Dean Urdahl
Republican
Grove City
2002
18B
Glenn Gruenhagen
Republican
Glencoe
2010
19A
Clark Johnson
DFL
North Mankato
2013 *
19B
Jack Considine
DFL
Mankato
2014
20A
Bob Vogel
Republican
Elko New Market
2014
20B
David Bly
DFL
Northfield
2006 , 2012 †
21A
Tim Kelly
Republican
Red Wing
2008
21B
Steve Drazkowski
Republican
Mazeppa
2007*
22A
Joe Schomacker
Republican
Luverne
2010
22B
Rod Hamilton
Republican
Mountain Lake
2004
23A
Bob Gunther
Republican
Fairmont
1995*
23B
Tony Cornish
Republican
Vernon Center
2002
24A
John Petersburg
Republican
Waseca
2012
24B
Brian Daniels
Republican
Faribault
2014
25A
Duane Quam
Republican
Byron
2010
25B
Kim Norton
DFL
Rochester
2006
26A
Tina Liebling
DFL
Rochester
2004
26B
Nels Pierson
Republican
Rochester
2014
27A
Peggy Bennett
Republican
Albert Lea
2014
27B
Jeanne Poppe
DFL
Austin
2004
28A
Gene Pelowski
DFL
Winona
1986
28B
Greg Davids
Republican
Preston
1991*, 2008 †
29A
Joe McDonald
Republican
Delano
2010
29B
Marion O'Neill
Republican
Maple Lake
2012
30A
Nick Zerwas
Republican
Elk River
2012
30B
Eric Lucero
Republican
Dayton
2014
31A
Kurt Daudt
Republican
Crown
2010
31B
Tom Hackbarth
Republican
Cedar
1994 , 1998 †
32A
Brian Johnson
Republican
Cambridge
2012
32B
Bob Barrett
Republican
Lindstrom
2010
33A
Jerry Hertaus
Republican
Greenfield
2012
33B
Cindy Pugh
Republican
Chanhassen
2012
34A
Joyce Peppin
Republican
Rogers
2004
34B
Dennis Smith
Republican
Maple Grove
2014
35A
Abigail Whelan
Republican
Anoka
2014
35B
Peggy Scott
Republican
Andover
2008
36A
Mark Uglem
Republican
Champlin
2012
36B
Melissa Hortman
DFL
Brooklyn Park
2004
37A
Jerry Newton
DFL
Coon Rapids
2008 , 2012 †
37B
Tim Sanders
Republican
Blaine
2008
38A
Linda Runbeck
Republican
Circle Pines
1989*, 2010 †
38B
Matt Dean
Republican
Dellwood
2004
39A
Bob Dettmer
Republican
Forest Lake
2006
39B
Kathy Lohmer
Republican
Stillwater
2010
40A
Mike Nelson
DFL
Brooklyn Park
2002
40B
Debra Hilstrom
DFL
Brooklyn Center
2000
41A
Connie Bernardy
DFL
Fridley
2000 , 2012 †
41B
Carolyn Laine
DFL
Columbia Heights
2006
42A
Barb Yarusso
DFL
Shoreview
2012
42B
Jason Isaacson
DFL
Little Canada
2012
43A
Peter Fischer
DFL
Maplewood
2012
43B
Leon Lillie
DFL
North St. Paul
2004
44A
Sarah Anderson
Republican
Plymouth
2006
44B
Jon Applebaum
DFL
Minnetonka
2014
45A
Lyndon Carlson
DFL
Crystal
1972
45B
Mike Freiberg
DFL
Golden Valley
2012
46A
Peggy Flanagan
DFL
St. Louis Park
2015*
46B
Cheryl Youakim
DFL
Hopkins
2014
47A
Jim Nash
Republican
Waconia
2014
47B
Joe Hoppe
Republican
Chaska
2002
48A
Yvonne Selcer
DFL
Minnetonka
2012
48B
Jenifer Loon
Republican
Eden Prairie
2008
49A
Ron Erhardt
DFL
Edina
1990 , 2012 †
49B
Paul Rosenthal
DFL
Edina
2008 , 2012 †
50A
Linda Slocum
DFL
Richfield
2006
50B
Chad Anderson
Republican
Bloomington
2016 *
51A
Sandra Masin
DFL
Eagan
2006 , 2012 †
51B
Laurie Halverson
DFL
Eagan
2012
52A
Rick Hansen
DFL
South St. Paul
2004
52B
Joe Atkins
DFL
Inver Grove Heights
2002
53A
JoAnn Ward
DFL
Woodbury
2012
53B
Kelly Fenton
Republican
Woodbury
2014
54A
Dan Schoen
DFL
St. Paul Park
2012
54B
Denny McNamara
Republican
Hastings
2002
55A
Bob Loonan
Republican
Shakopee
2014
55B
Tony Albright
Republican
Prior Lake
2012
56A
Drew Christensen
Republican
Savage
2014
56B
Roz Peterson
Republican
Lakeville
2014
57A
Tara Mack
Republican
Apple Valley
2008
57B
Anna Wills
Republican
Apple Valley
2012
58A
Jon Koznick
Republican
Lakeville
2014
58B
Pat Garofalo
Republican
Farmington
2004
59A
Joe Mullery
DFL
Minneapolis
1996
59B
Raymond Dehn
DFL
Minneapolis
2012
60A
Diane Loeffler
DFL
Minneapolis
2004
60B
Phyllis Kahn
DFL
Minneapolis
1972
61A
Frank Hornstein
DFL
Minneapolis
2002
61B
Paul Thissen
DFL
Minneapolis
2002
62A
Karen Clark
DFL
Minneapolis
1980
62B
Susan Allen
DFL
Minneapolis
2012*
63A
Jim Davnie
DFL
Minneapolis
2000
63B
Jean Wagenius
DFL
Minneapolis
1986
64A
Erin Murphy
DFL
Saint Paul
2006
64B
Dave Pinto
DFL
Saint Paul
2014
65A
Rena Moran
DFL
Saint Paul
2010
65B
Carlos Mariani
DFL
Saint Paul
1990
66A
Alice Hausman
DFL
Saint Paul
1989*
66B
John Lesch
DFL
Saint Paul
2002
67A
Tim Mahoney
DFL
Saint Paul
1998
67B
Sheldon Johnson
DFL
Saint Paul
2000
*Elected in a special election. [5]
†Elected to non-consecutive terms. [6]
See also
Notes
References
^ "Women Wielding Power: Pioneer Female State Legislators" . National Women's History Museum. Retrieved March 29, 2012 .
^ "Minn. Const. art. IV, § 4" . Constitution of the State of Minnesota . Retrieved January 24, 2013 .
^ "Winkler resignation from Minnesota Legislature effective July 1 as he prepares move to Europe" . Associated Press . June 15, 2015. Retrieved June 24, 2015 .
^ Walsh, Paul (August 9, 2015). "NE Minnesota Rep. David Dill, championed outdoors, dies from cancer" . Star Tribune . Retrieved August 9, 2015 .
^ "Party Control of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1951-present" . Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved December 10, 2012 .
^ "Members by Seniority 2013 - 2014" . Minnesota House of Representatives. Retrieved January 7, 2013 .
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