75th Minnesota Legislature

Seventy-fifth Minnesota Legislature
74th Minnesota Legislature76th Minnesota Legislature
Overview
Legislative bodyMinnesota Legislature
JurisdictionMinnesota, United States
Meeting placeMinnesota State Capitol
TermJanuary 6, 1987 (1987-01-06) – January 3, 1989 (1989-01-03)
Websitewww.leg.state.mn.us
Minnesota State Senate
Members67 Senators
PresidentJerome M. Hughes
President pro temporeFlorian Chmielewski
Majority LeaderRoger Moe
Minority LeaderDuane Benson
Party controlDemocratic-Farmer-Labor Party
Minnesota House of Representatives
Members134 Representatives
SpeakerFred C. Norton,Robert Vanasek
Majority LeaderRobert Vanasek,Ann Wynia
Minority LeaderWilliam R. Schreiber
Party controlDemocratic-Farmer-Labor Party

The seventy-fifth Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 6, 1987. The 67 members of the Minnesota Senate and the 134 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives were elected during the General Election of November 4, 1986.

Sessions

The legislature met in a regular session from January 6, 1987, to May 18, 1987. A special session was convened on June 25, 1987, to enact legislation strengthening the state's laws regarding corporate takeovers.[1]

A continuation of the regular session was held between February 9, 1988, and April 25, 1988.[1]

Party summary

Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Membership changes" section, below.

Senate

Party[2]
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total Vacant
DFLIR
End of previous Legislature43 24 67 0
Begin 47 20 67 0
November 15, 1987 46 66 1
November 16, 1987 21 67 0
January 1, 1989 45 66 1
Latest voting share 67% 31%
Beginning of the next Legislature44 23 67 0

House of Representatives

Party[3]
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total Vacant
DFLIR
End of previous Legislature65 67 132 2
Begin 83 51 134 0
June 25, 1987 82 133 1
September 2, 1987 81 132 2
November 12, 1987 82 52 134 0
July 19, 1988 51 133 1
September 7, 1988 81 132 2
Latest voting share 60% 38%
Beginning of the next Legislature81 53 134 0

Leadership

Senate

President of the Senate
Jerome M. Hughes (DFL-Maplewood)[4]
President pro tempore[nb 1]
Florian Chmielewski (DFL-Sturgeon Lake)[4]
Senate Majority Leader
Roger Moe (DFL-Erskine)[5]
Senate Minority Leader
Duane Benson (IR-Lanesboro)[5]

House of Representatives

Speaker of the House
Until June 25, 1987 Fred C. Norton (DFL-St. Paul)[6]
After June 25, 1987 Robert Vanasek (DFL-New Prague)[6]
House Majority Leader
Until June 25, 1987 Robert Vanasek (DFL-New Prague)[7]
After June 25, 1987 Ann Wynia (DFL-St. Paul)[7]
House Minority Leader
William R. Schreiber (IR-Brooklyn Park)[7]

Members

Senate

Name District City Party
Adkins, Betty22 St. MichaelDFL
Anderson, Don A.12 WadenaIR
Beckman, Tracy29 BricelynDFL
Belanger, William41 BloomingtonIR
Benson, Duane32 LanesboroIR
Berg, Charlie11 ChokioDFL
Berglin, Linda60 MinneapolisDFL
Bernhagen, John21 HutchinsonIR
Bertram, Joe16 PaynesvilleDFL
Brandl, John62 MinneapolisDFL
Brataas, Nancy33 RochesterIR
Chmielewski, Florian14 Sturgeon LakeDFL
Cohen, Dick64 St. PaulDFL
Dahl, Gregory50 Coon RapidsDFL
Davis, Chuck18 PrincetonDFL
Decker, Bob04 BemidjiIR
DeCramer, Gary27 GhentDFL
Dicklich, Ron05 HibbingDFL
Diessner, Bill56 AftonDFL
Frank, Don51 Spring Lake ParkDFL
Frederick, Mel30 OwatonnaIR
Frederickson, Dave20 MurdockDFL
Frederickson, Dennis23 New UlmIR
Freeman, Michael O.40 RichfieldDFL
Gustafson, Jim08 DuluthIR
Hughes, Jerome M.54 MaplewoodDFL
Johnson, Dean15 WillmarIR
Johnson, Doug06 TowerDFL
Jude, Tad48 Maple GroveDFL
Knaak, Fritz53 White Bear LakeIR
Knutson, Howard A.38 BurnsvilleIR
Kroening, Carl57 MinneapolisDFL
Laidig, Gary55 StillwaterIR
Langseth, Keith09 GlyndonDFL
Lantry, Marilyn67 St. PaulDFL
Larson, Cal10 Fergus FallsIR
Lessard, Bob03 International FallsDFL
Luther, Bill47 Brooklyn ParkDFL
Marty, John63 RosevilleDFL
McQuaid, Phyllis W.44 Saint Louis ParkIR
Mehrkens, Lyle26 Red WingIR
Merriam, Gene49 Coon RapidsDFL
Metzen, James39 South St. PaulDFL
Moe, Donald65 St. PaulDFL
Moe, Roger02 ErskineDFL
Morse, Steven34 DakotaDFL
Novak, Steve52 New BrightonDFL
Olson, Gen43 MinnetristaIR
Pehler, Jim17 St. CloudDFL
Peterson, Donna C.61 MinneapolisDFL
Peterson, Randolph W.19 WyomingDFL
Piper, Pat31 AustinDFL
Pogemiller, Larry58 MinneapolisDFL
Purfeerst, Clarence25 FaribaultDFL
Ramstad, Jim45 MinnetonkaIR
Reichgott Junge, Ember46 New HopeDFL
Renneke, Earl35 Le SueurIR
Samuelson, Don13 BrainerdDFL
Schmitz, Robert J.36 JordanDFL
Solon, Sam07 DuluthDFL
Spear, Allan59 MinneapolisDFL
Storm, Don42 EdinaIR
Stumpf, LeRoy01 Thief River FallsDFL
Taylor, Glen24 MankatoIR
Vickerman, Jim28 TracyDFL
Waldorf, Gene66 St. PaulDFL
Wegscheid, Darril37 Apple ValleyDFL
Willet, Gerald04 Park RapidsDFL

House of Representatives

Name District City Party
Anderson, Bob10B OttertailIR
Anderson, Glen H.20A BellinghamDFL
Battaglia, David Peter06A Two HarborsDFL
Bauerly, Jerry18B Sauk RapidsDFL
Beard, Pat56B Cottage GroveDFL
Begich, Joseph06B EvelethDFL
Bennett, Tony53A ShoreviewIR
Bertram, Jeff16B PaynesvilleDFL
Bishop, Dave33B RochesterIR
Blatz, Kathleen41B BloomingtonIR
Boo, Ben08B DuluthIR
Brown, Chuck11A AppletonDFL
Burger, John43A Long LakeIR
Carlson, Doug14B SandstoneIR
Carlson, Lyndon46B CrystalDFL
Carruthers, Phil47B Brooklyn CenterDFL
Clark, Karen60A MinneapolisDFL
Clausnitzer, Dale48A Maple GroveIR
Cooper, Roger21B Bird IslandDFL
Dauner, Marvin09B HawleyDFL
Dawkins, Andy65A St. PaulDFL
DeBlieck, Norman R.27A MilroyDFL
Dempsey, Terry23A New UlmIR
DeRaad, Dale L.30B WasecaIR
Dille, Steve21A DasselIR
Dorn, John24A MankatoDFL
Forsythe, Mary42B EdinaIR
Frederick, Sal24B MankatoIR
Frerichs, Don32A RochesterIR
Greenfield, Lee61A MinneapolisDFL
Gruenes, Dave17B St. CloudIR
Gutknecht, Gil33A RochesterIR
Hartle, Dean30A OwatonnaIR
Haukoos, Bob31A Albert LeaIR
Heap, Jim45B PlymouthIR
Himle, John41A BloomingtonIR
Hugoson, Gene29A GranadaIR
Jacobs, Joel49B Coon RapidsDFL
Jaros, Mike07B DuluthDFL
Jefferson, Jeff57B MinneapolisDFL
Jennings, Loren Geo19B HarrisDFL
Jensen, Robert C.36B LakevilleDFL
Johnson, Alice51A Spring Lake ParkDFL
Johnson, Bob04A BemidjiDFL
Johnson, Virgil34A CaledoniaIR
Kahn, Phyllis58B MinneapolisDFL
Kalis, Henry29B WaltersDFL
Kelly, Randy67A St. PaulDFL
Kelso, Becky36A ShakopeeDFL
Kinkel, Tony04B Park RapidsDFL
Kludt, Kenneth J.09A MoorheadDFL
Knickerbocker, Jerry43B MinnetonkaIR
Knuth, Daniel52B New BrightonDFL
Kostohryz, Dick54B North St. PaulDFL
Krueger, Rick12B StaplesDFL
Larsen, Ernest A.50A RamseyDFL
Lasley, Harold19A CambridgeDFL
Lieder, Bernard02A CrookstonDFL
Long, Dee59A MinneapolisDFL
Marsh, Marcus M.17A Sauk RapidsIR
McDonald, K. J.35B WatertownIR
McEachern, Bob22A St. MichaelDFL
McKasy, Bert39A Mendota HeightsIR
McLaughlin, Peter60B MinneapolisDFL
McPherson, Harriet55B StillwaterIR
Milbert, Bob39B South St. PaulDFL
Miller, Howard G.20B Redwood FallsIR
Minne, Lona05B HibbingDFL
Morrison, Connie38A BurnsvilleIR
Munger, Willard07A DuluthDFL
Murphy, Mary08A HermantownDFL
Nelson, Clair11B BarrettDFL
Nelson, Darby49A ChamplinDFL
Nelson, Ken62A MinneapolisDFL
Neuenschwander, Bob03A International FallsDFL
Norton, Fred C.65A St. PaulDFL
O'Connor, Rich66B St. PaulDFL
Ogren, Paul Anders14A AitkinDFL
Olsen, Sally44A Saint Louis ParkIR
Olson, Edgar02B FosstonDFL
Olson, Katy28B SherburnDFL
Omann, Bernie16A St. JosephIR
Onnen, Tony22B CokatoIR
Orenstein, Howard64B St. PaulDFL
Osthoff, Tom66A St. PaulDFL
Otis, Todd59B MinneapolisDFL
Ozment, Dennis37B RosemountIR
Pappas, Sandy65B St. PaulDFL
Pauly, Sidney42A Eden PrairieIR
Pelowski, Gene34B WinonaDFL
Peterson, J.P.18A PrincetonDFL
Poppenhagen, Dennis10A Detroit LakesIR
Price, Leonard56A WoodburyDFL
Quinn, Joe50B Coon RapidsDFL
Quist, Allen23B St. PeterIR
Redalen, Elton32B FountainIR
Reding, Leo31B AustinDFL
Rest, Ann46A New HopeDFL
Rice, Jim57A MinneapolisDFL
Richter, Don12A WadenaIR
Riveness, Phil40B BloomingtonDFL
Rodosovich, Peter25B FaribaultDFL
Rose, John63A RosevilleIR
Rukavina, Tom05A VirginiaDFL
Sarna, John58A MinneapolisDFL
Schafer, Gary35A GibbonIR
Scheid, Linda47A Brooklyn ParkDFL
Schoenfeld, Jerry E.30B WasecaDFL
Schreiber, Bill48B Brooklyn ParkIR
Seaberg, Art38B EaganIR
Segal, Gloria44B St. Louis ParkDFL
Shaver, Craig H.45A WayzataIR
Simoneau, Wayne51B FridleyDFL
Skoglund, Wes61B MinneapolisDFL
Solberg, Loren03B BoveyDFL
Sparby, Wally01B Thief River FallsDFL
Stanius, Brad53B White Bear LakeIR
Steensma, Andy27B LuverneDFL
Sviggum, Steve26A KenyonIR
Swenson, Doug55A Forest LakeIR
Thiede, Paul M.13A Pequot LakesIR
Tjornhom, Chris40A RichfieldIR
Tompkins, Eileen37A Apple ValleyIR
Trimble, Steve67B St. PaulDFL
Tunheim, Jim01A KennedyDFL
Uphus, Sylvester15A Sauk CentreIR
Valento, Don54A Little CanadaIR
Vanasek, Robert25A New PragueDFL
Vellenga, Kathleen64A St. PaulDFL
Voss, Gordon52A BlaineDFL
Wagenius, Jean62B MinneapolisDFL
Waltman, Bobby Joe26B ElginIR
Welle, Alan15B WillmarDFL
Wenzel, Steve13B Little FallsDFL
Winter, Ted28A FuldaDFL
Wynia, Ann63B St. PaulDFL

Membership changes

Senate

District Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date successorseated
04 Gerald Willet(DFL) Resigned November 15, 1987, in order to accept appointment to the position of Commissioner to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.[8]Bob Decker(IR) November 16, 1987[9]
37 Darril Wegscheid(DFL) Resigned January 1, 1989, in order to devote more time to his career.[10]Remained vacant

House of Representatives

District Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date successorseated
65A Fred C. Norton(DFL) Resigned June 25, 1987, in order to accept appointment to serve on the Minnesota Court of Appeals.[11]Andy Dawkins(DFL) November 12, 1987[12]
30B Jerry E. Schoenfeld(DFL) Resigned September 2, 1987, to accept appointment as Director of the Rural Development Board in the Minnesota Department of Trade and Economic Development.[13]Dale L. DeRaad(IR) November 12, 1987[14]
63A John Rose(IR) Died in office July 19, 1988, following intestinal surgery at St. John's Northeast Hospital in Maplewood, Minnesota.[15]Remained vacant
52B Daniel Knuth(DFL) Resigned September 7, 1988, to accept appointment to a Deputy Chair position on the Minnesota Waste Management Board.[16]Remained vacant

Notes

  1. ^Florian Chmielewski served as president pro tempore during the 1987 special session, because Senate President Jerome M. Hughes was absent.[4]

References

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  2. ^"Party Control of the Minnesota Senate, 1951-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  3. ^"Party Control of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1951-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  4. ^ abc"President and President Pro Tempore of the Minnesota Senate, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  5. ^ ab"Majority and Minority Leaders of the Minnesota Senate, 1933-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  6. ^ ab"Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  7. ^ abc"Majority and Minority Leaders of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1901-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
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  12. ^"Dawkins, Andrew J. "Andy"". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  13. ^"Schoenfeld, Jerry E."Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  14. ^"DeRaad, Dale L."Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
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  16. ^"Knuth, Daniel J. "Dan"". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved May 16, 2015.