Seventy-eighth Minnesota Legislature
Seventy-eighth Minnesota Legislature
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Overview
Term January 5, 1993(1993-01-05) – January 3, 1995(1995-01-03)
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Minnesota State Senate
Members 67 Senators
Minority Leader Dean Johnson Minnesota House of Representatives
Members 134 Representatives
Minority Leader Steve Sviggum The seventy-eighth Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 5, 1993. 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 3, 1992.
Sessions The legislature met in a regular session from January 5, 1993, to May 17, 1993. A special session was convened on May 27, 1993, to consider the state budget, health and human services finance, higher education finance, financial disclosure of election campaign contributions, contingency airplane replacement funding, sentencing for repeat domestic abusers, and a revisor's bill to correct technical errors.
A continuation of the regular session was held between February 22, 1994, and May 6, 1994. An additional special session was convened on August 31, 1994, to strengthen legislation regarding sexual predators.
Under this session, in 1994, a record of 6 special elections in one year were held for the Minnesota Legislature. The record was tied in 2025 .
Party summary Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Membership changes" section, below.
Senate Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total Vacant DFL IR End of previous Legislature 46 20 66 1 Begin 45 22 67 0 September 19, 1994 21 66 1 December 4, 1994 22 67 0 January 1, 1995 43 24 67 0 Latest voting share 64% 36% Beginning of the next Legislature 43 24 67 0
House of Representatives Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total Vacant DFL IR End of previous Legislature 78 53 131 3 Begin 86 47 133 1 January 15, 1993 48 134 0 May 18, 1993 85 133 1 July 22, 1993 49 134 0 January 4, 1994 84 133 1 February 16, 1994 50 134 0 Latest voting share 63% 37% Beginning of the next Legislature 71 63 134 0
Leadership Senate President of the Senate
Allan Spear (DFL-Minneapolis)
Senate Majority Leader
Roger Moe (DFL-Erskine)
Senate Minority Leader
Dean Johnson (R-Willmar)
House of Representatives Speaker of the House
Until September 15, 1993 Dee Long (DFL-Minneapolis)
After September 15, 1993 Irv Anderson (DFL-International Falls)
House Majority Leader
Until March 23, 1993 Alan Welle (DFL-Willmar)
From March 25, 1993, to September 15, 1993 Irv Anderson (DFL-International Falls)
After September 15, 1993 Phil Carruthers (DFL-Brooklyn Center)
House Minority Leader
Steve Sviggum (R-Kenyon)
Members Senate Name District City Party Adkins, Betty 19 St. Michael DFL Anderson, Ellen 66 St. Paul DFL Beckman, Tracy 26 Bricelyn DFL Belanger, William 41 Bloomington IR Benson, Duane 31 Lanesboro IR Benson, Joanne 16 St. Cloud IR Berg, Charlie 13 Chokio DFL Berglin, Linda 61 Minneapolis DFL Bertram, Joe 14 Paynesville DFL Betzold, Don 48 Fridley DFL Chandler, Kevin M. 55 White Bear Lake DFL Chmielewski, Florian 08 Sturgeon Lake DFL Cohen, Dick 64 St. Paul DFL Day, Dick 28 Owatonna IR Dille, Steve 20 Dassel IR Finn, Skip 04 Cass Lake DFL Flynn, Carol 62 Minneapolis DFL Frederickson, Dennis 23 New Ulm IR Hanson, Paula 50 Ham Lake DFL Hottinger, John 24 Mankato DFL Janezich, Jerry 05 Chisholm DFL Johnson, Dean 15 Willmar IR Johnson, Doug 06 Tower DFL Johnson, Janet 18 North Branch DFL Johnston, Terry 35 Prior Lake IR Kelly, Randy 67 St. Paul DFL Kiscaden, Sheila 30 Rochester IR Kleis, Dave 16 St. Cloud IR Knutson, David 36 Burnsville IR Kramer, Don 47 Brooklyn Center IR Krentz, Jane 51 May Township DFL Kroening, Carl 58 Minneapolis DFL Laidig, Gary 56 Stillwater IR Langseth, Keith 09 Glyndon DFL Larson, Cal 10 Fergus Falls IR Lesewski, Arlene 21 Marshall IR Lessard, Bob 03 International Falls DFL Luther, Bill 47 Brooklyn Park DFL Marty, John 54 Roseville DFL McGowan, Pat 33 Maple Grove IR Merriam, Gene 49 Coon Rapids DFL Metzen, James 39 South St. Paul DFL Moe, Roger 02 Erskine DFL Mondale, Ted 44 Saint Louis Park DFL Morse, Steven 32 Dakota DFL Murphy, Steve 29 Red Wing DFL Neuville, Thomas 25 Northfield IR Novak, Steve 52 New Brighton DFL Oliver, Edward 43 Deephaven IR Olson, Gen 34 Minnetrista IR Ourada, Mark 19 Buffalo IR Pappas, Sandra 65 St. Paul DFL Pariseau, Pat 37 Farmington IR Piper, Pat 27 Austin DFL Pogemiller, Larry 59 Minneapolis DFL Price, Leonard 57 Woodbury DFL Ranum, Jane 63 Minneapolis DFL Reichgott Junge, Ember 46 New Hope DFL Riveness, Phil 40 Bloomington DFL Robertson, Martha 45 Minnetonka IR Runbeck, Linda 53 Circle Pines IR Sams, Dallas 11 Staples DFL Samuelson, Don 12 Brainerd DFL Scheevel, Kenric 31 Preston IR Solon, Sam 07 Duluth DFL Spear, Allan 60 Minneapolis DFL Stevens, Dan 17 Mora IR Stumpf, LeRoy 01 Thief River Falls DFL Terwilliger, Roy 42 Edina IR Vickerman, Jim 22 Tracy DFL Wiener, Deanna 38 Eagan DFL
House of Representatives Name District City Party Abrams, Ron 45A Minnetonka IR Anderson, Bob 10A Ottertail DFL Anderson, Irv 03A International Falls DFL Asch, Marc 53B North Oaks DFL Battaglia, David Peter 06A Two Harbors DFL Bauerly, Jerry 17B Sauk Rapids DFL Beard, Pat 57B Cottage Grove DFL Bergson, Brian Merritt 48A Osseo DFL Bertram, Jeff 14B Paynesville DFL Bettermann, Hilda 10B Brandon IR Bishop, Dave 30B Rochester IR Blatz, Kathleen 40B Bloomington IR Brown, Chuck 13A Appleton DFL Brown, Kay 25A Northfield DFL Carlson, Lyndon 46B Crystal DFL Carruthers, Phil 47B Brooklyn Center DFL Clark, Karen 61A Minneapolis DFL Commers, Tim 38A Eagan IR Cooper, Roger 15B Bird Island DFL Dauner, Marvin 09B Hawley DFL Davids, Gregory 31B Preston IR Dawkins, Andy 65A St. Paul DFL Dehler, Steve 14A St. Joseph IR Delmont, Mike 51A Lexington DFL Dempsey, Jerry 29A Hastings IR Dorn, John 24A Mankato DFL Erhardt, Ron 42A Edina IR Evans, Geri 52B New Brighton DFL Farrell, Jim 67A St. Paul DFL Finseth, Tim 01B Angus Township IR Frerichs, Don 31A Rochester IR Garcia, Edwina 63B Richfield DFL Girard, Jim 21A Lynd IR Goodno, Kevin 09A Moorhead IR Greenfield, Lee 62A Minneapolis DFL Greiling, Mindy 54B Roseville DFL Gruenes, Dave 16B St. Cloud IR Gutknecht, Gil 30A Rochester IR Hasskamp, Kris 12A Crosby DFL Haukoos, Bob 27A Albert Lea IR Hausman, Alice 66B St. Paul DFL Holsten, Mark 56A Stillwater IR Hugoson, Gene 26A Granada IR Huntley, Thomas 06B Duluth DFL Jacobs, Joel 49B Coon Rapids DFL Jaros, Mike 07B Duluth DFL Jefferson, Jeff 58B Minneapolis DFL Jennings, Loren Geo 18B Harris DFL Johnson, Alice 48B Spring Lake Park DFL Johnson, Bob 04A Bemidji DFL Johnson, Virgil 32B Caledonia IR Kahn, Phyllis 59B Minneapolis DFL Kalis, Henry 26B Walters DFL Kelley, Steve 44A Hopkins DFL Kelso, Becky 35B Shakopee DFL Kinkel, Tony 04B Park Rapids DFL Klinzing, Stephanie 19B Elk River DFL Knickerbocker, Jerry 43B Minnetonka IR Knight, Kevin 40B Bloomington IR Koppendrayer, LeRoy 17A Princeton IR Krinkie, Philip 53A Shoreview IR Krueger, Rick 11B Staples DFL Lasley, Harold 18A Cambridge DFL Leppik, Peggy 45B Golden Valley IR Lieder, Bernard 02A Crookston DFL Limmer, Warren 33B Maple Grove IR Lindner, Arlon 33A Corcoran IR Long, Dee 60A Minneapolis DFL Lourey, Becky 08B Kerrick DFL Luther, Darlene 47A Brooklyn Park DFL Lynch, Teresa 50B Andover IR Macklin, Bill 37B Lakeville IR Mahon, Mark 40A Bloomington DFL Mariani, Carlos 65B St. Paul DFL McCollum, Betty 55B North St. Paul DFL McGuire, Mary Jo 54A Falcon Heights DFL Milbert, Bob 39B South St. Paul DFL Molnau, Carol 35A Chaska IR Morrison, Connie 36B Burnsville IR Mosel, Darrel 23B Gaylord DFL Munger, Willard 07A Duluth DFL Murphy, Mary 08A Hermantown DFL Neary, Pamela 56B Afton DFL Nelson, Syd 11A Sebeka DFL Ness, Bob 20A Dassel IR Olson, Edgar 02B Fosston DFL Olson, Katy 22B Sherburn DFL Olson, Mark 19A Big Lake IR Onnen, Tony 20B Cokato IR Opatz, Joe 16A St. Cloud DFL Orenstein, Howard 64B St. Paul DFL Orfield, Myron 60B Minneapolis DFL Osthoff, Tom 66A St. Paul DFL Ostrom, Don 24B St. Peter DFL Ozment, Dennis 37A Rosemount IR Pauly, Sidney 42B Eden Prairie IR Pawlenty, Tim 38B Eagan IR Pelowski, Gene 32A Winona DFL Perlt, Walt 57A Woodbury DFL Petersen, Doug 13B Madison DFL Pugh, Tom 39A South St. Paul DFL Reding, Leo 27B Austin DFL Rest, Ann 46A New Hope DFL Rhodes, Jim 44B St. Louis Park IR Rice, Jim 58A Minneapolis DFL Rodosovich, Peter 25B Faribault DFL Rukavina, Tom 05A Virginia DFL Sarna, John 59A Minneapolis DFL Seagren, Alice 41A Bloomington IR Sekhon, Kathleen 50A Burns Township DFL Simoneau, Wayne 52A Fridley DFL Skoglund, Wes 62B Minneapolis DFL Smith, Steve 34A Mound IR Solberg, Loren 03B Bovey DFL Sparby, Wally 01B Thief River Falls DFL Stanius, Brad 55A White Bear Lake IR Steensma, Andy 21B Luverne DFL Sviggum, Steve 28B Kenyon IR Swenson, Doug 51B Forest Lake IR Tomassoni, Dave 05B Chisholm DFL Tompkins, Eileen 36A Apple Valley IR Trimble, Steve 67B St. Paul DFL Tunheim, Jim 01A Kennedy DFL Van Dellen, H. Todd 34B Plymouth IR Van Engen, Tom 15A Spicer IR Vellenga, Kathleen 64A St. Paul DFL Vickerman, Barb 23A Redwood Falls IR Wagenius, Jean 63A Minneapolis DFL Waltman, Bobby Joe 29B Elgin IR Weaver, Charlie 49A Anoka IR Wejcman, Linda 61B Minneapolis DFL Welle, Alan 15A Willmar DFL Wenzel, Steve 12B Little Falls DFL Winter, Ted 22A Fulda DFL Wolf, Ken 41B Burnsville IR Worke, Gary 28A Waseca IR Workman, Tom 43A Chanhassen IR
Membership changes Senate District Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date successor seated 31 Duane Benson (IR)Resigned September 19, 1994, to become Director of the Minnesota Business Partnership. Kenric Scheevel (IR)December 8, 1994 19 Betty Adkins (DFL)Announced retirement in June 1994, effective January 1, 1995. Mark Ourada (IR)January 3, 1995 47 Bill Luther (DFL)Resigned January 1, 1995, to take office as the United States representative from Minnesota's 6th congressional district on January 3, 1995, pursuant to winning election to that office in the General Election of 1994. Don Kramer (IR)January 9, 1995 16 Joanne Benson (IR)Became Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota on January 3, 1995, pursuant to winning election to that office in the General Election of 1994. Dave Kleis (IR)January 9, 1995
House of Representatives District Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date successor seated 44B Gloria Segal (DFL)Resigned December 14, 1992, for health reasons related to a cancerous tumor. Was reelected, but resigned before the 78th Legislature convened. Jim Rhodes (IR)January 15, 1993 01B Wally Sparby (DFL) Resigned May 18, 1993, to accept appointment as the State Director of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service . Tim Finseth (IR)July 22, 1993 15A Alan Welle (DFL)Resigned January 4, 1994, as part of a plea agreement related to abuse of telephone privileges in the "phonegate" scandal. Tom Van Engen (IR) February 16, 1994 40B Kathleen Blatz (IR)Resigned effective January 24, 1994, to accept appointment as a Hennepin County District Court Judge. Kevin Knight (IR) January 24, 1994