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| Name
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Election Date
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Body
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Session Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parry, Mike |
1/26/2010 |
Senate |
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| Fobbe, Lisa A. |
11/4/2008 |
Senate |
Her margin of victory was so small that an automatic recount occurred. |
| Kelash, Kenneth - "Ken" |
11/4/2008 |
Senate |
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| Dahle, Kevin L. |
1/3/2008 |
Senate |
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| Drazkowski, Steve - "Draz" |
8/7/2007 |
House |
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| Clark, Tarryl L. |
12/27/2005 |
Senate |
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| Haws, Larry |
12/27/2005 |
House |
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| Bonoff, Terri E. |
11/22/2005 |
Senate |
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| Koch, Amy T. |
11/22/2005 |
Senate |
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| Gerlach, Chris |
7/13/2004 |
Senate |
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| Newman, Scott |
12/30/2003 |
House |
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| Zellers, Kurt |
2/25/2003 |
House |
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| Otto, Rebecca |
2/11/2003 |
House |
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| Powell, Duke |
2/3/2003 |
House |
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| Jordan, John |
3/4/2002 |
House |
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| Moua, Mee |
1/29/2002 |
Senate |
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| Prettner Solon, Yvonne |
1/29/2002 |
Senate |
She won the seat held by her husband until his death in December 2001. |
| Blaine, Greg |
11/6/2001 |
House |
His official term start date is uncertain, due to the special election. The date listed is his special election date. He took the oath of office on a date prior to the House convening on January 29, 2002. |
| Kinkel, Anthony G. - "Tony" |
12/14/1999 |
Senate |
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| Ring, Twyla L. |
11/2/1999 |
Senate |
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| Swapinski, Dale |
11/2/1999 |
House |
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| Kierlin, Bob |
4/13/1999 |
Senate |
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| Ziegler, Donald N. |
3/30/1999 |
Senate |
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| Vandeveer, Ray |
1/27/1998 |
House |
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| Clark, James T. |
1/20/1998 |
House |
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| Erickson, Sondra |
1/6/1998 |
House |
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| Otremba, Mary Ellen |
11/4/1997 |
House |
She won the seat held by her husband before his death in September 1997. |
| Fischbach, Michelle L. |
2/6/1996 |
Senate |
|
| Gunther, Bob |
8/1/1995 |
House |
His official term start date is uncertain due to the special election. The date listed is the special election date. |
| Carlson, Skip |
7/11/1995 |
House |
His official term start date is uncertain due to the special election. The date listed is the special election date. |
| Warkentin, Eldon H. - "E.H." |
4/4/1995 |
House |
|
| Stanek, Richard - "Rich" |
3/7/1995 |
House |
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| Limmer, Warren E. |
2/2/1995 |
Senate |
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| Kleis, Dave |
12/29/1994 |
Senate |
|
| Kramer, Don |
12/29/1994 |
Senate |
|
| Ourada, Mark |
11/8/1994 |
Senate |
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| Scheevel, Kenric J. |
11/8/1994 |
Senate |
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| Van Engen, Tom |
2/8/1994 |
House |
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| Knight, Kevin |
1/11/1994 |
House |
His actual term start date is uncertain due to special election. The date listed is the effective resignation date of Kathleen Blatz. He took the oath of office on a date prior to the House convening on February 22, 1994. |
| Finseth, Tim |
7/13/1993 |
House |
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| Rhodes, Jim |
1/12/1993 |
House |
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| Terwilliger, Roy W. |
1/4/1992 |
Senate |
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| Krambeer, Richard - "Rich" |
12/17/1991 |
House |
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| Davids, Gregory M. - "Greg" |
2/12/1991 |
House |
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| Heir, Phil |
2/5/1991 |
House |
|
| Flynn, Carol |
2/10/1990 |
Senate |
|
| Piepho, Mark J. |
2/3/1990 |
Senate |
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| Hausman, Alice |
11/7/1989 |
House |
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| Runbeck, Linda |
2/4/1989 |
House |
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| McGowan, Patrick D. - "Pat" |
12/20/1988 |
Senate |
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| Pariseau, Patricia - "Pat" |
11/8/1988 |
Senate |
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| Dawkins, Andrew J. - "Andy" |
11/3/1987 |
House |
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| Decker, Robert - "Bob" |
11/3/1987 |
Senate |
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| DeRaad, Dale L. |
11/3/1987 |
House |
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| Omann, Bernard P. (Jr.) - "Bernie" |
12/22/1986 |
House |
He won his father's, Ben P. Omann, seat in the special election called after his father died in November 1986. |
| Gustafson, James - "Jim" |
2/5/1985 |
Senate |
|
| Boo, Ben |
11/8/1983 |
House |
|
| Frerichs, Donald L. - "Don" |
7/15/1981 |
House |
|
| Kamrath, Randy P. |
5/12/1981 |
Senate |
He won the seat vacated by Sen. James Nichols. |
| Omann, Bernard P. (Sr.) - "Ben" |
2/22/1980 |
Senate |
|
| Peterson, Donna C. |
1/17/1980 |
House |
|
| Barrette, Emery G. |
1/8/1980 |
Senate |
|
| Stokowski, Anne K. |
11/6/1979 |
Senate |
Her official term start date is uncertain due to the special election. The date listed is the special election date.
She won her deceased husband's seat in the special election held due to his death while in office. |
| Rodriguez, Frank J. (Sr.) |
6/19/1979 |
House |
|
| Stern, Irving M. - "Irv" |
6/19/1979 |
Senate |
His official term start date is uncertain due to the special election. The date listed is the special election date. |
| Rued, David E. - "Dave" |
12/19/1978 |
Senate |
|
| Redalen, Elton R. |
12/10/1977 |
House |
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| Knaak, Delores J. - "Dee" |
12/3/1977 |
Senate |
Her official term start date is unclear due to the special election. |
| Onnen, Tony D. |
9/27/1977 |
House |
|
| Den Ouden, Gaylin L.R. |
3/15/1977 |
House |
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| Setzepfandt, A. O.H. - "Setze, Doc" |
2/5/1977 |
Senate |
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| Brataas, Nancy |
2/1/1975 |
Senate |
She was one of the first four Senators to run with party designation since nonpartisan elections had been implemented in the 1914 elections. |
| Nelsen, Bruce G. |
12/23/1974 |
House |
|
| Schmitz, Robert J. - "Bob" |
12/14/1974 |
Senate |
He was one of the first four Senators to run with party designation since nonpartisan elections had been implemented in the 1914 elections. |
| Merriam, Eugene R. - "Gene" |
11/5/1974 |
Senate |
He was one of the first four Senators to run with party designation since nonpartisan elections had been implemented in the 1914 elections. |
| Stumpf, Peter P. |
11/5/1974 |
Senate |
He was one of the first four Senators to run with party designation since nonpartisan elections had been implemented in the 1914 elections. |
| Knoll, Franklin J. - "Frank" |
11/6/1973 |
House |
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| Kostohryz, Richard J. - "Dick" |
11/6/1973 |
House |
|
| Lemke, Richard R. - "Dick" |
5/4/1971 |
House |
|
| Olson, Alec Gehard |
5/9/1969 |
Senate |
|
| Renneke, Earl W. |
3/25/1969 |
Senate |
|
| Bischoff, Bernard J. - "Barney" |
3/11/1969 |
House |
He was a part of a contested election with Jack Fena in the 1968 election. He was seated and took the oath of office on the first day of session. On February 7, 1969 the Minnesota House of Representatives determined that he was not legally elected. They declared the seat vacant and a special election was held. He won the special election. |
| Stangeland, Arlan Ingehart |
5/10/1966 |
House |
|
| Jensen, Vernon K. |
5/4/1965 |
Senate |
|
| Wingard, John P. |
3/27/1965 |
House |
His opponent, Linn Slattengren, won the 1964 general election but was found guilty of violating the Minnesota Corrupt Practices Act, so he was not sworn in. The seat was declared vacant and a special election was held. John P. Wingard won the special election but his win was contested by Linn Slattengren. The House investigated and determined that neither candidate had violated the law. John P. Wingard was sworn in on April 20, 1965. |
| Higgins, Raymond J. |
11/3/1964 |
Senate |
|
| Hughes, Keith F. |
11/3/1964 |
Senate |
|
| La Brosse, Francis E. - "Frenchy" |
11/3/1964 |
Senate |
|
| Wanvick, Arne C. - "Painter" |
11/3/1964 |
Senate |
|
| Renner, Robert G. (Sr.) |
2/28/1957 |
House |
His election date is uncertain due to the special election. The date listed is the date he took the oath of office.
Seth R. Phillips and George E. Ericson contested the 1956 election. Neither one was seated on the first day of the 1957 Session. After an investigation by the House, the seat was declared vacant and a special election was held. Robert Renner won the special election. |
| Dunlap, Robert R. |
11/4/1952 |
Senate |
He was elected to office in a special election to replace the late James A. Carley. |
| Andersen, Elmer Lee |
2/8/1949 |
Senate |
He won a special election to the Minnesota Senate on February 8, 1949 to replace Charles Noah Orr who died on January 10, 1949. |
| Anderson, Verner F. |
2/5/1949 |
House |
He was elected to office in a special election held to replace the late Frank B. Johnson.
His official election date is uncertain due to the special election. The date listed is the death date of Frank B. Johnson. |
| Johnson, John A. |
1/4/1949 |
Senate |
His official election date is uncertain due to the special election. The date listed if the first day of Session. |
| Tomczyk, Edward J. |
3/19/1947 |
House |
His official election date is uncertain due to the special election. |
| Aune, Roy B. |
12/27/1944 |
House |
|
| Carey, David M. - "D.M." |
12/3/1944 |
Senate |
He won the special election that was held due to the death of Daniel D. Murphy on December 3, 1944. His special election date is uncertain, the date listed is the death date of Daniel D. Murphy. |
| Anderson, Ernest P. |
11/7/1944 |
Senate |
|
| Duemke, Emmett L. |
11/7/1944 |
Senate |
|
| Miller, Archie H. |
11/7/1944 |
Senate |
His election date is uncertain due to the special election. |
| Lund, E. O. |
1/13/1943 |
House |
His election date is uncertain due to the special election. He was elected in a special election to fill the seat that was vacant after Mitchell Perrizo Jr., who was reelected in the 1942 election, withdrew after winning the election. |
| Blatnik, John Anton (Jr.) |
11/5/1940 |
Senate |
His term election date needs to be verified due to the special election. |
| Harrison, Harold |
11/5/1940 |
Senate |
His term election date (the year is correct) needs to be verified due to the special election. |
| Rosenmeier, Gordon |
11/5/1940 |
Senate |
His term election date (the year is correct) needs to be verified due to the special election. |
| Young, Henry G. |
11/5/1940 |
Senate |
His term election date (the year is correct) needs to be verified due to the special election. |
| Newton, Fred |
1/23/1939 |
Senate |
His official election date is unclear due to the special election. The special election was held in January 1939 for John J. White's seat. (Sen. White died after being reelected on November 8, 1938 but before he was sworn in.) The date listed is the date he was sworn in. |
| Dahle, Clarence A. - "C.A." |
11/3/1936 |
Senate |
|
| Swenson, Oscar A. |
11/3/1936 |
Senate |
|
| Hahn, Arthur A. |
8/12/1935 |
Senate |
His listed term election date is the death date of Patrick W. Morrison. The actual election date is uncertain due to the special election. |
| Nelsen, Ancher |
4/28/1935 |
Senate |
His listed term election date is the death date of Harlow H. Bonniwell. The actual election date is uncertain due to the special election. |
| Neumeier, Karl G. |
3/5/1935 |
Senate |
The special election was held due to the death of Senator George H. Sullivan. |
| Faimon, Albert A. |
3/1/1935 |
House |
His listed election date is the death date of Albert Samec. The actual election date is uncertain due to the special election. |
| Ebner, Franklin E. |
1/3/1933 |
Senate |
His official election date is uncertain due to the special election. The date listed is the term start date. |
| Murphy, Daniel D. - "D.D., Dan" |
1/3/1933 |
Senate |
His official election date is uncertain due to the special election. The date listed is the term start date. |
| Teigan, Henry George |
12/20/1932 |
Senate |
|
| Saggau, Henry August - "August, H.A." |
1/17/1929 |
Senate |
|
| Rollins, Frederick H. |
7/27/1928 |
Senate |
His official election date is uncertain due to the special election. The date listed is the death date of Senator Henry Steen. |
| Spindler, Henry |
5/9/1928 |
Senate |
His official election date (the year is correct) is uncertain due to the special election. The date listed is the death date of Senator James E. Madigan. |
| McKnight, Sumner T. |
3/19/1928 |
Senate |
His official election date is uncertain due to the special election. The election date listed is the death date of Senator William F. Brooks. |
| Naplin, Laura Emelia |
2/7/1927 |
Senate |
She won the special election seat of her deceased husband, Oscar A. Naplin.
She was a member of the Farmer-Labor Party. (Minnesota Legislative Commission on the Economic Status of Women) |
| Olson, Conrad |
1/24/1927 |
Senate |
He was elected in a special election held due to the death of Sen. James D. Denegre. |
| Memmer, Peter J. |
1/6/1925 |
Senate |
His official election date is uncertain due to the special election held after the death of Martin J. Conroy on October 11, 1924. The date listed is the term start date. |
| Sullivan, George Henry - "Geo. H." |
2/20/1919 |
Senate |
W.W. Wilcox of White Bear had been elected to this seat by a slim majority over George Henry Sullivan. Sullivan contested the election. After hours of debate the Senators declared the seat vacant and a new election was held, which Sullivan won. |
| Coleman, Arch |
2/18/1919 |
Senate |
His official term start date is uncertan due to the special election. The date used is the special election date. |
| Cosgrove, Carson Nesbit - "C.N." |
2/18/1919 |
Senate |
His official term start date is uncertain due to the special election. The date listed is the special election date. |
| Rask, Samuel A. - "Sam" |
1/2/1917 |
Senate |
His official election date is uncertain due to the special election. The date listed is the date he took the oath of office. |
| French, George H. - "Geo. D., Geo. H." |
11/3/1908 |
Senate |
He ran in a special election on November 3, 1908 in order to finish out the term of Patrick Fitzpatrick who died in 1908. |
| Frater, John Taylor |
1/8/1904 |
Senate |
He was elected to office in a special election to replace the late Allen Ferris. |
| Dunn, Howard H. - "H.H." |
11/3/1896 |
Senate |
He won a special election on November 3, 1896 for this Minnesota Senate seat. The seat was considered vacant when Frank Arah Day was elected by the Minnesota Senate to assume the duties of Lieutenant Governor on January 25, 1895. When the Legislature reconvened on January 5, 1897 Sen. Day and Sen. Dunn both claimed the seat. Sen. Day is listed in the Journal of the Senate as holding the seat until a determination was made on January 23, 1897 that Sen. Dunn had been duly elected and was entitled to the seat. He took the oath of office on January 26, 1897. |
| Whitney, George A. |
11/3/1896 |
Senate |
|
| Little, John T. |
11/8/1892 |
Senate |
His official election date is uncertain. The date listed is the same date as the general elections of 1892. He succeeded Jeremiah Grinell who died while in office (Toensing says he died in 1893). The Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1893 says Little was elected in 1892. |
| Holmes, Elon G. |
1/8/1889 |
Senate |
His term start date is uncertain, since we don't know when he was sworn in. The date listed is the first day of session in 1889.
Since Solomon Gilman Comstock, the former holder of this seat, was elected to the United States House of Representatives in the November 1888 election, this must have been a special election. We don't know when the special election was held, the date listed is the first day of session in 1889. |
| Hall, Osee Matson - "O.M." |
1/6/1885 |
Senate |
His election date and term start date are uncertain. The date used is the first day of the 1885 session. We assume there was a special election since it appears that he served out the second half of Martin Spencer Chandler's term. |
| Severance, Erasmus C. - "E.C." |
1/6/1885 |
Senate |
His official election date and term start date are uncertain. The dates listed are the first day of the 1885 session. He served the remainder of James McLaughlin's term. McLaughlin died while in office in 1883. |
| Wells, Henry H. - "H.H." |
1/6/1885 |
Senate |
His election date and term start date are uncertain. The date used is the first day of the 1885 session. We assume there was a special election since it appears he finished out C.F. Washburn's term. |
| Wilkins, W. T. |
1/6/1885 |
Senate |
His election date and term start date are uncertain. The date used is the first day of the 1885 session. We assume there was a special election since it appears he finished out William L. Hollister's term. |
| Fordham, J. |
10/11/1881 |
House |
He finished out John V. Daniels' term. His official election date is uncertain. The date listed is the first day of the Extra Session. |
| Hitchcock, George |
10/11/1881 |
House |
He finished out Orlando B. Kidder's term. His official election date is uncertain. The date listed is the first day of the Extra Session.
His city when elected, Mantorville, is listed with a question mark in Toensing. |
| Johnson, A. M. |
10/11/1881 |
Senate |
He finished out Albert Clark Wedge's term. His official election date is uncertain. The date listed is the first day of the Extra Session. |
| Milligan, Francis H. |
10/11/1881 |
House |
He finished out H. H. B. McMasters' term. His official election date is uncertain. The date listed is the first day of the Extra Session. |
| Gilfillan, John Bachop - "J.B." |
11/2/1875 |
Senate |
He won a special election in 1876 to fill the unexpired term of John Sargent Pillsbury. His election date and term start date are uncertain. The election date listed is the date of the regular election for the Senate even numbered districts. The listed term start date is the first day of the 1876 Session. |
| Patchen, A. L. |
11/8/1870 |
House |
His term election and start date is uncertain since he may have been involved in a special election. The dates listed are the default dates. Toensing lists George C. Chamberlin, and G.W. Whallon as being involved in a contested election for this seat which they both lost. It appears that A. L. Patchen ended up serving. We need to consult the Minnesota Journal of the House from 1871 to determine actual dates of service and to verify if he won a special election. |
| Sheardown, Samuel B. - "S.B." |
11/3/1868 |
Senate |
He was elected to fill out the rest of Benjamin Franklin's term, after he died.
His election date and term start date are uncertain due to the special election. The dates listed are the same as those from the 1868 election and the first day of the 1869 session. |
| Jewett, Charles |
4/27/1857 |
Territorial House |
He won the special election to replace Morgan L. Noble who resigned. His special election date is uncertain. The date listed is the date he was sworn in.
He only served in the Extra Session of 1857. |
| Bassett, Joel B. |
1/7/1857 |
Territorial Council |
He was elected to finish the term of D.M. Hanson who died while in office. His official term start date and special election date are uncertain. The date listed is the first day of the 1857 session.
"He was one of the original Republicans of St. Anthony." (Holcombe, R.I. Minnesota in Three Centuries, Vol. 2.)
"Judge Bassett was one of the notable band, who met in St. Anthony in 1856 and organized the Republican party in Minnesota." (Atwater, Isaac. History of the City of Minneapolis, Vol. 1, 1893, p. 541.) |
| Humphrey, Philander P. - "P.P." |
1/7/1857 |
Territorial Council |
He was elected to finish out Charles E. Flandrau's term. His official term start date and special election date are uncertain. The date listed is the first day of the 1857 session. |
| Wales, William W. - "W.W." |
1/7/1857 |
Territorial Council |
He won a special election to finish out John Rollins' term. His official term start date and special election date are uncertain. The date listed is the first day of the 1857 session.
St. Anthony Falls switched from Ramsey County to Hennepin County on March 4, 1856. So Ramsey County is no longer listed as a county served for District 3. |
| Morrison, Allan - "Allen" |
9/8/1849 |
Territorial House |
In the 1849 election, "Councilor William R. Sturges, of the Sixth District, was elected by his constitutents to both the Council and the House, and his election was so certified and proclaimed by the Governor. He resigned the office of Representative and at a special election Allan Morrison was chosen in his stead." (Holcombe. Minnesota in Three Centuries, Volume 2, p. 438)
His party affiliation was taken from The History of Minnesota: from the French Explorations to the Present Time, 1873. In there it states that on October 20, 1849 the first Minnesota Democratic Party convention was held. He was listed as one of the Vice-Presidents. |
