82nd Minnesota Legislature
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Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates
Template:Infobox legislative session The eighty-second Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 3, 2001. The 67 members of the Minnesota Senate and the 134 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives were elected during the General Election on November 7, 2000.
Sessions
The legislature met in a regular session from January 3, 2001 to May 21, 2001. A special session began on June 11, 2001 to consider taxes, the budget, and other bills not passed during the regular session.[1]
A continuation of the regular session was held between January 29, 2002 and May 20, 2002. An additional special session was convened on September 19, 2002 to provide flood relief for Roseau and consider sales taxes and charitable deductions.[1]
Party summary
- Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Membership changes" section, below.
Senate
| Party[2] (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | Vacant | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| DFL | IPM | Ind | Rep | |||
| End of previous Legislature | Template:Party shading/DFL | 40 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 67 | 0 |
| Begin | Template:Party shading/DFL | 39 | 1[nb 1] | 0 | 27 | 67 | 0 |
| December 28, 2001 | Template:Party shading/DFL | 38 | 66 | 1 | |||
| January 2, 2002 | Template:Party shading/DFL | 37 | 65 | 2 | |||
| February 4, 2002 | rowspan="2" Template:Party shading/DFL | 39 | 67 | 0 | |||
| July 9, 2002 | 2[nb 2] | 26 | ||||
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| Beginning of the next Legislature | Template:Party shading/DFL | 35 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 67 | 0 |
House of Representatives
| Party[5] (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | Vacant | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color:Template:Party color" | | style="background-color:Template:Party color" | | style="background-color:Template:Party color" | | |||
| DFL | Ind | Rep | |||
| End of previous Legislature | 63 | 1 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 70 | 134 | 0 |
| Begin | 65 | 0 | rowspan="2" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 69 | 134 | 0 |
| August 5, 2001 | 64 | 133 | 1 | ||
| November 15, 2001 | rowspan="2" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 70 | 134 | 0 | ||
| January 30, 2002 | 63 | 133 | 1 | ||
| March 8, 2002 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 71 | 134 | 0 | ||
| August 2, 2002 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 70 | 133 | 1 | ||
| November 15, 2002 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 69 | 132 | 2 | ||
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| Beginning of the next Legislature | 52 | 0 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 81 | 133 | 1 |
Leadership
Senate
- President of the Senate
- Don Samuelson (DFL-Brainerd)[6]
House of Representatives
- Speaker of the House
- Steve Sviggum (R-Kenyon)[8]
- House Majority Leader
- Tim Pawlenty (R-Eagen)[9]
Members
Senate
House of Representatives
Membership changes
Senate
| District | Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date successor seated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | nowrap Template:Party shading/DFL | Sam Solon (DFL) |
Died of malignant melanoma/liver cancer on December 28, 2001. His wife, Yvonne Prettner Solon, was thereafter elected to succeed him at special election.[10] | nowrap Template:Party shading/DFL | Yvonne Prettner Solon (DFL) |
February 4, 2002[11] |
| 67 | nowrap Template:Party shading/DFL | Randy Kelly (DFL) |
Resigned January 2, 2002 to become Mayor of St. Paul.[12] | nowrap Template:Party shading/DFL | Mee Moua (DFL) |
February 4, 2002[13] |
House of Representatives
| District | Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date successor seated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12B | nowrap Template:Party shading/DFL | Steve Wenzel (DFL) |
Resigned August 5, 2001 to become state director of rural development for the United States Department of Agriculture.[14] | nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Greg Blaine (R) |
November 15, 2001[15] |
| 47A | nowrap Template:Party shading/DFL | Darlene Luther (DFL) |
Died of stomach cancer on January 30, 2002.[16] | nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | John Jordan (R) |
March 8, 2002[17] |
| 23A | nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | James Clark (R) |
Resigned August 2, 2002, citing familial concerns in his letter of resignation.[18] | Remained vacant | |
| 40A | nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Dan McElroy (R) |
Resigned November 15, 2002, to accept appointment as Commissioner of Finance under the incoming Pawlenty administration.[19] | Remained vacant | |
Notes
- ↑ a b Elected as an Independent, Bob Lessard joined the Independence Party of Minnesota on January 3, 2001.[3]
- ↑ a b Previously a Republican, Sheila Kiscaden joined the Independence Party of Minnesota on July 9, 2002.[4]
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