83rd Minnesota Legislature
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Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates
Template:Infobox legislative session The eighty-third Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 7, 2003. 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 5, 2002.
Sessions
The legislature met in a regular session from January 7, 2003 to May 19, 2003. A special session began on May 20, 2003 to further discuss budget bills. The special session ended May 29, 2003.
A continuation of the regular session was held between February 2, 2004 and May 16, 2004.
Party summary
- Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Membership changes" section, below.
Senate
| Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
|
Total | Vacant | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color:Template:Party color" | | style="background-color:Template:Party color" | | ||||
| DFL | IPM | Rep | |||
| End of previous Legislature | Template:Party shading/DFL | 39 | 2 | 26 | 67 | 0 |
| Begin | rowspan="3" Template:Party shading/DFL | 35 | 1 | 31 | 67 | 0 |
| June 29, 2004 | 30 | 66 | 1 | ||
| July 21, 2004 | 31 | 67 | 0 | ||
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| Beginning of the next Legislature | Template:Party shading/DFL | 35 | 1 | 31 | 67 | 0 |
House of Representatives
| Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
|
Total | Vacant | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color:Template:Party color" | | style="background-color:Template:Party color" | | ||||
| DFL | Rep | ||||
| End of previous Legislature | 63 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 69 | 132 | 2 | |
| Begin | 52 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 81 | 133 | 1 | |
| January 17, 2003 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 80 | 132 | 2 | ||
| January 30, 2003 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 79 | 131 | 3 | ||
| February 10, 2003 | rowspan="2" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 80 | 132 | 2 | ||
| February 17, 2003 | 53 | 133 | 1 | ||
| March 3, 2003 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 81 | 134 | 0 | ||
| November 24, 2003 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 80 | 133 | 1 | ||
| January 8, 2004 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 81 | 134 | 0 | ||
| June 30, 2004 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 80 | 133 | 1 | ||
| July 21, 2004 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 78 | 131 | 3 | ||
| July 21, 2004 | 52 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 77 | 129 | 5 | |
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| Beginning of the next Legislature | 66 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 68 | 134 | 0 | |
Leadership
Senate
- President of the Senate
- James Metzen (DFL-South St. Paul)
- Senate Majority Leader
- John Hottinger (DFL-Mankato) (2003)
- Dean Johnson (DFL-Willmar) (2004)
- Senate Minority Leader
- Dick Day (R-Owatonna)
House of Representatives
- Speaker of the House
- Steve Sviggum (R-Kenyon)
- House Majority Leader
- Erik Paulsen (R-Eden Prairie)
- House Minority Leader
- Matt Entenza (DFL-St. Paul)
Members
Senate
House of Representatives
Membership changes
Senate
| District | Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date successor seated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | David Knutson (R) |
Resigned June 29, 2004 to accept appointment to district judgeship. | nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Chris Gerlach (R) |
July 21, 2004 |
House of Representatives
| District | Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date successor seated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40A | Vacant seat | Dan Elroy (R) resigned to accept appointment as Commissioner of Finance on November 15, 2002, after having won re-election. Seat was vacant when the 83rd Legislature convened. | nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Duke Powell (R) |
February 10, 2003 |
| 52B | nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Mark Holsten (R) |
Resigned January 17, 2003 to accept appointment as Deputy Commissioner of Natural Resources. | nowrap Template:Party shading/DFL | Rebecca Otto (DFL) |
February 17, 2003 |
| 32B | nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Rich Stanek (R) |
Resigned January 30, 2003 to accept appointment as Commissioner of Public Safety. | nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Kurt Zellers (R) |
March 3, 2003 |
| 18A | nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Tony Kielkucki (R) |
Resigned November 24, 2003. | nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Scott Newman (R) |
January 8, 2004 |
| 14B | nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Doug Stang (R) |
Resigned June 30, 2004 to accept appointment as assistant Health Department commissioner. | Remained vacant | |
| 37A | nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Chris Gerlach (R) |
Elected to the Senate on July 21, 2004 special election. | Remained vacant | |
| 56A | nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Eric Lipman (R) |
Resigned July 21, 2004 to become the state sex-offender policy coordinator. | Remained vacant | |
| 39A | nowrap Template:Party shading/DFL | Tom Pugh (DFL) |
Resigned August 31, 2004 to accept appointment to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission. | Remained vacant | |
| 41B | nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Alice Seagren (R) |
Resigned August 31, 2004 to accept appointment to be the Education Commissioner. | Remained vacant | |
Notes
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- ↑ Appointed to the Department of Natural Resources before the session began; was replaced by Rebecca Otto February 13, 2003
- ↑ Resigned November 24, 2003; replaced by Scott Newman in January 2004.
- ↑ Appointed Finance Commissioner before the session started; replaced by Duke Powell on February 4, 2003.
- ↑ Appointed Public Safety Commissioner before session began; replaced by Kurt Zellers on February 26, 2003.
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