85th Minnesota Legislature

The eighty-fifth Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 3, 2007. The 67 members of the Minnesota Senate and the 134 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives were all elected during the General Election on November 7, 2006.

Sessions

The legislature met in regular session beginning January 3, 2007 and ending May 21, 2007. A bill passed on February 22 required the state to generate a significant amount of its energy needs from renewable sources.

A special session was convened September 11, 2007 to pass legislature relating to floods in southeast Minnesota and the I-35W Mississippi River bridge.

The legislature re-convened for regular session on February 12, 2008 and adjourned in May.

Party summary

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

Senate

House of Representatives

Leadership

Senate

President of the Senate

James Metzen (DFL-South St. Paul)

Senate Majority Leader

Lawrence Pogemiller (DFL-Minneapolis)

Senate Minority Leader

David Senjem (R-Rochester)

House of Representatives

Speaker of the House

Margaret Anderson Kelliher (DFL-Minneapolis)

House Majority Leader

Anthony Sertich (DFL-Chisholm)

House Minority Leader

Marty Seifert (R-Marshall)

Members

Senate

House of Representatives

Membership changes

Senate

House of Representatives

Notes

External links

• Senate election results
• House election results