76th Minnesota Legislature
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Seventy-sixth Minnesota Legislature | |||||
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Overview | |||||
Jurisdiction | Minnesota, United States | ||||
Meeting place | Minnesota State Capitol | ||||
Term | January 3, 1989 | – January 8, 1991||||
Website | www |
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Minnesota State Senate | |||||
Members | 67 Senators | ||||
President of the Senate | Jerome M. Hughes | ||||
Senate Majority Leader | Roger Moe | ||||
Senate Minority Leader | Duane Benson | ||||
Party control | Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party | ||||
Minnesota House of Representatives | |||||
Members | 134 Representatives | ||||
Speaker of the House | Robert Vanasek | ||||
House Majority Leader | Ann Wynia, Dee Long |
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House Minority Leader | Bill Schreiber | ||||
Party control | Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party |
The seventy-sixth Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 3, 1989. The 67 members of the Minnesota Senate were elected during the General Election of November 4, 1986, and the 134 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives were elected during the General Election of November 8, 1988.
Contents
Sessions
The legislature met in a regular session from January 3, 1989 to May 22, 1989. A special session was convened from September 27, 1989 to September 29, 1989, to pass a tax bill to replace the one which was vetoed by Governor Rudy Perpich, as well as to consider property tax relief and the statewide solid waste recycling program.[1]
A continuation of the regular session was held between February 12, 1990 and April 25, 1990.[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 | IR | |||
End of previous Legislature | 45 | 21 | 66 | 1 |
Begin | 44 | 23 | 67 | 0 |
January 16, 1990 | 43 | 66 | 1 | |
February 3, 1990 | 22 | 65 | 2 | |
February 12, 1990 | 23 | 66 | 1 | |
February 15, 1990 | 44 | 67 | 0 | |
Latest voting share | 66% | 34% | ||
Beginning of the next Legislature | 46 | 21 | 67 | 0 |
House of Representatives
Party[3]
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | Vacant | ||
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DFL | IR | |||
End of previous Legislature | 81 | 51 | 132 | 2 |
Begin | 81 | 53 | 134 | 0 |
January 4, 1989 | 80 | 133 | 1 | |
February 8, 1989 | 54 | 134 | 0 | |
September 1, 1989 | 79 | 133 | 1 | |
November 22, 1989 | 80 | 134 | 0 | |
February 3, 1990 | 79 | 133 | 1 | |
August 13, 1990 | 53 | 132 | 2 | |
January 7, 1991 | 78 | 52 | 130 | 4 |
Latest voting share | 58% | 39% | ||
Beginning of the next Legislature | 79 | 53 | 132 | 2 |
Leadership
Senate
- President of the Senate
- Jerome M. Hughes (DFL-Maplewood)[4]
- Senate Minority Leader
- Duane Benson (IR-Lanesboro)[5]
House of Representatives
- Speaker of the House
- Robert Vanasek (DFL-New Prague)[6]
- House Majority Leader
- Until June 21, 1989 Ann Wynia (DFL-St. Paul)[7]
- After June 21, 1989 Dee Long (DFL-Minneapolis)[7]
- House Minority Leader
- Bill Schreiber (IR-Brooklyn Park)[7]
Members
Senate
House of Representatives
Membership changes
Senate
District | Vacator | Reason for change | Successor | Date successor seated |
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37 | Darril Wegscheid (DFL) |
Resigned January 1, 1989, in order to devote more time to his career.[8] | Pat Pariseau (IR) |
January 3, 1989[9] |
48 | Tad Jude (DFL) |
Resigned January 3, 1989, to take office as a Hennepin COunty Commissioner, subsequent to having been elected to that office in the general election of 1988.[10] | Pat McGowan (IR) |
January 3, 1989[11] |
61 | Donna Peterson (DFL) |
Resigned January 16, 1990 to accept a position as a lobbyist for the University of Minnesota.[12] | Carol Flynn (DFL) |
February 15, 1990[13] |
24 | Glen Taylor (IR) |
Resigned February 3, 1990 to devote more time to his business interests.[14] | Mark Piepho (IR) |
February 12, 1990[15] |
House of Representatives
District | Vacator | Reason for change | Successor | Date successor seated |
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52A | Gordon Voss (DFL) |
Resigned January 4, 1989 to accept appointment to the position of Chief Administrator of the Minnesota Metropolitan Waste Control Commission.[16] | Linda Runbeck (IR) |
February 8, 1989[17] |
63B | Ann Wynia (DFL) |
Resigned September 1, 1989 to accept appointment to the position of Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Human Services.[18] | Alice Hausman (DFL) |
November 22, 1989[19] |
30B | Jeff Conway (DFL) |
Resigned March 13, 1990, amidst criminal felony charges.[20] | Remained vacant | |
53A | Tony Bennett (IR) |
Resigned August 13, 1990 to accept appointment to the position of United States Marshal for the District of Minnesota.[21] | Remained vacant | |
32B | Elton Redalen (IR) |
Resigned January 7, 1991 to accept appointment as the Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture.[22] | Remained vacant | |
50B | Joe Quinn (DFL) |
Resigned January 7, 1991 to accept appointment as a Minnesota Judicial District Court Judge.[23] | Remained vacant |
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- Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Session Search Results (Session 76, Senate)
- Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Session Search Results (Session 76, House)
External links
Preceded by | Seventy-sixth Minnesota Legislature 1989—1991 |
Succeeded by Seventy-seventh Minnesota Legislature |