List of minority leaders of the Minnesota Senate

This is a list of minority leaders of the Minnesota Senate.

From 1913 to 1973, Minnesota state legislators were elected on nonpartisan ballots. During this period, members caucused as "Liberals" or "Conservatives".

Party/caucus Name Took office Left office Liberal Bolesaw G. Novak 1951 1955 Liberal Harold W. Schultz 1955 1963 Liberal Paul A. Thuet 1963 1967 Liberal Karl F. Grittner 1967 1971 Liberal Nick Coleman 1971 1973 Republican Harold G. Krieger 1973 1975 Republican/Independent-Republican Robert O. Ashbach 1975 1983 Independent-Republican James E. Ulland 1983 1985 Independent-Republican Glen Taylor 1985 1987 Independent-Republican Duane Benson 1987 1993 Independent-Republican/Republican Dean Johnson 1993 1995 Republican Dick Day 1995 2007 Republican David Senjem 2007 2011 Democratic–Farmer–Labor Tom Bakk 2011 2013 Republican David Hann 2013 2017 Democratic–Farmer–Labor Tom Bakk 2017 2020 Democratic–Farmer–Labor Susan Kent 2020 2021 Democratic–Farmer–Labor Melisa Franzen 2021 2023 Republican Mark Johnson 2023 Incumbent

References Minnesota Legislative Reference Library