The eighty-sixth Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 6, 2009 and ended upon the beginning of the next Legislature in January 2011. The 67 members of the Minnesota Senate were elected during the 2006 general election, and the 134 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives were elected during the 2008 general election.

Sessions Two special sessions were held. The first was for several hours on May 17, 2010, to complete a budget bill. The second special session was held October 18, 2010, to provide disaster relief to flood areas in Southern Minnesota.

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

Senate Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total Vacant DFL GOP End of previous Legislature 44 21 65 2 Begin 46 21 67 0 January 8, 2010 20 66 1 January 26, 2010 21 67 0 Latest voting share Beginning of the next Legislature 30 37 67 0

House of Representatives Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total Vacant DFL GOP End of previous Legislature 85 49 134 0 Begin 87 47 134 0 Latest voting share Beginning of the next Legislature 62 72 134 0

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 Until June 24, 2009 Marty Seifert (R-Marshall) From June 24, 2009 Kurt Zellers (R-Maple Grove)

House members Members, 2009-2010 District Name Party Residence 1A Dave Olin DFL Thief River Falls 1B Bernard Lieder DFL Crookston 2A Kent Eken DFL Twin Valley 2B Brita Sailer DFL Park Rapids 3A Tom Anzelc DFL Balsam Township 3B Loren Solberg DFL Grand Rapids 4A John Persell DFL Bemidji 4B Larry Howes Rep Walker 5A Tom Rukavina DFL Virginia 5B Anthony Sertich DFL Chisholm 6A David Dill DFL Crane Lake 6B Mary Murphy DFL Hermantown 7A Thomas Huntley DFL Duluth 7B Roger Reinert DFL Duluth 8A Bill Hilty DFL Finlayson 8B Tim Faust DFL Hinckley 9A Morrie Lanning Rep Moorhead 9B Paul Marquart DFL Dilworth 10A Bud Nornes Rep Fergus Falls 10B Mark Murdock Rep Ottertail 11A Torrey Westrom Rep Elbow Lake 11B Mary Ellen Otremba DFL Long Prairie 12A John Ward DFL Brainerd 12B Al Doty DFL Royalton 13A Paul Anderson Rep Starbuck 13B Al Juhnke DFL Willmar 14A Dan Severson Rep Sauk Rapids 14B Larry Hosch DFL St. Joseph 15A Steve Gottwalt Rep St. Cloud 15B Larry Haws DFL St. Cloud 16A Gail Kulick Jackson DFL Milaca 16B Mary Kiffmeyer Rep Big Lake 17A Rob Eastlund Rep Isanti 17B Jeremy Kalin DFL North Branch 18A Ron Shimanski Rep Silver Lake 18B Dean Urdahl Rep Grove City 19A Bruce Anderson Rep Buffalo Township 19B Tom Emmer Rep Delano 20A Andrew Falk DFL Murdock 20B Lyle Koenen DFL Clara City 21A Marty Seifert Rep Marshall 21B Paul Torkelson Rep St. James 22A Doug Magnus Rep Slayton 22B Rod Hamilton Rep Mountain Lake 23A Terry Morrow DFL St. Peter 23B Kathy Brynaert DFL Mankato 24A Bob Gunther Rep Fairmont 24B Tony Cornish Rep Good Thunder 25A Laura Brod Rep New Prague 25B David Bly DFL Northfield 26A Kory Kath DFL Owatonna 26B Patti Fritz DFL Faribault 27A Robin Brown DFL Moscow Township 27B Jeanne Poppe DFL Austin 28A Tim Kelly Rep Red Wing 28B Steve Drazkowski Rep Wabasha 29A Randy Demmer Rep Hayfield 29B Kim Norton DFL Rochester 30A Tina Liebling DFL Rochester 30B Andy Welti DFL Plainview 31A Gene Pelowski DFL Winona 31B Greg Davids Rep Preston 32A Joyce Peppin Rep Rogers 32B Kurt Zellers Rep Maple Grove 33A Steve Smith Rep Mound 33B Connie Doepke Rep Wayzata 34A Paul Kohls Rep Victoria 34B Joe Hoppe Rep Chaska 35A Michael Beard Rep Shakopee 35B Mark Buesgens Rep Jordan 36A Mary Liz Holberg Rep Lakeville 36B Pat Garofalo Rep Farmington 37A Tara Mack Rep Apple Valley 37B Phil Sterner DFL Rosemount 38A Sandra Masin DFL Eagan 38B Mike Obermueller DFL Eagan 39A Rick Hansen DFL South Saint Paul 39B Joe Atkins DFL Inver Grove Heights 40A Will Morgan DFL Burnsville 40B Ann Lenczewski DFL Bloomington 41A Keith Downey Rep Edina 41B Paul Rosenthal DFL Edina 42A Maria Ruud DFL Minnetonka 42B Jenifer Loon Rep Eden Prairie 43A Sarah Anderson Rep Plymouth 43B John Benson DFL Minnetonka 44A Steve Simon DFL St. Louis Park 44B Ryan Winkler DFL Golden Valley 45A Sandra Peterson DFL New Hope 45B Lyndon Carlson DFL Brooklyn Center 46A Michael Nelson DFL Brooklyn Park 46B Debra Hilstrom DFL Brooklyn Center 47A Denise Dittrich DFL Champlin 47B Melissa Hortman DFL Brooklyn Park 48A Tom Hackbarth Rep Cedar 48B Jim Abeler Rep Anoka 49A Peggy Scott Rep Andover 49B Jerry Newton DFL Coon Rapids 50A Carolyn Laine DFL Columbia Heights 50B Kate Knuth DFL New Brighton 51A Tim Sanders Rep Blaine 51B Tom Tillberry DFL Fridley 52A Bob Dettmer Rep Forest Lake 52B Matt Dean Rep Dellwood 53A Paul Gardner DFL Shoreview 53B Carol McFarlane Rep White Bear Lake 54A Mindy Greiling DFL Roseville 54B Bev Scalze DFL Little Canada 55A Leon Lillie DFL North Saint Paul 55B Nora Slawik DFL Maplewood 56A Julie Bunn DFL Lake Elmo 56B Marsha Swails DFL Woodbury 57A Karla Bigham DFL Cottage Grove 57B Denny McNamara Rep Hastings 58A Joe Mullery DFL Minneapolis 58B Bobby Joe Champion DFL Minneapolis 59A Diane Loeffler DFL Minneapolis 59B Phyllis Kahn DFL Minneapolis 60A Margaret Anderson Kelliher DFL Minneapolis 60B Frank Hornstein DFL Minneapolis 61A Karen Clark DFL Minneapolis 61B Jeff Hayden DFL Minneapolis 62A Jim Davnie DFL Minneapolis 62B Jean Wagenius DFL Minneapolis 63A Paul Thissen DFL Minneapolis 63B Linda Slocum DFL Richfield 64A Erin Murphy DFL Saint Paul 64B Michael Paymar DFL Saint Paul 65A Cy Thao DFL Saint Paul 65B Carlos Mariani DFL Saint Paul 66A John Lesch DFL Saint Paul 66B Alice Hausman DFL Saint Paul 67A Tim Mahoney DFL Saint Paul 67B Sheldon Johnson DFL Saint Paul

Senate members Members: 2009-2010

District Name Party Residence First elected 1 LeRoy A. Stumpf DFL Thief River Falls 1982 2 Rod Skoe DFL Clearbrook 2002 3 Tom Saxhaug DFL Grand Rapids 2002 4 Mary Olson DFL Bemidji 2006 5 Dave Tomassoni DFL Chisholm 2000 6 Tom Bakk DFL Cook 2002 7 Yvonne Prettner Solon DFL Duluth 2002 8 Tony Lourey DFL Kerrick 2006 9 Keith Langseth DFL Glyndon 1980 10 Dan Skogen DFL Hewitt 2006 11 Bill Ingebrigtsen Rep Alexandria 2006 12 Paul Koering Rep Fort Ripley 2002 13 Joe Gimse Rep Willmar 2006 14 Michelle Fischbach Rep Paynesville 1996 15 Tarryl Clark DFL St. Cloud 2006 16 Lisa Fobbe DFL Zimmerman 2008 17 Rick Olseen DFL Harris 2006 18 Steve Dille Rep Dassel 1992 19 Amy Koch Rep Buffalo 2006 20 Gary Kubly DFL Granite Falls 2002 21 Dennis Frederickson Rep New Ulm 1982 22 Jim Vickerman DFL Tracy 1986 23 Kathy Sheran DFL Mankato 2006 24 Julie Rosen Rep Fairmont 2002 25 Kevin Dahle DFL Northfield 2008 26 Mike Parry Rep Waseca 2010 27 Dan Sparks DFL Austin 2002 28 Steve Murphy DFL Red Wing 1992 29 David Senjem Rep Rochester 2002 30 Ann Lynch DFL Rochester 2006 31 Sharon Erickson Ropes DFL Winona 2006 32 Warren Limmer Rep Maple Grove 1994 33 Gen Olson Rep Minnetrista 1982 34 Julianne Ortman Rep Chanhassen 2002 35 Claire Robling Rep Jordan 1996 36 Pat Pariseau Rep Farmington 1988 37 Chris Gerlach Rep Apple Valley 2004 38 Jim Carlson DFL Eagan 2006 39 James Metzen DFL South Saint Paul 1986 40 John Doll DFL Burnsville 2006 41 Geoff Michel Rep Edina 2002 42 David Hann Rep Eden Prairie 2002 43 Terri Bonoff DFL Hopkins 2004 44 Ron Latz DFL St. Louis Park 2006 45 Ann Rest DFL New Hope 2000 46 Linda Scheid DFL Brooklyn Park 1996 47 Leo Foley DFL Coon Rapids 1996 48 Mike Jungbauer Rep East Bethel 2002 49 Debbie Johnson Rep Ham Lake 2000 50 Satveer Chaudhary DFL Fridley 2000 51 Don Betzold DFL Fridley 1992 52 Ray Vandeveer Rep Forest Lake 2006 53 Sandy Rummel DFL White Bear Lake 2006 54 John Marty DFL Roseville 1986 55 Charles Wiger DFL Maplewood 1996 56 Kathy Saltzman DFL Woodbury 2006 57 Katie Sieben DFL Newport 2006 58 Linda Higgins DFL Minneapolis 1996 59 Lawrence Pogemiller DFL Minneapolis 1982 60 D. Scott Dibble DFL Minneapolis 2002 61 Linda Berglin DFL Minneapolis 1980 62 Patricia Torres Ray DFL Minneapolis 2006 63 Ken Kelash DFL Minneapolis 2008 64 Dick Cohen DFL Saint Paul 1986 65 Sandy Pappas DFL Saint Paul 1990 66 Ellen Anderson DFL Saint Paul 1992 67 Mee Moua DFL Saint Paul 2002

Membership changes Senate District Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date successorelected 26 Dick Day(R) Resigned January 8, 2010 to head Racino Now and lobby for slots at the state's two horse-racing tracks. Mike Parry(R) January 26, 2010

References

Majority and Minority Leaders of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1901-present Minnesota Legislators Past and Present, 86th Session

Results of Special Elections for the Minnesota Legislature, 1971-present