The 2022-2030 Minnesota Senate 6th district includes most of Crow Wing County, parts of Cass and Itasca Counties, and the cities of Brainerd, Baxter, Crosby, and Grand Rapids. As of 2026, the district is represented by Republican Keri Heintzeman.

List of senators

SessionImageSenatorPartyTerm startTerm endHomeLocation1stAaron C. HudsonRepublicanDecember 2, 1857December 6, 1859FlorenceGoodhue2ndRobert Neil MacLarenNon-partisanDecember 7, 1859January 6, 1862Red Wing3rdMonticelloCarver

Goodhue

Kandiyohi

McLeod

Meeker

Monongalia (defunct)

WrightSamuel BennettRepublicanJanuary 8, 1861January 5, 18634th5thCharles A. WarnerNon-partisanJanuary 6, 1863January 2, 1865Chaska6th7thG.D. GeorgeJanuary 3, 1865January 7, 1867Rockford8th9thHanford Lennox GordonRepublicanJanuary 8, 1867January 7, 1869St. CloudKandiyohi

McLeod

Meeker

Monongalia (defunct)

Wright10th11thDana E. KingJanuary 8, 1869January 2, 1871Greenleaf12th13thWilliam BonniwellDemocraticJanuary 3, 1871January 1, 1872Hutchinson14thEdward Harrison HutchinsRepublicanJanuary 2, 1872January 5, 1874WinnebagoFaribault15th16thSimeon P. ChildJanuary 6, 1874January 3, 1876Blue Earth17th18thJ.P. WestJanuary 4, 1876January 7, 1878Wells19th20thDaniel F. GoodrichJanuary 8, 1878January 6, 1879Blue Earth21stRial B. JohnsonNon-partisanJanuary 7, 1879January 1, 188322nd23rdReuben M. WardJanuary 2, 1883January 3, 1887FairmontJackson

Martin24th25th Frank A. DayRepublicanJanuary 4, 1887January 31, 1895Resigned upon becoming Lieutenant Governor26th27th28th29th30thVacant January 31, 1895January 26, 1897Day became Lieutenant Governor upon the ascension of Gov. Clough, when sitting Gov. Knute Nelson took a seat in the U.S. Senate. Day claimed to hold both the position of Lt. Gov. and State Sen. until it was determined by the MN Supreme Court that Sen. Dunn had been rightfully elected in a special election.Howard DunnRepublicanJanuary 26, 1897January 2, 1899FairmontFreeborn Martin

Watonwan31stSam SweningsenJanuary 3, 1899January 5, 1905AustinMower32nd33rdAlexander S. CampbellJanuary 6, 1905January 6, 191934th35thDodge

Mower36th37thBernhart N. AndersonJanuary 7, 1919January 1, 1923ManchesterFreeborn38th39th40th41st42nd43rdWilliam NelsonNon-partisanJanuary 2, 1923January 3, 1927Albert Lea44th45thJ.O. PetersonJanuary 4, 1927January 5, 193146th47thJ.S. McCornackJanuary 6, 1931January 7, 1935Bancroft48th49thAlfred Berglund, Sr.January 8, 1935January 6, 1947Albert Lea50th51st52nd53rd54th55thHelmer MyreJanuary 7, 1947January 1, 195156th57thEarl L. EngbritsonConservativeJanuary 2, 1951January 3, 1955Hollandale58th59thRudolph William HansonJanuary 4, 1955January 7, 1963Albert Lea60th61st62nd63rdCharles G. LangleyJanuary 8, 1963January 2, 1967Red WingGoodhue64th65thGeorge ConzemiusLiberalJanuary 3, 1967January 1, 1973Cannon FallsDakota

Goodhue66th67th68thTony PerpichJanuary 2, 1973January 3, 1977EvelethCook

Lake

St. Louis69th70thDoug JohnsonDFLJanuary 4, 1977January 6, 2003Cook71stCook

Koochiching

Lake

St. Louis72nd73rd74th75th76th77th78th79th80thTower81st82nd83rd Tom BakkJanuary 7, 2003January 7, 2013CookCarlton

Cook

Lake

St. Louis84th85th86th87th88th Dave TomassoniJanuary 8, 2013August 11, 2022ChisholmItasca

St. Louis89th90th91stIndependent92nd93rd Justin EichornRepublicanJanuary 2, 2023March 20, 2025 Grand RapidsCass Crow Wing Itasca94th VacantMarch 20, 2025May 6, 2025 Keri HeintzemanRepublican May 6, 2025 Nisswa

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