The 65th district of the Minnesota Senate encompasses the center of Minnesota's State Capital, and the county seat of Ramsey, Saint Paul, including St. Paul Downtown Airport. It formerly included Clearwater, Pennington, Red Lake, Mahomen, Norman, Becker, and Hubbard Counties. The district is represented by Democratic-Farmer-Labor Senator Sandy Pappas, former president of the Senate.
List of senators SessionImageSenatorPartyTerm startTerm endHomeCounties represented 39thDaniel P. O'NeillNonpartisan ElectionJanuary 4, 1915January 5, 1919Thief River FallsClearwater, Pennington and Red Lake 40th 41st Oscar Albert Naplin January 6, 1919 December 31, 1922 42nd 43rdC. L. HansenJanuary 1, 1923January 2, 1927 44th 45th Laura Emelia NaplinNonpartisan Election-Liberal CaucusFebruary 15, 1927January 6, 1935 46th 47th 48th 49th E. L. TungsethNonpartisan Election January 7, 1935 January 3, 1943 50th 51st 52nd 53rd William E. Dahlquist January 4, 1943 January 2, 195554th55th56th57thNonpartisan Election - Conservative Caucus 58th59th Roy Edwin WisethNonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus January 3, 1955 January 6, 1963 Goodridge 60th61st62nd63rd Norman J. LarsonNonpartisan Election - Conservative Caucus January 7, 1963 January 1, 1967 Ada Clearwater, Mahnomen and Norman64th65th Robert V. Leiseth January 2, 1967 January 3, 1971 Detroit Lakes Becker, Clearwater, Hubbard County and Mahnomen66th67th Gerald L. WilletNonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus January 4, 1971 December 31, 1972 Park Rapids68th Nicholas D. ColemanNonpartisan Election - Democratic-Farmer-Labor Caucus January 1, 1973 January 4, 1981Saint PaulRamsey69th70thDemocratic-Farmer-Labor71st72nd Donald M. Moe January 5, 1981 January 6, 199173rd74th75th76th78th Sandy Pappas January 7, 1991 Incumbent79th80th81st82nd83rd84th86th88th90th91st92nd93rd94th
Recent elections 2022 The candidate filing deadline was May 31, 2022. The general election was held on November 8, 2022, resulting in Pappas' victory.
2020 The candidate filing deadline was June 6, 2020. The general election was held on November 3, 2020, resulting in Pappas' victory.
2016 The candidate filing deadline was May 31, 2016. The general election was held on November 8, 2016, resulting in Pappas' victory.
2012 Elections for the Minnesota State Senate occurred after state-wide redistricting from 2010. The signature-filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 5, 2012. Susan Pappas defeated Rick Karschnia in the general election.
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