Minnesota House of Representatives
The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower house of the Legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota. There are 134 members, twice as many as the Minnesota Senate. Floor sessions are held in the north wing of the State Capitol in Saint Paul. Offices for members and staff, as well as most committee hearings, are located in the nearby State Office Building.
Minnesota House of Representatives | |
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| 92nd Minnesota Legislature | |
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| Type | |
| Type | of the Minnesota Legislature |
Term limits | None |
| History | |
New session started | January 5, 2021 |
| Leadership | |
Speaker pro tempore | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 134 |
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Political groups |
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Length of term | 2 years |
| Authority | Article IV, Minnesota Constitution |
| Salary | $46,500/year + per diem |
| Elections | |
| First-past-the-post | |
Last election | November 3, 2020 |
Next election | November 8, 2022 |
| Redistricting | Legislative control |
| Meeting place | |
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| House of Representatives chamber Minnesota State Capitol Saint Paul, Minnesota | |
| Website | |
| www | |
History
Following the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920, women were eligible for election to the Legislature. In 1922, Mabeth Hurd Paige, Hannah Kempfer, Sue Metzger Dickey Hough, and Myrtle Cain were elected to the House of Representatives.[1]
Elections
Each Senate district is divided in half and given the suffix A or B (for example, House district 32B is geographically within Senate district 32). Members are elected for two-year terms.[2] Districts are redrawn after the decennial United States Census in time for the primary and general elections in years ending in 2. The most recent election was held on November 3, 2020.
Composition
- 92nd Minnesota Legislature (2021–2023)
| Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total | Vacant | |||||
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| Democratic– Farmer–Labor |
Independent | Republican | |||||
| Republican | New[nb 1] | Other[nb 2] | |||||
| End of the previous Legislature | 75 | 0 | 55 | 4 | 0 | 134 | 0 |
| Begin 2021 | 70 | 0 | 59 | 5 | 0 | 134 | 0 |
| May 17, 2021[5] | 4 | 1 | |||||
| September 14, 2021[6] | 69 | 1 | |||||
| Latest voting share | 51.5% | 0.7% | 44% | 3.7% | 0.7% | ||
Members, 2021–2023
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See also
- Minnesota Senate
- Minnesota Legislature
- Past composition of the House of Representatives
- Political party strength in Minnesota
Notes
- Four Republicans announced on December 8, 2018, they would not join the Republican caucus in the 91st Legislature and would instead form their own caucus, the "New House Republican Caucus."[3]
- Erik Mortensen was removed from the New House Republican Caucus. Minority Leader Daudt confirmed that Mortensen would not be welcome in the main Republican caucus."[4]
- Elected in a special election.[7]
- Elected in a special election. Lost re-election in 2008. Elected again in 2010.
- Elected in a special election. Lost re-election in 2006. Elected again in 2008.
- Did not seek re-election in 2006. Elected again in 2012.
- Resigned effective July 1, 2015. Elected again in 2018.
- Lost re-election in 2010. Elected again in 2012.
- Elected in 2020 as a member of the DFL, Effective September 15, 2021, Thompson will serve as an Independent after being expelled from the DFL caucus.[9]
References
- "Women Wielding Power: Pioneer Female State Legislators". National Women's History Museum. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
- "Minn. Const. art. IV, § 4". Constitution of the State of Minnesota. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
- Bakst, Brian (December 8, 2018). "Renegade House members split from GOP caucus". Minnesota Public Radio. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
- Gockowski, Anthony (May 17, 2021). "New House GOP ousts Erik Mortensen from caucus". Alpha News. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
- Tabke, Brad (May 17, 2021). "Rep. Erik Mortensen has been ousted from the New House Republican Caucus". Twitter. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Freie, Mark (September 15, 2021). "Minnesota DFL expels Rep. John Thompson from caucus". Audacy. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
- "Party Control of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1951-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
- "Party Control of the Minnesota House of Representatives - Minnesota Legislative Reference Library". www.lrl.mn.gov. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
- "Rep. John Thompson says he'll serve as an independent after House DFLers expel him". September 15, 2021.