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88th Minnesota Legislature

2013 to 2014 legislative session

88th Minnesota Legislature

2013 to 2014 legislative session

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membership167 senators
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chamber1_leader2_typeMajority Leader
chamber1_leader2Tom Bakk (DFL)
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chamber2_leader3Kurt Daudt (R)
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special_session1September 9, 2013

The Eighty-eighth Minnesota Legislature was the legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota from January 8, 2013, to January 5, 2015. It was composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives, based on the results of the 2012 Senate election and the 2012 House election. The seats were apportioned based on the 2010 United States census. It first convened in Saint Paul on January 8, 2013 and last met on May 16, 2014. It held its regular session from January 8 to May 20, 2013, and from February 25 to May 16, 2014. A special session was held on September 9, 2013, to pass disaster aid legislation related to damage caused by storms and flooding in June 2013 and winter storms in April 2013.

Major events

Governor Dayton delivering the 2013 State of the State Address, February 6, 2013.
Governor Dayton delivering the 2014 State of the State Address, April 30, 2014.
  • February 6, 2013: 2013 State of the State Address
  • March 6, 2013: Joint session to elect regents of the University of Minnesota.
  • April 30, 2014: 2014 State of the State Address

Major legislation

Enacted

Governor Dayton signing the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace Act into law, March 20, 2013.
Governor Dayton signing the Safe and Supportive Schools Act into law, April 9, 2014.
Governor Dayton signing the Women's Economic Security Act into law, May 11, 2014.
  • February 19, 2013: Medical Assistance expansion act ()
  • March 20, 2013: Minnesota Insurance Marketplace Act ()
  • May 9, 2013: Environment and natural resources trust fund appropriations act ()
  • May 14, 2013: Civil marriage act ()
  • May 22, 2013: Omnibus education act ()
  • May 23, 2013: Omnibus jobs, economic development, and energy act ()
  • May 23, 2013: Omnibus public safety act ()
  • May 23, 2013: Omnibus health and human services act ()
  • May 23, 2013: Omnibus agriculture, environment, and natural resources act ()
  • May 23, 2013: Omnibus transportation finance act ()
  • May 23, 2013: Omnibus elections act ()
  • May 23, 2013: Omnibus legacy act ()
    • Two appropriations line-item vetoed.
  • May 23, 2013: Omnibus state government and veterans affairs act ()
  • May 23, 2013: Omnibus tax act ()
  • May 24, 2013: Affordable Care Act conformity and health plan market rules act ()
  • May 24, 2013: Omnibus higher education act ()
    • One appropriation line-item vetoed.
  • May 24, 2013: "Homeowners' Bill of Rights" act ()
  • May 24, 2013: Proposed constitutional amendment removing lawmakers' power to set their own pay ()
    • Amended by .
    • Subject to voter approval on November 8, 2016.
  • May 24, 2013: Omnibus transportation policy act ()
  • May 24, 2013: Family Child Care Providers Representation Act ()
  • May 24, 2013: Omnibus capital investment (bonding) act ()
  • May 24, 2013: Campaign finance and public disclosure act ()
  • March 21, 2014: Omnibus tax act ()
  • April 9, 2014: Safe and Supportive Schools Act ()
  • April 14, 2014: Minimum wage act ()
  • May 9, 2014: Environment and natural resources trust fund appropriations act ()
  • May 11, 2014: Women's Economic Security Act ()
  • May 16, 2014: Outdoor heritage fund appropriations act ()
  • May 16, 2014: Omnibus education policy act ()
  • May 20, 2014: Omnibus capital investment (bonding) act ()
  • May 20, 2014: Omnibus capital investment (general fund appropriations) act ()
  • May 20, 2014: Omnibus supplemental tax act ()
  • May 20, 2014: Omnibus supplemental appropriations act ()
  • May 21, 2014: Omnibus health and human services policy act ()
  • May 29, 2014: Medical cannabis act ()

Proposed

:Boldface indicates the bill was passed by its house of origin.

  • Civil unions substituted for marriage bill ()
  • Civil unions bill ()
  • Firearms regulation bill (/)
  • Firearms regulation bill (//)
  • "Homeowners' Bill of Rights" (/)
  • Medical cannabis bill (/****)
  • Minimum wage bill (****/)
  • National Popular Vote Interstate Compact bill (/)
  • Off-sale intoxicating liquor sales on Sunday bill (/)
  • Omnibus capital investment (bonding) bill, 2013 (/)

Political composition

:Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Changes in membership" section below.

Senate

'''Senate composition'''

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Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)TotalVacantDemocratic–Farmer–LaborRepublicanEnd of the previous legislature66Begin67Final voting shareBeginning of the next legislature67
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party}}"Republican Party of Minnesota}}"
29371
39280
39280

House of Representatives

'''House composition''' (from February 19, 2013)

]]

Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)TotalVacantDemocratic–Farmer–LaborRepublicanEnd of the previous legislature133Begin132February 19, 2013134Final voting shareBeginning of the next legislature134
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party}}"Republican Party of Minnesota}}"
61721
72602
73610
62720

Leadership

Senate

  • President: Sandy Pappas (DFL)
  • President pro tempore: Ann Rest (DFL)

Majority (DFL) leadership

  • Majority Leader: Tom Bakk
  • Assistant Majority Leader: Katie Sieben
  • Deputy Majority Leader: Jeff Hayden
  • Majority Whips:
    • Chris Eaton
    • Lyle Koenen

Minority (Republican) leadership

  • Minority Leader: David Hann
  • Assistant Minority Leaders:
    • Michelle Benson (until February 24, 2014)
    • Roger Chamberlain
    • Gary Dahms (from February 24, 2014)
    • Paul Gazelka (from February 24, 2014)
    • Bill Ingebrigtsen
    • Warren Limmer
    • Carla Nelson
    • Dave Thompson (until July 3, 2013)
  • Minority Whip: David Osmek (from March 13, 2014)

House of Representatives

  • Speaker: Paul Thissen (DFL)
  • Speaker pro tempore: Melissa Hortman (DFL)

Majority (DFL) leadership

  • Majority Leader: Erin Murphy
  • Majority Whip: John Persell
  • Assistant Majority Leaders:
    • Jason Isaacson
    • Leon Lillie
    • Diane Loeffler
    • Carly Melin
    • Kim Norton
    • John Ward

Minority (Republican) leadership

  • Minority Leader: Kurt Daudt
  • Deputy Minority Leader: Jenifer Loon
  • Assistant Minority Leaders:
    • Steve Drazkowski
    • Tara Mack
    • Joe Schomacker
    • Peggy Scott
    • Paul Torkelson
    • Kelby Woodard
  • Minority Whip: Tim Sanders

Members

Senate

Senate districts by political party affiliation

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DistrictNamePartyResidenceFirst elected
1LeRoy StumpfDFLPlummer1982
2Rod SkoeDFLClearbrook2002
3Tom BakkDFLCook2002
4Kent EkenDFLTwin Valley2012
5Tom SaxhaugDFLGrand Rapids2002
6David TomassoniDFLChisholm2000
7Roger ReinertDFLDuluth2010
8Bill IngebrigtsenRepublicanAlexandria2006
9Paul GazelkaRepublicanNisswa2010
10Carrie RuudRepublicanBreezy Point2002, 2012†
11Tony LoureyDFLKerrick2006
12Torrey WestromRepublicanElbow Lake2012
13Michelle FischbachRepublicanPaynesville1996*
14John PedersonRepublicanSt. Cloud2010
15Dave BrownRepublicanBecker2010
16Gary DahmsRepublicanRedwood Falls2010
17Lyle KoenenDFLClara City2012*
18Scott NewmanRepublicanHutchinson2010
19Kathy SheranDFLMankato2006
20Kevin DahleDFLNorthfield2008*, 2012†
21Matt SchmitDFLRed Wing2012
22Bill WeberRepublicanLuverne2012
23Julie RosenRepublicanFairmont2002
24Vicki JensenDFLOwatonna2012
25Dave SenjemRepublicanRochester2002
26Carla NelsonRepublicanRochester2010
27Dan SparksDFLAustin2002
28Jeremy MillerRepublicanWinona2010
29Bruce AndersonRepublicanBuffalo2012
30Mary KiffmeyerRepublicanBig Lake2012
31Michelle BensonRepublicanHam Lake2010
32Sean NienowRepublicanCambridge2002, 2010†
33David OsmekRepublicanMound2012
34Warren LimmerRepublicanMaple Grove1995*
35Branden PetersenRepublicanAndover2012
36John HoffmanDFLChamplin2012
37Alice JohnsonDFLSpring Lake Park2012
38Roger ChamberlainRepublicanLino Lakes2010
39Karin HousleyRepublicanSt. Marys Point2012
40Chris EatonDFLBrooklyn Center2011*
41Barb GoodwinDFLColumbia Heights2010
42Bev ScalzeDFLLittle Canada2012
43Chuck WigerDFLMaplewood1996
44Terri BonoffDFLMinnetonka2005*
45Ann RestDFLNew Hope2000
46Ron LatzDFLSt. Louis Park2006
47Julianne OrtmanRepublicanChanhassen2002
48David HannRepublicanEden Prairie2002
49Melisa FranzenDFLEdina2012
50Melissa Halvorson WiklundDFLBloomington2012
51Jim CarlsonDFLEagan2006, 2012†
52James MetzenDFLSouth St. Paul1986
53Susan KentDFLWoodbury2012
54Katie SiebenDFLNewport2006
55Eric PrattRepublicanPrior Lake2012
56Dan HallRepublicanBurnsville2010
57Greg ClausenDFLApple Valley2012
58Dave ThompsonRepublicanLakeville2010
59Bobby Joe ChampionDFLMinneapolis2012
60Kari DziedzicDFLMinneapolis2012*
61Scott DibbleDFLMinneapolis2002
62Jeff HaydenDFLMinneapolis2011*
63Patricia Torres RayDFLMinneapolis2006
64Dick CohenDFLSaint Paul1986
65Sandy PappasDFLSaint Paul1990
66John MartyDFLRoseville1986
67Foung HawjDFLSaint Paul2012

:*Elected in a special election. :†Elected to non-consecutive terms.

House of Representatives

House districts by political party affiliation

]]

DistrictNamePartyResidenceFirst elected
1ADan FabianRepublicanRoseau2010
1BDeb KielRepublicanCrookston2010
2ARoger EricksonDFLBaudette2012
2BSteve GreenRepublicanFosston2012
3ADavid DillDFLCrane Lake2002
3BMary MurphyDFLHermantown1976
4ABen LienDFLMoorhead2012
4BPaul MarquartDFLDilworth2000
5AJohn PersellDFLBemidji2008
5BTom AnzelcDFLBalsam Township2006
6ACarly MelinDFLHibbing2011*
6BJason MetsaDFLVirginia2012
7ATom HuntleyDFLDuluth1992
7BErik SimonsonDFLDuluth2012
8ABud NornesRepublicanFergus Falls1996
8BMary FransonRepublicanAlexandria2010
9AMark AndersonRepublicanLake Shore2012
9BRon KreshaRepublicanLittle Falls2012
10AJohn WardDFLBaxter2006
10BJoe RadinovichDFLCrosby2012
11AMike SundinDFLEsko2012
11BTim FaustDFLHinckley2006, 2012†
12AJay McNamarDFLElbow Lake2012
12BPaul AndersonRepublicanStarbuck2008
13AJeff HoweRepublicanRockville2012
13BTim O'DriscollRepublicanSartell2010
14ATama Theis
from February 19, 2013RepublicanSt. Cloud2013*
14BZach DorholtDFLSt. Cloud2012
15ASondra EricksonRepublicanPrinceton1998*, 2010†
15BJim NewbergerRepublicanBecker2012
16AChris SwedzinskiRepublicanGhent2010
16BPaul TorkelsonRepublicanSt. James2008
17AAndrew FalkDFLMurdock2008
17BMary SawatzkyDFLWillmar2012
18ADean UrdahlRepublicanGrove City2002
18BGlenn GruenhagenRepublicanGlencoe2010
19AClark Johnson
from February 19, 2013DFLNorth Mankato2013*
19BKathy BrynaertDFLMankato2006
20AKelby WoodardRepublicanBelle Plaine2010
20BDavid BlyDFLNorthfield2006, 2012†
21ATim KellyRepublicanRed Wing2008
21BSteve DrazkowskiRepublicanMazeppa2007*
22AJoe SchomackerRepublicanLuverne2010
22BRod HamiltonRepublicanMountain Lake2004
23ABob GuntherRepublicanFairmont1995*
23BTony CornishRepublicanVernon Center2002
24AJohn PetersburgRepublicanWaseca2012
24BPatti FritzDFLFaribault2004
25ADuane QuamRepublicanByron2010
25BKim NortonDFLRochester2006
26ATina LieblingDFLRochester2004
26BMike BensonRepublicanRochester2010
27AShannon SavickDFLWells2012
27BJeanne PoppeDFLAustin2004
28AGene PelowskiDFLWinona1986
28BGreg DavidsRepublicanPreston1991*, 2008†
29AJoe McDonaldRepublicanDelano2010
29BMarion O'NeillRepublicanBuffalo2012
30ANick ZerwasRepublicanElk River2012
30BDavid FitzSimmonsRepublicanAlbertville2012
31AKurt DaudtRepublicanCrown2010
31BTom HackbarthRepublicanCedar1994, 1998†
32ABrian JohnsonRepublicanCambridge2012
32BBob BarrettRepublicanLindstrom2010
33AJerry HertausRepublicanGreenfield2012
33BCindy PughRepublicanChanhassen2012
34AJoyce PeppinRepublicanRogers2004
34BKurt ZellersRepublicanMaple Grove2003*
35AJim AbelerRepublicanAnoka1998
35BPeggy ScottRepublicanAndover2008
36AMark UglemRepublicanChamplin2012
36BMelissa HortmanDFLBrooklyn Park2004
37AJerry NewtonDFLCoon Rapids2008, 2012†
37BTim SandersRepublicanBlaine2008
38ALinda RunbeckRepublicanCircle Pines1989*, 2010†
38BMatt DeanRepublicanDellwood2004
39ABob DettmerRepublicanForest Lake2006
39BKathy LohmerRepublicanStillwater2010
40AMike NelsonDFLBrooklyn Park2002
40BDebra HilstromDFLBrooklyn Center2000
41AConnie BernardyDFLFridley2000, 2012†
41BCarolyn LaineDFLColumbia Heights2006
42ABarb YarussoDFLShoreview2012
42BJason IsaacsonDFLShoreview2012
43APeter FischerDFLMaplewood2012
43BLeon LillieDFLNorth St. Paul2004
44ASarah AndersonRepublicanPlymouth2006
44BJohn BensonDFLMinnetonka2006
45ALyndon CarlsonDFLCrystal1972
45BMike FreibergDFLGolden Valley2012
46ARyan WinklerDFLGolden Valley2006
46BSteve SimonDFLSt. Louis Park2004
47AErnie LeidigerRepublicanMayer2010
47BJoe HoppeRepublicanChaska2002
48AYvonne SelcerDFLMinnetonka2012
48BJenifer LoonRepublicanEden Prairie2008
49ARon ErhardtDFLEdina1990, 2012†
49BPaul RosenthalDFLEdina2008, 2012†
50ALinda SlocumDFLRichfield2006
50BAnn LenczewskiDFLBloomington1998
51ASandra MasinDFLEagan2006, 2012†
51BLaurie HalversonDFLEagan2012
52ARick HansenDFLSouth St. Paul2004
52BJoe AtkinsDFLInver Grove Heights2002
53AJoAnn WardDFLWoodbury2012
53BAndrea KiefferRepublicanWoodbury2010
54ADan SchoenDFLSt. Paul Park2012
54BDenny McNamaraRepublicanHastings2002
55AMike BeardRepublicanShakopee2002
55BTony AlbrightRepublicanPrior Lake2012
56APam MyhraRepublicanBurnsville2010
56BWill MorganDFLBurnsville2006, 2012†
57ATara MackRepublicanApple Valley2008
57BAnna WillsRepublicanApple Valley2012
58AMary Liz HolbergRepublicanLakeville1998
58BPat GarofaloRepublicanFarmington2004
59AJoe MulleryDFLMinneapolis1996
59BRaymond DehnDFLMinneapolis2012
60ADiane LoefflerDFLMinneapolis2004
60BPhyllis KahnDFLMinneapolis1972
61AFrank HornsteinDFLMinneapolis2002
61BPaul ThissenDFLMinneapolis2002
62AKaren ClarkDFLMinneapolis1980
62BSusan AllenDFLMinneapolis2012*
63AJim DavnieDFLMinneapolis2000
63BJean WageniusDFLMinneapolis1986
64AErin MurphyDFLSaint Paul2006
64BMichael PaymarDFLSaint Paul1996
65ARena MoranDFLSaint Paul2010
65BCarlos MarianiDFLSaint Paul1990
66AAlice HausmanDFLSaint Paul1989*
66BJohn LeschDFLSaint Paul2002
67ATim MahoneyDFLSaint Paul1998
67BSheldon JohnsonDFLSaint Paul2000

:*Elected in a special election. :†Elected to non-consecutive terms.

Changes in membership

House of Representatives

DistrictVacated byReason for changeSuccessorDate of successor's
formal installation
14ASteve Gottwalt (R)Resigned January 7, 2013, to become the director of state legislative policy for the Center for Diagnostic Imaging.
A special election was held February 12, 2013.Tama Theis (R)February 19, 2013
19ATerry Morrow (DFL)Resigned January 7, 2013, to become the legislative director for the Uniform Law Commission.
A special election was held February 12, 2013.Clark Johnson (DFL)February 19, 2013

Committees

Senate

  • Capital Investment (Chair: LeRoy Stumpf, Vice Chair: Bev Scalze, Ranking: Dave Senjem)
  • Commerce (Chair: James Metzen, Vice Chair: Vicki Jensen, Ranking: Paul Gazelka)
  • Education (Chair: Patricia Torres Ray, Vice Chair: Kevin Dahle, Ranking: Carla Nelson)
  • Environment and Energy (Chair: John Marty, Vice Chair: John Hoffman, Ranking: Dave Brown)
    • Fish and Wildlife (Chair: Matt Schmit)
    • Lands (Chair: Foung Hawj)
  • Finance (Chair: Dick Cohen, Vice Chair: Bobby Joe Champion, Ranking: Michelle Fischbach)
    • Divisions:
      • E-12 Division (Chair: Chuck Wiger, Vice Chair: Alice Johnson, Ranking: Sean Nienow)
      • Environment, Economic Development and Agriculture Division (Chair: David Tomassoni, Vice Chair: Foung Hawj, Ranking: Bill Ingebrigtsen)
      • Health and Human Services Division (Chair: Tony Lourey, Vice Chair: Melisa Franzen, Ranking: Julie Rosen)
      • Higher Education and Workforce Development Division (Chair: Terri Bonoff, Vice Chair: Greg Clausen, Ranking: Jeremy Miller)
      • Judiciary Division (Chair: Ron Latz, Vice Chair: Barb Goodwin, Ranking: Warren Limmer)
      • State Departments and Veterans Division (Chair: Tom Saxhaug, Vice Chair: Kari Dziedzic, Ranking: Roger Chamberlain)
      • Transportation and Public Safety Division (Chair: Scott Dibble, Vice Chair: Susan Kent, Ranking: John Pederson)
    • Legacy (Chair: Dick Cohen)
  • Health, Human Services and Housing (Chair: Kathy Sheran, Vice Chair: Melissa Halvorson Wiklund, Ranking: Michelle Benson)
  • Higher Education and Workforce Development (Chair: Terri Bonoff, Vice Chair: Greg Clausen, Ranking: Jeremy Miller)
  • Jobs, Agriculture and Rural Development (Chair: Dan Sparks, Vice Chair: Matt Schmit, Ranking: Gary Dahms)
  • Judiciary (Chair: Ron Latz, Vice Chair: Barb Goodwin, Ranking: Warren Limmer)
  • Rules and Administration (Chair: Tom Bakk, Vice Chair: Katie Sieben, Ranking: David Hann)
    • Committees (Chair: Tom Bakk)
    • Conference Committees (Chair: Tom Bakk)
    • Elections (Chair: Katie Sieben, Vice Chair: Kent Eken, Ranking: Scott Newman)
    • Ethical Conduct (Chair: Sandy Pappas)
    • Litigation Expenses (Chair: Dick Cohen)
    • Permanent and Joint Rules (Chair: Tom Bakk)
    • Personnel and Budget (Chair: Sandy Pappas)
  • State and Local Government (Chair: Sandy Pappas, Vice Chair: Chris Eaton, Ranking: Dan Hall)
  • Taxes (Chair: Rod Skoe, Vice Chair: Ann Rest, Ranking: Julianne Ortman)
    • Divisions:
      • Tax Reform Division (Chair: Ann Rest, Vice Chair: Lyle Koenen, Ranking: Dave Thompson)
  • Transportation and Public Safety (Chair: Scott Dibble, Vice Chair: Susan Kent, Ranking: John Pederson)

House of Representatives

  • Agriculture Policy (Chair: Jeanne Poppe, Vice Chair: Tim Faust, Lead: Rod Hamilton)
  • Capital Investment (Chair: Alice Hausman, Vice Chair: John Ward, Lead: Matt Dean)
  • Civil Law (Chair: John Lesch, Vice Chair: Susan Allen, Lead: Peggy Scott)
    • Data Practices (Chair: Steve Simon)
  • Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy (Chair: Joe Atkins, Vice Chair: Patti Fritz, Lead: Joe Hoppe)
  • Controlled Substances and Synthetic Drugs (Select, established May 28, 2013) (Chair: Erik Simonson)
  • Early Childhood and Youth Development Policy (Chair: Joe Mullery, Vice Chair: Carolyn Laine, Lead: Pam Myhra)
  • Education Finance (Chair: Paul Marquart, Vice Chair: Linda Slocum, Lead: Kelby Woodard)
  • Education Policy (Chair: Carlos Mariani, Vice Chair: Kathy Brynaert, Lead: Sondra Erickson)
  • Elections (Chair: Steve Simon, Vice Chair: Laurie Halverson, Lead: Tim Sanders)
  • Energy Policy (Chair: Melissa Hortman, Vice Chair: Will Morgan, Lead: Pat Garofalo)
  • Environment and Natural Resources Policy (Chair: David Dill, Vice Chair: Peter Fischer, Lead: Tom Hackbarth)
  • Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance (Chair: Jean Wagenius, Vice Chair: Andrew Falk, Lead: Denny McNamara)
  • Ethics (Chair: Jim Davnie, Lead: Tim Kelly)
  • Government Operations (Chair: Mike Nelson, Vice Chair: Mike Freiberg, Lead: Joyce Peppin)
  • Health and Human Services Finance (Chair: Tom Huntley, Vice Chair: Kim Norton, Lead: Jim Abeler)
  • Health and Human Services Policy (Chair: Tina Liebling, Vice Chair: Rena Moran, Lead: Tara Mack)
  • Higher Education Finance and Policy (Chair: Gene Pelowski, Vice Chair: Zach Dorholt, Lead: Bud Nornes)
  • Housing Finance and Policy (Chair: Karen Clark, Vice Chair: David Bly, Lead: Paul Anderson)
  • Jobs and Economic Development Finance and Policy (Chair: Tim Mahoney, Vice Chair: John Persell, Lead: Bob Gunther)
  • Judiciary Finance and Policy (Chair: Debra Hilstrom, Vice Chair: Carly Melin, Lead: Steve Drazkowski)
  • Labor, Workplace and Regulated Industries (Chair: Sheldon Johnson, Vice Chair: Mike Sundin, Lead: Tim O'Driscoll)
  • Legacy (Chair: Phyllis Kahn, Vice Chair: Leon Lillie, Lead: Dean Urdahl)
  • Living Wage Jobs (Select) (Chair: Ryan Winkler)
  • Public Safety Finance and Policy (Chair: Michael Paymar, Vice Chair: Paul Rosenthal, Lead: Tony Cornish)
  • Rules and Legislative Administration (Chair: Erin Murphy, Vice Chair: John Benson, Lead: Kurt Daudt)
  • State Government Finance and Veterans Affairs (Chair: Mary Murphy, Vice Chair: Jerry Newton, Lead: Bob Dettmer)
  • Taxes (Chair: Ann Lenczewski, Vice Chair: Diane Loeffler, Lead: Greg Davids)
    • Divisions:
      • Property and Local Tax Division (Chair: Jim Davnie, Vice Chair: Ben Lien, Lead: Paul Torkelson)
  • Transportation Finance (Chair: Frank Hornstein, Vice Chair: Connie Bernardy, Lead: Mike Beard)
  • Transportation Policy (Chair: Ron Erhardt, Vice Chair: Sandra Masin, Lead: Linda Runbeck)
  • Veterans Housing (Select, established April 19, 2013) (Chair: Jerry Newton)
  • Ways and Means (Chair: Lyndon Carlson, Vice Chair: Tom Anzelc, Lead: Mary Liz Holberg)

Administrative officers

Senate

  • Secretary: JoAnne Zoff
  • First Assistant Secretary: Colleen Pacheco
  • Second Assistant Secretary: Mike Linn
  • Third Assistant Secretary: Jessica Tupper
  • Engrossing Secretary: Melissa Mapes
  • Sergeant at Arms: Sven K. Lindquist
  • Assistant Sergeant at Arms: Marilyn Logan Hall
  • Chaplain: Rev. Dennis Morreim

House of Representatives

  • Chief Clerk: Albin Mathiowetz
  • First Assistant Chief Clerk: Patrick Murphy
  • Second Assistant Chief Clerk: Gail Romanowski
  • Desk Clerk: Tim Johnson
  • Legislative Clerk: David Surdez
  • Chief Sergeant at Arms: Travis Reese
  • First Assistant Sergeant at Arms: Amanda Rudolph
  • Index Clerk: Carl Hamre

References

Notes

References

  1. Ragsdale, Jim and Rachel E. Stassen-Berger. (September 10, 2013). "Minnesota legislators OK disaster relief; tax talks delayed". [[Star Tribune]].
  2. Dayton, Mark. (May 23, 2013). "Chapter 137 line-item veto letter". Office of Governor Mark Dayton.
  3. Dayton, Mark. (May 24, 2013). "Chapter 99 line-item veto letter". Office of Governor Mark Dayton.
  4. Simons, Abby. (February 24, 2014). "State Senate GOP caucus elects new assistant leadership". [[Star Tribune]].
  5. (July 3, 2013). "Minn. gov hopeful Thompson giving up his state Senate leadership post due to campaign". [[Star Tribune]].
  6. Dyste, Leslie. (March 13, 2014). "Sen. David Osmek Named Minn. Senate Republican Whip". [[KSTP-TV]].
  7. "Party Control of the Minnesota Senate, 1951-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library.
  8. "Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Session Search Results". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library.
  9. "Party Control of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1951-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library.
  10. "Members by Seniority 2013 - 2014". Minnesota House of Representatives.
  11. Brooks, Jennifer. (January 3, 2013). "New job leads State Rep. Gottwalt to abruptly quit". [[Star Tribune]].
  12. Schutz, Lee Ann. (January 4, 2013). "Rep. Steve Gottwalt announces intention to resign". Minnesota House of Representatives Public Information Services.
  13. Stassen-Berger, Rachel E.. (January 7, 2013). "DFL Rep. Morrow and GOP Rep. Gottwalt resign, let the special elections begin". [[Star Tribune]].
  14. Sommerhauser, Mark. (February 19, 2013). "Theis takes oath to respresent House District 14A". St. Cloud Times.
  15. Ragsdale, Jim. (December 19, 2012). "Rep. Terry Morrow of St. Peter will step down to take new job". [[Star Tribune]].
  16. Cook, Mike. (December 19, 2012). "Rep. Morrow to step down". Minnesota House of Representatives Public Information Services.
  17. Fischenich, Mark. (February 19, 2013). "After three decades of waiting, Johnson takes his seat". [[The Free Press (Mankato).
  18. "Subsequent Proceedings 2013". [[Minnesota House of Representatives]].
  19. "Friday, April 19, 2013". [[Minnesota House of Representatives]].
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