The 76th Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 3, 1989. The 67 members of the
Minnesota Senate
The Minnesota Senate is the upper house of the Minnesota Legislature, Legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota. At 67 members, half as many as the Minnesota House of Representatives, it is the largest upper house of any State legislature (Unite ...
were elected during the General Election of November 4, 1986, and the 134 members of the
Minnesota House of Representatives
The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the U.S. state of Minnesota's Minnesota Legislature, legislature. It operates in conjunction with the Minnesota Senate, the state's upper chamber, to write and pass legislation, whic ...
were elected during the General Election of November 8, 1988.
Sessions
The legislature met in a regular session from January 3, 1989, to May 22, 1989. A special session was convened from September 27, 1989, to September 29, 1989, to pass a tax bill to replace the one which was vetoed by
Governor
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Rudy Perpich
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, as well as to consider property tax relief and the statewide solid waste recycling program.
A continuation of the regular session was held between February 12, 1990, and April 25, 1990.
Party summary
:''Resignations and new members are discussed in the
"Membership changes" section, below.''
Senate
House of Representatives
Leadership
Senate
;President of the Senate
:
Jerome M. Hughes
Jerome M. Hughes (October 1, 1929 – June 26, 2015) was an American educator and politician.
Background
Hughes graduated from Cretin High School. He then received his bachelor's degree from University of St. Thomas, his master's degree fro ...
(DFL-Maplewood)
;Senate Majority Leader
:
Roger Moe
Roger Moe (born June 2, 1944) is an American politician who served as a member and majority leader of the Minnesota Senate. He was the Democratic nominee for governor in the 2002 Minnesota gubernatorial election.
Early life and education
Born ...
(DFL-Erskine)
;Senate Minority Leader
:
Duane Benson (IR-Lanesboro)
House of Representatives
;Speaker of the House
:
Robert Vanasek (DFL-New Prague)
;House Majority Leader
:Until June 21, 1989
Ann Wynia
Ann Wynia (née Jobe, born September 29, 1943) is an American politician who served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1977 to 1989. A member of the Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party, Democratic Farmer-Labor Party, Wynia represe ...
(DFL-St. Paul)
:After June 21, 1989
Dee Long
Dee Long (born April 1939) is a Minnesota politician, a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, and a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, representing part of Minneapolis. Long was the first woman to serve as Speaker of ...
(DFL-Minneapolis)
;House Minority Leader
:
Bill Schreiber (IR-Brooklyn Park)
Members
Senate
House of Representatives
Membership changes
Senate
House of Representatives
References
Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Session Search Results (Session 76, Senate)Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Session Search Results (Session 76, House)
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1989 in Minnesota
1990 in Minnesota
1989 U.S. legislative sessions
1990 U.S. legislative sessions