79th Minnesota Legislature
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The seventy-ninth
Minnesota Legislature The Minnesota Legislature is the bicameral legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota consisting of two houses: the Senate and the House of Representatives. Senators are elected from 67 single-member districts. In order to account for decenn ...
first convened on January 3, 1995. 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 3, 1992, 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, 1994.


Sessions

The legislature met in a regular session from January 3, 1995, to May 22, 1995. A special session convened from May 23, 1995, to May 25, 1995, to consider funding for K-12 schools and other unfinished business. A continuation of the regular session was held between January 16, 1996, and April 3, 1996.


Party summary

:''Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Membership changes" section, below. On September 23, 1995, the Independent Republican Party changed its name back to the Republican Party.''


Senate


House of Representatives


Leadership


Senate

;President of the Senate :
Allan Spear Allan Henry Spear (June 24, 1937 – October 11, 2008) was an American politician and educator from Minnesota who served almost thirty years in the Minnesota Senate, including nearly a decade as President of the Senate. Biography Spear was bo ...
(DFL-Minneapolis) ;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 : Dean Johnson (R-Willmar)


House of Representatives

;Speaker of the House : Irv Anderson (DFL-International Falls) ;House Majority Leader : Phil Carruthers (DFL-Brooklyn Center) ;House Minority Leader :
Steve Sviggum Steven A. Sviggum (born September 15, 1951) is a Minnesota politician, a former member of the University of Minnesota Board of Regents, and an executive assistant to and communications director for the Republican caucus in the Minnesota Senate. ...
(R-Kenyon)


Members


Senate


House of Representatives


Membership changes


Senate


House of Representatives


Notes


References


Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Session Search Results (Session 79, Senate)

Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Session Search Results (Session 79, House)
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