The eighty-third

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 7, 2003. The 67 members of the

Minnesota Senate The Minnesota Senate is the upper house of the 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 U.S. state legislature. Floor sessions are h ...

and the 134 members of the

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were elected during the General Election on November 5, 2002.

Sessions

The legislature met in a regular session from January 7, 2003 to May 19, 2003. A special session began on May 20, 2003 to further discuss budget bills. The special session ended May 29, 2003. A continuation of the regular session was held between February 2, 2004 and May 16, 2004.

Party summary

:''Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Membership changes" section, below.''

Senate

House of Representatives

Leadership

Senate

;President of the Senate :

James Metzen James P. Metzen (October 26, 1943 – July 11, 2016) was an American politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he represented District 52, which included portions of Dako ...

(DFL-South St. Paul) ;Senate Majority Leader :

John Hottinger John Hottinger is a Minnesota attorney and politician and a former member and majority leader of the Minnesota Senate. First elected in 1990, he was re-elected in 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2002. A Democrat, he represented the old District 24 prior to ...

(DFL-Mankato) (2003) : Dean Johnson (DFL-Willmar) (2004) ;Senate Minority Leader : Dick Day (R-Owatonna)

House of Representatives

;Speaker of the House : Steve Sviggum (R-Kenyon) ;House Majority Leader :

Erik Paulsen Erik Philip Paulsen (born May 14, 1965) is an American businessman and politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 2009 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the Minnesota House of Representati ...

(R-Eden Prairie) ;House Minority Leader :

Matt Entenza Matthew "Matt" Keating Entenza (born October 4, 1961) is a Minnesota lawyer and former politician who served six terms in the Minnesota House of Representatives. He served as House Minority Leader from 2003 to 2006. After leaving the legislatur ...

(DFL-St. Paul)

Members

Senate

House of Representatives

Membership changes

Senate

House of Representatives

Notes

References

Historical Information about the Minnesota Legislature

External links

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