Sessions
The legislature met in a regular session from January 4, 1983 to May 23, 1983. A continuation of the regular session was held between March 6, 1984 and April 24, 1984. There were no special sessions of the seventy-third Minnesota Legislature.[1]
Party summary
- Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Membership changes" section, below.
House of Representatives
|
Party[3] (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total |
Vacant |
|
|
| DFL |
IR |
| End of previous Legislature |
70 |
64 |
134 |
0 |
|
| Begin |
77 |
57 |
134 |
0 |
| September 12, 1983 |
76 |
133 |
1 |
| January 11, 1984 |
58 |
134 |
0 |
| June 4, 1984 |
75 |
133 |
1 |
| August 1, 1984 |
74 |
132 |
2 |
| Latest voting share |
56% |
44% |
|
|
| Beginning of the next Legislature |
65 |
69 |
134 |
0 |
Members
Senate
| Name |
District |
City |
Party |
| Adkins, Betty |
22 |
St. Michael |
DFL |
| Anderson, Don A. |
12 |
Wadena |
IR |
| Belanger, William |
41 |
Bloomington |
IR |
| Benson, Duane |
32 |
Lanesboro |
IR |
| Berg, Charlie |
11 |
Chokio |
IR |
| Berglin, Linda |
60 |
Minneapolis |
DFL |
| Bernhagen, John |
21 |
Hutchinson |
IR |
| Bertram, Joe |
16 |
Paynesville |
DFL |
| Brataas, Nancy |
33 |
Rochester |
IR |
| Chmielewski, Florian |
14 |
Sturgeon Lake |
DFL |
| Dahl, Gregory |
50 |
Lino Lakes |
DFL |
| Davis, Chuck |
18 |
Princeton |
DFL |
| DeCramer, Gary |
27 |
Ghent |
DFL |
| Dicklich, Ron |
05 |
Hibbing |
DFL |
| Diessner, Bill |
56 |
Afton |
DFL |
| Dieterich, Neil |
63 |
St. Paul |
DFL |
| Frank, Don |
51 |
Spring Lake Park |
DFL |
| Frederick, Mel |
30 |
Owatonna |
IR |
| Frederickson, Dennis |
23 |
New Ulm |
IR |
| Freeman, Michael O. |
40 |
Richfield |
DFL |
| Hughes, Jerome M. |
54 |
Maplewood |
DFL |
| Isackson, Doran L. |
28 |
Storden |
IR |
| Johnson, Dean |
15 |
Willmar |
IR |
| Johnson, Doug |
06 |
Tower |
DFL |
| Jude, Tad |
48 |
Maple Grove |
DFL |
| Kamrath, Randy P. |
20 |
Canby |
IR |
| Knaak, Fritz |
53 |
White Bear Lake |
IR |
| Knutson, Howard A. |
38 |
Burnsville |
IR |
| Kroening, Carl |
57 |
Minneapolis |
DFL |
| Kronebusch, Patricia Louise |
34 |
Rollingstone |
IR |
| Laidig, Gary |
55 |
Stillwater |
IR |
| Langseth, Keith |
09 |
Glyndon |
DFL |
| Lantry, Marilyn |
67 |
St. Paul |
DFL |
| Lessard, Bob |
03 |
International Falls |
DFL |
| Luther, Bill |
47 |
Brooklyn Park |
DFL |
| McQuaid, Phyllis W. |
44 |
Saint Louis Park |
IR |
| Mehrkens, Lyle |
26 |
Red Wing |
IR |
| Merriam, Gene |
49 |
Coon Rapids |
DFL |
| Moe, Donald |
65 |
St. Paul |
DFL |
| Moe, Roger |
02 |
Ada |
DFL |
| Nelson, Tom A. |
31 |
Austin |
DFL |
| Novak, Steve |
52 |
New Brighton |
DFL |
| Olson, Gen |
43 |
Minnetrista |
IR |
| Pehler, Jim |
17 |
St. Cloud |
DFL |
| Peterson, Collin Clark |
10 |
Detroit Lakes |
DFL |
| Peterson, Darrel L. |
29 |
Fairmont |
IR |
| Peterson, Donna C. |
61 |
Minneapolis |
DFL |
| Peterson, Randolph W. |
19 |
Wyoming |
DFL |
| Petty, Eric D. |
62 |
Minneapolis |
DFL |
| Pogemiller, Larry |
58 |
Minneapolis |
DFL |
| Purfeerst, Clarence |
25 |
Faribault |
DFL |
| Ramstad, Jim |
45 |
Plymouth |
IR |
| Reichgott Junge, Ember |
46 |
New Hope |
DFL |
| Renneke, Earl |
35 |
Le Sueur |
IR |
| Samuelson, Don |
13 |
Brainerd |
DFL |
| Schmitz, Robert J. |
36 |
Jordan |
DFL |
| Sieloff, Ron |
64 |
St. Paul |
IR |
| Solon, Sam |
07 |
Duluth |
DFL |
| Spear, Allan |
59 |
Minneapolis |
DFL |
| Storm, Don |
42 |
Edina |
IR |
| Stumpf, LeRoy |
01 |
Thief River Falls |
DFL |
| Taylor, Glen |
24 |
Mankato |
IR |
| Ulland, James E. |
08 |
Duluth |
IR |
| Vega, Conrad |
39 |
South St. Paul |
DFL |
| Waldorf, Gene |
66 |
St. Paul |
DFL |
| Wegscheid, Darril |
37 |
Apple Valley |
DFL |
| Willet, Gerald |
04 |
Park Rapids |
DFL |
House of Representatives
| Name |
District |
City |
Party |
| Anderson, Bob |
10B |
Ottertail |
IR |
| Anderson, Bruce W. |
28A |
Slayton |
DFL |
| Anderson, Glen H. |
20A |
Bellingham |
DFL |
| Battaglia, David Peter |
06A |
Two Harbors |
DFL |
| Beard, Pat |
56B |
Cottage Grove |
DFL |
| Begich, Joseph |
06B |
Eveleth |
DFL |
| Bennett, Tony |
53A |
Shoreview |
IR |
| Berkelman, Thomas R. |
08B |
Duluth |
DFL |
| Bishop, Dave |
33B |
Rochester |
IR |
| Blatz, Kathleen |
41B |
Bloomington |
IR |
| Boo, Ben |
08B |
Duluth |
IR |
| Bergstrom, Don |
18B |
Big Lake |
DFL |
| Brandl, John |
62B |
Minneapolis |
DFL |
| Brinkman, Bernard J. |
16B |
Richmond |
DFL |
| Burger, John |
43A |
Long Lake |
IR |
| Carlson, Doug |
14B |
Sandstone |
IR |
| Carlson, Lyndon |
46B |
Crystal |
DFL |
| Clark, Janet H. |
60B |
Minneapolis |
DFL |
| Clark, Karen |
60A |
Minneapolis |
DFL |
| Clawson, John T. |
19B |
Lindstrom |
DFL |
| Cohen, Richard |
64B |
St. Paul |
DFL |
| Coleman, Sharon L. |
51A |
Spring Lake Park |
DFL |
| Dempsey, Terry |
23A |
New Ulm |
IR |
| Den Ouden, Gaylin |
21B |
Prinsburg |
IR |
| Dimler, Chuck |
36A |
Chanhassen |
IR |
| Eken, Willis |
02B |
Twin Valley |
DFL |
| Elioff, Dominic J. |
05A |
Virginia |
DFL |
| Ellingson, Robert L. |
47B |
Brooklyn Center |
DFL |
| Erickson, Wendell O. |
27B |
Hills |
IR |
| Evans, James |
10A |
Detroit Lakes |
IR |
| Findlay, Gary |
11A |
Herman |
IR |
| Fjoslien, David O. |
11B |
Brandon |
IR |
| Forsythe, Mary |
42B |
Edina |
IR |
| Frerichs, Don |
32A |
Rochester |
IR |
| Graba, Jerome Clifford |
12A |
Sebeka |
DFL |
| Greenfield, Lee |
61A |
Minneapolis |
DFL |
| Gruenes, Dave |
17B |
St. Cloud |
IR |
| Gustafson, Ben E. |
07B |
Duluth |
DFL |
| Gutknecht, Gil |
33A |
Rochester |
IR |
| Halberg, Chuck |
38A |
Burnsville |
IR |
| Haukoos, Bob |
31A |
Albert Lea |
IR |
| Heap, Jim |
45B |
Golden Valley |
IR |
| Heinitz, Orlando Jacob |
48A |
Plymouth |
IR |
| Himle, John |
41A |
Bloomington |
IR |
| Hoberg, Dwaine |
09A |
Moorhead |
IR |
| Hoffman, Chuck |
55B |
Stillwater |
DFL |
| Hokr, Dorothy |
46A |
New Hope |
IR |
| Jacobs, Joel |
49B |
Coon Rapids |
DFL |
| Jennings, David M. |
29A |
Truman |
IR |
| Jensen, Robert C. |
36B |
Farmington |
DFL |
| Johnson, Virgil |
34A |
Caledonia |
IR |
| Kahn, Phyllis |
58B |
Minneapolis |
DFL |
| Kalis, Henry |
29B |
Walters |
DFL |
| Kelly, Randy |
67A |
St. Paul |
DFL |
| Knickerbocker, Jerry |
43B |
Minnetonka |
IR |
| Knuth, Daniel |
52B |
New Brighton |
DFL |
| Kostohryz, Dick |
54B |
North St. Paul |
DFL |
| Krueger, Rick |
12B |
Staples |
DFL |
| Kvam, Adolph Leonard |
21A |
Litchfield |
IR |
| Larsen, Ernest A. |
50A |
Anoka |
DFL |
| Levi, Connie |
55A |
Dellwood |
IR |
| Long, Dee |
59A |
Minneapolis |
DFL |
| Ludeman, Cal |
27A |
Tracy |
IR |
| Mann, George |
28B |
Windom |
DFL |
| Marsh, Marcus M. |
17A |
Sauk Rapids |
IR |
| McDonald, K. J. |
35B |
Watertown |
IR |
| McEachern, Bob |
22A |
St. Michael |
DFL |
| McKasy, Bert |
39A |
Mendota Heights |
IR |
| Metzen, James P. |
39B |
South St. Paul |
DFL |
| Minne, Lona |
05B |
Hibbing |
DFL |
| Munger, Willard |
07A |
Duluth |
DFL |
| Murphy, Mary |
08A |
Hermantown |
DFL |
| Nelson, Darby |
49A |
Champlin |
DFL |
| Nelson, Ken |
62A |
Minneapolis |
DFL |
| Neuenschwander, Bob |
03A |
International Falls |
DFL |
| Norton, Fred C. |
65A |
St. Paul |
DFL |
| O'Connor, Rich |
66B |
St. Paul |
DFL |
| Ogren, Paul Anders |
14A |
Aitkin |
DFL |
| Olsen, Sally |
44A |
Saint Louis Park |
IR |
| Omann, Ben |
16A |
St. Joseph |
IR |
| Onnen, Tony |
22B |
Cokato |
IR |
| Osthoff, Tom |
66A |
St. Paul |
DFL |
| Otis, Todd |
59B |
Minneapolis |
DFL |
| Pauly, Sidney |
42A |
Eden Prairie |
IR |
| Peterson, J.P. |
18A |
Princeton |
DFL |
| Piepho, Mark J. |
24A |
Mankato |
IR |
| Piper, Pat |
31B |
Austin |
DFL |
| Price, Leonard |
56A |
Woodbury |
DFL |
| Quinn, Joe |
50B |
Blaine |
DFL |
| Quist, Allen |
23B |
St. Peter |
IR |
| Redalen, Elton |
32B |
Fountain |
IR |
| Reif, Robert W. |
53B |
White Bear Lake |
IR |
| Rice, Jim |
57A |
Minneapolis |
DFL |
| Riveness, Phil |
40B |
Bloomington |
DFL |
| Rodosovich, Peter |
25B |
Faribault |
DFL |
| Rodriguez, Carolyn Jane |
37A |
Apple Valley |
DFL |
| Rodriguez, Frank J. |
65B |
St. Paul |
DFL |
| Rose, John |
63A |
Roseville |
IR |
| Sarna, John |
58A |
Minneapolis |
DFL |
| Schafer, Gary |
35A |
Gibbon |
IR |
| Scheid, Linda |
47A |
Brooklyn Park |
DFL |
| Schoenfeld, Jerry E. |
30B |
Waseca |
DFL |
| Schreiber, Bill |
48B |
Brooklyn Park |
IR |
| Seaberg, Art |
38B |
Mendota Heights |
IR |
| Segal, Gloria |
44B |
St. Louis Park |
DFL |
| Shaver, Craig H. |
45A |
Wayzata |
IR |
| Shea, Tom J. |
30A |
Owatonna |
DFL |
| Sherman, Tim |
34B |
Winona |
IR |
| Sieben, Harry A. |
37B |
Hastings |
DFL |
| Simoneau, Wayne |
51B |
Fridley |
DFL |
| Skoglund, Wes |
61B |
Minneapolis |
DFL |
| Solberg, Loren |
03B |
Bovey |
DFL |
| Sparby, Wally |
01B |
Thief River Falls |
DFL |
| St. Onge, Doug J. |
04A |
Bemidji |
DFL |
| Stadum, Tony |
02A |
Ada |
IR |
| Staten, Sr., Randolph Wilbert |
57B |
Minneapolis |
DFL |
| Sviggum, Steve |
26A |
Kenyon |
IR |
| Swanson, James C. |
40A |
Richfield |
DFL |
| Thiede, Paul M. |
13A |
Pequot Lakes |
IR |
| Tomlinson, John D. |
67B |
St. Paul |
DFL |
| Tunheim, Jim |
01A |
Kennedy |
DFL |
| Uphus, Sylvester |
15A |
Sauk Centre |
IR |
| Valan, Merlyn Orville |
09B |
Moorhead |
IR |
| Valento, Don |
54A |
Little Canada |
IR |
| Vanasek, Robert |
25A |
New Prague |
DFL |
| Vellenga, Kathleen |
64A |
St. Paul |
DFL |
| Voss, Gordon |
52A |
Blaine |
DFL |
| Waltman, Bobby Joe |
26B |
Elgin |
IR |
| Welch, Richard J. |
19A |
Cambridge |
DFL |
| Welker, Ray |
20B |
Montevideo |
IR |
| Welle, Alan |
15B |
Willmar |
DFL |
| Wenzel, Steve |
13B |
Little Falls |
DFL |
| Wigley, Richard E. |
24B |
Lake Crystal |
IR |
| Wynia, Ann |
63B |
St. Paul |
DFL |
| Zaffke, Maurice J. |
04B |
Backus |
IR |
Membership changes
House of Representatives
| District |
Vacated by |
Reason for change |
Successor |
Date successor seated |
| 08B |
Thomas R. Berkelman (DFL) |
Resigned on September 12, 1983 to become a lobbyist for AT&T.[8] |
Ben Boo (IR) |
January 11, 1984[9] |
| 28B |
George Mann (DFL) |
Died on June 4, 1984, after having been comatose since having a heart attack on April 29, 1984.[10] |
Remained vacant |
| 02B |
Willis Eken (DFL) |
Resigned on August 1, 1984 to become President of the Minnesota Farmers Union.[11] |
Remained vacant |
References
- ↑ "Sessions of the Minnesota State Legislature and the Minnesota Territorial Legislature, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
- ↑ "Party Control of the Minnesota Senate, 1951-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
- ↑ "Party Control of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1951-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
- ↑ "President and President Pro Tempore of the Minnesota Senate, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
- 1 2 "Majority and Minority Leaders of the Minnesota Senate, 1933-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
- ↑ "Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Majority and Minority Leaders of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1901-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
- ↑ "Berkelman, Thomas R." Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
- ↑ "Boo, Ben". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
- ↑ "Mann, George L. "Geo."". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
- ↑ "Eken, Willis Roy". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved November 5, 2016.