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Term of state legislature in Minnesota, US From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The eighty-first Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 5, 1999. The 67 members of the Minnesota Senate were elected during the general election of November 5, 1996, and the 134 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives were elected during the general election of November 3, 1998.
| Eighty-first Minnesota Legislature | |||||
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Minnesota Legislature | ||||
| Jurisdiction | Minnesota, United States | ||||
| Meeting place | Minnesota State Capitol | ||||
| Term | January 5, 1999 – January 3, 2001 | ||||
| Website | www | ||||
| Minnesota State Senate | |||||
| Members | 67 Senators | ||||
| President | Allan Spear | ||||
| Majority Leader | Roger Moe | ||||
| Minority Leader | Dick Day | ||||
| Party control | Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party | ||||
| Minnesota House of Representatives | |||||
| Members | 134 Representatives | ||||
| Speaker | Steve Sviggum | ||||
| Majority Leader | Tim Pawlenty | ||||
| Minority Leader | Tom Pugh | ||||
| Party control | Republican Party | ||||
The legislature met in a regular session from January 5, 1999, to May 17, 1999. A continuation of the regular session was held between February 1, 2000, and May 17, 2000. There were no special sessions of the 81st Legislature, and the Legislature met for a total of 118 regular legislative days.[1]
| Party[2] (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total | Vacant | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DFL | IPM | Ind | Rep | |||
| End of previous Legislature | 42 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 67 | 0 |
| Begin | 42 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 67 | 0 |
| February 26, 1999 | 41 | 66 | 1 | |||
| March 15, 1999 | 40 | 65 | 2 | |||
| April 6, 1999 | 25 | 66 | 1 | |||
| April 21, 1999 | 26 | 67 | 0 | |||
| August 21, 1999 | 39 | 66 | 1 | |||
| October 27, 1999 | 38 | 65 | 2 | |||
| December 23, 1999 | 40 | 67 | 0 | |||
| January 12, 2000 | 41[nb 1] | 25 | ||||
| June 15, 2000 | 0 | 26[nb 2] | ||||
| July 18, 2000 | 40 | 1[nb 3] | ||||
| Latest voting share | 60% | 0% | 1% | 39% | ||
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 39 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 67 | 0 |
| Party[6] (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total | Vacant | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DFL | Ind | Rep | |||
| End of previous Legislature | 70 | 0 | 64 | 134 | 0 |
| Begin | 63 | 0 | 71 | 134 | 0 |
| May 18, 1999 | 1[nb 4] | 70 | |||
| July 11, 1999 | 62 | 133 | 1 | ||
| November 12, 1999 | 63 | 134 | 0 | ||
| Latest voting share | 47% | 1% | 52% | ||
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 64 | 0 | 69 | 134 | 0 |
| District | Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date successor seated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Tracy Beckman (DFL) |
Resigned February 26, 1999, to accept appointment as the Minnesota State Director of the USDA's Farm Service Agency.[12] | Donald Ziegler (R) |
April 6, 1999[13] |
| 32 | Steven Morse (DFL) |
Resigned March 15, 1999, to accept appointment as a Deputy Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.[14] | Bob Kierlin (R) |
April 21, 1999[15] |
| 18 | Janet Johnson (DFL) |
Died of a malignant brain tumor on August 21, 1999.[16] | Twyla Ring (DFL) |
December 23, 1999[17] |
| 04 | David Ten Eyck (DFL) |
Resigned October 27, 1999, to accept appointment to a judgeship.[18] | Tony Kinkel (DFL) |
December 23, 1999[19] |
| District | Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date successor seated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07A | Willard Munger (DFL) |
Died of liver cancer on July 11, 1999, at the hospice unit at St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth.[20] | Dale Swapinski (DFL) |
November 12, 1999[21] |
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