The seventieth Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 4, 1977. The 67 members of the Minnesota Senate and the 134 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives were elected during the General Election of November 2, 1976. It was the first Minnesota Legislature since the thirty-eighth Minnesota Legislature whose members of the Minnesota Senate were chosen in partisan elections.
The legislature met in a regular session from January 4, 1977 to May 23, 1977. A continuation of the regular session was held between January 17, 1978 and March 24, 1978. There were no special sessions of the 70th Legislature.[1]
Incumbent DFLer and then-Senate PresidentAlec G. Olson had been reelected during the General Election of 1976. However, during the same election cycle, U.S. SenatorWalter Mondale was elected Vice President of the United States, causing Mondale to resign from the U.S. Senate. GovernorWendell Anderson proceeded to appoint himself to Mondale's vacated seat, which caused Lieutenant GovernorRudy Perpich to succeed to the office of Governor, and hence created a vacancy in the office of Lieutenant Governor. As per the provisions of the Minnesota Constitution, Olson, as the last-elected President of the Senate, then succeeded to the office of Lieutenant Governor, causing him to automatically resign his seat in the Minnesota Senate effective December 29, 1976. Thus, this seat was already vacant when the 70th Legislature convened.
Setzepfandt resigned from the Minnesota House of Representatives after having won the special election to represent district 21 in the Minnesota Senate.[10]
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The seventieth Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 4 1977 The 67 members of the Minnesota Senate and the 134 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives were elected during the General Election of November 2 1976 It was the first Minnesota Legislature since the thirty eighth Minnesota Legislature whose members of the Minnesota Senate were chosen in partisan elections Seventieth Minnesota Legislature 69th Minnesota Legislature 71st Minnesota Legislature OverviewLegislative bodyMinnesota LegislatureJurisdictionMinnesota United StatesMeeting placeMinnesota State CapitolTermJanuary 4 1977 1977 01 04 January 2 1979 1979 01 02 Websitewww wbr leg wbr state wbr mn wbr usMinnesota State SenateMembers67 SenatorsPresidentEdward J GeartyMajority LeaderNick ColemanMinority LeaderRobert O AshbachParty controlDemocratic Farmer Labor PartyMinnesota House of RepresentativesMembers134 RepresentativesSpeakerMartin O SaboMajority LeaderIrv AndersonMinority LeaderHenry J SavelkoulParty controlDemocratic Farmer Labor Party Contents 1 Sessions 2 Party summary 2 1 Senate 2 2 House of Representatives 3 Leadership 3 1 Senate 3 2 House of Representatives 4 Members 4 1 Senate 4 2 House of Representatives 5 Membership changes 5 1 Senate 5 2 House of Representatives 6 Notes 7 ReferencesSessions editThe legislature met in a regular session from January 4 1977 to May 23 1977 A continuation of the regular session was held between January 17 1978 and March 24 1978 There were no special sessions of the 70th Legislature 1 Party summary editResignations and new members are discussed in the Membership changes section below Senate edit Party 2 Shading indicates majority caucus Total VacantDFL Ind IREnd of previous Legislature 37 1 28 66 1Begin 48 0 18 66 1February 15 1977 49 67 0November 1 1977 48 66 1December 9 1977 19 67 0December 1 1978 47 66 1December 29 1978 20 67 0Latest voting share 70 0 30 Beginning of the next Legislature 47 0 20 67 0House of Representatives edit Party 3 Shading indicates majority caucus Total VacantDFL IREnd of previous Legislature 103 31 134 0Begin 104 30 134 0February 15 1977 103 133 1March 18 1977 31 134 0July 31 1977 102 133 1August 1977 nb 1 101 32October 11 1977 33 134 0November 4 1977 100 133 1December 19 1977 34 134 0March 21 1978 nb 2 99 35Latest voting share 74 26 Beginning of the next Legislature 67 67 134 0Leadership editSenate edit President of the Senate Edward J Gearty DFL Minneapolis 6 Senate Majority Leader Nicholas D Coleman DFL Saint Paul 7 Senate Minority Leader Robert O Ashbach IR St Paul 7 House of Representatives edit Speaker of the House Martin O Sabo DFL Minneapolis 8 House Majority Leader Irvin N Anderson DFL International Falls 9 House Minority Leader Henry J Savelkoul IR Albert Lea 9 Members editSenate edit Name District City PartyAnderson Jerald C 19 North Branch DFLAshbach Robert O 48 Saint Paul IRBang Jr Otto T 39 Edina IRBenedict Robert M 38 Bloomington DFLBernhagen John J 22 Hutchinson IRBorden Winston W 13 Brainerd DFLBrataas Nancy 33 Rochester IRChenoweth John C 66 Saint Paul DFLChmielewski Sr Florian W 14 Sturgeon Lake DFLColeman Nicholas D 65 Saint Paul DFLDavies II John Thomas 60 Minneapolis DFLDieterich Neil 62 Saint Paul DFLDunn Robert G 18 Princeton IREngler Steven 25 Randolph IRFrederick Mel 32 West Concord IRGearty Edward J 54 Minneapolis DFLGunderson Jerome O 35 Mabel DFLHanson Marvin B 01 Hallock DFLHughes Jerome M 50 Saint Paul DFLHumphrey III Hubert H 44 New Hope DFLJensen Carl A 28 Sleepy Eye IRJohnson Douglas J 06 Cook DFLKeefe Sr John B 40 Hopkins IRKeefe Stephen 59 Minneapolis DFLKirchner William G 37 Richfield IRKleinbaum Jack I 17 Saint Cloud DFLKnaak Delores J 49 White Bear Lake IRKnoll Franklin J 61 Minneapolis DFLKnutson Howard A 53 Burnsville IRLaufenburger Roger A 34 Lewiston DFLLessard Bob B 03 International Falls DFLLewis Sr B Robert 41 Saint Louis Park DFLLuther William Paul 45 Brooklyn Center DFLMcCutcheon William W 67 Saint Paul DFLMenning Marion O 26 Edgerton DFLMerriam Eugene R 47 Coon Rapids DFLMilton John Watson 49 White Bear Lake DFLMoe Roger D 02 Ada DFLNelson Tom A 31 Austin DFLNichols James W 20 Lake Benton DFLOgdahl Sr Harmon T 58 Minneapolis IROlhoft Wayne 11 Herman DFLOlson Howard D 27 Saint James DFLPenny Timothy Joseph 30 New Richland DFLPerpich George F 05 Chisholm DFLPeterson Collin Clark 10 Detroit Lakes DFLPillsbury George Sturgis 42 Wayzata IRPurfeerst Clarence Mark 24 Faribault DFLRenneke Earl W 23 Le Sueur IRSchaaf David D 46 Fridley DFLSchmitz Robert J 36 Jordan DFLSchrom Ed 16 Albany DFLSetzepfandt A O H 21 Bird Island DFLSieloff Ronald B 63 Saint Paul IRSikorski Gerald Edward 51 Stillwater DFLSillers Douglas H 09 Moorhead IRSolon Sam George 07 Duluth DFLSpear Allan H 57 Minneapolis DFLStaples Emily Anne 43 Plymouth DFLStokowski Eugene E 55 Minneapolis DFLStrand Roger Ernest 15 Cyrus DFLStumpf Jr Peter P 64 Saint Paul DFLTennessen Robert J 56 Minneapolis DFLUeland Jr Arnulf 29 Mankato IRUlland James E 08 Duluth IRVega Conrado M 52 South Saint Paul DFLWegener Myrton O 12 Bertha DFLWillet Gerald L 04 Park Rapids DFLHouse of Representatives edit Name District City PartyAbeln Lyle G 38B Bloomington DFLAdams Leo G 44B New Hope DFLAlbrecht Raymond John 23A Brownton IRAnderson Bruce W 26A Slayton DFLAnderson Delbert F 15A Starbuck IRAnderson Glen H 15B Bellingham DFLAnderson Irvin N 03A International Falls DFLAnderson Robert A 10B Ottertail IRArlandson John R 41A Golden Valley DFLBattaglia David Peter 06B Two Harbors DFLBeauchamp David J 09A Moorhead DFLBegich Joseph R 06A Eveleth DFLBerg Thomas K 56B Minneapolis DFLBerglin Linda Lee 59A Minneapolis DFLBerkelman Thomas R 08B Duluth DFLBiersdorf John S 32A Owatonna IRBirnstihl Orville E 24B Faribault DFLBrandl John E 61A Minneapolis DFLBraun Arthur Michael 01A Greenbush DFLBrinkman Bernard J 16B Richmond DFLByrne Margaret Mary 64B Saint Paul DFLCarlson Sr Arne Helge 58B Minneapolis IRCarlson Douglas W 14A Sandstone IRCarlson Sr Lyndon R 44A Brooklyn Center DFLCasserly James R 56A Minneapolis DFLClark Janet H 60A Minneapolis DFLClawson John T 19A Center City DFLCohen Richard J 63B Saint Paul DFLCorbid John R 01B Oklee DFLCummiskey David R 29A Mankato DFLDahl Harold J 22B Howard Lake DFLDean William D 58A Minneapolis IRDen Ouden Gaylin L R 21B Prinsburg IREckstein Anton Joseph 28B New Ulm DFLEken Willis Roy 02B Twin Valley DFLEllingson Robert L 45B Brooklyn Center DFLEnebo Stanley A 60B Minneapolis DFLErickson Wendell O 26B Hills IREsau Gilbert D 28A Mountain Lake IREvans James 10A Detroit Lakes IREwald Douglas 40A Minnetonka IRFaricy Ray W 63A Saint Paul DFLFjoslien David O 11B Brandon IRForsythe Mary M 39A Edina IRFriedrich Donald L 32B Rochester IRFudro Stanley J 55A Minneapolis DFLFugina Peter X 05A Virginia DFLGeorge Michael J 50A Mahtomedi DFLGunter Clarence L 21A Raymond DFLHanson Walter R 62B Saint Paul DFLHaugerud Neil Sherman 35A Preston DFLHeinitz Orlando Jacob 43A Plymouth IRHokanson Shirley A 37A Richfield DFLJacobs Joel 47A Coon Rapids DFLJaros Mike 07B Duluth DFLJensen Robert C 53B Farmington DFLJohnson Carl M 23B Saint Peter DFLJude Thaddeus 42A Mound DFLKahn Phyllis L 57A Minneapolis DFLKaley John R 33A Rochester IRKalis Henry J 30A Walters DFLKelly Randy Cameron 66B Saint Paul DFLKelly William Nelson 02A East Grand Forks DFLKempe Arnold E 67A West Saint Paul DFLKempe Raymond J 53A West Saint Paul DFLKing Dwayne A 43B Golden Valley DFLKnickerbocker Gerald C 40B Hopkins IRKostohryz Sr Richard J 50B North Saint Paul DFLKroening Carl W 54A Minneapolis DFLKvam Adolph Leonard 22A Litchfield IRLaidig Gary W 51A Stillwater IRLangseth Keith L 09B Glyndon DFLLehto Arlene Ione 08A Duluth DFLLemke Richard R 34A Lake City DFLMangan Thomas J 19B Anoka DFLMann George L 27A Windom DFLMcCarron Paul 46A Unknown DFLMcCollar Maurice D 49B White Bear Lake DFLMcDonald Kenneth James 36A Watertown IRMcEachern Robert O 18B Saint Michael DFLMetzen James P 52A South Saint Paul DFLMoe Donald M 65B Saint Paul DFLMunger Sr Willard M 07A Duluth DFLMurphy Mary Catherine 14B Hermantown DFLNeisen Howard J 49A Mounds View DFLNelsen Bruce G 12A Staples IRNelsen Jr Marlin B 13B Aitkin DFLNelson Ken G 59B Minneapolis DFLNiehaus Sr Joseph T 16A Sauk Centre IRNorton Fred C 65A Saint Paul DFLNovak Steven G 48A New Brighton DFLOnnen Tony D 22B Cokato IROsthoff C Thomas 64A Saint Paul DFLPatton Al W 17A Sartell DFLPehler James C 17B Saint Cloud DFLPeterson Darrel L 27B Fairmont IRPetrafeso Paul R 41B Saint Louis Park DFLPleasant Ray O 39B Bloomington IRPrahl Norman Rudolph 03B Grand Rapids DFLRedalen Elton R 35A Fountain IRReding Leo John 31B Austin DFLRice James Isaac 54B Minneapolis DFLRose John T 48B Roseville IRSabo Martin Olav 57B Minneapolis DFLSamuelson Donald B 13A Brainerd DFLSarna John J 55B Minneapolis DFLSavelkoul Henry J 31A Albert Lea IRScheid Linda J 45A Brooklyn Park DFLSchulz Victor H 25B Goodhue DFLSearle Sr Rodney Newell 30B Waseca IRSearles Robert L 42B Wayzata IRSetzepfandt A O H 21B Bird Island DFLSherwood Glen A 04B Pine River IR nb 2 Sieben Jr Harry A 52B Hastings DFLSieben Michael R 51B Newport DFLSimoneau Wayne A 46B Fridley DFLSkoglund Wesley J 61B Minneapolis DFLSmogard Ellsworth G 20A Madison DFLSpanish John J 05B Hibbing DFLSt Onge Doug J 04A Bemidji DFLStanton Russell P 20B Marshall DFLStoa Tom 34B Winona DFLSuss Ted L 36B New Prague DFLSwanson James C 37B Richfield DFLTomlinson John D 67B Saint Paul DFLVanasek Robert E 24A New Prague DFLVoss Gordon Owen 47B Blaine DFLWaldorf Eugene T 66A Saint Paul DFLWelch Richard J 18A Cambridge DFLWenstrom Gene R 11A Elbow Lake DFLWenzel Stephen G 12B Little Falls DFLWhite Jim F 25A Farmington DFLWieser Jr Al W 35B La Crescent IR nb 1 Wigley Richard E 29B Lake Crystal IRWilliamson Bruce D 38A Bloomington DFLWynia Ann 62A Saint Paul DFLZubay Kenneth Peter 33B Rochester IRMembership changes editSenate edit District Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date successorseated21 None Incumbent DFLer and then Senate President Alec G Olson had been reelected during the General Election of 1976 However during the same election cycle U S Senator Walter Mondale was elected Vice President of the United States causing Mondale to resign from the U S Senate Governor Wendell Anderson proceeded to appoint himself to Mondale s vacated seat which caused Lieutenant Governor Rudy Perpich to succeed to the office of Governor and hence created a vacancy in the office of Lieutenant Governor As per the provisions of the Minnesota Constitution Olson as the last elected President of the Senate then succeeded to the office of Lieutenant Governor causing him to automatically resign his seat in the Minnesota Senate effective December 29 1976 Thus this seat was already vacant when the 70th Legislature convened A O H Setzepfandt DFL February 15 1977 10 49 John Watson Milton DFL Milton resigned effective November 1 1977 11 Delores J Knaak IR December 9 1977 12 13 Winston W Borden DFL Borden resigned to become the Executive Secretary of the Minnesota Association of Commerce and Industry 13 David E Rued IR December 29 1978 14 House of Representatives edit District Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date successorseated21B A O H Setzepfandt DFL Setzepfandt resigned from the Minnesota House of Representatives after having won the special election to represent district 21 in the Minnesota Senate 10 Gaylin L R Den Ouden IR March 18 1977 15 22B Harold J Dahl DFL Dahl resigned on July 31 1977 to accept appointment as a judge 16 Tony Onnen IR October 11 1977 17 35A Neil Sherman Haugerud DFL Haugerud resigned on November 4 1977 to accept appointment by President Jimmy Carter to serve on the Upper Mississippi River Basin Commission 18 Elton R Redalen IR December 19 1977 19 Notes edit a b Al Wieser disaffiliated from the Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party and joined the Independent Republican Party of Minnesota in August 1977 4 a b Glen Sherwood disaffiliated from the Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party and joined the Independent Republican Party of Minnesota on March 21 1978 5 References edit Sessions of the Minnesota State Legislature and the Minnesota Territorial Legislature 1849 present Minnesota Legislative Reference Library Retrieved 8 November 2017 Party Control of the Minnesota Senate 1951 present Minnesota Legislative Reference Library Retrieved 8 November 2017 Party Control of the Minnesota House of Representatives 1951 present Minnesota Legislative Reference Library Retrieved 8 November 2017 Wieser Jr Al W Legislators Past amp Present Minnesota Legislative Reference Library Retrieved 9 November 2017 Sherwood Glen A Legislators Past amp Present Minnesota Legislative Reference Library Retrieved 9 November 2017 President and President Pro Tempore of the Minnesota Senate 1849 present Minnesota Legislative Reference Library Retrieved 9 November 2017 a b Majority and Minority Leaders of the Minnesota Senate 1933 present Minnesota Legislative Reference Library Retrieved 9 November 2017 Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives 1849 present Minnesota Legislative Reference Library Retrieved 9 November 2017 a b Majority and Minority Leaders of the Minnesota House of Representatives 1901 present Minnesota Legislative Reference Library Retrieved 9 November 2017 a b Setzepfandt A O H Setze Doc Legislators Past amp Present Minnesota Legislative Reference Library Retrieved 9 November 2017 Milton John Watson Legislators Past amp Present Minnesota Legislative Reference Library Retrieved 9 November 2017 Knaak Delores J Dee Legislators Past amp Present Minnesota Legislative Reference Library Retrieved 9 November 2017 Borden Winston W Win Legislators Past amp Present Minnesota Legislative Reference Library Retrieved 9 November 2017 Rued David E Dave Legislators Past amp Present Minnesota Legislative Reference Library Retrieved 9 November 2017 Den Ouden Gaylin L R Legislators Past amp Present Minnesota Legislative Reference Library Retrieved 9 November 2017 Dahl Harold J Howard Legislators Past amp Present Minnesota Legislative Reference Library Retrieved 9 November 2017 Onnen Tony D Legislators Past amp Present Minnesota Legislative Reference Library Retrieved 9 November 2017 Haugerud Neil Sherman Legislators Past amp Present Minnesota Legislative Reference Library Retrieved 9 November 2017 Redalen Elton R Legislators Past amp Present Minnesota Legislative Reference Library Retrieved 9 November 2017 Minnesota Legislators Past amp Present Session Search Results Session 70 Senate Minnesota Legislators Past amp Present Session Search Results Session 70 House Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 70th Minnesota Legislature amp oldid 1158226663, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
