^Territorial governor appointed by President James Buchanan.
^ abAlthough legislators were elected, it was determined that an 1858-59 session was unnecessary due to the protracted length of the 1857-58 session; hence, these legislators never convened and were never sworn in.
^ abDue to a constitutional amendment, effective with the election of 1878, terms for senators became four years and terms for representatives became two years.
^ abcdefghiAppointed to fill the remainder of the previous officeholder's term. Later elected in their own right.
^ abAfter a constitutional amendment in 1912, the Minnesota Legislature was nonpartisan until 1973. It went into effect in 1915 Legislators caucused as "conservatives" and "liberals," roughly equivalent to Republicans and Democrats/Farmer Laborites.
^Constitutional amendment passed in 1956 making the clerk an appointed, nonpartisan position.
^ abA recount and subsequent litigation lasting 139 days delayed Karl Rolvaag's inauguration as governor.
^From 1975 until 1995, the Republican Party of Minnesota was called the Independent–Republican Party of Minnesota.
^A series of special elections and party switches led to the composition in the 1978 session.[4]
^With the split chamber, a power-sharing agreement was negotiated. A Republican Speaker, Rod Searle, was elected, but Democrats received control of most committees. The tie was broken when a Republican, Robert Pavlak, was expelled from the chamber on May 19, 1979 on a party-line vote due to a legal and ethical violations. The agreement of shared-power held through the end of the year's session two days later, despite the Democrats' 67-66 majority.[5][6]
^Appointed by governor to fill vacancy, having already been elected to next full term.
^A special election was held for Pavlak's seat in District 67A. A Democrat, Frank J. Rodriguez, Jr., was elected, giving the Democrats a constitutional majority. With that, they reorganized the chamber under their control in the 1980 session.[5][4]
^A party switch from Republican to Independent by Charles Berg led to the composition in the 1985 session.[3]
^A party switch from Independent to DFL by Charles Berg led to the composition in the 1986 session.[3]
^A series of special elections and party switches led to the composition in the 2000 session.[4]
^A party switch from Republican to Independent by Doug Reuter led to the composition in the 2000 session.[4]
^In December 2007, Republican Tom Neuville resigned to accept a District Court appointment.
^In January 2008, Democrat Kevin Dahle was elected in a special election to succeed Republican Tom Neuville.
^In July 2008, Republican incumbent Ron Erhardt became an independent.
^A seat flipped from Democratic to Republican in February through a special election.[8]
^Four Republicans announced on December 8, 2018, they would not join the Republican caucus in the 91st Legislature and would instead form their own caucus, the "New House Republican Caucus."[9]
^Five Republicans do not caucus with the Republican minority, see note [an]
^In addition to the five Republicans that do not caucus with the Republic Minority, representative John Thompson was expelled from the Democratic-Farmer-Labor caucus
^Nordby, Mary Jane Morrison. Foreword by Jack (2002). The Minnesota state constitution : a reference guide. Westport, Conn. [u.a.]: Greenwood Press. p. 10. ISBN0-313-28411-3.
^"Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1849-present - Minnesota Legislative Reference Library". www.lrl.mn.gov. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
^ abcdefghij"Party Control of the Minnesota Senate - Minnesota Legislative Reference Library". www.leg.mn.gov.
^ abcdefghijkl"Party Control of the Minnesota House of Representatives - Minnesota Legislative Reference Library". www.leg.mn.gov.
^ abLoepp, Daniel (1999). Sharing the balance of power : an examination of shared power in the Michigan House of Representatives, 1993-94. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. p. 24. ISBN0472097024. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
^"Journal of the House" (PDF). Minnesota Legislature. Minnesota State Legislature. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
^Van Oot, Torey. "Republican Jason Rarick wins Minnesota Senate seat vacated by Democrat". Star Tribune. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
^Bakst, Brian (December 8, 2018). "Renegade House members split from GOP caucus". Minnesota Public Radio. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Political party strength in Minnesota news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U S state of Minnesota Governor Lieutenant Governor Secretary of State Attorney General State Auditor State Treasurer before 2003 The table also indicates the historical party composition in the State Senate State House of Representatives State delegation to the United States Senate State delegation to the United States House of RepresentativesFor years in which a United States presidential election was held the table indicates which party s nominees received the state s electoral votes Contents 1 Pre statehood 1849 1857 2 1858 2002 3 2003 present 4 See also 5 ReferencesPre statehood 1849 1857 EditYear Executive offices Territorial Legislature United States CongressGovernor Territorial Secretary Attorney General Auditor Treasurer Terr Senate Terr House Delegate1849 Alexander Ramsey W a Charles K Smith W Lorenzo A Babcock W Jonathan E McKusick W Calvin A Tuttle W 6D 2W 1 12D 4W 2 Henry Hastings Sibley D b 18501851 Alexander C Wilkin W 8D 7 3W5D 4 2W1852 Abraham Van Vorhes W 7D 2W 10D 5 3W1853 Willis A Gorman D c Joseph Rosser D LaFayette Emmett D Socrates Nelson D George W Prescott D 13D 3W 2 Henry M Rice D b 1854 Julius Georgii D Charles E Leonard D 9D 13D 5W1855 13D 4 1R1856 9D 4 2R 18D 12R 9 8D 4 2R 19D 11R 9 6D 4 2R1857 Samuel Medary D d Charles L Chase D George W Armstrong D 6D 5R 4 20R 18D William W Kingsbury D b 20R 19D19R 19D20R 19D20D 17R 43D 37RYear Governor Territorial Secretary Attorney General Auditor Treasurer Terr Senate Terr House DelegateExecutive offices Territorial Legislature United States Congress1858 2002 EditYear Executive offices State Legislature Judicial United States Congress Electoral votesGovernor Lt Governor Secretaryof State AttorneyGeneral Auditor Treasurer State Senate State House Clerk of the Supreme Court U S Senator Class I U S Senator Class II U S House1858 Henry Hastings Sibley D William Holcombe D Francis Baasen D Charles H Berry D William F Dunbar D George W Armstrong D 20D 17R 43D 37R Jacob J Noah D Henry M Rice D James Shields D 2D1859 19D 18R e 49R 31D e Morton S Wilkinson R 2R1860 Alexander Ramsey R f Ignatius L Donnelly R g James H Baker R Gordon E Cole R Charles Scheffer R 23R 13D 1I 58R 22D Lincoln Hamlin R Y1861 Charles McIlrath R 19R 2D 40R 2D Andrew J Van Vorhes R 1862 David Blakeley R 16R 5D 30R 10D 2UD1863 Henry A Swift R h 29R 12D 1UDHenry A Swift R h vacant Alexander Ramsey R 1864 Stephen Miller R Charles D Sherwood R 17R 4D 27R 11D 4UD George F Potter R i Lincoln Johnson NU Y1865 32R 10D Daniel Sheldon Norton R j 1866 William Rainey Marshall R Thomas H Armstrong R William J Colvill R 16R 5D 29R 13D1867 17R 5D 37R 9D 1 Sherwood Hough R k 1868 Henry C Rogers R Francis R E Cornell R Emil D Munch R 15R 7D 34R 13D Grant Colfax R Y1869 16R 6D 38R 9D 1R 1D1870 Horace Austin R William H Yale R Hans Mattson R William Windom R l 1871 14R 8D 27R 20D Ozora P Stearns R 2RWilliam Windom R m 1872 Samuel P Jennison R William Seeger R n 29R 12D 73R 33D Grant Wilson R Y1873 Orlan P Whitcomb R Edwin W Dyke R o 31R 10D 79R 27D 3R1874 Cushman K Davis R Alphonso Barto R George P Wilson R Edwin W Dyke D p 28R 13D 58R 48D1875 21R 18D 2I 54R 48D 4I Samuel J R McMillan R 1876 John S Pillsbury R James Wakefield R John S Irgens R William Pfaender R 27R 14D 74R 32D Sam Nichols R q Hayes Wheeler R Y1877 26R 15D 77R 29D1878 29R 12D 66R 40D1879 23R 16D 2GB r 73R 30D 3GB r 2R 1D1880 Charles A Gilman R Frederick Von Baumbach R Charles M Start R g Charles Kittelson R Garfield Arthur R Y1881 William John Hahn R s 29R 11D 1 87R 15D 1 Alonzo J Edgerton R l 3R1882 Lucius Frederick Hubbard R William W Braden R William Windom R 1883 36R 10D 1I 72R 28D 2I 1 Dwight M Sabin R 5R1884 Blaine Logan R N1885 30R 17D 70R 33D18861887 Andrew Ryan McGill R Albert E Rice R Hans Mattson R Moses E Clapp R Joseph Bobleter R 30R 16D 1FA 66R 34D 3FA John David Jones R t Cushman K Davis R j 3D 2R1888 Harrison Morton R Y1889 William Rush Merriam R 89R 9D 3I 2FA William D Washburn R 5R18901891 Gideon S Ives R Frederick P Brown R Adolph Biermann D 25R 16D 13P u 52D 43R 19FA v Charles P Holcomb R 3D 1R 1P1892 Harrison Reid R N1893 Knute Nelson R f David Marston Clough R Henry W Childs R 71R 41D 2Pop 4R 2D 1Pop18941895 David Marston Clough R w Frank A Day R Albert Berg R Robert C Dunn R August T Koerner R 46R 5Pop 3D 95R 10D 9Pop Darius F Reese R x Knute Nelson R j 7R1896 McKinley Hobart R Y1897 John L Gibbs R 90R 13Pop 11D18981899 John Lind D y Lyndon A Smith R Wallace B Douglas R z 44R 18D 1I 93R 25D 1I1900 McKinley Roosevelt R YCharles A Towne D l 1901 Samuel Rinnah Van Sant R Peter E Hanson R Julius H Block R 96R 17D 6Pop Moses E Clapp R 19021903 Ray W Jones R Samuel G Iverson R 52R 11D 104R 15D C A Pidgeon R g 8R 1D1904 William J Donahower R l Roosevelt Fairbanks R Y1905 John Albert Johnson D j Edward T Young R 109R 10D 9R19061907 Adolph Olson Eberhart R Julius A Schmahl R Clarence C Dinehart R j 43R 19D 1Pop 102R 14D 3Proh 8R 1D1908 Taft Sherman R Y1909 Adolph Olson Eberhart R w Edward Everett Smith h George T Simpson R 94R 22D 3Proh1910 Elias S Pettijohn R l Irving A Caswell R s aa 1911 Samuel Y Gordon R Walter J Smith R g 42R 19D 2I 88R 26D 4Proh 1IR 1Soc1912 Lyndon A Smith R j Roosevelt Johnson Prog N1913 Joseph A A Burnquist R 98R 20D 1 Proh 1Soc19141915 Winfield Scott Hammond D j J A O Preus R Conservativemajority ab Conservativemajority ab 9R 1D1916 Joseph A A Burnquist R w George H Sullivan h Arthur C Gooding R l Hughes Fairbanks R N1917 Thomas Frankson R Henry Rines R g Frank B Kellogg R 1918 Clifford L Hilton R s z 1919 Herman J Mueller R ac 9R 1FL1920 Harding Coolidge R Y1921 J A O Preus R Louis L Collins R Mike Holm R j Ray P Chase R 10R19221923 Grace F Kaercher R Henrik Shipstead FL Magnus Johnson FL 8R 2FL1924 Coolidge Dawes R Y1925 Theodore Christianson R William I Nolan R g Edward W Stark R l Thomas D Schall R j 7R 3FL19261927 Albert F Pratt R l j Julius A Schmahl R 8R 2FL1928 G Aaron Youngquist R s g Hoover Curtis R Y1929 Charles Edward Adams R h Henry N Benson R s 9R 1FL19301931 Floyd B Olson FL j Henry M Arens FL Stafford King R g 1932 Roosevelt Garner D Y1933 Konrad K Solberg FL Harry H Peterson FL z Liberalmajority 5FL 3R 1D19341935 Hjalmar Petersen FL Conservativemajority Russell O Gunderson FL ad Elmer A Benson FL l 5R 3FL 1D1936 Hjalmar Petersen FL h William B Richardson R ae William S Ervin FL l Guy V Howard R 1937 Elmer A Benson FL Gottfrid Lindsten FL C A Halverson FL Liberalmajority Ernest Lundeen FL j 5FL 3R 1D19381939 Harold Stassen R g C Elmer Anderson R Joseph A A Burnquist R Julius A Schmahl R Conservativemajority Grace F Kaercher R 7R 1D 1FL1940 Roosevelt Wallace D Y1941 Henrik Shipstead R Joseph H Ball R l 8R 1FL1942 Arthur E Nelson R 1943 Edward J Thye R Edward J Thye R w Archie H Miller R h Joseph H Ball R 1944 Roosevelt Truman D Y1945 C Elmer Anderson R 7R 2DFL af 19461947 Luther Youngdahl R g Edward J Thye R 8R 1DFL1948 Truman Barkley D Y1949 Hubert Humphrey DFL ag 5R 4DFL19501951 C Elmer Anderson R w vacant Val Bjornson R 51C 16L 87C 44L1952 H H Chesterman l Eisenhower Nixon R YVirginia Paul Holm R s 1953 Ancher Nelsen R ah 52C 15L 85C 46L1954 Donald O Wright R h 1955 Orville Freeman DFL Karl Rolvaag DFL Joseph L Donovan DFL Miles Lord DFL g Arthur Hansen DFL 48C 19L 66L 65C Frank Larkin DFL 5DFL 4R19561957 Kristjan Valdimar Bjornson R 70L 61C ai 19581959 43C 24L 72L 59C Eugene McCarthy DFL 5R 4DFL1960 Walter Mondale DFL s f Kennedy Johnson D Y1961 Elmer L Andersen R aj 6R 3DFL19621963 Karl Rolvaag DFL aj Sandy Keith DFL 80C 54L 1I 4R 4DFL1964 Johnson Humphrey D YRobert W Mattson Sr DFL l Walter Mondale DFL s ag 1965 44C 23L 78C 56L 1I19661967 Harold LeVander R James B Goetz R Douglas M Head R 45C 22L 93C 42L 5R 3DFL1968 Humphrey Muskie D N1969 William J O Brien R l 85C 50L19701971 Wendell Anderson DFL f Rudy Perpich DFL Arlen Erdahl R Warren Spannaus DFL Rolland Hatfield R 34C 33L 70C 65L Hubert Humphrey DFL j 4R 4DFL1972 Nixon Agnew R Y1973 37DFL 30R 77DFL 57R1974 36DFL 31R 3 1975 Joan Growe DFL Bob Mattson DFL Jim Lord DFL 38DFL 28IR ak 1I 104DFL 30IR 5DFL 3R1976 103DFL 31IR 4 Carter Mondale D YRudy Perpich DFL h Alec G Olson DFL h Wendell Anderson DFL l g 1977 49DFL 18IR 104DFL 30IR 4DFL 4R1978 48DFL 19IR 3 99DFL 35IR al Muriel Humphrey DFL l 1979 Al Quie IR Lou Wangberg IR Arne Carlson IR 47DFL 20IR 67DFL 67IR am David Durenberger IR Rudy Boschwitz IR an 1980 45DFL 22IR 3 68DFL 66IR ao Carter Mondale D N1981 70DFL 64IR 5R 3DFL1982 44DFL 23IR 3 1983 Rudy Perpich DFL Marlene Johnson DFL Skip Humphrey DFL Robert W Mattson Jr DFL 42DFL 25IR 77DFL 57IR 5DFL 3R1984 76DFL 58IR 4 Mondale Ferraro D N1985 42DFL 24IR 1I ap 69IR 65DFL1986 43DFL 24IR aq 1987 Michael McGrath DFL 47DFL 20IR 83DFL 51IR1988 46DFL 21IR 3 82DFL 52IR 4 Dukakis Bentsen D N1989 44DFL 23IR 3 81DFL 53IR1990 80DFL 54IR 4 1991 Arne Carlson IR Joanell Dyrstad IR Mark Dayton DFL 46DFL 21IR Paul Wellstone DFL j 6DFL 2R1992 78DFL 56IR 4 Clinton Gore D Y1993 45DFL 22IR 87DFL 47IR1994 84DFL 50IR1995 Joanne Benson IR Judi Dutcher IR 43DFL 24IR 71DFL 63IR Rod Grams R 1996 42DFL 25R 69DFL 65R 4 1997 42DFL 24R 1I 70DFL 64R19981999 Jesse Ventura Ref Mae Schunk Ref Mary Kiffmeyer R Mike Hatch DFL Carol C Johnson DFL 40DFL 26R 1I 71R 63DFL2000 Jesse Ventura IPM 7 Mae Schunk IPM Judi Dutcher DFL ar 41DFL 25R 1I as 70R 63DFL 1I at Gore Lieberman D N2001 39DFL 27R 1IPM 69R 65DFL Mark Dayton DFL 5DFL 3R2002 70R 64DFL 4 Dean Barkley IPM l Year Governor Lt Governor Secretaryof State AttorneyGeneral Auditor Treasurer State Senate State House Clerk of the Supreme Court U S Senator Class I U S Senator Class II U S House Electoral votesExecutive offices State Legislature Judicial United States Congress2003 present EditYear Executive offices State Legislature United States Congress Electoral votesGovernor Lt Governor Secretaryof State AttorneyGeneral Auditor State Senate State House U S Senator Class I U S Senator Class II U S House2003 Tim Pawlenty R Carol Molnau R Mary Kiffmeyer R Mike Hatch DFL Patricia Anderson R 35DFL 31R 1IPM 81R 53DFL Mark Dayton DFL Norm Coleman R 4DFL 4R2004 John Kerry John Edwards D N2005 68R 66DFL2006 37DFL 29R 1IPM 3 2007 Mark Ritchie DFL Lori Swanson DFL Rebecca Otto DFL 44DFL 23R 85DFL 49R Amy Klobuchar DFL 5DFL 3R44DFL 22R au 2008 Barack Obama Joe Biden D Y45DFL 22R av 85DFL 47R 1IR 1I aw 2009 46DFL 21R 3 87DFL 47R Al Franken DFL g 20102011 Mark Dayton DFL Yvonne Prettner Solon DFL 37R 30DFL 72R 62DFL 4DFL 4R20122013 39DFL 28R 73DFL 61R 5DFL 3R20142015 Tina Smith DFL f Steve Simon DFL 72R 62DFL2016 73R 61DFL 4 Hillary Clinton Tim Kaine D N2017 34R 33DFL 77R 57DFL2018 Michelle Fischbach R h 33R 33DFL Tina Smith DFL s 2019 Tim Walz DFL Peggy Flanagan DFL Keith Ellison DFL Julie Blaha DFL 35R 32DFL ax 75DFL 59R ay 2020 Joe Biden Kamala Harris D Y2021 34R 31DFL 2I az 70DFL 64R ba 4DFL 4R2022 69DFL 64R 1I bb 2023 34DFL 33R 70DFL 64RYear Governor Lt Governor Secretaryof State AttorneyGeneral Auditor State Senate State House U S Senator Class I U S Senator Class II U S House Electoral votesExecutive offices State Legislature United States CongressKey to party colors and abbreviations for members of the U S Congress and other politicians or officials Alaskan Independence AKIP American Know Nothing KN American Labor AL Anti Jacksonian Anti J National Republican NR Anti Administration AA Anti Masonic Anti M Conservative Con Democratic D Democratic Farmer Labor DFL Dixiecrat Dix States Rights SR Democratic Republican DR Farmer Labor FL Federalist F Pro Administration PA Free Soil FS Fusion Fus Greenback GB Independence IPM Independent Democrat ID Independent Republican IR Jacksonian J Liberal Lib Libertarian L National Union NU Nonpartisan League NPL Nullifier N Opposition Northern O Opposition Southern O Populist Pop Progressive Prog Prohibition Proh Readjuster Rea Republican R Silver Sv Silver Republican SvR Socialist Soc Unionist U Unconditional Unionist UU Whig W Independent I Nonpartisan NP Territorial governor appointed by President Zachary Taylor a b c Delegate to the U S House of Representatives from Minnesota Territory Territorial governor appointed by President Franklin Pierce Territorial governor appointed by President James Buchanan a b Although legislators were elected it was determined that an 1858 59 session was unnecessary due to the protracted length of the 1857 58 session hence these legislators never convened and were never sworn in a b c d e Resigned to become U S Senator a b c d e f g h i j k l m Resigned a b c d e f g h i j k Succeeded to office following death or resignation of previous officeholder Lost renomination a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Died in office Lost renomination a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Appointed by governor to fill vacancy Resigned to become U S Secretary of the Treasury Resigned following impeachment but before trial by Minnesota Senate 1 Appointed by governor to fill vacancy in early 1873 Later elected to office in his own right as a Democrat Dyke did not win the endorsement of the Republican Party in 1873 but sought the Democratic endorsement and won with it Lost renomination a b Due to a constitutional amendment effective with the election of 1878 terms for senators became four years and terms for representatives became two years a b c d e f g h i Appointed to fill the remainder of the previous officeholder s term Later elected in their own right Lost renomination Elected a Republican President Pro Tempore John B Sanborn and organized the chamber A coalition of Democrats and members of the Farmers Alliance organized the chamber and elected an Alliance Speaker Ezra T Champlin 2 a b c d e Succeeded to office following death or resignation of previous officeholder Later elected to office in his or her own right Lost renomination Had also been endorsed by the Populists Silver Republicans a b c Resigned following appointment to Minnesota Supreme Court Lost renomination a b After a constitutional amendment in 1912 the Minnesota Legislature was nonpartisan until 1973 It went into effect in 1915 Legislators caucused as conservatives and liberals roughly equivalent to Republicans and Democrats Farmer Laborites Lost renomination Lost renomination Served as acting lieutenant governor never took the oath of office The Minnesota Farmer Labor Party merged into the Minnesota Democratic Party in 1944 a b Resigned to become Vice President of the United States Resigned to become administrator of the Rural Electrification Administration Constitutional amendment passed in 1956 making the clerk an appointed nonpartisan position a b A recount and subsequent litigation lasting 139 days delayed Karl Rolvaag s inauguration as governor From 1975 until 1995 the Republican Party of Minnesota was called the Independent Republican Party of Minnesota A series of special elections and party switches led to the composition in the 1978 session 4 With the split chamber a power sharing agreement was negotiated A Republican Speaker Rod Searle was elected but Democrats received control of most committees The tie was broken when a Republican Robert Pavlak was expelled from the chamber on May 19 1979 on a party line vote due to a legal and ethical violations The agreement of shared power held through the end of the year s session two days later despite the Democrats 67 66 majority 5 6 Appointed by governor to fill vacancy having already been elected to next full term A special election was held for Pavlak s seat in District 67A A Democrat Frank J Rodriguez Jr was elected giving the Democrats a constitutional majority With that they reorganized the chamber under their control in the 1980 session 5 4 A party switch from Republican to Independent by Charles Berg led to the composition in the 1985 session 3 A party switch from Independent to DFL by Charles Berg led to the composition in the 1986 session 3 Dutcher switched parties in 2000 A series of special elections and party switches led to the composition in the 2000 session 4 A party switch from Republican to Independent by Doug Reuter led to the composition in the 2000 session 4 In December 2007 Republican Tom Neuville resigned to accept a District Court appointment In January 2008 Democrat Kevin Dahle was elected in a special election to succeed Republican Tom Neuville In July 2008 Republican incumbent Ron Erhardt became an independent A seat flipped from Democratic to Republican in February through a special election 8 Four Republicans announced on December 8 2018 they would not join the Republican caucus in the 91st Legislature and would instead form their own caucus the New House Republican Caucus 9 Tom Bakk and David Tomassoni were re elected as Democrats in the 2020 election but switched to Independent immediately after Five Republicans do not caucus with the Republican minority see note an In addition to the five Republicans that do not caucus with the Republic Minority representative John Thompson was expelled from the Democratic Farmer Labor caucusSee also EditPolitics in Minnesota Politics of Minnesota List of political parties in MinnesotaReferences Edit Nordby Mary Jane Morrison Foreword by Jack 2002 The Minnesota state constitution a reference guide Westport Conn u a Greenwood Press p 10 ISBN 0 313 28411 3 Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives 1849 present Minnesota Legislative Reference Library www lrl mn gov Retrieved 2021 06 22 a b c d e f g h i j Party Control of the Minnesota Senate Minnesota Legislative Reference Library www leg mn gov a b c d e f g h i j k l Party Control of the Minnesota House of Representatives Minnesota Legislative Reference Library www leg mn gov a b Loepp Daniel 1999 Sharing the balance of power an examination of shared power in the Michigan House of Representatives 1993 94 Ann Arbor University of Michigan Press p 24 ISBN 0472097024 Retrieved 7 November 2020 Journal of the House PDF Minnesota Legislature Minnesota State Legislature 14 May 2020 Retrieved 7 November 2020 Ventura Leaving Reform Party www washingtonpost com Retrieved 2021 06 05 Van Oot Torey Republican Jason Rarick wins Minnesota Senate seat vacated by Democrat Star Tribune Retrieved 7 November 2020 Bakst Brian December 8 2018 Renegade House members split from GOP caucus Minnesota Public Radio Retrieved September 8 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Political party strength in Minnesota amp oldid 1171268015, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
