81st Minnesota Legislature
| 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 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.
Sessions
[edit]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 summary
[edit]- Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Membership changes" section, below.
Senate
[edit]| Party[2] (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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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 |
House of Representatives
[edit]| Party[6] (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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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 |
Leadership
[edit]Senate
[edit]- President of the Senate
- Allan Spear (DFL-Minneapolis)[8]
House of Representatives
[edit]- Speaker of the House
- Steve Sviggum (R-Kenyon)[10]
- House Majority Leader
- Tim Pawlenty (R-Eagen)[11]
Members
[edit]Senate
[edit]House of Representatives
[edit]Membership changes
[edit]Senate
[edit]| 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] |
House of Representatives
[edit]| 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] |
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b Previously a Republican, Dean Johnson joined the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party on January 12, 2000.[3]
- ^ a b Elected as an Independent, Charlie Berg joined the Republican Party of Minnesota on June 15, 2000.[4]
- ^ a b Previously a member of the DFL, Bob Lessard became an Independent on July 18, 2000.[5]
- ^ a b Previously a Republican, Doug Reuter became an Independent on May 18, 1999.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sessions of the Minnesota State Legislature and the Minnesota Territorial Legislature, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ^ "Party Control of the Minnesota Senate, 1951-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ^ "Johnson, Dean Elton". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ^ "Berg, Charles A." Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ^ "Lessard, Bob B." Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ^ "Party Control of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1951-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ^ "Reuter, Doug". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ^ "President and President Pro Tempore of the Minnesota Senate, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ a b "Majority and Minority Leaders of the Minnesota Senate, 1933-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ "Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ a b "Majority and Minority Leaders of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1901-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ "Beckman, Tracy L." Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ^ "Ziegler, Donald N." Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ^ "Morse, Steven". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ^ "Kierlin, Bob". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ^ "Johnson, Janet B." Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ^ "Ring, Twyla L." Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ^ "Ten Eyck, David J." Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ^ "Kinkel, Anthony G." Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ^ "Munger, Sr., Willard M." Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ^ "Swapinski, Dale". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 5 December 2014.