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71st Minnesota Legislature

{{Short description|1979 and 1980 legislative sessions}}

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{{Infobox legislative session

| name = Seventy-first Minnesota Legislature

| image = Minnesota State Capitol.jpg

| image_size = 200px

| caption =

| body = Minnesota Legislature

| country = United States

| state = Minnesota

| meeting_place = Minnesota State Capitol

| election =

| government =

| term_start = {{Start date|1979|01|03}}

| term_end = {{End date|1981|01|06}}

| before = 70th Minnesota Legislature

| after = 72nd Minnesota Legislature

| website = {{URL|www.leg.state.mn.us/}}

| chamber1 = Minnesota State Senate

| membership1 = 67 Senators

| control1 = Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party

| chamber1_leader1_type = President

| chamber1_leader1 = Edward J. Gearty

| chamber1_leader2_type = Majority Leader

| chamber1_leader2 = Nick Coleman

| chamber1_leader3_type = Minority Leader

| chamber1_leader3 = Robert O. Ashbach

| chamber1_leader4_type =

| chamber1_leader4 =

| chamber1_leader5_type =

| chamber1_leader5 =

| chamber2 = Minnesota House of Representatives

| membership2 = 134 Representatives

| control2 = Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party

| chamber2_leader1_type = Speaker

| chamber2_leader1 = Rod Searle,
Fred C. Norton

| chamber2_leader2_type = Majority Leader

| chamber2_leader2 = Jerry Knickerbocker,
Irv Anderson

| chamber2_leader3_type = Minority Leader

| chamber2_leader3 = Rod Searle

| chamber2_leader4_type =

| chamber2_leader4 =

| chamber2_leader5_type =

| chamber2_leader5 =

| session1_start =

| session1_end =

}}

The seventy-first Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 3, 1979. The 67 members of the Minnesota Senate were elected during the General Election of November 2, 1976, and the 134 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives were elected during the General Election of November 7, 1978.

The seventy-first legislature is noteworthy for the partisan composition of the House of Representatives. Until Bob Pavlak was unseated for unfair campaign practices,{{cite web|url=https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=10510|title=Pavlak, Sr., Robert L. "Bob"|work=Legislators Past & Present|publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|access-date=7 November 2016}} the House was equally divided between the DFL and the Independent-Republicans.{{cite web|url=https://www.leg.state.mn.us/lrl/timecapsule/session?sess=71|title=71st Legislature (1979-1980)|work=Legislative Time Capsule|publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|access-date=7 November 2016}} Due to the tie, the DFL and the Independent-Republicans were forced to forge a compromise by which the Independent-Republicans were to elect the Speaker from among their own ranks, while the DFL would be given the chairmanship of, and one-vote majorities on, the rules and tax committees. This agreement was superseded for the 1980 continuation of the regular session, by which time the DFL had gained a slim majority in the House.

Sessions

The legislature met in a regular session from January 3, 1979, to May 24, 1979. A special session was convened on May 24, 1979, to consider three bills regarding workers' compensation, energy, and transportation appropriations.{{cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/lrl/histleg/sessions.aspx|title=Sessions of the Minnesota State Legislature and the Minnesota Territorial Legislature, 1849-present.|publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|access-date=7 November 2016}}

A continuation of the regular session was held between January 22, 1980, and April 12, 1980. No special sessions were held in 1980. The legislature met for a total of 99 legislative days during the 1979-80 biennium.

Party summary

:Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Membership changes" section, below.

= Senate =

class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
style="vertical-align:bottom;"

! rowspan=3 |

! colspan=2 | Party{{cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/lrl/histleg/caucus.aspx?body=s|title=Party Control of the Minnesota Senate, 1951-present|publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|access-date=7 November 2016}}

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

! rowspan=3 | Total

! rowspan=3 | Vacant

style="height:5px"

| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |

| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |

DFL

! IR

style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:80%;"| End of previous Legislature

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 47

| 20

! 67

| 0

colspan=5 |
style="font-size:80%" | Begin

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 47

| rowspan="6" | 20

! 67

| 0

style="font-size:80%" | April 25, 1979

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 46

! 66

| 1

style="font-size:80%" | July 9, 1979

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 47

! 67

| 0

style="font-size:80%" | August 1, 1979

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 46

! 66

| 1

style="font-size:80%" | November 12, 1979

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 47

! 67

| 0

style="font-size:80%" | November 26, 1979

| rowspan="2" {{party shading/Democratic}} | 46

! 66

| 1

style="font-size:80%" | January 16, 1980

| rowspan="2" | 21

! 67

| 0

style="font-size:80%" | January 20, 1980

| rowspan="2" {{party shading/Democratic}} | 45

! 66

| 1

style="font-size:80%" | February 28, 1980

| rowspan="2" | 22

! 67

| 0

style="font-size:80%" | May 1, 1980

| rowspan="2" {{party shading/Democratic}} | 44

! 66

| 1

style="font-size:80%" | July 1, 1980

| 21

! 65

| 2

Latest voting share

! {{percentage|44|65|0}}

! {{percentage|21|65|0}}

! colspan=2 |

colspan=4 |
style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:80%;"| Beginning of the next Legislature

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 45

| 22

! 67

| 0

= House of Representatives =

class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
style="vertical-align:bottom;"

! rowspan=3 |

! colspan=2 | Party{{cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/lrl/histleg/caucus.aspx?body=h|title=Party Control of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1951-present|publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|access-date=7 November 2016}}

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

! rowspan=3 | Total

! rowspan=3 | Vacant

style="height:5px"

| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |

| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |

DFL

! IR

style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:80%;"| End of previous Legislature

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 99

| 35

! 134

| 0

colspan=5 |
style="font-size:80%" | Begin

| 67

| 67

! 134

| 0

style="font-size:80%" | May 18, 1979

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 67

| rowspan="5" | 66

! 133

| 1

style="font-size:80%" | June 26, 1979

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 68

! 134

| 0

style="font-size:80%" | December 5, 1979

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 67

! 133

| 1

style="font-size:80%" | January 22, 1980

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 68

! 134

| 0

style="font-size:80%" | June 1, 1980

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 67

! 133

| 1

Latest voting share

! {{percentage|67|133|0}}

! {{percentage|66|133|0}}

! colspan=2 |

colspan=5 |
style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:80%;"| Beginning of the next Legislature

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 70

| 64

! 134

| 0

Leadership

= Senate =

;President of the Senate

:Edward J. Gearty (DFL-Minneapolis){{cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/lrl/histleg/spres.aspx|title=President and President Pro Tempore of the Minnesota Senate, 1849-present|publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|access-date=7 November 2016}}

;Senate Majority Leader

:Nick Coleman (DFL-St. Paul){{cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/lrl/histleg/smajmin.aspx|title=Majority and Minority Leaders of the Minnesota Senate, 1933-present|publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|access-date=7 November 2016}}

;Senate Minority Leader

:Robert O. Ashbach (IR-St. Paul)

= House of Representatives =

;Speaker of the House{{#tag:ref|Due to the fact that the DFL and the Independent-Republicans were evenly divided in the House when the seventy-first legislature convened, neither party could claim a majority and, instead, the two parties reached a compromise by which the Independent-Republicans would elect the Speaker from their own ranks, while the DFL would hold the chairmanship of, and one-vote majorities on, the rules and tax committees. The Independent-Republicans elected Rod Searle as Speaker.|name="Speaker1"|group="nb"}}{{#tag:ref|When Bob Pavlak was expelled for unfair campaign practices, the DFL gained control of the House. In the process of selecting a Speaker, the DFL split into factions, with 26 DFLers supporting Fred C. Norton and 42 supporting Irv Anderson; however, 49 Independent-Republicans sided with the pro-Norton faction, and Norton became Speaker for the 1980 session.{{cite web|url=https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=10469|title=Norton, Fred C.|work=Legislators Past & Present|publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|access-date=7 November 2016}}|name="Speaker2"|group="nb"}}

:1979: Rod Searle (IR-Waseca){{cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/lrl/histleg/speakers.aspx|title=Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1849-present|publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|access-date=7 November 2016}}

:1980: Fred C. Norton (DFL-St. Paul)

;House Majority Leader{{#tag:ref|Due to the fact that the House was evenly divided, the floor leaders of the DFL and Independent-Republican caucuses in the House—Irv Anderson and Jerry Knickerbocker, respectively—shared the role of Majority Leader during the 1979 sessions. In the 1980 session, Anderson was the sole Majority Leader.|name="MajorityLeader"|group="nb"}}

:1979: Irv Anderson (DFL-International Falls) and Jerry Knickerbocker (IR-Minnetonka){{cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/lrl/histleg/hmajmin.aspx|title=Majority and Minority Leaders of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1901-present|publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|access-date=7 November 2016}}

:1980: Irv Anderson (DFL-International Falls)

;House Minority Leader{{#tag:ref|Since neither party held a majority in the House, and hence there was no minority, there was no House Minority Leader during the 1979 sessions.|name="MinorityLeader"|group="nb"}}

:1979: None

:1980: Rod Searle (IR-Waseca)

Members

= Senate =

class="wikitable sortable"

! Name

! District

! City

! Party

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Anderson, Jerald C.

| 19

| North Branch

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Ashbach, Robert O.

| 48

| St. Paul

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Bang, Otto T.

| 39

| Edina

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Barrette, Emery G.

| 66

| St. Paul

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Benedict, Robert M.

| 38

| Bloomington

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Bernhagen, John

| 22

| Hutchinson

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Brataas, Nancy

| 33

| Rochester

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Chenoweth, John C.

| 66

| St. Paul

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Chmielewski, Florian

| 14

| Sturgeon Lake

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Coleman, Nicholas D.

| 65

| St. Paul

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Davies, John T.

| 60

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Dieterich, Neil

| 62

| St. Paul

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Dunn, Robert G.

| 18

| Princeton

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Engler, Steven

| 25

| Randolph

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Frederick, Mel

| 32

| West Concord

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Gearty, Edward J.

| 54

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Gunderson, Jerome O.

| 35

| Mabel

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Hanson, Marv

| 01

| Hallock

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Hughes, Jerome M.

| 50

| Maplewood

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Humphrey, Skip

| 44

| New Hope

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Jensen, Carl A.

| 28

| Sleepy Eye

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Johnson, Doug

| 06

| Tower

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Keefe, John B.

| 40

| Hopkins

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Keefe, Stephen

| 59

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Kirchner, William G.

| 37

| Richfield

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Kleinbaum, Jack I.

| 17

| St. Cloud

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Knaak, Delores J.

| 49

| White Bear Lake

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Knoll, Franklin J.

| 61

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Knutson, Howard A.

| 53

| Burnsville

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Laufenburger, Roger A.

| 34

| Lewiston

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Lessard, Bob

| 03

| International Falls

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Lewis, B. Robert

| 41

| Golden Valley

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Luther, Bill

| 45

| Brooklyn Park

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| McCutcheon, William W.

| 67

| St. Paul

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Menning, Mike

| 26

| Edgerton

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Merriam, Gene

| 47

| Coon Rapids

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Moe, Roger

| 02

| Ada

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Nelson, Tom A.

| 31

| Austin

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Nichols, James W.

| 20

| Lake Benton

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Ogdahl, Harmon T.

| 58

| Minneapolis

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Olhoft, Wayne

| 11

| Herman

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Olson, Howard D.

| 27

| St. James

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Omann, Sr., Bernard P.

| 16

| St. Joseph

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Penny, Tim

| 30

| New Richland

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Perpich, George F.

| 05

| Chisholm

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Peterson, Collin Clark

| 10

| Detroit Lakes

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Pillsbury, George Sturgis

| 42

| Wayzata

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Purfeerst, Clarence

| 24

| Faribault

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Renneke, Earl

| 23

| Le Sueur

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Rued, David E.

| 13

| Aitkin

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Schaaf, David D.

| 46

| Fridley

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Schmitz, Robert J.

| 36

| Jordan

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Schrom, Ed

| 16

| Albany

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Setzepfandt, A. O.H.

| 21

| Bird Island

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Sieloff, Ron

| 63

| St. Paul

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Sikorski, Gerry

| 51

| Stillwater

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Sillers, Douglas H.

| 09

| Moorhead

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Solon, Sam

| 07

| Duluth

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Spear, Allan

| 57

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Staples, Emily Anne

| 43

| Plymouth

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Stern, Irving M.

| 41

| St. Louis Park

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Stokowski, Anne K.

| 55

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Stokowski, Eugene E.

| 55

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Strand, Roger Ernest

| 15

| Cyrus

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Stumpf, Jr., Peter P.

| 64

| St. Paul

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Tennessen, Robert J.

| 56

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Ueland, Arnulf

| 29

| North Mankato

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Ulland, James E.

| 08

| Duluth

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Vega, Conrad

| 52

| South St. Paul

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Wegener, Myrton O.

| 12

| Bertha

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Willet, Gerald

| 04

| Park Rapids

| DFL

= House of Representatives =

class="wikitable sortable"

! Name

! District

! City

! Party

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Aasness, Paul D.

| 11A

| Wendell

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Adams, Leo G.

| 44B

| New Hope

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Ainley, Jr., John A.

| 04A

| Park Rapids

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Albrecht, Raymond John

| 23A

| Brownton

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Anderson, Bob

| 10B

| Ottertail

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Anderson, Bruce W.

| 26A

| Slayton

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Anderson, Delbert F.

| 15A

| Starbuck

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Anderson, Glen H.

| 15B

| Bellingham

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Anderson, Irvin N.

| 03A

| International Falls

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Battaglia, David Peter

| 06B

| Two Harbors

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Begich, Joseph

| 06A

| Eveleth

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Berglin, Linda Lee

| 59A

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Berkelman, Thomas R.

| 08B

| Duluth

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Biersdorf, John S.

| 32A

| Owatonna

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Blatz, Kathleen

| 38A

| Bloomington

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Brinkman, Bernard J.

| 16B

| Richmond

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Byrne, Margaret Mary

| 64B

| St. Paul

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Carlson, Doug

| 14A

| Sandstone

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Carlson, Lyndon

| 44A

| Crystal

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Casserly, James R.

| 56A

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Clark, Janet H.

| 60A

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Clawson, John T.

| 19A

| Center City

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Corbid, John R.

| 01B

| Oklee

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Crandall, William A.

| 61A

| Minneapolis

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Dean, William D.

| 58A

| Minneapolis

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Dempsey, Terry

| 28B

| New Ulm

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Den Ouden, Gaylin

| 21B

| Prinsburg

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Drew, John

| 63B

| St. Paul

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Eken, Willis

| 02B

| Twin Valley

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Elioff, Dominic J.

| 05A

| Virginia

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Ellingson, Robert L.

| 45B

| Brooklyn Center

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Enebo, Stanley A.

| 60B

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Erickson, Wendell O.

| 26B

| Hills

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Esau, Gilbert D.

| 28A

| Mountain Lake

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Evans, James

| 10A

| Detroit Lakes

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Ewald, Douglas R.

| 40A

| Minnetonka

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Faricy, Ray W.

| 63A

| St. Paul

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Fjoslien, David O.

| 11B

| Brandon

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Forsythe, Mary

| 39A

| Edina

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Friedrich, Donald L.

| 32B

| Rochester

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Fritz, Michael D.

| 62B

| St. Paul

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Fudro, Stanley J.

| 55A

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Greenfield, Lee

| 57B

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Halberg, Chuck

| 53B

| Burnsville

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Haukoos, Bob

| 31A

| Albert Lea

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Heap, Jim

| 43B

| Robbinsdale

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Heinitz, Orlando Jacob

| 43A

| Plymouth

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Hoberg, Dwaine

| 09A

| Moorhead

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Hokanson, Shirley A.

| 37A

| Richfield

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Jacobs, Joel

| 47A

| Coon Rapids

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Jaros, Mike

| 07B

| Duluth

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Jennings, David M.

| 27B

| Truman

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Johnson, Carl M.

| 23B

| St. Peter

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Johnson, Dean

| 21A

| Willmar

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Jude, Tad

| 42A

| Mound

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Kahn, Phyllis

| 57A

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Kaley, John R.

| 33A

| Rochester

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Kalis, Henry

| 30A

| Walters

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Kelly, Randy

| 66B

| St. Paul

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Kempe, Raymond J.

| 53A

| West St. Paul

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Knickerbocker, Jerry

| 40B

| Minnetonka

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Kostohryz, Dick

| 50B

| North St. Paul

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Kroening, Carl W.

| 54A

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Laidig, Gary

| 51A

| Stillwater

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Lehto, Arlene Ione

| 08A

| Duluth

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Kvam, Adolph Leonard

| 22A

| Litchfield

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Levi, Connie

| 50A

| Dellwood

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Long, Dee

| 56B

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Ludeman, Cal

| 20B

| Tracy

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Luknic, Marsha Johnson

| 24B

| Faribault

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Mann, George

| 27A

| Windom

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| McCarron, Paul

| 46A

| Spring Lake Park

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| McDonald, K. J.

| 36A

| Watertown

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| McEachern, Bob

| 18B

| St. Michael

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Mehrkens, Lyle

| 25B

| Red Wing

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Metzen, James P.

| 52A

| South St. Paul

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Minne, Lona

| 05B

| Hibbing

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Moe, Donald M.

| 65B

| St. Paul

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Munger, Willard

| 07A

| Duluth

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Murphy, Mary

| 14B

| Hermantown

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Nelsen, Bruce G.

| 12A

| Staples

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Nelsen, Marlin B.

| 13B

| Aitkin

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Nelson, Ken

| 59B

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Niehaus, Sr., Joseph T.

| 16A

| Sauk Centre

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Norman, Jim

| 61B

| Minneapolis

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Norton, Fred C.

| 65A

| St. Paul

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Novak, Steve

| 48A

| New Brighton

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Nysether, Myron E.

| 01A

| Roseau

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Olsen, Sally

| 41A

| Saint Louis Park

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Onnen, Tony

| 22B

| Cokato

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Osthoff, C. Thomas

| 64A

| St. Paul

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Otis, Todd

| 58B

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Patton, Al W.

| 17A

| Sartell

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Pavlak, Sr., Robert L.

| 67A

| St. Paul

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Pehler, James C.

| 17B

| St. Cloud

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Peterson, Bill

| 38B

| Bloomington

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Peterson, Donna C.

| 60B

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Piepho, Mark J.

| 29A

| Mankato

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Pleasant, Ray O.

| 39B

| Bloomington

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Prahl, Norman Rudolph

| 03B

| Grand Rapids

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Redalen, Elton

| 35A

| Fountain

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Reding, Leo John

| 31B

| Austin

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Rees, Tom

| 36B

| Elko

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Reif, Robert W.

| 49B

| White Bear Lake

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Rice, Jim

| 54B

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Rodriguez, Frank J.

| 67A

| St. Paul

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Rose, John

| 48B

| Roseville

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Rothenberg, Elliot C.

| 41B

| St. Louis Park

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Sarna, John

| 55B

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Schreiber, Bill

| 45A

| Brooklyn Park

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Searle, Rodney Newell

| 30B

| Waseca

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Searles, Robert L.

| 42B

| Wayzata

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Sherwood, Glen A.

| 04B

| Pine River

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Sieben, Harry A.

| 52B

| Hastings

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Sieben, Michael R.

| 51B

| Newport

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Simoneau, Wayne

| 46B

| Fridley

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Stadum, Tony

| 02A

| Ada

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Stoa, Tom

| 34B

| Winona

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Stowell, Warren

| 34A

| Lewiston

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Sviggum, Steve

| 25A

| Kenyon

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Swanson, James C.

| 37B

| Richfield

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Thiede, Paul M.

| 13A

| Pequot Lakes

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Tomlinson, John D.

| 67B

| St. Paul

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Valan, Merlyn Orville

| 09B

| Moorhead

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Valento, Don

| 49A

| Little Canada

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Vanasek, Robert

| 24A

| New Prague

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Voss, Gordon

| 47B

| Blaine

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Waldorf, Eugene T.

| 66A

| St. Paul

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Weaver, John L.

| 19B

| Anoka

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Welch, Richard J.

| 18A

| Cambridge

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Welker, Ray

| 20A

| Montevideo

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Wenzel, Steve

| 12B

| Little Falls

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Wieser, Jr., Al W.

| 35B

| La Crescent

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Wigley, Richard E.

| 29B

| Lake Crystal

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Wynia, Ann

| 62A

| St. Paul

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Zubay, Kenneth Peter

| 33B

| Rochester

| IR

Membership changes

=Senate=

class="wikitable sortable"
style="vertical-align:bottom;"

! District

! Vacated by

! Reason for change

! Successor

! Date successor
seated

41

| nowrap {{party shading/Democratic}} | B. Robert Lewis
(DFL)

| Died of a heart attack on April 25, 1979.{{cite web|url=https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=10374|title=Lewis, Sr., B. Robert "Bob, Bert"|work=Legislators Past & Present|publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|access-date=7 November 2016}}

| nowrap {{party shading/Democratic}} | Irving M. Stern
(DFL)

| July 9, 1979{{cite web|url=https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=10654|title=Stern, Irving M. "Irv"|work=Legislators Past & Present|publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|access-date=7 November 2016}}

55

| nowrap {{party shading/Democratic}} | Eugene E. Stokowski
(DFL)

| Died of a heart attack on August 1, 1979.{{cite web|url=https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=10635|title=Stokowski, Eugene E.|work=Legislators Past & Present|publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|access-date=7 November 2016}}

| nowrap {{party shading/Democratic}} | Anne K. Stokowski
(DFL){{#tag:ref|Anne K. Stokowski was the widow of Eugene E. Stokowski.|name="StokowskiWidow"|group="nb"}}

| November 12, 1979{{cite web|url=https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=10634|title=Stokowski, Anne K.|work=Legislators Past & Present|publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|access-date=7 November 2016}}

66

| nowrap {{party shading/Democratic}} | John C. Chenoweth
(DFL)

| Resigned on November 26, 1979, to become the Director of the Minneapolis Municipal Employees Retirement Fund.{{cite web|url=https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=10097|title=Chenoweth, John C.|work=Legislators Past & Present|publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|access-date=7 November 2016}}

| nowrap {{party shading/Republican}} | Emery G. Barrette
(IR)

| January 16, 1980{{cite web|url=https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=10029|title=Barrette, Emery G.|work=Legislators Past & Present|publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|access-date=7 November 2016}}

16

| nowrap {{party shading/Democratic}} | Ed Schrom
(DFL)

| Died on January 20, 1980.{{cite web|url=https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=10593|title=Schrom, Ed|work=Legislators Past & Present|publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|access-date=7 November 2016}}

| nowrap {{party shading/Republican}} | Ben Omann
(IR)

| February 28, 1980{{cite web|url=https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=10489|title=Omann, Sr., Bernard P. "Ben"|work=Legislators Past & Present|publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|access-date=7 November 2016}}

67

| nowrap {{party shading/Democratic}} | William W. McCutcheon
(DFL)

| Resigned on May 1, 1980, to accept appointment as Chief of the SPPD.{{cite web|url=https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=10409|title=McCutcheon, William W. "Bill"|work=Legislators Past & Present|publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|access-date=7 November 2016}}

| colspan="2" | Remained vacant

18

| nowrap {{party shading/Republican}} | Robert G. Dunn
(IR)

| Resigned on July 1, 1980, to accept appointment as the Chair of the Minnesota Waste Management Board.{{cite web|url=https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=10154|title=Dunn, Robert G. "Bob"|work=Legislators Past & Present|publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|access-date=7 November 2016}}

| colspan="2" | Remained vacant

=House of Representatives=

class="wikitable sortable"
style="vertical-align:bottom;"

! District

! Vacated by

! Reason for change

! Successor

! Date successor
seated

67A

| nowrap {{party shading/Republican}} | Bob Pavlak
(IR)

| Expelled on May 18, 1979, on charges of unfair campaign practices.

| nowrap {{party shading/Democratic}} | Frank J. Rodriguez Sr.
(DFL)

| June 26, 1979{{cite web|url=https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=10569|title=Rodriguez, Sr., Frank J.|work=Legislators Past & Present|publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|access-date=7 November 2016}}

60B

| nowrap {{party shading/Democratic}} | Stanley A. Enebo
(DFL)

| Resigned on December 5, 1979, to become the Associate Director of the Minnesota Public Employees Retirement Association.{{cite web|url=https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=10161|title=Enebo, Stanley A. "Stan"|work=Legislators Past & Present|publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|access-date=7 November 2016}}

| nowrap {{party shading/Democratic}} | Donna C. Peterson
(DFL)

| January 22, 1980{{cite web|url=https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=10526|title=Peterson, Donna C.|work=Legislators Past & Present|publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|access-date=7 November 2016}}

44B

| nowrap {{party shading/Democratic}} | Leo G. Adams
(DFL)

| Resigned to accept appointment to the Minnesota Public Service Commission circa June 1, 1980.{{cite web|url=https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=10006|title=Adams, Leo G.|work=Legislators Past & Present|publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|access-date=7 November 2016}}

| colspan="2" | Remained vacant

Notes

References

{{Reflist}}

  • [https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/results?search=session&gender=both&sess=71&body=senate&q= Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Session Search Results (Session 71, Senate)]
  • [https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/results?search=session&gender=both&sess=71&body=house&q= Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Session Search Results (Session 71, House)]

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| before = Seventieth Minnesota Legislature

| after = Seventy-second Minnesota Legislature

| years = 1979—1980

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