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74th Minnesota Legislature

{{Short description|1985 and 1986 legislative sessions}}

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{{Infobox legislative session

| name = Seventy-fourth 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|1985|01|08}}

| term_end = {{End date|1987|01|06}}

| before = 73rd Minnesota Legislature

| after = 75th 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 = Jerome M. Hughes

| chamber1_leader2_type = Majority Leader

| chamber1_leader2 = Roger Moe

| chamber1_leader3_type = Minority Leader

| chamber1_leader3 = James E. Ulland,
Glen Taylor

| chamber1_leader4_type =

| chamber1_leader4 =

| chamber1_leader5_type =

| chamber1_leader5 =

| chamber2 = Minnesota House of Representatives

| membership2 = 134 Representatives

| control2 = Independent-Republican Party

| chamber2_leader1_type = Speaker

| chamber2_leader1 = David M. Jennings

| chamber2_leader2_type = Majority Leader

| chamber2_leader2 = Connie Levi

| chamber2_leader3_type = Minority Leader

| chamber2_leader3 = Fred C. Norton

| chamber2_leader4_type =

| chamber2_leader4 =

| chamber2_leader5_type =

| chamber2_leader5 =

| session1_start =

| session1_end =

}}

The seventy-fourth Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 8, 1985. The 67 members of the Minnesota Senate were elected during the General Election of November 2, 1982, and the 134 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives were elected during the General Election of November 6, 1984.

Sessions

The legislature met in a regular session from January 8, 1985, to May 20, 1985. A special session was convened from June 19, 1985, to June 21, 1985, to consider legislation regarding taxes, appropriations and the state budget, education, the operation of state and local governments, and major bills not passed during the regular session.{{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=17 May 2015}}

A continuation of the regular session was held between February 3, 1986, and March 21, 1986. A special session was convened on April 2, 1986, to complete action on the state budget, and bills relating to state revenue and farm loan guarantees.

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=3 | 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=17 May 2015}}

(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|Independent Party (United States)}}" |

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

DFL

! Ind

! IR

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

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 42

| 0

| 25

! 67

| 0

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

| {{party shading/Democratic}} rowspan="4" | 42

| rowspan="3" | 0

| 25

! 67

| 0

style="font-size:80%" | January 9, 1985

| 24

! 66

| 1

style="font-size:80%" | February 11, 1985

| 25

! rowspan="3" | 67

| rowspan="3" | 0

style="font-size:80%" | March 7, 1985

| 1{{#tag:ref|Previously an Independent-Republican, Charlie Berg became an Independent on March 7, 1985, and joined the DFL in May 1986.{{cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?ID=10045|title=Berg, Charles A.|work=Legislators Past & Present|publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|access-date=17 May 2015}}|name="Berg"|group="nb"}}

| rowspan="2" | 24

style="font-size:80%" | May 1986

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 43

| 0

Latest voting share

! {{percentage|43|67|0}}

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

! {{percentage|24|67|0}}

! colspan=2 |

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

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 47

| 0

| 20

! 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=17 May 2015}}

(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}} | 74

| 58

! 132

| 2

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

| rowspan="3" | 65

| {{party shading/Republican}} | 69

! 134

| 0

style="font-size:80%" | November 19, 1986

| {{party shading/Republican}} | 68

! 133

| 1

style="font-size:80%" | December 5, 1986

| {{party shading/Republican}} | 67

! 132

| 2

Latest voting share

! {{percentage|65|134|0}}

! {{percentage|67|134|0}}

! colspan=2 |

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

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 83

| 51

! 134

| 0

Leadership

= Senate =

;President of the Senate

:Jerome M. Hughes (DFL-Maplewood){{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=17 May 2015}}

;Senate Majority Leader

:Roger Moe (DFL-Erskine){{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=17 May 2015}}

;Senate Minority Leader

:Until January 9, 1985 James E. Ulland (IR-Duluth)

:After January 9, 1985 Glen Taylor (IR-Mankato)

= House of Representatives =

;Speaker of the House

:David M. Jennings (IR-Truman){{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=17 May 2015}}

;House Majority Leader

:Connie Levi (IR-Dellwood){{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=17 May 2015}}

;House Minority Leader

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

Members

= Senate =

class="wikitable sortable"

! Name

! District

! City

! Party

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Adkins, Betty

| 22

| St. Michael

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Anderson, Don A.

| 12

| Wadena

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Belanger, William

| 41

| Bloomington

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Benson, Duane

| 32

| Lanesboro

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Berg, Charlie

| 11

| Chokio

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Berglin, Linda

| 60

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Bernhagen, John

| 21

| Hutchinson

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Bertram, Joe

| 16

| Paynesville

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Brataas, Nancy

| 33

| Rochester

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Chmielewski, Florian

| 14

| Sturgeon Lake

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Dahl, Gregory

| 50

| Coon Rapids

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Davis, Chuck

| 18

| Princeton

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| DeCramer, Gary

| 27

| Ghent

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Dicklich, Ron

| 05

| Hibbing

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Diessner, Bill

| 56

| Afton

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Dieterich, Neil

| 63

| St. Paul

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Frank, Don

| 51

| Spring Lake Park

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Frederick, Mel

| 30

| Owatonna

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Frederickson, Dennis

| 23

| New Ulm

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Freeman, Michael O.

| 40

| Richfield

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Gustafson, Jim

| 08

| Duluth

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Hughes, Jerome M.

| 54

| Maplewood

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Isackson, Doran L.

| 28

| Storden

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Johnson, Dean

| 15

| Willmar

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Johnson, Doug

| 06

| Tower

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Jude, Tad

| 48

| Maple Grove

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Kamrath, Randy P.

| 20

| Canby

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Knaak, Fritz

| 53

| White Bear Lake

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Knutson, Howard A.

| 38

| Burnsville

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Kroening, Carl

| 57

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Kronebusch, Patricia Louise

| 34

| Rollingstone

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Laidig, Gary

| 55

| Stillwater

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Langseth, Keith

| 09

| Glyndon

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Lantry, Marilyn

| 67

| St. Paul

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Lessard, Bob

| 03

| International Falls

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Luther, Bill

| 47

| Brooklyn Park

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| McQuaid, Phyllis W.

| 44

| Saint Louis Park

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Mehrkens, Lyle

| 26

| Red Wing

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Merriam, Gene

| 49

| Coon Rapids

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Moe, Donald

| 65

| St. Paul

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Moe, Roger

| 02

| Erskine

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Nelson, Tom A.

| 31

| Austin

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Novak, Steve

| 52

| New Brighton

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Olson, Gen

| 43

| Minnetrista

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Pehler, Jim

| 17

| St. Cloud

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Peterson, Collin Clark

| 10

| Detroit Lakes

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Peterson, Darrel L.

| 29

| Fairmont

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Peterson, Donna C.

| 61

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Peterson, Randolph W.

| 19

| Wyoming

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Petty, Eric D.

| 62

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Pogemiller, Larry

| 58

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Purfeerst, Clarence

| 25

| Faribault

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Ramstad, Jim

| 45

| Wayzata

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Reichgott Junge, Ember

| 46

| New Hope

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Renneke, Earl

| 35

| Le Sueur

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Samuelson, Don

| 13

| Brainerd

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Schmitz, Robert J.

| 36

| Jordan

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Sieloff, Ron

| 64

| St. Paul

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Solon, Sam

| 07

| Duluth

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Spear, Allan

| 59

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Storm, Don

| 42

| Edina

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Stumpf, LeRoy

| 01

| Thief River Falls

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Taylor, Glen

| 24

| Mankato

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Ulland, James E.

| 08

| Duluth

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Vega, Conrad

| 39

| South St. Paul

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Waldorf, Gene

| 66

| St. Paul

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Wegscheid, Darril

| 37

| Apple Valley

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Willet, Gerald

| 04

| Park Rapids

| DFL

= House of Representatives =

class="wikitable sortable"

! Name

! District

! City

! Party

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Anderson, Bob

| 10B

| Ottertail

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Anderson, Glen H.

| 20A

| Bellingham

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Backlund, Gordon

| 51A

| Fridley

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Battaglia, David Peter

| 06A

| Two Harbors

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Beard, Pat

| 56B

| Cottage Grove

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Becklin, Lynn H.

| 19A

| Cambridge

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Begich, Joseph

| 06B

| Eveleth

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Bennett, Tony

| 53A

| Shoreview

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Bishop, Dave

| 33B

| Rochester

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Blatz, Kathleen

| 41B

| Bloomington

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Boerboom, Jim

| 27A

| Cottonwood

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Boo, Ben

| 08B

| Duluth

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Brandl, John

| 62B

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Brinkman, Bernard J.

| 16B

| Richmond

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Brown, Chuck

| 11A

| Appleton

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Burger, John

| 43A

| Long Lake

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Carlson, Doug

| 14B

| Sandstone

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Carlson, Joel D.

| 09A

| Moorhead

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Carlson, Lyndon

| 46B

| Crystal

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Clark, Karen

| 60A

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Clausnitzer, Dale

| 48A

| Maple Grove

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Cohen, Richard

| 64B

| St. Paul

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Dempsey, Terry

| 23A

| New Ulm

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Den Ouden, Gaylin

| 21B

| Prinsburg

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Dimler, Chuck

| 36A

| Chanhassen

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Dyke, Carol

| 28A

| Worthington

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Elioff, Dominic J.

| 05A

| Virginia

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Ellingson, Robert L.

| 47B

| Brooklyn Center

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Erickson, Wendell O.

| 27B

| Hills

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Fjoslien, David O.

| 11B

| Brandon

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Forsythe, Mary

| 42B

| Edina

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Frederick, Sal

| 24B

| Mankato

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Frederickson, Dennis C.

| 28B

| Windom

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Frerichs, Don

| 32A

| Rochester

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Greenfield, Lee

| 61A

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Gruenes, Dave

| 17B

| St. Cloud

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Gutknecht, Gil

| 33A

| Rochester

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Halberg, Chuck

| 38A

| Burnsville

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Hartinger, John M.

| 50A

| Coon Rapids

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Hartle, Dean

| 30A

| Owatonna

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Haukoos, Bob

| 31A

| Albert Lea

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Heap, Jim

| 45B

| Plymouth

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Himle, John

| 41A

| Bloomington

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Jacobs, Joel

| 49B

| Coon Rapids

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Jaros, Mike

| 07B

| Duluth

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Jennings, David M.

| 29A

| Truman

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Jennings, Loren Geo

| 19B

| Harris

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Johnson, Virgil

| 34A

| Caledonia

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Kahn, Phyllis

| 58B

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Kalis, Henry

| 29B

| Walters

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Kelly, Randy

| 67A

| St. Paul

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Kiffmeyer, Ralph R.

| 18B

| Big Lake

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Knickerbocker, Jerry

| 43B

| Minnetonka

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Knuth, Daniel

| 52B

| New Brighton

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Kostohryz, Dick

| 54B

| North St. Paul

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Krueger, Rick

| 12B

| Staples

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Kvam, Adolph Leonard

| 21A

| Litchfield

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Levi, Connie

| 55A

| Dellwood

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Lieder, Bernard

| 02A

| Crookston

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Long, Dee

| 59A

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Marsh, Marcus M.

| 17A

| Sauk Rapids

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| McDonald, K. J.

| 35B

| Watertown

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| McEachern, Robert O.

| 22A

| St. Michael

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| McKasy, Bert

| 39A

| Mendota Heights

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| McLaughlin, Peter

| 60B

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| McPherson, Harriet

| 55B

| Stillwater

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Metzen, James P.

| 39B

| South St. Paul

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Miller, Howard G.

| 20B

| Redwood Falls

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Minne, Lona

| 05B

| Hibbing

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Munger, Willard

| 07A

| Duluth

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Murphy, Mary

| 08A

| Hermantown

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Nelson, Darby

| 49A

| Champlin

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Nelson, Ken

| 62A

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Neuenschwander, Bob

| 03A

| International Falls

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Norton, Fred C.

| 65A

| St. Paul

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| O'Connor, Rich

| 66B

| St. Paul

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Ogren, Paul Anders

| 14A

| Aitkin

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Olsen, Sally

| 44A

| Saint Louis Park

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Olson, Edgar

| 02B

| Fosston

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Omann, Ben

| 16A

| St. Joseph

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Onnen, Tony

| 22B

| Cokato

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Osthoff, Tom

| 66A

| St. Paul

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Otis, Todd

| 59B

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Ozment, Dennis

| 37B

| Rosemount

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Pappas, Sandy

| 65B

| St. Paul

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Pauly, Sidney

| 42A

| Eden Prairie

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Peterson, J.P.

| 18A

| Princeton

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Piepho, Mark J.

| 24A

| Mankato

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Piper, Pat

| 31B

| Austin

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Poppenhagen, Dennis

| 10A

| Detroit Lakes

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Price, Leonard

| 56A

| Woodbury

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Quinn, Joe

| 50B

| Coon Rapids

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Quist, Allen

| 23B

| St. Peter

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Redalen, Elton

| 32B

| Fountain

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Rees, Tom

| 36B

| Lakeville

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Rest, Ann

| 46A

| New Hope

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Rice, Jim

| 57A

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Richter, Don

| 12A

| Wadena

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Riveness, Phil

| 40B

| Bloomington

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Rodosovich, Peter

| 25B

| Faribault

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Rose, John

| 63A

| Roseville

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Sarna, John

| 58A

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Schafer, Gary

| 35A

| Gibbon

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Scheid, Linda

| 47A

| Brooklyn Park

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Schoenfeld, Jerry E.

| 30B

| Waseca

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Schreiber, Bill

| 48B

| Brooklyn Park

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Seaberg, Art

| 38B

| Mendota Heights

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Segal, Gloria

| 44B

| St. Louis Park

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Shaver, Craig H.

| 45A

| Wayzata

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Sherman, Tim

| 34B

| Winona

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Simoneau, Wayne

| 51B

| Fridley

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Skoglund, Wes

| 61B

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Solberg, Loren

| 03B

| Bovey

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Sparby, Wally

| 01B

| Thief River Falls

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Stanius, Brad

| 53B

| White Bear Lake

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Staten, Randy

| 57B

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Sviggum, Steve

| 26A

| Kenyon

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Thiede, Paul M.

| 13A

| Pequot Lakes

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Thorson, Theodore W.

| 04A

| Bemidji

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Tjornhom, Chris

| 40A

| Richfield

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Tomlinson, John D.

| 67B

| St. Paul

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Tompkins, Eileen

| 37A

| Apple Valley

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Tunheim, Jim

| 01A

| Kennedy

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Uphus, Sylvester

| 15A

| Sauk Centre

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Valan, Merlyn Orville

| 09B

| Moorhead

| IR

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Valento, Don

| 54A

| Little Canada

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Vanasek, Robert

| 25A

| New Prague

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Vellenga, Kathleen

| 64A

| St. Paul

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Voss, Gordon

| 52A

| Blaine

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Waltman, Bobby Joe

| 26B

| Elgin

| IR

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Welle, Alan

| 15B

| Willmar

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Wenzel, Steve

| 13B

| Little Falls

| DFL

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Wynia, Ann

| 63B

| St. Paul

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Zaffke, Maurice J.

| 04B

| Backus

| IR

Membership changes

= Senate =

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

! District

! Vacated by

! Reason for change

! Successor

! Date successor
seated

08

| nowrap {{party shading/Republican}} | James E. Ulland
(IR)

| Resigned January 9, 1985, to become the Senior Vice President for First Bank System.{{cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?ID=10676|title=Ulland, James E. "Jim"|work=Legislators Past & Present|publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|access-date=17 May 2015}}

| nowrap {{party shading/Republican}} | Jim Gustafson
(IR)

| February 11, 1985{{cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?ID=10224|title=Gustafson, James "Jim"|work=Legislators Past & Present|publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|access-date=17 May 2015}}

= House of Representatives =

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

! District

! Vacated by

! Reason for change

! Successor

! Date successor
seated

16A

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

| Died November 19, 1986, of cancer at a hospital in St. Cloud, Minnesota.{{cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?ID=10489|title=Omann, Sr., Bernard P. "Ben"|work=Legislators Past & Present|publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|access-date=17 May 2015}}

| colspan="2" | Remained vacant

28A

| nowrap {{party shading/Republican}} | Carol Dyke
(IR)

| Resigned December 5, 1986, to move to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, following the defeat of her re-election bid in the General Election of 1986.{{cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?ID=10155|title=Dyke, Carol|work=Legislators Past & Present|publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|access-date=17 May 2015}}

| colspan="2" | Remained vacant

Notes

References

{{Reflist}}

  • [http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/results.aspx?search=session&gender=both&sess=74&body=senate&q= Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Session Search Results (Session 74, Senate)]
  • [http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/results.aspx?search=session&gender=both&sess=74&body=house&q= Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Session Search Results (Session 74, House)]

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| title = Seventy-fourth Minnesota Legislature

| before = Seventy-third Minnesota Legislature

| after = Seventy-fifth Minnesota Legislature

| years = 1985—1986

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