80th Minnesota Legislature

{{Infobox legislative session

| name = Eightieth 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|1997|01|07}}

| term_end = {{End date|1999|01|05}}

| before = 79th Minnesota Legislature

| after = 81st 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 = Allan Spear

| chamber1_leader2_type = Majority Leader

| chamber1_leader2 = Roger Moe

| chamber1_leader3_type = Minority Leader

| chamber1_leader3 = Dean Johnson,
Dick Day

| chamber1_leader4_type =

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| chamber1_leader5_type =

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| chamber2 = Minnesota House of Representatives

| membership2 = 134 Representatives

| control2 = Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party

| chamber2_leader1_type = Speaker

| chamber2_leader1 = Phil Carruthers

| chamber2_leader2_type = Majority Leader

| chamber2_leader2 = Ted Winter

| chamber2_leader3_type = Minority Leader

| chamber2_leader3 = Steve Sviggum

| chamber2_leader4_type =

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| chamber2_leader5_type =

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| session1_start =

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The eightieth Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 7, 1997. 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 5, 1996.

Sessions

The legislature met in a regular session from January 7, 1997, to May 15, 1997. A special session convened on June 26, 1997, to consider funding for K–12 schools, DWI measures, and government data practices. A second special session was convened on August 19, 1997, to provide flood relief and consider commissioners' pay and the minimum wage. A third special session was held from October 23, 1997, to November 14, 1997, to consider providing funding for a baseball stadium.{{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=4 December 2014}}

A continuation of the regular session was held between January 20, 1998, and April 9, 1998. An additional special session met from April 20, 1998, to April 22, 1998, to clarify legislation to allow for fraud recovery, and consider economic development issues and issues relevant to early childhood and family education.

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=5 December 2014}} (Shading indicates majority caucus) ! rowspan=3 \| Total ! rowspan=3 \| Vacant
style="height:5px" \| style="background-color:{{party color\| Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party}}" \| \| style="background-color:{{party color\|Independent Party (United States)}}" \| \| style="background-color:{{party color\|Republican Party (United States)}}" \|
DFL ! Ind ! Rep
style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:80%;"\| End of previous Legislature \| {{Party shading/DFL}} \| 40 \| 1 \| 25 ! 66 \| 1
colspan=6 \|
style="font-size:80%" \| Begin \| {{Party shading/DFL}} \| 42 \| 1 \| 24 ! 67 \| 0
Latest voting share ! {{percentage\|42\|67\|0}} ! {{percentage\|1\|67\|0}} ! {{percentage\|24\|67\|0}} ! colspan=2 \|
colspan=6 \|
style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:80%;"\| Beginning of the next Legislature \| {{Party shading/DFL}} \| 42 \| 1 \| 24 ! 67 \| 0

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=5 December 2014}}

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

! rowspan=3 | Total

! rowspan=3 | Vacant

style="height:5px"

| style="background-color:{{party color| Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party}}" |

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

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

DFL

! Ind

! Rep

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

| {{Party shading/DFL}} | 40

| 1

| 25

! 66

| 1

colspan=6 |

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

| {{Party shading/DFL}} | 42

| 1

| 24

! 67

| 0

Latest voting share

! {{percentage|42|67|0}}

! {{percentage|1|67|0}}

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

! colspan=2 |

colspan=6 |

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

| {{Party shading/DFL}} | 42

| 1

| 24

! 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=5 December 2014}} (Shading indicates majority caucus) ! rowspan=3 \| Total ! rowspan=3 \| Vacant
style="height:5px" \| style="background-color:{{party color\| Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party}}" \| \| style="background-color:{{party color\|Republican Party (United States)}}" \|
DFL ! Rep
style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:80%;"\| End of previous Legislature \| {{Party shading/DFL}} \| 68 \| 65 ! 133 \| 1
colspan=5 \|
style="font-size:80%" \| Begin \| {{Party shading/DFL}} \| 70 \| rowspan="3" \| 64 ! 134 \| 0
style="font-size:80%" \| September 4, 1997 \| {{Party shading/DFL}} \| 69 ! 133 \| 1
style="font-size:80%" \| November 13, 1997 \| rowspan="7" {{Party shading/DFL}} \| 70 ! 134 \| 0
style="font-size:80%" \| December 6, 1997 \| 63 ! 133 \| 1
style="font-size:80%" \| December 22, 1997 \| 62 ! 132 \| 2
style="font-size:80%" \| January 15, 1998 \| 61 ! 131 \| 3
style="font-size:80%" \| January 20, 1998 \| 62 ! 132 \| 2
style="font-size:80%" \| January 29, 1998 \| 63 ! 133 \| 1
style="font-size:80%" \| February 5, 1998 \| 64 ! 134 \| 0
Latest voting share ! {{percentage\|70\|134\|0}} ! {{percentage\|64\|134\|0}} ! colspan=2 \|
colspan=5 \|
style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:80%;"\| Beginning of the next Legislature \| 63 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \| 71 ! 134 \| 0

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=5 December 2014}}

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

! rowspan=3 | Total

! rowspan=3 | Vacant

style="height:5px"

| style="background-color:{{party color| Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party}}" |

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

DFL

! Rep

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

| {{Party shading/DFL}} | 68

| 65

! 133

| 1

colspan=5 |

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

| {{Party shading/DFL}} | 70

| rowspan="3" | 64

! 134

| 0

style="font-size:80%" | September 4, 1997

| {{Party shading/DFL}} | 69

! 133

| 1

style="font-size:80%" | November 13, 1997

| rowspan="7" {{Party shading/DFL}} | 70

! 134

| 0

style="font-size:80%" | December 6, 1997

| 63

! 133

| 1

style="font-size:80%" | December 22, 1997

| 62

! 132

| 2

style="font-size:80%" | January 15, 1998

| 61

! 131

| 3

style="font-size:80%" | January 20, 1998

| 62

! 132

| 2

style="font-size:80%" | January 29, 1998

| 63

! 133

| 1

style="font-size:80%" | February 5, 1998

| 64

! 134

| 0

Latest voting share

! {{percentage|70|134|0}}

! {{percentage|64|134|0}}

! colspan=2 |

colspan=5 |

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

| 63

| {{party shading/Republican}} | 71

! 134

| 0

Leadership

= Senate =

;President of the Senate

:Allan Spear (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=5 December 2014}}

;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=5 December 2014}}

;Senate Minority Leader

:Until July 9, 1997 Dean Johnson (R-Willmar)

:After July 9, 1997 Dick Day (R-Owatonna)

= House of Representatives =

;Speaker of the House

:Phil Carruthers (DFL-Brooklyn Center){{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=5 December 2014}}

;House Majority Leader

:Ted Winter (DFL-Fulda){{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=5 December 2014}}

;House Minority Leader

:Steve Sviggum (R-Kenyon)

Members

= Senate =

class="wikitable sortable"

! Name

! District

! City

! Party

| 66

| DFL

| 26

| DFL

| 41

| Rep

| 13

| Chokio

| Ind

| Berglin, Linda

| 61

| Minneapolis

| DFL

| Betzold, Don

| 48

| Fridley

| DFL

| 64

| DFL

| 28

| Rep

| 20

| Dassel

| Rep

| Fischbach, Michelle

| 14

| Rep

| 62

| DFL

| 49

| DFL

| Frederickson, Dennis

| 23

| New Ulm

| Rep

| 50

| DFL

| 58

| DFL

| 24

| Mankato

| DFL

| 05

| DFL

| 40

| DFL

| 15

| Willmar

| Rep

| Johnson, Doug

| 06

| Tower

| DFL

| Johnson, Janet

| 18

| North Branch

| DFL

| Kelley, Steve

| 44

| Hopkins

| DFL

| 67

| DFL

| 30

| Rep

| 16

| Rep

| 36

| Rep

| 51

| DFL

| 56

| Rep

| 09

| Glyndon

| DFL

| 10

| Rep

| 21

| Rep

| 03

| International Falls

| DFL

| Limmer, Warren

| 33

| Maple Grove

| Rep

| Lourey, Becky

| 08

| Kerrick

| DFL

| 54

| DFL

| 39

| DFL

| 02

| Erskine

| DFL

| Morse, Steven

| 32

| Dakota

| DFL

| 29

| DFL

| 25

| Rep

| 52

| DFL

| 43

| Rep

| 34

| Rep

| 19

| Buffalo

| Rep

| 65

| DFL

| 37

| Rep

| 27

| Austin

| DFL

| 59

| DFL

| 57

| DFL

| 63

| DFL

| Reichgott Junge, Ember

| 46

| DFL

| 45

| Rep

| 35

| Rep

| 53

| Rep

| 11

| Staples

| DFL

| Samuelson, Don

| 12

| Brainerd

| DFL

| Scheevel, Kenric

| 31

| Preston

| Rep

| Scheid, Linda

| 47

| Brooklyn Park

| DFL

| Solon, Sam

| 07

| Duluth

| DFL

| Spear, Allan

| 60

| Minneapolis

| DFL

| Stevens, Dan

| 17

| Mora

| Rep

| 01

| DFL

| 04

| DFL

| 42

| Edina

| Rep

| Vickerman, Jim

| 22

| Tracy

| DFL

| Wiener, Deanna

| 38

| Eagan

| DFL

| Wiger, Chuck

| 55

| North St. Paul

| DFL

= House of Representatives =

class="wikitable sortable"

! Name

! District

! City

! Party

| Abrams, Ron

| 45A

| Minnetonka

| Rep

| Anderson, Bruce

| 19B

| Buffalo

| Rep

| Anderson, Irv

| 03A

| International Falls

| DFL

| Bakk, Tom

| 06A

| Cook

| DFL

| Bettermann, Hilda

| 10B

| Brandon

| Rep

| 59A

| DFL

| 30B

| Rep

| 25B

| Rep

| 30A

| Rep

| 53B

| Rep

| 46B

| Crystal

| DFL

| Carruthers, Phil

| 47B

| Brooklyn Center

| DFL

| Chaudhary, Satveer

| 52A

| Fridley

| DFL

| 23A

| Rep

| 61A

| DFL

| 38A

| Eagan

| Rep

| Daggett, Roxann

| 11A

| Frazee

| Rep

| Davids, Gregory

| 31B

| Preston

| Rep

| 65A

| DFL

| 14A

| Rep

| 51A

| DFL

| 29A

| Rep

| 24A

| Mankato

| DFL

| Entenza, Matt

| 64A

| St. Paul

| DFL

| Erhardt, Ron

| 42A

| Edina

| Rep

| 17A

| Rep

| 52B

| DFL

| 67A

| DFL

| 01B

| Angus

| Rep

| Folliard, Betty

| 44A

| Hopkins

| DFL

| 63B

| DFL

| 09A

| Rep

| 62A

| DFL

| 54B

| DFL

| 26A

| Rep

| 48A

| Rep

| 22B

| Jackson

| Rep

| Hasskamp, Kris

| 12A

| Crosby

| DFL

| 66B

| DFL

| 08B

| DFL

| 56A

| Rep

| 06B

| Duluth

| DFL

| Jaros, Mike

| 07B

| Duluth

| DFL

| Jefferson, Jeff

| 58B

| Minneapolis

| DFL

| Jennings, Loren Geo

| 18B

| Harris

| DFL

| 48B

| DFL

| 24B

| DFL

| 15A

| Willmar

| DFL

| Kahn, Phyllis

| 59B

| Minneapolis

| DFL

| Kalis, Henry

| 26B

| Walters

| DFL

| 35B

| DFL

| 20B

| Rep

| 04B

| DFL

| 40B

| Rep

| 16B

| Rep

| Koppendrayer, LeRoy

| 17A

| Rep

| 49B

| DFL

| 27A

| Rep

| 53A

| Rep

| 15B

| DFL

| 31A

| Rep

| 56B

| Rep

| 27B

| Austin

| DFL

| 45B

| Rep

| 02A

| DFL

| 33A

| Rep

| 60A

| DFL

| 47A

| DFL

| 37B

| Rep

| 40A

| DFL

| 55A

| Rep

| 65B

| DFL

| 57B

| Newport

| DFL

| 55B

| DFL

| 36B

| Rep

| 54A

| DFL

| 39B

| DFL

| 35A

| Chaska

| Rep

| Mulder, Richard

| 21B

| Ivanhoe

| Rep

| Mullery, Joe

| 58A

| Minneapolis

| DFL

| Munger, Willard

| 07A

| Duluth

| DFL

| Murphy, Mary

| 08A

| Hermantown

| DFL

| Ness, Bob

| 20A

| Dassel

| Rep

| Nornes, Bud

| 10A

| Fergus Falls

| Rep

| Olson, Edgar

| 02B

| Fosston

| DFL

| 19A

| Rep

| 16A

| DFL

| 60B

| DFL

| 29B

| Rep

| 66A

| DFL

| 11B

| DFL

| Otremba, Mary Ellen

| 11B

| DFL

| 37A

| Rep

| 42B

| Rep

| 38B

| Eagan

| Rep

| Paymar, Michael

| 64B

| St. Paul

| DFL

| Pelowski, Gene

| 32A

| Winona

| DFL

| Petersen, Doug

| 13B

| Madison

| DFL

| 39A

| DFL

| 46A

| DFL

| 28A

| Rep

| 44B

| Rep

| Rifenberg, Michelle

| 32B

| La Crescent

| Rep

| Rostberg, Jim

| 18A

| Isanti

| Rep

| 05A

| DFL

| 17B

| DFL

| 41B

| Rep

| 21A

| Rep

| 50A

| DFL

| 04A

| Bemidji

| DFL

| 62B

| DFL

| 57A

| DFL

| 34A

| Mound

| Rep

| Solberg, Loren

| 03B

| Bovey

| DFL

| 33B

| Rep

| 14B

| Rep

| 28B

| Kenyon

| Rep

| 51B

| Rep

| 23B

| Rep

| 43B

| Rep

| 50B

| Andover

| Rep

| 05B

| DFL

| 36A

| Rep

| 67B

| DFL

| 25A

| Rep

| 01A

| Kennedy

| DFL

| Van Dellen, H. Todd

| 34B

| Rep

| 51B

| Rep

| 23A

| Rep

| 63A

| DFL

| 49A

| Anoka

| Rep

| 61B

| DFL

| 12B

| DFL

| 09B

| Rothsay

| Rep

| Westrom, Torrey

| 13A

| Elbow Lake

| Rep

| Winter, Ted

| 22A

| Fulda

| DFL

| 41B

| Rep

| 43A

| Rep

Membership changes

=House of Representatives=

class="wikitable sortable"

style="vertical-align:bottom;"

! District

! Vacated by

! Reason for change

! Successor

! Date successor
seated

11B

| nowrap {{Party shading/DFL}} | Ken Otremba
(DFL)

| Died of liver cancer on September 4, 1997.{{cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?ID=10499|title=Otremba, Ken|work=Legislators Past & Present|publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|access-date=13 December 2014}}

| nowrap {{Party shading/DFL}} | Mary Ellen Otremba
(DFL)

| November 13, 1997{{cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?ID=10500|title=Otremba, Mary Ellen|work=Legislators Past & Present|publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|access-date=13 December 2014}}

17A

| nowrap {{party shading/Republican}} | LeRoy Koppendrayer
(R)

| Resigned December 8, 1997, to accept appointment by Governor Arne Carlson to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission.{{cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?ID=10338|title=Koppendrayer, J. LeRoy|work=Legislators Past & Present|publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|access-date=13 December 2014}}

| nowrap {{party shading/Republican}} | Sondra Erickson
(R)

| January 20, 1998{{cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?ID=10168|title=Erickson, Sondra|work=Legislators Past & Present|publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|access-date=13 December 2014}}

23A

| nowrap {{party shading/Republican}} | Barbara Vickerman
(R)

| Died of liver cancer on December 22, 1997.{{cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?ID=10687|title=Vickerman, Barbara|work=Legislators Past & Present|publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|access-date=13 December 2014}}

| nowrap {{party shading/Republican}} | James Clark
(R)

| January 29, 1998{{cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?ID=10099|title=Clark, James T.|work=Legislators Past & Present|publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|access-date=13 December 2014}}

51B

| nowrap {{party shading/Republican}} | Doug Swenson
(R)

| Resigned January 15, 1998, to accept appointment to district judgeship.{{cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?ID=10645|title=Swenson, Douglas G.|work=Legislators Past & Present|publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|access-date=13 December 2014}}

| nowrap {{party shading/Republican}} | Ray Vandeveer
(R)

| February 5, 1998{{cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?ID=10682|title=Vandeveer, Ray|work=Legislators Past & Present|publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|access-date=13 December 2014}}

References

[http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/results.aspx?search=session&gender=both&sess=80&body=senate&q= Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Session Search Results (Session 80, Senate)]
[http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/results.aspx?search=session&gender=both&sess=80&body=house&q= Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Session Search Results (Session 80, House)]

{{Succession box

| title = Eightieth Minnesota Legislature

| before = Seventy-ninth Minnesota Legislature

| after = Eighty-first Minnesota Legislature

| years = 1997—1999

}}

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