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82nd Minnesota Legislature

{{Short description|2001 to 2002 legislative session}}

{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}

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{{Infobox legislative session

| name = Eighty-second 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 = 2000 General Election

| government =

| term_start = {{Start date|2001|01|03}}

| term_end = {{End date|2003|01|07}}

| before = 81st Minnesota Legislature

| after = 83rd 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 = Don Samuelson

| chamber1_leader2_type = Majority Leader

| chamber1_leader2 = Roger Moe

| chamber1_leader3_type = Minority Leader

| chamber1_leader3 = Dick Day

| chamber1_leader4_type =

| chamber1_leader4 =

| chamber1_leader5_type =

| chamber1_leader5 =

| chamber2 = Minnesota House of Representatives

| membership2 = 134 Representatives

| control2 = Republican Party

| chamber2_leader1_type = Speaker

| chamber2_leader1 = Steve Sviggum

| chamber2_leader2_type = Majority Leader

| chamber2_leader2 = Tim Pawlenty

| chamber2_leader3_type = Minority Leader

| chamber2_leader3 = Tom Pugh

| chamber2_leader4_type =

| chamber2_leader4 =

| chamber2_leader5_type =

| chamber2_leader5 =

| session1_start =

| session1_end =

}}

The eighty-second Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 3, 2001. The 67 members of the Minnesota Senate and the 134 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives were elected during the General Election on November 7, 2000.

Sessions

The legislature met in a regular session from January 3, 2001 to May 21, 2001. A special session began on June 11, 2001 to consider taxes, the budget, and other 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=4 December 2014}}

A continuation of the regular session was held between January 29, 2002 and May 20, 2002. An additional special session was convened on September 19, 2002 to provide flood relief for Roseau and consider sales taxes and charitable deductions.

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=4 | 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=4 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|Independence Party (Minnesota)}}" |

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

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

DFL

! IPM

! Ind

! Rep

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

| {{party shading/DFL}} | 40

| 0

| 1

| 26

! 67

| 0

colspan=7 |
style="font-size:80%" | Begin

| {{party shading/DFL}} | 39

| rowspan="4" | 1{{#tag:ref|Elected as an Independent, Bob Lessard joined the Independence Party of Minnesota on January 3, 2001.{{cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?ID=10372|title=Lessard, Bob B.|work=Legislators Past & Present|publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|access-date=4 December 2014}}|name="Lessard"|group="nb"}}

| rowspan="5" | 0

| rowspan="4" | 27

! 67

| 0

style="font-size:80%" | December 28, 2001

| {{party shading/DFL}} | 38

! 66

| 1

style="font-size:80%" | January 2, 2002

| {{party shading/DFL}} | 37

! 65

| 2

style="font-size:80%" | February 4, 2002

| rowspan="2" {{party shading/DFL}} | 39

! rowspan="2" | 67

| rowspan="2" | 0

style="font-size:80%" | July 9, 2002

| 2{{#tag:ref|Previously a Republican, Sheila Kiscaden joined the Independence Party of Minnesota on July 9, 2002.{{cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?ID=10323|title=Kiscaden, Sheila M.|work=Legislators Past & Present|publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|access-date=4 December 2014}}|name="Kiscaden"|group="nb"}}

| 26

Latest voting share

! {{percentage|39|67|0}}

! {{percentage|2|67|0}}

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

! {{percentage|26|67|0}}

! colspan=2 |

colspan=7 |
style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:80%;"| Beginning of the next Legislature

| {{party shading/DFL}} | 35

| 1

| 0

| 31

! 67

| 0

= House of Representatives =

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=h|title=Party Control of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1951-present|publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|access-date=4 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

| 63

| 1

| {{party shading/Republican}} | 70

! 134

| 0

colspan=6 |
style="font-size:80%" | Begin

| 65

| rowspan="7" | 0

| rowspan="2" {{party shading/Republican}} | 69

! 134

| 0

style="font-size:80%" | August 5, 2001

| rowspan="2" | 64

! 133

| 1

style="font-size:80%" | November 15, 2001

| rowspan="2" {{party shading/Republican}} | 70

! 134

| 0

style="font-size:80%" | January 30, 2002

| rowspan="4" | 63

! 133

| 1

style="font-size:80%" | March 8, 2002

| {{party shading/Republican}} | 71

! 134

| 0

style="font-size:80%" | August 2, 2002

| {{party shading/Republican}} | 70

! 133

| 1

style="font-size:80%" | November 15, 2002

| {{party shading/Republican}} | 69

! 132

| 2

Latest voting share

! {{percentage|63|132|0}}

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

! {{percentage|69|132|0}}

! colspan=2 |

colspan=6 |
style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:80%;"| Beginning of the next Legislature

| 52

| 0

| {{party shading/Republican}} | 81

! 133

| 1

Leadership

= Senate =

;President of the Senate

:Don Samuelson (DFL-Brainerd){{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=4 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=4 December 2014}}

;Senate Minority Leader

:Dick Day (R-Owatonna)

= House of Representatives =

;Speaker of the House

:Steve Sviggum (R-Kenyon){{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=4 December 2014}}

;House Majority Leader

:Tim Pawlenty (R-Eagen){{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=4 December 2014}}

;House Minority Leader

:Tom Pugh (DFL-South St. Paul)

Members

= Senate =

class="wikitable sortable"
Name

! District

! City

! Party

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Anderson, Ellen

| 66

| St. Paul

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Bachmann, Michele

| 56

| Stillwater

| Rep

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Belanger, William

| 41

| Bloomington

| Rep

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Berg, Charlie

| 13

| Chokio

| Rep

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Berglin, Linda

| 61

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Betzold, Don

| 48

| Fridley

| DFL

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Chaudhary, Satveer

| 52

| Fridley

| DFL

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Cohen, Dick

| 64

| St. Paul

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Day, Dick

| 28

| Owatonna

| Rep

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Dille, Steve

| 20

| Dassel

| Rep

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Fischbach, Michelle

| 14

| Paynesville

| Rep

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Foley, Leo

| 49

| Coon Rapids

| DFL

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Fowler, Chuck

| 26

| Fairmont

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Frederickson, Dennis

| 23

| New Ulm

| Rep

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Higgins, Linda

| 58

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Hottinger, John

| 24

| Mankato

| DFL

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Johnson, Dave

| 40

| Bloomington

| DFL

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Johnson, Dean

| 15

| Willmar

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Johnson, Debbie

| 50

| Ham Lake

| Rep

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Johnson, Doug

| 06

| Tower

| DFL

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Kelley, Steve

| 44

| Hopkins

| DFL

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Kelly, Randy

| 67

| St. Paul

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Kierlin, Bob

| 32

| Winona

| Rep

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Kinkel, Tony

| 04

| Park Rapids

| DFL

style="background:#ea8b2e;"

| Kiscaden, Sheila

| 30

| Rochester

| IPM

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Kleis, Dave

| 16

| St. Cloud

| Rep

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Knutson, David

| 36

| Burnsville

| Rep

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Krentz, Jane

| 51

| May Township

| DFL

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Langseth, Keith

| 09

| Glyndon

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Larson, Cal

| 10

| Fergus Falls

| Rep

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Lesewski, Arlene

| 21

| Marshall

| Rep

style="background:#ea8b2e;"

| Lessard, Bob

| 03

| International Falls

| IPM

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Limmer, Warren

| 33

| Maple Grove

| Rep

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Lourey, Becky

| 08

| Kerrick

| DFL

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Marty, John

| 54

| Roseville

| DFL

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Metzen, James

| 39

| South St. Paul

| DFL

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Moe, Roger

| 02

| Erskine

| DFL

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Moua, Mee

| 67

| St. Paul

| DFL

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Murphy, Steve

| 29

| Red Wing

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Neuville, Thomas

| 25

| Northfield

| Rep

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Oliver, Edward

| 43

| Deephaven

| Rep

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Olson, Gen

| 34

| Minnetrista

| Rep

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Orfield, Myron

| 60

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Ourada, Mark

| 19

| Buffalo

| Rep

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Pappas, Sandra

| 65

| St. Paul

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Pariseau, Pat

| 37

| Farmington

| Rep

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Pogemiller, Larry

| 59

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Price, Leonard

| 57

| Woodbury

| DFL

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Ranum, Jane

| 63

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Reiter, Mady

| 53

| Shoreview

| Rep

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Rest, Ann

| 46

| New Hope

| DFL

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Ring, Twyla

| 18

| North Branch

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Robertson, Martha

| 45

| Minnetonka

| Rep

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Robling, Claire

| 35

| Prior Lake

| Rep

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Sabo, Julie

| 62

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Sams, Dallas

| 11

| Staples

| DFL

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Samuelson, Don

| 12

| Brainerd

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Scheevel, Kenric

| 31

| Preston

| Rep

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Scheid, Linda

| 47

| Brooklyn Park

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Schwab, Grace

| 27

| Albert Lea

| Rep

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Solon, Sam

| 07

| Duluth

| DFL

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Solon, Yvonne Prettner

| 07

| Duluth

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Stevens, Dan

| 17

| Mora

| Rep

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Stumpf, LeRoy

| 01

| Thief River Falls

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Terwilliger, Roy

| 42

| Edina

| Rep

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Tomassoni, David

| 05

| Chisholm

| DFL

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Vickerman, Jim

| 22

| Tracy

| DFL

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Wiener, Deanna

| 38

| Eagan

| DFL

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Wiger, Chuck

| 55

| North St. Paul

| DFL

= House of Representatives =

class="wikitable sortable"
Name

! District

! City

! Party

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Abeler, Jim

| 49A

| Anoka

| Rep

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Abrams, Ron

| 45A

| Minnetonka

| Rep

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Anderson, Bruce

| 19B

| Buffalo

| Rep

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Anderson, Irv

| 03A

| International Falls

| DFL

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Bakk, Tom

| 06A

| Cook

| DFL

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Bernardy, Connie

| 48B

| Fridley

| DFL

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Biernat, Len

| 59A

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Bishop, Dave

| 30B

| Rochester

| Rep

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Blaine, Greg

| 12B

| Little Falls

| Rep

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Boudreau, Lynda

| 25B

| Faribault

| Rep

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Bradley, Fran

| 30A

| Rochester

| Rep

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Buesgens, Mark

| 35B

| Jordan

| Rep

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Carlson, Lyndon

| 46B

| Crystal

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Cassell, George

| 10B

| Alexandria

| Rep

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Clark, James

| 23A

| New Ulm

| Rep

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Clark, Karen

| 61A

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Daggett, Roxann

| 11A

| Frazee

| Rep

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Davids, Gregory

| 31B

| Preston

| Rep

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Davnie, Jim

| 62A

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Dawkins, Andy

| 65A

| St. Paul

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Dehler, Steve

| 14A

| St. Joseph

| Rep

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Dempsey, Jerry

| 29A

| Red Wing

| Rep

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Dibble, Scott

| 60B

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Dorman, Dan

| 27A

| Albert Lea

| Rep

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Dorn, John

| 24A

| Mankato

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Eastlund, Rob

| 18A

| Isanti

| Rep

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Entenza, Matt

| 64A

| St. Paul

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Erhardt, Ron

| 42A

| Edina

| Rep

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Erickson, Sondra

| 17A

| Princeton

| Rep

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Evans, Geri

| 52B

| New Brighton

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Finseth, Tim

| 01B

| Angus

| Rep

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Folliard, Betty

| 44A

| Hopkins

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Fuller, Doug

| 04A

| Bemidji

| Rep

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Gerlach, Chris

| 36A

| Apple Valley

| Rep

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Gleason, Mark

| 63B

| Richfield

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Goodno, Kevin

| 09A

| Moorhead

| Rep

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Goodwin, Barbara

| 52A

| Columbia Heights

| DFL

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Gray, Gregory

| 58B

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Greiling, Mindy

| 54B

| Roseville

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Gunther, Bob

| 26A

| Fairmont

| Rep

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Haas, Bill

| 48A

| Champlin

| Rep

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Hackbarth, Tom

| 50A

| Cedar

| Rep

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Harder, Elaine

| 22B

| Jackson

| Rep

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Hausman, Alice

| 66B

| St. Paul

| DFL

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Hilstrom, Debra

| 47B

| Brooklyn Center

| DFL

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Hilty, Bill

| 08B

| Finlayson

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Holberg, Mary Liz

| 37B

| Lakeville

| Rep

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Holsten, Mark

| 56A

| Stillwater

| Rep

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Howes, Larry

| 04B

| Walker

| Rep

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Huntley, Thomas

| 06B

| Duluth

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Jacobson, Carl

| 53B

| Vadnais Heights

| Rep

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Jaros, Mike

| 07B

| Duluth

| DFL

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Jennings, Loren Geo

| 18B

| Rush City

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Johnson, Jeff

| 34B

| Plymouth

| Rep

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Johnson, Ruth

| 24B

| St. Peter

| DFL

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Johnson, Sheldon

| 67B

| St. Paul

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Jordan, John

| 47A

| Brooklyn Park

| Rep

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Juhnke, Al

| 15A

| Willmar

| DFL

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Kahn, Phyllis

| 59B

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Kalis, Henry

| 26B

| Wells

| DFL

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Kelliher, Margaret Anderson

| 60A

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Kielkucki, Tony

| 20B

| Winsted

| Rep

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Knoblach, Jim

| 16B

| St. Cloud

| Rep

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Koskinen, Luanne

| 49B

| Coon Rapids

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Krinkie, Philip

| 53A

| Shoreview

| Rep

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Kubly, Gary

| 15B

| Granite Falls

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Kuisle, Bill

| 31A

| Rochester

| Rep

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Larson, Dan

| 40A

| Bloomington

| DFL

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Leighton, Rob

| 27B

| Austin

| DFL

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Lenczewski, Ann

| 40B

| Bloomington

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Leppik, Peggy

| 45B

| Golden Valley

| Rep

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Lieder, Bernard

| 02A

| Crookston

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Lindner, Arlon

| 33A

| Corcoran

| Rep

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Lipman, Eric

| 56B

| Lake Elmo

| Rep

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Luther, Darlene

| 47A

| Brooklyn Park

| DFL

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Mahoney, Tim

| 67A

| St. Paul

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Mares, Harry

| 55A

| White Bear Lake

| Rep

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Mariani, Carlos

| 65B

| St. Paul

| DFL

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Marko, Sharon

| 57B

| Cottage Grove

| DFL

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Marquart, Paul

| 09B

| Dilworth

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| McElroy, Dan

| 36B

| Burnsville

| Rep

{{party shading/DFL}}

| McGuire, Mary Jo

| 54A

| Falcon Heights

| DFL

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Milbert, Bob

| 39B

| South St. Paul

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Molnau, Carol

| 35A

| Chaska

| Rep

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Mulder, Richard

| 21B

| Ivanhoe

| Rep

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Mullery, Joe

| 58A

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Murphy, Mary

| 08A

| Hermantown

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Ness, Bob

| 20A

| Dassel

| Rep

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Nornes, Bud

| 10A

| Fergus Falls

| Rep

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Olson, Mark

| 19A

| Big Lake

| Rep

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Opatz, Joe

| 16A

| St. Cloud

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Osskopp, Mike

| 29B

| Lake City

| Rep

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Osthoff, Tom

| 66A

| St. Paul

| DFL

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Otremba, Mary Ellen

| 11B

| Long Prairie

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Ozment, Dennis

| 37A

| Rosemount

| Rep

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Paulsen, Erik

| 42B

| Eden Prairie

| Rep

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Pawlenty, Tim

| 38B

| Eagan

| Rep

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Paymar, Michael

| 64B

| St. Paul

| DFL

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Pelowski, Gene

| 32A

| Winona

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Penas, Maxine

| 01A

| Badger

| Rep

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Petersen, Doug

| 13B

| Madison

| DFL

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Pugh, Tom

| 39A

| South St. Paul

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Rhodes, Jim

| 44B

| St. Louis Park

| Rep

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Rifenberg, Michelle

| 32B

| La Crescent

| Rep

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Rukavina, Tom

| 05A

| Virginia

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Ruth, Connie

| 28A

| Owatonna

| Rep

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Schumacher, Leslie

| 17B

| Princeton

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Seagren, Alice

| 41A

| Bloomington

| Rep

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Seifert, Marty

| 21A

| Marshall

| Rep

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Sertich, Tony

| 05B

| Chisholm

| DFL

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Skoe, Rod

| 02B

| Clearbrook

| DFL

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Skoglund, Wes

| 62B

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Slawik, Nora

| 57A

| Maplewood

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Smith, Steve

| 34A

| Mound

| Rep

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Solberg, Loren

| 03B

| Bovey

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Stanek, Rich

| 33B

| Maple Grove

| Rep

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Stang, Doug

| 14B

| Cold Spring

| Rep

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Sviggum, Steve

| 28B

| Kenyon

| Rep

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Swapinski, Dale

| 07A

| Duluth

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Swenson, Howard

| 23B

| Nicollet

| Rep

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Sykora, Barb

| 43B

| Excelsior

| Rep

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Thompson, Mark

| 46A

| New Hope

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Tingelstad, Kathy

| 50B

| Andover

| Rep

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Tuma, John

| 25A

| Northfield

| Rep

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Vandeveer, Ray

| 51B

| Forest Lake

| Rep

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Wagenius, Jean

| 63A

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Walker, Neva

| 61B

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Walz, Dale

| 12A

| Brainerd

| Rep

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Wasiluk, Scott

| 55B

| Maplewood

| DFL

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Wenzel, Steve

| 12B

| Little Falls

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Westerberg, Andy

| 51A

| Blaine

| Rep

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Westrom, Torrey

| 13A

| Elbow Lake

| Rep

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Wilkin, Tim

| 38A

| Eagan

| Rep

{{party shading/DFL}}

| Winter, Ted

| 22A

| Fulda

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Wolf, Ken

| 41B

| Burnsville

| Rep

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Workman, Tom

| 43A

| Chanhassen

| Rep

Membership changes

=Senate=

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

! District

! Vacated by

! Reason for change

! Successor

! Date successor
seated

07

| nowrap {{party shading/DFL}} | Sam Solon
(DFL)

| Died of malignant melanoma/liver cancer on December 28, 2001. His wife, Yvonne Prettner Solon, was thereafter elected to succeed him at special election.{{cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?ID=10627|title=Solon, Sam George|work=Legislators Past & Present|publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|access-date=4 December 2014}}

| nowrap {{party shading/DFL}} | Yvonne Prettner
Solon (DFL)

| February 4, 2002{{cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?ID=10743|title=Prettner Solon, Yvonne|work=Legislators Past & Present|publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|access-date=4 December 2014}}

67

| nowrap {{party shading/DFL}} | Randy Kelly
(DFL)

| Resigned January 2, 2002 to become Mayor of St. Paul.{{cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?ID=10312|title=Kelly, Randy Cameron|work=Legislators Past & Present|publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|access-date=4 December 2014}}

| nowrap {{party shading/DFL}} | Mee Moua
(DFL)

| February 4, 2002{{cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?ID=10744|title=Moua, Mee|work=Legislators Past & Present|publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|access-date=4 December 2014}}

=House of Representatives=

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

! District

! Vacated by

! Reason for change

! Successor

! Date successor
seated

12B

| nowrap {{party shading/DFL}} | Steve Wenzel
(DFL)

| Resigned August 5, 2001 to become state director of rural development for the United States Department of Agriculture.{{cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?ID=10706|title=Wenzel, Stephen G.|work=Legislators Past & Present|publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|access-date=5 December 2014}}

| nowrap {{party shading/Republican}} | Greg Blaine
(R)

| November 15, 2001{{cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?ID=10062|title=Blaine, Greg|work=Legislators Past & Present|publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|access-date=5 December 2014}}

47A

| nowrap {{party shading/DFL}} | Darlene Luther
(DFL)

| Died of stomach cancer on January 30, 2002.{{cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?ID=10389|title=Luther, Darlene Joyce|work=Legislators Past & Present|publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|access-date=5 December 2014}}

| nowrap {{party shading/Republican}} | John Jordan
(R)

| March 8, 2002{{cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?ID=10745|title=Jordan, John|work=Legislators Past & Present|publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|access-date=5 December 2014}}

23A

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

| Resigned August 2, 2002, citing familial concerns in his letter of resignation.{{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=5 December 2014}}

| colspan="2" | Remained vacant

40A

| nowrap {{party shading/Republican}} | Dan McElroy
(R)

| Resigned November 15, 2002, to accept appointment as Commissioner of Finance under the incoming Pawlenty administration.{{cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?ID=10412|title=McElroy, Dan|work=Legislators Past & Present|publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|access-date=5 December 2014}}

| colspan="2" | Remained vacant

Notes

References

{{Reflist}}

  • [http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/results.aspx?search=session&gender=both&sess=82&body=senate&q= Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Session Search Results (Session 82, Senate)]
  • [http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/results.aspx?search=session&gender=both&sess=82&body=house&q= Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Session Search Results (Session 82, House)]

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| title = Eighty-second Minnesota Legislature

| before = Eighty-first Minnesota Legislature

| after = Eighty-third Minnesota Legislature

| years = 2001—2003

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