83rd Minnesota Legislature

{{Infobox legislative session

| name = Eighty-third 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 = 2002 General Election

| government =

| term_start = {{Start date|2003|01|07}}

| term_end = {{End date|2005|01|04}}

| before = 82nd Minnesota Legislature

| after = 84th 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 = James Metzen

| chamber1_leader2_type = Majority Leader

| chamber1_leader2 = John Hottinger,
Dean Johnson

| chamber1_leader3_type = Minority Leader

| chamber1_leader3 = 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 = Republican Party

| chamber2_leader1_type = Speaker

| chamber2_leader1 = Steve Sviggum

| chamber2_leader2_type = Majority Leader

| chamber2_leader2 = Erik Paulsen

| chamber2_leader3_type = Minority Leader

| chamber2_leader3 = Matt Entenza

| chamber2_leader4_type =

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| chamber2_leader5_type =

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The eighty-third Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 7, 2003. 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 5, 2002.

Sessions

The legislature met in a regular session from January 7, 2003 to May 19, 2003. A special session began on May 20, 2003 to further discuss budget bills. The special session ended May 29, 2003.

A continuation of the regular session was held between February 2, 2004 and May 16, 2004.

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 (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:#ea8b2e;" \| \| style="background-color:{{party color\|Republican Party (United States)}}" \|
DFL ! IPM ! Rep
style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:80%;"\| End of previous Legislature \| {{party shading/DFL}} \| 39 \| 2 \| 26 ! 67 \| 0
colspan=6 \|
style="font-size:80%" \| Begin \| rowspan="3" {{party shading/DFL}} \| 35 \| rowspan="3" \| 1 \| 31 ! 67 \| 0
style="font-size:80%" \| June 29, 2004 \| 30 ! 66 \| 1
style="font-size:80%" \| July 21, 2004 \| 31 ! 67 \| 0
Latest voting share ! {{percentage\|35\|67\|0}} ! {{percentage\|1\|67\|0}} ! {{percentage\|31\|67\|0}} ! colspan=2 \|
colspan=6 \|
style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:80%;"\| Beginning of the next Legislature \| {{party shading/DFL}} \| 35 \| 1 \| 31 ! 67 \| 0

class=wikitable style="text-align:center"

style="vertical-align:bottom;"

! rowspan=3 |

! colspan=3 | Party

(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:#ea8b2e;" |

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

DFL

! IPM

! Rep

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

| {{party shading/DFL}} | 39

| 2

| 26

! 67

| 0

colspan=6 |

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

| rowspan="3" {{party shading/DFL}} | 35

| rowspan="3" | 1

| 31

! 67

| 0

style="font-size:80%" | June 29, 2004

| 30

! 66

| 1

style="font-size:80%" | July 21, 2004

| 31

! 67

| 0

Latest voting share

! {{percentage|35|67|0}}

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

! {{percentage|31|67|0}}

! colspan=2 |

colspan=6 |

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

| {{party shading/DFL}} | 35

| 1

| 31

! 67

| 0

= House of Representatives =

class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
style="vertical-align:bottom;" ! rowspan=3 \| ! colspan=2 \| Party (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 \| 63 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \| 69 ! 132 \| 2
colspan=6 \|
style="font-size:80%" \| Begin \| rowspan="4" \| 52 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \| 81 ! 133 \| 1
style="font-size:80%" \| January 17, 2003 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \| 80 ! 132 \| 2
style="font-size:80%" \| January 30, 2003 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \| 79 ! 131 \| 3
style="font-size:80%" \| February 10, 2003 \| rowspan="2" {{party shading/Republican}} \| 80 ! 132 \| 2
style="font-size:80%" \| February 17, 2003 \| rowspan="6" \| 53 ! 133 \| 1
style="font-size:80%" \| March 3, 2003 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \| 81 ! 134 \| 0
style="font-size:80%" \| November 24, 2003 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \| 80 ! 133 \| 1
style="font-size:80%" \| January 8, 2004 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \| 81 ! 134 \| 0
style="font-size:80%" \| June 30, 2004 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \| 80 ! 133 \| 1
style="font-size:80%" \| July 21, 2004 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \| 78 ! 131 \| 3
style="font-size:80%" \| July 21, 2004 \| 52 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \| 77 ! 129 \| 5
Latest voting share ! {{percentage\|52\|129\|0}} ! {{percentage\|77\|129\|0}} ! colspan=2 \|
colspan=6 \|
style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:80%;"\| Beginning of the next Legislature \| 66 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \| 68 ! 134 \| 0

class=wikitable style="text-align:center"

style="vertical-align:bottom;"

! rowspan=3 |

! colspan=2 | Party

(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

| 63

| {{party shading/Republican}} | 69

! 132

| 2

colspan=6 |

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

| rowspan="4" | 52

| {{party shading/Republican}} | 81

! 133

| 1

style="font-size:80%" | January 17, 2003

| {{party shading/Republican}} | 80

! 132

| 2

style="font-size:80%" | January 30, 2003

| {{party shading/Republican}} | 79

! 131

| 3

style="font-size:80%" | February 10, 2003

| rowspan="2" {{party shading/Republican}} | 80

! 132

| 2

style="font-size:80%" | February 17, 2003

| rowspan="6" | 53

! 133

| 1

style="font-size:80%" | March 3, 2003

| {{party shading/Republican}} | 81

! 134

| 0

style="font-size:80%" | November 24, 2003

| {{party shading/Republican}} | 80

! 133

| 1

style="font-size:80%" | January 8, 2004

| {{party shading/Republican}} | 81

! 134

| 0

style="font-size:80%" | June 30, 2004

| {{party shading/Republican}} | 80

! 133

| 1

style="font-size:80%" | July 21, 2004

| {{party shading/Republican}} | 78

! 131

| 3

style="font-size:80%" | July 21, 2004

| 52

| {{party shading/Republican}} | 77

! 129

| 5

Latest voting share

! {{percentage|52|129|0}}

! {{percentage|77|129|0}}

! colspan=2 |

colspan=6 |

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

| 66

| {{party shading/Republican}} | 68

! 134

| 0

Leadership

= Senate =

;President of the Senate

:James Metzen (DFL-South St. Paul)

;Senate Majority Leader

:John Hottinger (DFL-Mankato) (2003)

:Dean Johnson (DFL-Willmar) (2004)

;Senate Minority Leader

:Dick Day (R-Owatonna)

= House of Representatives =

;Speaker of the House

:Steve Sviggum (R-Kenyon)

;House Majority Leader

:Erik Paulsen (R-Eden Prairie)

;House Minority Leader

:Matt Entenza (DFL-St. Paul)

Members

= Senate =

class="wikitable sortable"

! Name

! District

! City

! Party

| 66

| DFL

| 52

| Rep

| 06

| Cook

| DFL

| 40

| Rep

| 61

| DFL

| 51

| Fridley

| DFL

| Bonoff, Terri

| 43

| Minnetonka

| DFL

| Chaudhary, Satveer

| 50

| Fridley

| DFL

| 15

| DFL

| 64

| DFL

| 26

| Rep

| 60

| DFL

| 18

| Dassel

| Rep

| Fischbach, Michelle

| 14

| Paynesville

| Rep

| Foley, Leo

| 47

| Coon Rapids

| DFL

| Frederickson, Dennis

| 21

| New Ulm

| Rep

| 37

| Rep

| 42

| Rep

| 58

| DFL

| 23

| Mankato

| DFL

| Johnson, Dean

| 13

| Willmar

| DFL

| 49

| Rep

| 48

| Rep

| 44

| Hopkins

| DFL

| Kierlin, Bob

| 31

| Winona

| Rep

style="background-color: #ea8b2e"

| Kiscaden, Sheila

| 30

| Rochester

| IPM

| Koch, Amy

| 19

| Buffalo

| Rep

| 12

| Rep

| 20

| DFL

| 09

| Glyndon

| DFL

| 10

| Rep

| 56

| Rep

| 32

| Rep

| 08

| Kerrick

| DFL

| Marko, Sharon

| 57

| Newport

| DFL

| Marty, John

| 54

| Roseville

| DFL

| McGinn, Mike

| 38

| Eagan

| Rep

| Metzen, James

| 39

| South St. Paul

| DFL

| Michel, Geoff

| 41

| Edina

| Rep

| 67

| DFL

| 28

| DFL

| 25

| Rep

| 17

| Rep

| 33

| Rep

| 34

| Rep

| 65

| DFL

| 36

| Rep

| Pogemiller, Lawrence

| 59

| DFL

| 63

| DFL

| 53

| Rep

| 45

| DFL

| 35

| Jordan

| Rep

| 24

| Rep

| 04

| Rep

| 11

| Staples

| DFL

| 03

| DFL

| 46

| DFL

| 29

| Rep

| 02

| DFL

| 62

| DFL

| Solon, Yvonne Prettner

| 07

| Duluth

| DFL

| Sparks, Dan

| 27

| Austin

| DFL

| Stumpf, LeRoy

| 01

| Plummer

| DFL

| Tomassoni, David J.

| 05

| Chisholm

| DFL

| Vickerman, Jim

| 22

| Tracy

| DFL

| 16

| Rep

| 55

| DFL

= House of Representatives =

class="wikitable sortable"

! Name

! District

! City

! Party

| Abeler, Jim

| 48B

| Anoka

| Rep

| 42A

| Rep

| 19A

| Rep

| 43B

| Rep

| 03A

| International Falls

| DFL

| Anderson, Jeff

| 27B

| Austin, Minnesota

| Rep

| Atkins, Joe

| 39B

| Inver Grove Heights

| DFL

| Beard, Michael

| 35A

| Shakopee

| Rep

| Bernardy, Connie

| 51B

| Fridley

| DFL

| 59A

| DFL

| 12B

| Rep

| 19B

| Waverly

| Rep

| 26B

| Rep

| 29B

| Rep

| 25A

| Rep

| 35B

| Jordan

| Rep

| Carlson, Lyndon

| 45B

| Crystal

| DFL

| 61A

| DFL

| 24B

| Rep

| 25B

| Rep

| 31B

| Preston

| Rep

| 62A

| DFL

| 52B

| Rep

| 49A

| Andover

| Rep

| 29A

| Rep

| 28A

| Rep

| 06A

| DFL

| 27A

| Rep

| 23B

| Mankato

| DFL

| Eastlund, Rob

| 17A

| Isanti

| Rep

| 02A

| DFL

| 58B

| DFL

| 64A

| DFL

| 41A

| Edina

| Rep

| Erickson, Sondra

| 16A

| Princeton

| Rep

| Finstad, Brad

| 21B

| Comfrey

| Rep

| Fuller, Doug

| 04A

| Bemidji

| Rep

| 37A

| Rep

| 50A

| DFL

| 54A

| DFL

| 24A

| Rep

| 47A

| Rep

| 48A

| Cedar

| Rep

| Harder, Elaine

| 22B

| Jackson

| Rep

| 66B

| DFL

| 13A

| Rep

| 46B

| DFL

| 08A

| DFL

| 36A

| Rep

| Holsten, MarkAppointed to the Department of Natural Resources before the session began; was replaced by Rebecca Otto February 13, 2003

| 52B

| Stillwater

| Rep

| Hoppe, Joe

| 34B

| Chaska

| Rep

| Hornstein, Frank

| 60B

| Minneapolis

| DFL

| Howes, Larry

| 04B

| Walker

| Rep

| Huntley, Thomas

| 07A

| Duluth

| DFL

| Jacobson, Carl

| 54B

| Vadnais Heights

| Rep

| Jaros, Mike

| 07B

| Duluth

| DFL

| 43A

| Rep

| 67B

| DFL

| 13B

| Willmar

| DFL

| Kahn, Phyllis

| 59B

| Minneapolis

| DFL

| Kelliher, Margaret Anderson

| 60A

| Minneapolis

| DFL

| Kielkucki, TonyResigned November 24, 2003; replaced by Scott Newman in January 2004.

| 18B

| Rep

| 56B

| Rep

| 15A

| Rep

| 20B

| DFL

| 34A

| Rep

| 53A

| Rep

| 30B

| Rep

| 09A

| Rep

| 63B

| DFL

| 44B

| DFL

| 40B

| DFL

| 66A

| DFL

| 01B

| DFL

| 02B

| Bagley

| Rep

| 32A

| Rep

| 56A

| Rep

| 22A

| Slayton

| Rep

| 67A

| DFL

| 65B

| DFL

| 09B

| DFL

| McElroy, DanAppointed Finance Commissioner before the session started; replaced by Duke Powell on February 4, 2003.

| 40A

| Rep

| 57B

| Rep

| 53B

| Rep

| 58A

| DFL

| 06B

| DFL

| 30A

| Rep

| 46A

| DFL

| 17B

| Rep

| 18A

| Rep

| 10A

| DFL

| 16B

| Rep

| 15B

| DFL

| 45A

| Rep

| Otremba, Mary Ellen

| 11B

| Long Prairie

| DFL

| Otto, Rebecca

| 52B

| Marine on St. Croix

| DFL

| 37B

| Rep

| 42B

| Rep

| 64B

| DFL

| 31A

| Winona

| DFL

| Penas, Maxine

| 01A

| Badger

| Rep

| 20A

| DFL

| 40A

| Rep

| 39A

| Rep

| 44A

| Rep

| 05A

| DFL

| 26A

| Rep

| 50B

| Rep

| 41B

| Rep

| 21A

| Rep

| 05B

| DFL

| 14A

| Rep

| 57A

| Newport

| DFL

| Simpson, Dean

| 10B

| Perham

| Rep

| Slawik, Nora

| 55B

| Maplewood

| Rep

| Smith, Steve

| 33A

| Mound

| Rep

| Soderstrom, Judy

| 08B

| Mora

| Rep

| Solberg, Loren

| 03B

| Grand Rapids

| DFL

| Stanek, RichAppointed Public Safety Commissioner before session began; replaced by Kurt Zellers on February 26, 2003.

| 32B

| Rep

| 14B

| Rep

| 36B

| Rep

| 28B

| Kenyon

| Rep

| 23A

| Rep

| 33B

| Rep

| 65A

| DFL

| 63A

| DFL

| 49B

| Andover

| Rep

| 18B

| Rep

| 52A

| Rep

| 62B

| DFL

| 61B

| DFL

| 12A

| Rep

| 38B

| Eagan

| Rep

| Wasiluk, Scott

| 55A

| Maplewood

| DFL

| Westerberg, Andy

| 51A

| Blaine

| Rep

| Westrom, Torrey

| 11A

| Elbow Lake

| Rep

| Wilkin, Tim

| 38A

| Eagan

| Rep

| Zellers, Kurt

| 32B

| Maple Grove

| Rep

Membership changes

=Senate=

class="wikitable sortable"

style="vertical-align:bottom;"

! District

! Vacated by

! Reason for change

! Successor

! Date successor
seated

| nowrap {{party shading/Republican}} | David Knutson
(R)

| Resigned June 29, 2004 to accept appointment to district judgeship.

| nowrap {{party shading/Republican}} | Chris Gerlach
(R)

| July 21, 2004

=House of Representatives=

class="wikitable sortable"

style="vertical-align:bottom;"

! District

! Vacated by

! Reason for change

! Successor

! Date successor
seated

40A

| Vacant seat

| Dan Elroy (R) resigned to accept appointment as Commissioner of Finance on November 15, 2002, after having won re-election. Seat was vacant when the 83rd Legislature convened.

| nowrap {{party shading/Republican}} | Duke Powell
(R)

| February 10, 2003

52B

| nowrap {{party shading/Republican}} | Mark Holsten
(R)

| Resigned January 17, 2003 to accept appointment as Deputy Commissioner of Natural Resources.

| nowrap {{party shading/DFL}} | Rebecca Otto
(DFL)

| February 17, 2003

32B

| nowrap {{party shading/Republican}} | Rich Stanek
(R)

| Resigned January 30, 2003 to accept appointment as Commissioner of Public Safety.

| nowrap {{party shading/Republican}} | Kurt Zellers
(R)

| March 3, 2003

18A

| nowrap {{party shading/Republican}} | Tony Kielkucki
(R)

| Resigned November 24, 2003.

| nowrap {{party shading/Republican}} | Scott Newman
(R)

| January 8, 2004

14B

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

| Resigned June 30, 2004 to accept appointment as assistant Health Department commissioner.