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85th Minnesota Legislature

{{Short description|2007 to 2008 legislative session}}

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

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{{Infobox legislative session

| name = Eighty-fifth 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 = 2006 General Election

| government =

| term_start = {{Start date|2007|01|03}}

| term_end = {{End date|2009|01|06}}

| before = 84th Minnesota Legislature

| after = 86th Minnesota Legislature

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| 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 = Lawrence Pogemiller

| chamber1_leader3_type = Minority Leader

| chamber1_leader3 = David Senjem

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| chamber2 = Minnesota House of Representatives

| membership2 = 134 Representatives

| control2 = Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party

| chamber2_leader1_type = Speaker

| chamber2_leader1 = Margaret Anderson Kelliher

| chamber2_leader2_type = Majority Leader

| chamber2_leader2 = Anthony Sertich

| chamber2_leader3_type = Minority Leader

| chamber2_leader3 = Marty Seifert

| chamber2_leader4_type =

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The eighty-fifth Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 3, 2007. The 67 members of the Minnesota Senate and the 134 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives were all elected during the General Election on November 7, 2006.

Sessions

The legislature met in regular session beginning January 3, 2007 and ending May 21, 2007. A bill passed on February 22 required the state to generate a significant amount of its energy needs from renewable sources.Minnesota to require 25% renewable energy production, Wikinews

A special session was convened September 11, 2007 to pass legislature relating to floods in southeast Minnesota and the I-35W Mississippi River bridge.[http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/bills/billnum.asp?Billnumber=HF1&ls_year=85&session_year=2007&session_number=1 Bill Number Search- Minnesota House of Representatives]

The legislature re-convened for regular session on February 12, 2008 and adjourned in May.

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

(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

! R

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

| {{Party shading/DFL}} | 38

| 29

! 67

| 0

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

| rowspan="2" {{Party shading/DFL}} | 44

| 23

! 67

| 0

style="font-size:80%" | January 1, 2008

| rowspan="2" | 22

! 66

| 1

style="font-size:80%" | January 3, 2008

| rowspan="2" {{Party shading/DFL}} | 45

! 67

| 0

style="font-size:80%" | July 28, 2008

| rowspan="2" | 21

! 66

| 1

style="font-size:80%" | November 5, 2008

| {{Party shading/DFL}} | 44

! 65

| 2

Latest voting share

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

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

! colspan=2 |

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

| {{Party shading/DFL}} | 46

| 21

! 67

| 0

= House of Representatives =

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}}" |

| colspan="2" style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |

DFL

! IR

! R

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

| 66

| 0

| {{party shading/Republican}} | 67

! 133

| 1

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

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/DFL}} | 85

| rowspan=3 | 0

| 49

! 134

| 0

style="font-size:80%" | July 17, 2007

| 48

! 133

| 1

style="font-size:80%" | August 7, 2007

| 49

! 134

| 0

style="font-size:80%" | December 1, 2007

| 1

| 48

! 134

| 0

Latest voting share

! {{percentage|85|134|0}}

! {{percentage|1|134|0}}

! {{percentage|48|134|0}}

! colspan=2 |

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

| {{Party shading/DFL}} | 87

| 0

| 47

! 134

| 0

Leadership

= Senate =

;President of the Senate

:James Metzen (DFL-South St. Paul)

;Senate Majority Leader

:Lawrence Pogemiller (DFL-Minneapolis)

;Senate Minority Leader

:David Senjem (R-Rochester)

= House of Representatives =

;Speaker of the House

:Margaret Anderson Kelliher (DFL-Minneapolis)

;House Majority Leader

:Anthony Sertich (DFL-Chisholm)

;House Minority Leader

:Marty Seifert (R-Marshall)

Members

= Senate =

class="wikitable sortable"

! Name

! District

! City

! Party

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Anderson, Ellen

| 66

| St. Paul

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Bakk, Thomas M.

| 06

| Cook

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Berglin, Linda

| 61

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Betzold, Don

| 51

| Fridley

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Bonoff, Terri

| 43

| Minnetonka

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Carlson, Jim

| 38

| Eagan

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Chaudhary, Satveer S.

| 50

| Fridley

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Clark, Tarryl

| 15

| St. Cloud

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Cohen, Dick

| 64

| St. Paul

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Dahle, KevinKevin Dahle was elected in January 2008 to replace Tom Neuville.

| 25

| Northfield

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Day, Dick

| 26

| Owatonna

| Rep

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Dibble, D. Scott

| 60

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Dille, Steve

| 18

| Dassel

| Rep

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Doll, John P.

| 40

| Burnsville

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Erickson Ropes, Sharon

| 31

| Winona

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Fischbach, Michelle

| 14

| Paynesville

| Rep

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Foley, Leo

| 47

| Coon Rapids

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Frederickson, Dennis

| 21

| New Ulm

| Rep

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Gerlach, Chris

| 37

| Apple Valley

| Rep

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Gimse, Joe

| 13

| Willmar

| Rep

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Hann, David

| 42

| Eden Prairie

| Rep

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Higgins, Linda

| 58

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Ingebrigtsen, Bill

| 11

| Alexandria

| Rep

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Johnson, Debbie

| 49

| Ham Lake

| Rep

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Jungbauer, Mike

| 48

| East Bethel

| Rep

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Koch, Amy T.

| 19

| Buffalo

| Rep

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Koering, Paul

| 12

| Fort Ripley

| Rep

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Kubly, Gary W.

| 20

| Granite Falls

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Langseth, Keith

| 09

| Glyndon

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Larson, Dan

| 63

| Bloomington

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Latz, Ron

| 44

| St. Louis Park

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Limmer, Warren

| 32

| Maple Grove

| Rep

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Lourey, Tony

| 08

| Kerrick

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Lynch, Ann

| 30

| Rochester

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Marty, John

| 54

| Roseville

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Metzen, James P.

| 39

| South St. Paul

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Michel, Geoff

| 41

| Edina

| Rep

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Moua, Mee

| 67

| St. Paul

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Murphy, Steve

| 28

| Red Wing

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Neuville, TomTom Neuville resigned in December 2007 accept a District Court appointment.

| 25

| Northfield

| Rep

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Olseen, Rick

| 17

| Harris

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Olson, Gen

| 33

| Minnetrista

| Rep

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Olson, Mary

| 04

| Bemidji

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Ortman, Julianne E.

| 34

| Chanhassen

| Rep

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Pappas, Sandy

| 65

| St. Paul

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Pariseau, Patricia

| 36

| Farmington

| Rep

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Pogemiller, Lawrence J.

| 59

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Solon, Yvonne Prettner

| 07

| Duluth

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Rest, Ann H.

| 45

| New Hope

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Robling, Claire

| 35

| Jordan

| Rep

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Rosen, Julie A.

| 24

| Fairmont

| Rep

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Rummel, Sandy

| 53

| White Bear Lake

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Saltzman, Kathy

| 56

| Woodbury

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Saxhaug, Tom

| 03

| Grand Rapids

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Scheid, Linda

| 46

| Brooklyn Park

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Senjem, David H.

| 29

| Rochester

| Rep

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Sheran, Kathy

| 23

| Mankato

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Sieben, Katie

| 57

| Newport

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Skoe, Rod

| 02

| Clearbrook

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Skogen, Dan

| 10

| Hewitt

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Sparks, Dan

| 27

| Austin

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Stumpf, LeRoy

| 01

| Plummer

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Tomassoni, David J.

| 05

| Chisholm

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Torres Ray, Patricia

| 62

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Vandeveer, Ray

| 52

| Forest Lake

| Rep

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Vickerman, Jim

| 22

| Tracy

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Wergin, Betsy

| 16

| Princeton

| Rep

{{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

| 48B

| Anoka

| Rep

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Anderson, Bruce

| 19A

| Buffalo Township

| Rep

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Anderson, Sarah

| 43A

| Plymouth

| Rep

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Anzelc, Tom

| 03A

| Balsam Township

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Atkins, Joe

| 39B

| Inver Grove Heights

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Beard, Michael

| 35A

| Shakopee

| Rep

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Benson, John

| 43B

| Minnetonka

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Berns, John

| 33B

| Wayzata

| Rep

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Bigham, Karla

| 57A

| Cottage Grove

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Bly, David

| 25B

| Northfield

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Brod, Laura

| 25A

| New Prague

| Rep

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Brown, Robin

| 27A

| Austin

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Brynaert, Kathy

| 23B

| Mankato

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Buesgens, Mark

| 35B

| Jordan

| Rep

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Bunn, Julie

| 56A

| Lake Elmo

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Carlson, Lyndon

| 45B

| Crystal

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Clark, Karen

| 61A

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Cornish, Tony

| 24B

| Good Thunder

| Rep

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Davnie, Jim

| 62A

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Dean, Matt

| 52B

| Dellwood

| Rep

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| DeLaForest, Chris

| 49A

| Andover

| Rep

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Demmer, Randy

| 29A

| Hayfield

| Rep

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Dettmer, Bob

| 52A

| Forest Lake

| Rep

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Dill, David

| 06A

| Crane Lake

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Dittrich, Denise

| 47A

| Champlin

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Dominguez, Augustine "Willie"

| 58B

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Doty, Al

| 12B

| Royalton

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Drazkowski, SteveSteve Drazkowski was elected via special election held August 7, 2007 to succeed resigned representative Steve Sviggum.

| 28B

| Wabasha

| Rep

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Eastlund, Rob

| 17A

| Isanti

| Rep

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Eken, Kent

| 02A

| Twin Valley

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Emmer, Tom

| 19B

| Delano

| Rep

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Erhardt, RonRon Erhardt lost the Republican endorsement for re-election in 2008 and ran as an Independent. Erhardt lost the election.

| 41A

| Edina

| Rep

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Erickson, Sondra

| 16A

| Princeton

| Rep

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Faust, Tim

| 08B

| Mora

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Finstad, Brad

| 21B

| Comfrey

| Rep

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Fritz, Patti

| 26B

| Faribault

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Gardner, Paul

| 53A

| Shoreview

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Garofalo, Pat

| 36B

| Farmington

| Rep

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Gottwalt, Steve

| 15A

| St. Cloud

| Rep

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Greiling, Mindy

| 54A

| Roseville

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Gunther, Bob

| 24A

| Fairmont

| Rep

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Hackbarth, Tom

| 48A

| Cedar

| Rep

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Hamilton, Rod

| 22B

| Mountain Lake

| Rep

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Hansen, Rick

| 39A

| South St. Paul

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Hausman, Alice

| 66B

| St. Paul

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Haws, Larry

| 15B

| St. Cloud

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Heidgerken, Bud

| 13A

| Freeport

| Rep

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Hilstrom, Debra

| 46B

| Brooklyn Center

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Hilty, Bill

| 08A

| Finlayson

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Holberg, Mary Liz

| 36A

| Lakeville

| Rep

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Hoppe, Joe

| 34B

| Chaska

| Rep

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Hornstein, Frank

| 60B

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Hortman, Melissa

| 47B

| Brooklyn Park

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Hosch, Larry

| 14B

| St. Joseph

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Howes, Larry

| 04B

| Walker

| Rep

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Huntley, Thomas

| 07A

| Duluth

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Jaros, Mike

| 07B

| Duluth

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Johnson, Sheldon

| 67B

| St. Paul

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Juhnke, Al

| 13B

| Willmar

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Kahn, Phyllis

| 59B

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Kalin, Jeremy

| 17B

| Lindstrom

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Kelliher, Margaret Anderson

| 60A

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Knuth, Kate

| 50B

| New Brighton

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Koenen, Lyle

| 20B

| Clara City

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Kohls, Paul

| 34A

| Victoria

| Rep

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Kranz, Scott

| 51A

| Blaine

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Laine, Carolyn

| 50A

| Columbia Heights

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Lanning, Morrie

| 09A

| Moorhead

| Rep

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Lenczewski, Ann

| 40B

| Bloomington

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Lesch, John

| 66A

| St. Paul

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Liebling, Tina

| 30A

| Rochester

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Lieder, Bernard

| 01B

| Crookston

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Lillie, Leon

| 55A

| North St. Paul

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Loeffler, Diane

| 59A

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Madore, Shelley

| 37A

| Apple Valley

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Magnus, Doug

| 22A

| Slayton

| Rep

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Mahoney, Tim

| 67A

| St. Paul

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Mariani, Carlos

| 65B

| St. Paul

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Marquart, Paul

| 09B

| Dilworth

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Masin, Sandra

| 38A

| Eagan

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| McFarlane, Carol

| 53B

| White Bear Lake

| Rep

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| McNamara, Denny

| 57B

| Hastings

| Rep

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Moe, Frank

| 04A

| Bemidji

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Morgan, Will

| 40A

| Burnsville

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Morrow, Terry

| 23A

| St. Peter

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Mullery, Joe

| 58A

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Murphy, Erin

| 64A

| St. Paul

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Murphy, Mary

| 06B

| Hermantown

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Nelson, Michael

| 46A

| Brooklyn Park

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Nornes, Bud

| 10A

| Fergus Falls

| Rep

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Norton, Kim

| 29B

| Rochester

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Olin, Dave

| 01A

| Thief River Falls

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Olson, MarkMark Olson was suspended from the Republican Caucus and declared himself as an Independent-Republican.

| 16B

| Big Lake

| IR

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Otremba, Mary Ellen

| 11B

| Long Prairie

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Ozment, Dennis

| 37B

| Rosemount

| Rep

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Paulsen, Erik

| 42B

| Eden Prairie

| Rep

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Paymar, Michael

| 64B

| St. Paul

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Pelowski, Gene

| 31A

| Winona

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Peppin, Joyce

| 32A

| Rogers

| Rep

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Peterson, Aaron

| 20A

| Appleton

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Peterson, Neil W.

| 41B

| Bloomington

| Rep

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Peterson, Sandra

| 45A

| New Hope

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Poppe, Jeanne

| 27B

| Austin

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Rukavina, Tom

| 05A

| Virginia

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Ruth, Connie

| 26A

| Owatonna

| Rep

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Ruud, Maria

| 42A

| Minnetonka

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Sailer, Brita

| 02B

| Park Rapids

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Scalze, Bev

| 54B

| Little Canada

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Seifert, Marty

| 21A

| Marshall

| Rep

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Sertich, Tony

| 05B

| Chisholm

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Severson, Dan

| 14A

| Sauk Rapids

| Rep

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Shimanski, Ron

| 18A

| Silver Lake

| Rep

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Simon, Steve

| 44A

| St. Louis Park

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Simpson, Dean

| 10B

| Perham

| Rep

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Slawik, Nora

| 55B

| Maplewood

| Rep

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Slocum, Linda

| 63B

| Richfield

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Smith, Steve

| 33A

| Mound

| Rep

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Solberg, Loren

| 03B

| Grand Rapids

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Sviggum, SteveOn July 17, 2007, Steve Sviggum resigned his seat to become Minnesota Commissioner of Commerce and Industry; a special election held on August 7, 2007 named Steve Drazkowski as his successor.

| 28B

| Kenyon

| Rep

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Swails, Marsha

| 56B

| Woodbury

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Thao, Cy

| 65A

| St. Paul

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Thissen, Paul

| 63A

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Tillberry, Tom

| 51B

| Fridley

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Tingelstad, Kathy

| 49B

| Andover

| Rep

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Tschumper, Ken

| 31B

| La Crescent

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Urdahl, Dean

| 18B

| Grove City

| Rep

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Wagenius, Jean

| 62B

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Walker, Neva

| 61B

| Minneapolis

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Ward, John

| 12A

| Brainerd

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Wardlow, Lynn

| 38B

| Eagan

| Rep

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Welti, Andy

| 30B

| Plainview

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Westrom, Torrey

| 11A

| Elbow Lake

| Rep

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Winkler, Ryan

| 44B

| Golden Valley

| DFL

{{Party shading/DFL}}

| Wollschlager, Sandy

| 28A

| Cannon Falls

| DFL

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Zellers, Kurt

| 32B

| Maple Grove

| Rep

Membership changes

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! Reason for change

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! Date successor
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25

| nowrap {{party shading/Republican}} | Tom Neuville
(R)

| Resigned effective January 1, 2008 to accept appointment as Third Judicial District trial court judge.

| nowrap {{Party shading/DFL}} | Kevin Dahle
(DFL)

| January 3, 2008

16

| nowrap {{party shading/Republican}} | Betsy Wergin
(R)

| Resigned July 28, 2008 to accept appointment to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission. Successor elected November 4, 2008, but did not assume office until the convention of the 86th Minnesota Legislature.

| nowrap {{Party shading/DFL}} | Lisa Fobbe
(DFL)

| November 4, 2008

63

| nowrap {{Party shading/DFL}} | Dan Larson
(DFL)

| Resigned effective November 5, 2008. Successor elected November 4, 2008, but did not assume office until the convention of the 86th Minnesota Legislature.

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

| November 4, 2008

=House of Representatives=

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! District

! Vacated by

! Reason for change

! Successor

! Date successor
elected

28B

| nowrap {{party shading/Republican}} | Steve Sviggum
(R)

| Resigned July 17, 2007 to become Minnesota Commissioner of Labor and Industry.

| nowrap {{party shading/Republican}} | Steve Drazkowski
(R)

| August 7, 2007

Notes

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External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20121110153750/http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20061107/ElecRslts.asp?M=LG&LD=A&R=ALLSENS Senate election results]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070613080603/http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20061107/ElecRslts.asp?M=LG&LD=A&R=ALLREPS House election results]

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| title = Eighty-fifth Minnesota Legislature

| before = Eighty-fourth Minnesota Legislature

| after = Eighty-sixth Minnesota Legislature

| years = 2007—2009

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85th

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Category:2008 U.S. legislative sessions

Category:2007 in Minnesota

Category:2008 in Minnesota