# 74th Minnesota Legislature

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.
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

| | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | Vacant |
| | DFL | Ind | IR | Total | Vacant |
| End of previous Legislature | 42 | 0 | 25 | 67 | 0 |
| Begin | 42 | 0 | 25 | 67 | 0 |
| January 9, 1985 | 42 | 0 | 24 | 66 | 1 |
| February 11, 1985 | 42 | 0 | 25 | 67 | 0 |
| March 7, 1985 | 42 | 1 | 24 | 67 | 0 |
| May 1986 | 43 | 0 | 24 | 67 | 0 |
| Latest voting share | 64% | 0% | 36% | | |
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 47 | 0 | 20 | 67 | 0 |

### House of Representatives

| | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | Vacant |
| | DFL | IR | Total | Vacant |
| End of previous Legislature | 74 | 58 | 132 | 2 |
| Begin | 65 | 69 | 134 | 0 |
| November 19, 1986 | 65 | 68 | 133 | 1 |
| December 5, 1986 | 65 | 67 | 132 | 2 |
| Latest voting share | 49% | 50% | | |
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 83 | 51 | 134 | 0 |

## Leadership
### Senate
#### President of the Senate

    Jerome M. Hughes (DFL-Maplewood)

#### Senate Majority Leader

    Roger Moe (DFL-Erskine)

#### 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)

#### House Majority Leader

    Connie Levi (IR-Dellwood)

#### House Minority Leader

    Fred C. Norton (DFL-St. Paul)

## Members
### Senate

| Name | District | City | Party |
| Adkins, Betty | 22 | St. Michael | DFL |
| Anderson, Don A. | 12 | Wadena | IR |
| Belanger, William | 41 | Bloomington | IR |
| Benson, Duane | 32 | Lanesboro | IR |
| Berg, Charlie | 11 | Chokio | DFL |
| Berglin, Linda | 60 | Minneapolis | DFL |
| Bernhagen, John | 21 | Hutchinson | IR |
| Bertram, Joe | 16 | Paynesville | DFL |
| Brataas, Nancy | 33 | Rochester | IR |
| Chmielewski, Florian | 14 | Sturgeon Lake | DFL |
| Dahl, Gregory | 50 | Coon Rapids | DFL |
| Davis, Chuck | 18 | Princeton | DFL |
| DeCramer, Gary | 27 | Ghent | DFL |
| Dicklich, Ron | 05 | Hibbing | DFL |
| Diessner, Bill | 56 | Afton | DFL |
| Dieterich, Neil | 63 | St. Paul | DFL |
| Frank, Don | 51 | Spring Lake Park | DFL |
| Frederick, Mel | 30 | Owatonna | IR |
| Frederickson, Dennis | 23 | New Ulm | IR |
| Freeman, Michael O. | 40 | Richfield | DFL |
| Gustafson, Jim | 08 | Duluth | IR |
| Hughes, Jerome M. | 54 | Maplewood | DFL |
| Isackson, Doran L. | 28 | Storden | IR |
| Johnson, Dean | 15 | Willmar | IR |
| Johnson, Doug | 06 | Tower | DFL |
| Jude, Tad | 48 | Maple Grove | DFL |
| Kamrath, Randy P. | 20 | Canby | IR |
| Knaak, Fritz | 53 | White Bear Lake | IR |
| Knutson, Howard A. | 38 | Burnsville | IR |
| Kroening, Carl | 57 | Minneapolis | DFL |
| Kronebusch, Patricia Louise | 34 | Rollingstone | IR |
| Laidig, Gary | 55 | Stillwater | IR |
| Langseth, Keith | 09 | Glyndon | DFL |
| Lantry, Marilyn | 67 | St. Paul | DFL |
| Lessard, Bob | 03 | International Falls | DFL |
| Luther, Bill | 47 | Brooklyn Park | DFL |
| McQuaid, Phyllis W. | 44 | Saint Louis Park | IR |
| Mehrkens, Lyle | 26 | Red Wing | IR |
| Merriam, Gene | 49 | Coon Rapids | DFL |
| Moe, Donald | 65 | St. Paul | DFL |
| Moe, Roger | 02 | Erskine | DFL |
| Nelson, Tom A. | 31 | Austin | DFL |
| Novak, Steve | 52 | New Brighton | DFL |
| Olson, Gen | 43 | Minnetrista | IR |
| Pehler, Jim | 17 | St. Cloud | DFL |
| Peterson, Collin Clark | 10 | Detroit Lakes | DFL |
| Peterson, Darrel L. | 29 | Fairmont | IR |
| Peterson, Donna C. | 61 | Minneapolis | DFL |
| Peterson, Randolph W. | 19 | Wyoming | DFL |
| Petty, Eric D. | 62 | Minneapolis | DFL |
| Pogemiller, Larry | 58 | Minneapolis | DFL |
| Purfeerst, Clarence | 25 | Faribault | DFL |
| Ramstad, Jim | 45 | Wayzata | IR |
| Reichgott Junge, Ember | 46 | New Hope | DFL |
| Renneke, Earl | 35 | Le Sueur | IR |
| Samuelson, Don | 13 | Brainerd | DFL |
| Schmitz, Robert J. | 36 | Jordan | DFL |
| Sieloff, Ron | 64 | St. Paul | IR |
| Solon, Sam | 07 | Duluth | DFL |
| Spear, Allan | 59 | Minneapolis | DFL |
| Storm, Don | 42 | Edina | IR |
| Stumpf, LeRoy | 01 | Thief River Falls | DFL |
| Taylor, Glen | 24 | Mankato | IR |
| Ulland, James E. | 08 | Duluth | IR |
| Vega, Conrad | 39 | South St. Paul | DFL |
| Waldorf, Gene | 66 | St. Paul | DFL |
| Wegscheid, Darril | 37 | Apple Valley | DFL |
| Willet, Gerald | 04 | Park Rapids | DFL |

### House of Representatives

| Name | District | City | Party |
| Anderson, Bob | 10B | Ottertail | IR |
| Anderson, Glen H. | 20A | Bellingham | DFL |
| Backlund, Gordon | 51A | Fridley | IR |
| Battaglia, David Peter | 06A | Two Harbors | DFL |
| Beard, Pat | 56B | Cottage Grove | DFL |
| Becklin, Lynn H. | 19A | Cambridge | IR |
| Begich, Joseph | 06B | Eveleth | DFL |
| Bennett, Tony | 53A | Shoreview | IR |
| Bishop, Dave | 33B | Rochester | IR |
| Blatz, Kathleen | 41B | Bloomington | IR |
| Boerboom, Jim | 27A | Cottonwood | IR |
| Boo, Ben | 08B | Duluth | IR |
| Brandl, John | 62B | Minneapolis | DFL |
| Brinkman, Bernard J. | 16B | Richmond | DFL |
| Brown, Chuck | 11A | Appleton | DFL |
| Burger, John | 43A | Long Lake | IR |
| Carlson, Doug | 14B | Sandstone | IR |
| Carlson, Joel D. | 09A | Moorhead | IR |
| Carlson, Lyndon | 46B | Crystal | DFL |
| Clark, Karen | 60A | Minneapolis | DFL |
| Clausnitzer, Dale | 48A | Maple Grove | IR |
| Cohen, Richard | 64B | St. Paul | DFL |
| Dempsey, Terry | 23A | New Ulm | IR |
| Den Ouden, Gaylin | 21B | Prinsburg | IR |
| Dimler, Chuck | 36A | Chanhassen | IR |
| Dyke, Carol | 28A | Worthington | IR |
| Elioff, Dominic J. | 05A | Virginia | DFL |
| Ellingson, Robert L. | 47B | Brooklyn Center | DFL |
| Erickson, Wendell O. | 27B | Hills | IR |
| Fjoslien, David O. | 11B | Brandon | IR |
| Forsythe, Mary | 42B | Edina | IR |
| Frederick, Sal | 24B | Mankato | IR |
| Frederickson, Dennis C. | 28B | Windom | IR |
| Frerichs, Don | 32A | Rochester | IR |
| Greenfield, Lee | 61A | Minneapolis | DFL |
| Gruenes, Dave | 17B | St. Cloud | IR |
| Gutknecht, Gil | 33A | Rochester | IR |
| Halberg, Chuck | 38A | Burnsville | IR |
| Hartinger, John M. | 50A | Coon Rapids | IR |
| Hartle, Dean | 30A | Owatonna | IR |
| Haukoos, Bob | 31A | Albert Lea | IR |
| Heap, Jim | 45B | Plymouth | IR |
| Himle, John | 41A | Bloomington | IR |
| Jacobs, Joel | 49B | Coon Rapids | DFL |
| Jaros, Mike | 07B | Duluth | DFL |
| Jennings, David M. | 29A | Truman | IR |
| Jennings, Loren Geo | 19B | Harris | DFL |
| Johnson, Virgil | 34A | Caledonia | IR |
| Kahn, Phyllis | 58B | Minneapolis | DFL |
| Kalis, Henry | 29B | Walters | DFL |
| Kelly, Randy | 67A | St. Paul | DFL |
| Kiffmeyer, Ralph R. | 18B | Big Lake | IR |
| Knickerbocker, Jerry | 43B | Minnetonka | IR |
| Knuth, Daniel | 52B | New Brighton | DFL |
| Kostohryz, Dick | 54B | North St. Paul | DFL |
| Krueger, Rick | 12B | Staples | DFL |
| Kvam, Adolph Leonard | 21A | Litchfield | IR |
| Levi, Connie | 55A | Dellwood | IR |
| Lieder, Bernard | 02A | Crookston | DFL |
| Long, Dee | 59A | Minneapolis | DFL |
| Marsh, Marcus M. | 17A | Sauk Rapids | IR |
| McDonald, K. J. | 35B | Watertown | IR |
| McEachern, Robert O. | 22A | St. Michael | DFL |
| McKasy, Bert | 39A | Mendota Heights | IR |
| McLaughlin, Peter | 60B | Minneapolis | DFL |
| McPherson, Harriet | 55B | Stillwater | IR |
| Metzen, James P. | 39B | South St. Paul | DFL |
| Miller, Howard G. | 20B | Redwood Falls | IR |
| Minne, Lona | 05B | Hibbing | DFL |
| Munger, Willard | 07A | Duluth | DFL |
| Murphy, Mary | 08A | Hermantown | DFL |
| Nelson, Darby | 49A | Champlin | DFL |
| Nelson, Ken | 62A | Minneapolis | DFL |
| Neuenschwander, Bob | 03A | International Falls | DFL |
| Norton, Fred C. | 65A | St. Paul | DFL |
| O'Connor, Rich | 66B | St. Paul | DFL |
| Ogren, Paul Anders | 14A | Aitkin | DFL |
| Olsen, Sally | 44A | Saint Louis Park | IR |
| Olson, Edgar | 02B | Fosston | DFL |
| Omann, Ben | 16A | St. Joseph | IR |
| Onnen, Tony | 22B | Cokato | IR |
| Osthoff, Tom | 66A | St. Paul | DFL |
| Otis, Todd | 59B | Minneapolis | DFL |
| Ozment, Dennis | 37B | Rosemount | IR |
| Pappas, Sandy | 65B | St. Paul | DFL |
| Pauly, Sidney | 42A | Eden Prairie | IR |
| Peterson, J.P. | 18A | Princeton | DFL |
| Piepho, Mark J. | 24A | Mankato | IR |
| Piper, Pat | 31B | Austin | DFL |
| Poppenhagen, Dennis | 10A | Detroit Lakes | IR |
| Price, Leonard | 56A | Woodbury | DFL |
| Quinn, Joe | 50B | Coon Rapids | DFL |
| Quist, Allen | 23B | St. Peter | IR |
| Redalen, Elton | 32B | Fountain | IR |
| Rees, Tom | 36B | Lakeville | IR |
| Rest, Ann | 46A | New Hope | DFL |
| Rice, Jim | 57A | Minneapolis | DFL |
| Richter, Don | 12A | Wadena | IR |
| Riveness, Phil | 40B | Bloomington | DFL |
| Rodosovich, Peter | 25B | Faribault | DFL |
| Rose, John | 63A | Roseville | IR |
| Sarna, John | 58A | Minneapolis | DFL |
| Schafer, Gary | 35A | Gibbon | IR |
| Scheid, Linda | 47A | Brooklyn Park | DFL |
| Schoenfeld, Jerry E. | 30B | Waseca | DFL |
| Schreiber, Bill | 48B | Brooklyn Park | IR |
| Seaberg, Art | 38B | Mendota Heights | IR |
| Segal, Gloria | 44B | St. Louis Park | DFL |
| Shaver, Craig H. | 45A | Wayzata | IR |
| Sherman, Tim | 34B | Winona | IR |
| Simoneau, Wayne | 51B | Fridley | DFL |
| Skoglund, Wes | 61B | Minneapolis | DFL |
| Solberg, Loren | 03B | Bovey | DFL |
| Sparby, Wally | 01B | Thief River Falls | DFL |
| Stanius, Brad | 53B | White Bear Lake | IR |
| Staten, Randy | 57B | Minneapolis | DFL |
| Sviggum, Steve | 26A | Kenyon | IR |
| Thiede, Paul M. | 13A | Pequot Lakes | IR |
| Thorson, Theodore W. | 04A | Bemidji | IR |
| Tjornhom, Chris | 40A | Richfield | IR |
| Tomlinson, John D. | 67B | St. Paul | DFL |
| Tompkins, Eileen | 37A | Apple Valley | IR |
| Tunheim, Jim | 01A | Kennedy | DFL |
| Uphus, Sylvester | 15A | Sauk Centre | IR |
| Valan, Merlyn Orville | 09B | Moorhead | IR |
| Valento, Don | 54A | Little Canada | IR |
| Vanasek, Robert | 25A | New Prague | DFL |
| Vellenga, Kathleen | 64A | St. Paul | DFL |
| Voss, Gordon | 52A | Blaine | DFL |
| Waltman, Bobby Joe | 26B | Elgin | IR |
| Welle, Alan | 15B | Willmar | DFL |
| Wenzel, Steve | 13B | Little Falls | DFL |
| Wynia, Ann | 63B | St. Paul | DFL |
| Zaffke, Maurice J. | 04B | Backus | IR |

## Membership changes
### Senate

| District | Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date successor seated |
| 08 | James E. Ulland (IR) | Resigned January 9, 1985, to become the Senior Vice President for First Bank System. | Jim Gustafson (IR) | February 11, 1985 |

### House of Representatives

| District | Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date successor seated |
| 16A | Ben Omann (IR) | Died November 19, 1986, of cancer at a hospital in St. Cloud, Minnesota. | Remained vacant | Remained vacant |
| 28A | 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. | Remained vacant | Remained vacant |