# 75th Minnesota Legislature

The seventy-fifth Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 6, 1987. 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 4, 1986.

## Sessions

The legislature met in a regular session from January 6, 1987, to May 18, 1987. A special session was convened on June 25, 1987, to enact legislation strengthening the state's laws regarding corporate takeovers.
A continuation of the regular session was held between February 9, 1988, and April 25, 1988.

## 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) | Total | Vacant |
| | DFL | IR | Total | Vacant |
| End of previous Legislature | 43 | 24 | 67 | 0 |
| Begin | 47 | 20 | 67 | 0 |
| November 15, 1987 | 46 | 20 | 66 | 1 |
| November 16, 1987 | 46 | 21 | 67 | 0 |
| January 1, 1989 | 45 | 21 | 66 | 1 |
| Latest voting share | 67% | 31% | | |
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 44 | 23 | 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 | 65 | 67 | 132 | 2 |
| Begin | 83 | 51 | 134 | 0 |
| June 25, 1987 | 82 | 51 | 133 | 1 |
| September 2, 1987 | 81 | 51 | 132 | 2 |
| November 12, 1987 | 82 | 52 | 134 | 0 |
| July 19, 1988 | 82 | 51 | 133 | 1 |
| September 7, 1988 | 81 | 51 | 132 | 2 |
| Latest voting share | 60% | 38% | | |
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 81 | 53 | 134 | 0 |

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

    Jerome M. Hughes (DFL-Maplewood)

#### President pro tempore

    Florian Chmielewski (DFL-Sturgeon Lake)

#### Senate Majority Leader

    Roger Moe (DFL-Erskine)

#### Senate Minority Leader

    Duane Benson (IR-Lanesboro)

### House of Representatives
#### Speaker of the House

    Until June 25, 1987 Fred C. Norton (DFL-St. Paul)
    After June 25, 1987 Robert Vanasek (DFL-New Prague)

#### House Majority Leader

    Until June 25, 1987 Robert Vanasek (DFL-New Prague)
    After June 25, 1987 Ann Wynia (DFL-St. Paul)

#### House Minority Leader

    William R. Schreiber (IR-Brooklyn Park)

## Members
### Senate

| Name | District | City | Party |
| Adkins, Betty | 22 | St. Michael | DFL |
| Anderson, Don A. | 12 | Wadena | IR |
| Beckman, Tracy | 29 | Bricelyn | DFL |
| 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 |
| Brandl, John | 62 | Minneapolis | DFL |
| Brataas, Nancy | 33 | Rochester | IR |
| Chmielewski, Florian | 14 | Sturgeon Lake | DFL |
| Cohen, Dick | 64 | St. Paul | DFL |
| Dahl, Gregory | 50 | Coon Rapids | DFL |
| Davis, Chuck | 18 | Princeton | DFL |
| Decker, Bob | 04 | Bemidji | IR |
| DeCramer, Gary | 27 | Ghent | DFL |
| Dicklich, Ron | 05 | Hibbing | DFL |
| Diessner, Bill | 56 | Afton | DFL |
| Frank, Don | 51 | Spring Lake Park | DFL |
| Frederick, Mel | 30 | Owatonna | IR |
| Frederickson, Dave | 20 | Murdock | DFL |
| Frederickson, Dennis | 23 | New Ulm | IR |
| Freeman, Michael O. | 40 | Richfield | DFL |
| Gustafson, Jim | 08 | Duluth | IR |
| Hughes, Jerome M. | 54 | Maplewood | DFL |
| Johnson, Dean | 15 | Willmar | IR |
| Johnson, Doug | 06 | Tower | DFL |
| Jude, Tad | 48 | Maple Grove | DFL |
| Knaak, Fritz | 53 | White Bear Lake | IR |
| Knutson, Howard A. | 38 | Burnsville | IR |
| Kroening, Carl | 57 | Minneapolis | DFL |
| Laidig, Gary | 55 | Stillwater | IR |
| Langseth, Keith | 09 | Glyndon | DFL |
| Lantry, Marilyn | 67 | St. Paul | DFL |
| Larson, Cal | 10 | Fergus Falls | IR |
| Lessard, Bob | 03 | International Falls | DFL |
| Luther, Bill | 47 | Brooklyn Park | DFL |
| Marty, John | 63 | Roseville | DFL |
| McQuaid, Phyllis W. | 44 | Saint Louis Park | IR |
| Mehrkens, Lyle | 26 | Red Wing | IR |
| Merriam, Gene | 49 | Coon Rapids | DFL |
| Metzen, James | 39 | South St. Paul | DFL |
| Moe, Donald | 65 | St. Paul | DFL |
| Moe, Roger | 02 | Erskine | DFL |
| Morse, Steven | 34 | Dakota | DFL |
| Novak, Steve | 52 | New Brighton | DFL |
| Olson, Gen | 43 | Minnetrista | IR |
| Pehler, Jim | 17 | St. Cloud | DFL |
| Peterson, Donna C. | 61 | Minneapolis | DFL |
| Peterson, Randolph W. | 19 | Wyoming | DFL |
| Piper, Pat | 31 | Austin | DFL |
| Pogemiller, Larry | 58 | Minneapolis | DFL |
| Purfeerst, Clarence | 25 | Faribault | DFL |
| Ramstad, Jim | 45 | Minnetonka | 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 |
| 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 |
| Vickerman, Jim | 28 | Tracy | 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 |
| Battaglia, David Peter | 06A | Two Harbors | DFL |
| Bauerly, Jerry | 18B | Sauk Rapids | DFL |
| Beard, Pat | 56B | Cottage Grove | DFL |
| Begich, Joseph | 06B | Eveleth | DFL |
| Bennett, Tony | 53A | Shoreview | IR |
| Bertram, Jeff | 16B | Paynesville | DFL |
| Bishop, Dave | 33B | Rochester | IR |
| Blatz, Kathleen | 41B | Bloomington | IR |
| Boo, Ben | 08B | Duluth | IR |
| Brown, Chuck | 11A | Appleton | DFL |
| Burger, John | 43A | Long Lake | IR |
| Carlson, Doug | 14B | Sandstone | IR |
| Carlson, Lyndon | 46B | Crystal | DFL |
| Carruthers, Phil | 47B | Brooklyn Center | DFL |
| Clark, Karen | 60A | Minneapolis | DFL |
| Clausnitzer, Dale | 48A | Maple Grove | IR |
| Cooper, Roger | 21B | Bird Island | DFL |
| Dauner, Marvin | 09B | Hawley | DFL |
| Dawkins, Andy | 65A | St. Paul | DFL |
| DeBlieck, Norman R. | 27A | Milroy | DFL |
| Dempsey, Terry | 23A | New Ulm | IR |
| DeRaad, Dale L. | 30B | Waseca | IR |
| Dille, Steve | 21A | Dassel | IR |
| Dorn, John | 24A | Mankato | DFL |
| Forsythe, Mary | 42B | Edina | IR |
| Frederick, Sal | 24B | Mankato | IR |
| Frerichs, Don | 32A | Rochester | IR |
| Greenfield, Lee | 61A | Minneapolis | DFL |
| Gruenes, Dave | 17B | St. Cloud | IR |
| Gutknecht, Gil | 33A | Rochester | IR |
| Hartle, Dean | 30A | Owatonna | IR |
| Haukoos, Bob | 31A | Albert Lea | IR |
| Heap, Jim | 45B | Plymouth | IR |
| Himle, John | 41A | Bloomington | IR |
| Hugoson, Gene | 29A | Granada | IR |
| Jacobs, Joel | 49B | Coon Rapids | DFL |
| Jaros, Mike | 07B | Duluth | DFL |
| Jefferson, Jeff | 57B | Minneapolis | DFL |
| Jennings, Loren Geo | 19B | Harris | DFL |
| Jensen, Robert C. | 36B | Lakeville | DFL |
| Johnson, Alice | 51A | Spring Lake Park | DFL |
| Johnson, Bob | 04A | Bemidji | DFL |
| Johnson, Virgil | 34A | Caledonia | IR |
| Kahn, Phyllis | 58B | Minneapolis | DFL |
| Kalis, Henry | 29B | Walters | DFL |
| Kelly, Randy | 67A | St. Paul | DFL |
| Kelso, Becky | 36A | Shakopee | DFL |
| Kinkel, Tony | 04B | Park Rapids | DFL |
| Kludt, Kenneth J. | 09A | Moorhead | DFL |
| Knickerbocker, Jerry | 43B | Minnetonka | IR |
| Knuth, Daniel | 52B | New Brighton | DFL |
| Kostohryz, Dick | 54B | North St. Paul | DFL |
| Krueger, Rick | 12B | Staples | DFL |
| Larsen, Ernest A. | 50A | Ramsey | DFL |
| Lasley, Harold | 19A | Cambridge | DFL |
| Lieder, Bernard | 02A | Crookston | DFL |
| Long, Dee | 59A | Minneapolis | DFL |
| Marsh, Marcus M. | 17A | Sauk Rapids | IR |
| McDonald, K. J. | 35B | Watertown | IR |
| McEachern, Bob | 22A | St. Michael | DFL |
| McKasy, Bert | 39A | Mendota Heights | IR |
| McLaughlin, Peter | 60B | Minneapolis | DFL |
| McPherson, Harriet | 55B | Stillwater | IR |
| Milbert, Bob | 39B | South St. Paul | DFL |
| Miller, Howard G. | 20B | Redwood Falls | IR |
| Minne, Lona | 05B | Hibbing | DFL |
| Morrison, Connie | 38A | Burnsville | IR |
| Munger, Willard | 07A | Duluth | DFL |
| Murphy, Mary | 08A | Hermantown | DFL |
| Nelson, Clair | 11B | Barrett | 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 |
| Olson, Katy | 28B | Sherburn | DFL |
| Omann, Bernie | 16A | St. Joseph | IR |
| Onnen, Tony | 22B | Cokato | IR |
| Orenstein, Howard | 64B | St. Paul | DFL |
| 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 |
| Pelowski, Gene | 34B | Winona | DFL |
| Peterson, J.P. | 18A | Princeton | 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 |
| Reding, Leo | 31B | Austin | DFL |
| 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 |
| Rukavina, Tom | 05A | Virginia | DFL |
| 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 | Eagan | IR |
| Segal, Gloria | 44B | St. Louis Park | DFL |
| Shaver, Craig H. | 45A | Wayzata | 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 |
| Steensma, Andy | 27B | Luverne | DFL |
| Sviggum, Steve | 26A | Kenyon | IR |
| Swenson, Doug | 55A | Forest Lake | IR |
| Thiede, Paul M. | 13A | Pequot Lakes | IR |
| Tjornhom, Chris | 40A | Richfield | IR |
| Tompkins, Eileen | 37A | Apple Valley | IR |
| Trimble, Steve | 67B | St. Paul | DFL |
| Tunheim, Jim | 01A | Kennedy | DFL |
| Uphus, Sylvester | 15A | Sauk Centre | IR |
| Valento, Don | 54A | Little Canada | IR |
| Vanasek, Robert | 25A | New Prague | DFL |
| Vellenga, Kathleen | 64A | St. Paul | DFL |
| Voss, Gordon | 52A | Blaine | DFL |
| Wagenius, Jean | 62B | Minneapolis | DFL |
| Waltman, Bobby Joe | 26B | Elgin | IR |
| Welle, Alan | 15B | Willmar | DFL |
| Wenzel, Steve | 13B | Little Falls | DFL |
| Winter, Ted | 28A | Fulda | DFL |
| Wynia, Ann | 63B | St. Paul | DFL |

## Membership changes
### Senate

| District | Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date successor seated |
| 04 | Gerald Willet (DFL) | Resigned November 15, 1987, in order to accept appointment to the position of Commissioner to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. | Bob Decker (IR) | November 16, 1987 |
| 37 | Darril Wegscheid (DFL) | Resigned January 1, 1989, in order to devote more time to his career. | Remained vacant | Remained vacant |

### House of Representatives

| District | Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date successor seated |
| 65A | Fred C. Norton (DFL) | Resigned June 25, 1987, in order to accept appointment to serve on the Minnesota Court of Appeals. | Andy Dawkins (DFL) | November 12, 1987 |
| 30B | Jerry E. Schoenfeld (DFL) | Resigned September 2, 1987, to accept appointment as Director of the Rural Development Board in the Minnesota Department of Trade and Economic Development. | Dale L. DeRaad (IR) | November 12, 1987 |
| 63A | John Rose (IR) | Died in office July 19, 1988, following intestinal surgery at St. John's Northeast Hospital in Maplewood, Minnesota. | Remained vacant | Remained vacant |
| 52B | Daniel Knuth (DFL) | Resigned September 7, 1988, to accept appointment to a Deputy Chair position on the Minnesota Waste Management Board. | Remained vacant | Remained vacant |