# Minnesota Senate, District 9

Minnesota Senate District 9 was redistricted in 2022 and no longer refers to the same geographical area as previously districted. The redistricting was a primarily in response to the results of the 2020 United States Census. The State of Minnesota was required under state law to provide an update to districts to reflect the census data. This action was challenged and subject to disagreement in the legislature. As a result a Special Redistricting Panel was convened and issued the map as a matter of law in the order issued in the matter of Wattson, et al. v. Simon, et al, No. A21-0243 and A21-0546, on Feburary 15, 2022, and later modified by the legislature, and as corrected under Minnesota Statutes 2.91, subd. 2, and as adjusted under Minnesota Statutes 204B.146, subd. 3.
The District 9 (2022-present) now includes communities in western part of the state and specifically the following:
These areas in Douglas County:
o Brandon
o Brandon Twp
o Evansville
o Evansville Twp
o Garfield
o Holmes City Twp
o These precincts in Ida Twp:
 IDA TWP. P-1
o Kensington
o Leaf Valley Twp
o Lund Twp
o Millerville
o Millerville Twp
o Miltona
o Miltona Twp
o Moe Twp
o Solem Twp
o Urness Twp
Grant County
Otter Tail County
Traverse County
Wilkin County
For the current legislative session, District 9 is represented by Jordan Rasmussen.
The former district lines included communities in Cass, Morrison, Todd and Wadena counties in the north central part of the state. It was represented by former Republican Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka. The DFL Party currently controls the Minnesota State Senate.

## List of senators

| Session | Senator | Party | Term start | Term end | Home | Location |
| 1st | Samuel Hull | Non | December 2, 1857 | December 6, 1859 | Carimona | Fillmore Houston Mower |
| 1st | John R. Jones | Dem | December 2, 1857 | December 6, 1859 | Chatfield | Fillmore Houston Mower |
| 2nd | Contested | | December 6, 1859 | January 6, 1860 | | Fillmore |
| 2nd | Reuben Wells | Non | January 6, 1860 | January 7, 1861 | Chatfield | Fillmore |
| 2nd | Henry W. Holley | Rep | January 6, 1860 | January 6, 1862 | Chatfield | Fillmore |
| 3rd | Henry W. Holley | Rep | January 6, 1860 | January 6, 1862 | Chatfield | Fillmore |
| 4th | Charles McClure | Rep | January 7, 1862 | January 4, 1864 | Red Wing | Goodhue |
| 5th | Charles McClure | Rep | January 7, 1862 | January 4, 1864 | Red Wing | Goodhue |
| 6th | Joseph A. Thatcher | Rep | January 5, 1864 | January 7, 1867 | Zumbrota | Goodhue |
| 7th | Joseph A. Thatcher | Rep | January 5, 1864 | January 7, 1867 | Zumbrota | Goodhue |
| 8th | Joseph A. Thatcher | Rep | January 5, 1864 | January 7, 1867 | Zumbrota | Goodhue |
| 9th | Warren Henry Bristol | Rep | January 8, 1867 | January 3, 1870 | Red Wing | Goodhue |
| 10th | Warren Henry Bristol | Rep | January 8, 1867 | January 3, 1870 | Red Wing | Goodhue |
| 11th | Warren Henry Bristol | Rep | January 8, 1867 | January 3, 1870 | Red Wing | Goodhue |
| 12th | Charles Hill | Non | January 4, 1870 | January 1, 1872 | Pine Island | Goodhue |
| 13th | Charles Hill | Non | January 4, 1870 | January 1, 1872 | Pine Island | Goodhue |
| 14th | Milo White | Rep | January 2, 1872 | January 1, 1877 | Elmira | Olmsted |
| 15th | Milo White | Rep | January 2, 1872 | January 1, 1877 | Elmira | Olmsted |
| 16th | Milo White | Rep | January 2, 1872 | January 1, 1877 | Elmira | Olmsted |
| 17th | Milo White | Rep | January 2, 1872 | January 1, 1877 | Elmira | Olmsted |
| 18th | Milo White | Rep | January 2, 1872 | January 1, 1877 | Elmira | Olmsted |
| 19th | Burr Deuel | Rep | January 2, 1877 | January 6, 1879 | Quincy | Olmsted |
| 20th | Burr Deuel | Rep | January 2, 1877 | January 6, 1879 | Quincy | Olmsted |
| 21st | Orin H. Page | Greenback | January 7, 1879 | January 3, 1881 | Pleasant Grove | Olmsted |
| 22nd | Milo White | Rep | January 4, 1881 | January 1, 1883 | Elmira | Olmsted |
| 23rd | Samuel D. Peterson | Rep | January 2, 1883 | January 3, 1887 | New Ulm | Brown Redwood |
| 24th | Samuel D. Peterson | Rep | January 2, 1883 | January 3, 1887 | New Ulm | Brown Redwood |
| 25th | Thomas Evans Bowen | Dem | January 4, 1887 | January 5, 1891 | Sleepy Eye | Brown Redwood |
| 26th | Thomas Evans Bowen | Dem | January 4, 1887 | January 5, 1891 | Sleepy Eye | Brown Redwood |
| 27th | Samuel D. Peterson | Rep | January 6, 1891 | January 7, 1895 | New Ulm | Brown Redwood |
| 28th | Samuel D. Peterson | Rep | January 6, 1891 | January 7, 1895 | New Ulm | Brown Redwood |
| 29th | E.D. French | Rep | January 8, 1895 | January 2, 1899 | Redwood Falls | Brown Redwood |
| 30th | E.D. French | Rep | January 8, 1895 | January 2, 1899 | Redwood Falls | Brown Redwood |
| 31st | Thorvald V. Knatvold | Rep | January 3, 1899 | January 5, 1903 | Albert Lea | Freeborn |
| 32nd | Thorvald V. Knatvold | Rep | January 3, 1899 | January 5, 1903 | Albert Lea | Freeborn |
| 33rd | Henry A. Morgan | Rep | January 6, 1903 | January 7, 1907 | Albert Lea | Freeborn |
| 34th | Henry A. Morgan | Rep | January 6, 1903 | January 7, 1907 | Albert Lea | Freeborn |
| 35th | Bernhart N. Anderson | Rep | January 8, 1907 | January 4, 1915 | Hartland | Freeborn |
| 36th | Bernhart N. Anderson | Rep | January 8, 1907 | January 4, 1915 | Hartland | Freeborn |
| 37th | Bernhart N. Anderson | Rep | January 8, 1907 | January 4, 1915 | Hartland | Freeborn |
| 38th | Bernhart N. Anderson | Rep | January 8, 1907 | January 4, 1915 | Hartland | Freeborn |
| 39th | Albert L. Ward | Non | January 5, 1915 | January 1, 1923 | Fairmont | Martin Watonwan |
| 40th | Albert L. Ward | Non | January 5, 1915 | January 1, 1923 | Fairmont | Martin Watonwan |
| 41st | Albert L. Ward | Non | January 5, 1915 | January 1, 1923 | Fairmont | Martin Watonwan |
| 42nd | Albert L. Ward | Non | January 5, 1915 | January 1, 1923 | Fairmont | Martin Watonwan |
| 43rd | John M. Gemmill | Non | January 2, 1923 | January 3, 1927 | Sherburn | Martin Watonwan |
| 44th | John M. Gemmill | Non | January 2, 1923 | January 3, 1927 | Sherburn | Martin Watonwan |
| 45th | Frank Arah Day | Ind | January 4, 1927 | December 27, 1928 | Fairmont | Martin Watonwan |
| | Vacant | | December 27, 1928 | January 21, 1929 | | Martin Watonwan |
| 46th | Henry August Saggau | Dem | January 21, 1929 | January 5, 1931 | Ceylon | Martin Watonwan |
| 47th | Roy F. Crowley | Non | January 6, 1931 | January 2, 1939 | St. James | Martin Watonwan |
| 48th | Roy F. Crowley | Non | January 6, 1931 | January 2, 1939 | St. James | Martin Watonwan |
| 49th | Roy F. Crowley | Non | January 6, 1931 | January 2, 1939 | St. James | Martin Watonwan |
| 50th | Roy F. Crowley | Non | January 6, 1931 | January 2, 1939 | St. James | Martin Watonwan |
| 51st | Frank Dougherty | Non | January 3, 1939 | January 1, 1951 | Fairmont | Martin Watonwan |
| 52nd | Frank Dougherty | Non | January 3, 1939 | January 1, 1951 | Fairmont | Martin Watonwan |
| 53rd | Frank Dougherty | Non | January 3, 1939 | January 1, 1951 | Fairmont | Martin Watonwan |
| 54th | Frank Dougherty | Non | January 3, 1939 | January 1, 1951 | Fairmont | Martin Watonwan |
| 55th | Frank Dougherty | Non | January 3, 1939 | January 1, 1951 | Fairmont | Martin Watonwan |
| 56th | Frank Dougherty | Non | January 3, 1939 | January 1, 1951 | Fairmont | Martin Watonwan |
| 57th | Chris L. Erickson | Con | January 2, 1951 | January 7, 1963 | Fairmont | Martin Watonwan |
| 58th | Chris L. Erickson | Con | January 2, 1951 | January 7, 1963 | Fairmont | Martin Watonwan |
| 59th | Chris L. Erickson | Con | January 2, 1951 | January 7, 1963 | Fairmont | Martin Watonwan |
| 60th | Chris L. Erickson | Con | January 2, 1951 | January 7, 1963 | Fairmont | Martin Watonwan |
| 61st | Chris L. Erickson | Con | January 2, 1951 | January 7, 1963 | Fairmont | Martin Watonwan |
| 62nd | Chris L. Erickson | Con | January 2, 1951 | January 7, 1963 | Fairmont | Martin Watonwan |
| 63rd | Rudolph Hanson | Con | January 8, 1963 | January 4, 1971 | Albert Lea | Freeborn Waseca |
| 64th | Rudolph Hanson | Con | January 8, 1963 | January 4, 1971 | Albert Lea | Freeborn Waseca |
| 65th | Rudolph Hanson | Con | January 8, 1963 | January 4, 1971 | Albert Lea | Freeborn Waseca |
| 66th | Rudolph Hanson | Con | January 8, 1963 | January 4, 1971 | Albert Lea | Freeborn Waseca |
| 67th | Paul P. Overgaard | Con | January 5, 1971 | January 1, 1973 | Albert Lea | Freeborn Waseca |
| 68th | Doug Sillers | Con | January 2, 1973 | January 5, 1981 | Moorhead | Clay Otter Tail Wilkin |
| 69th | Doug Sillers | Ind. Rep | January 2, 1973 | January 5, 1981 | Moorhead | Clay Otter Tail Wilkin |
| 70th | Doug Sillers | Ind. Rep | January 2, 1973 | January 5, 1981 | Moorhead | Clay Otter Tail Wilkin |
| 71st | Doug Sillers | Ind. Rep | January 2, 1973 | January 5, 1981 | Moorhead | Clay Otter Tail Wilkin |
| 72nd | Keith Langseth | DFL | January 6, 1981 | January 7, 2013 | Glyndon | Clay Otter Tail Wilkin |
| 73rd | Keith Langseth | DFL | January 6, 1981 | January 7, 2013 | Glyndon | Becker Clay Otter Tail Wilkin |
| 74th | Keith Langseth | DFL | January 6, 1981 | January 7, 2013 | Glyndon | Becker Clay Otter Tail Wilkin |
| 75th | Keith Langseth | DFL | January 6, 1981 | January 7, 2013 | Glyndon | Becker Clay Otter Tail Wilkin |
| 76th | Keith Langseth | DFL | January 6, 1981 | January 7, 2013 | Glyndon | Becker Clay Otter Tail Wilkin |
| 77th | Keith Langseth | DFL | January 6, 1981 | January 7, 2013 | Glyndon | Becker Clay Otter Tail Wilkin |
| 78th | Keith Langseth | DFL | January 6, 1981 | January 7, 2013 | Glyndon | Becker Clay Otter Tail Wilkin |
| 79th | Keith Langseth | DFL | January 6, 1981 | January 7, 2013 | Glyndon | Becker Clay Otter Tail Wilkin |
| 80th | Keith Langseth | DFL | January 6, 1981 | January 7, 2013 | Glyndon | Becker Clay Otter Tail Wilkin |
| 81st | Keith Langseth | DFL | January 6, 1981 | January 7, 2013 | Glyndon | Becker Clay Otter Tail Wilkin |
| 82nd | Keith Langseth | DFL | January 6, 1981 | January 7, 2013 | Glyndon | Becker Clay Otter Tail Wilkin |
| 83rd | Keith Langseth | DFL | January 6, 1981 | January 7, 2013 | Glyndon | Becker Clay Otter Tail Wilkin |
| 84th | Keith Langseth | DFL | January 6, 1981 | January 7, 2013 | Glyndon | Becker Clay Traverse Wilkin |
| 85th | Keith Langseth | DFL | January 6, 1981 | January 7, 2013 | Glyndon | Becker Clay Traverse Wilkin |
| 86th | Keith Langseth | DFL | January 6, 1981 | January 7, 2013 | Glyndon | Becker Clay Traverse Wilkin |
| 87th | Keith Langseth | DFL | January 6, 1981 | January 7, 2013 | Glyndon | Becker Clay Traverse Wilkin |
| 88th | Paul Gazelka | Rep | January 8, 2013 | Incumbent | Nisswa | Cass Morrison Todd Wadena |
| 89th | Paul Gazelka | Rep | January 8, 2013 | Incumbent | Nisswa | Cass Morrison Todd Wadena |
| 90th | Paul Gazelka | Rep | January 8, 2013 | Incumbent | Nisswa | Cass Morrison Todd Wadena |
* ↑ Derived from precinct boundaries that are maintained by the Secretary of State and available for download at the Minnesota Geospatial Commons (https://gisdata.mn.gov).
* ↑ "Hull, Samuel - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.leg.state.mn.us. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
* ↑ "Jones, John R. - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.leg.state.mn.us. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
* ↑ Ignatius F. O'Ferrall and Orlando B. Bryant's election to Senate District 9 was contested by Reuben Wells and Henry W. Holley. O'Ferrall and Bryant had certificates of election that were the result of a Minnesota Supreme Court order. They were sworn in when session began. On January 6, 1860 the Senate determined that the court didn't have the authority to determine the membership of the Senate and they decided that Reuben Wells and Henry W. Holley were entitled to the seats.
* ↑ "Wells, Reuben - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.leg.state.mn.us. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
* ↑ "Holley, Henry W. "H.W." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.leg.state.mn.us. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
* ↑ "McClure, Charles "Chas" - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.leg.state.mn.us. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
* ↑ "Thacher, Joseph A. "J.A." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.leg.state.mn.us. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
* ↑ "Bristol, Warren Henry - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.leg.state.mn.us. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
* ↑ "Hill, Charles - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.leg.state.mn.us. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
* ↑ "White, Milo - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.leg.state.mn.us. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
* ↑ "Deuel, Burr "Burn., Bur" - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.leg.state.mn.us. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
* ↑ "Page, Orin H. "O.H." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.leg.state.mn.us. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
* ↑ "Peterson, Samuel D. "S.D." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.leg.state.mn.us. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
* ↑ "Bowen, Thomas Evans "T.E." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.leg.state.mn.us. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
* ↑ "French, E. D. - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.leg.state.mn.us. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
* ↑ "Knatvold, Thorvald V. "T.V." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.leg.state.mn.us. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
* ↑ "Morgan, Henry A. - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.leg.state.mn.us. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
* ↑ "Anderson, Bernhart N. "B.N." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.leg.state.mn.us. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
* ↑ "Ward, Albert L. "A.L." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.leg.state.mn.us. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
* ↑ "Gemmill, John M. - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.leg.state.mn.us. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
* ↑ "Day, Frank Arah "F.A." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.leg.state.mn.us. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
* ↑ Died
* ↑ "Saggau, Henry August "August, H.A." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.leg.state.mn.us. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
* ↑ "Crowley, Roy F. - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.leg.state.mn.us. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
* ↑ "Dougherty, Frank Edward - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.leg.state.mn.us. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
* ↑ "Erickson, Chris L. - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.leg.state.mn.us. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
* ↑ "Hanson, Rudolph William "Rudy" - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.leg.state.mn.us. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
* ↑ "Overgaard, Paul P. - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.leg.state.mn.us. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
* ↑ "Sillers, Douglas H. "D.H., Doug" - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.leg.state.mn.us. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
* ↑ "Langseth, Keith L. - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.leg.state.mn.us. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
* ↑ "Gazelka, Paul - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.leg.state.mn.us. Retrieved July 8, 2018.