# Minnesota Senate, District 12

The Minnesota Senate, District 12 is one of 67 Minnesota State Senate districts. It encompasses parts of Big Stone County, Douglas County, Grant County, Pope County, Stearns County, Stevens County, Swift County, Traverse County and Wilkin County. The seat has been held by Republican Torrey Westrom of Elbow Lake, Minnesota since 2013.

## List of senators

List of Minnesota State senators from District 12 :
| Session | Senator | Party | Term start | Term end | Residence | Counties represented |
| 1st | James Ridpath | N/A | December 2, 1857 | December 6, 1859 | Tepeeota | Wabasha County. |
| 2nd | John T. Averill | N/A | December 7, 1859 | January 7, 1861 | Lake City | Wabasha County. |
| 3rd | Stiles P. Jones | N/A | January 8, 1861 | September 25, 1861 | Rochester | Olmsted County. |
| 3rd | Vacant | Vacant | September 26, 1861 | January 6, 1862 | | Olmsted County. |
| 4th | John V. Daniels | Republican | January 7, 1862 | January 4, 1869 | Rochester | Olmsted and Wabasha counties. |
| 5th | John V. Daniels | N/A | January 7, 1862 | January 4, 1869 | Rochester | Olmsted County. |
| 6th | John V. Daniels | N/A | January 7, 1862 | January 4, 1869 | Rochester | Olmsted County. |
| 7th | John V. Daniels | N/A | January 7, 1862 | January 4, 1869 | Rochester | Olmsted County. |
| 8th | John V. Daniels | N/A | January 7, 1862 | January 4, 1869 | Rochester | Olmsted County. |
| 9th | John V. Daniels | Republican | January 7, 1862 | January 4, 1869 | Rochester | Olmsted County. |
| 10th | John V. Daniels | Republican | January 7, 1862 | January 4, 1869 | Rochester | Olmsted County. |
| 11th | Joseph A. Leonard | Republican | January 5, 1869 | January 2, 1871 | Rochester | Olmsted County. |
| 12th | Joseph A. Leonard | N/A | January 5, 1869 | January 2, 1871 | Rochester | Olmsted County. |
| 13th | Leonard B. Hodges | N/A | January 3, 1871 | January 1, 1872 | Oronoco | Olmsted County. |
| 14th | Amos Coggswell | N/A | January 2, 1872 | January 3, 1876 | Aurora | Steele County. |
| 15th | Amos Coggswell | Democratic | January 2, 1872 | January 3, 1876 | Aurora | Steele County. |
| 16th | Amos Coggswell | N/A | January 2, 1872 | January 3, 1876 | Aurora | Steele County. |
| 17th | Amos Coggswell | N/A | January 2, 1872 | January 3, 1876 | Aurora | Steele County. |
| 18th | Louis L. Wheelock | Republican | January 4, 1876 | January 7, 1878 | Owatonna | Steele County. |
| 19th | Louis L. Wheelock | Republican | January 4, 1876 | January 7, 1878 | Owatonna | Steele County. |
| 20th | Eli W. Morehouse | Democratic | January 8, 1878 | January 6, 1879 | Owatonna | Steele County. |
| 21st | W. W. Wilkins | N/A | January 7, 1879 | January 1, 1883 | Medford | Steele County. |
| 22nd | W. W. Wilkins | N/A | January 7, 1879 | January 1, 1883 | Medford | Steele County. |
| 23rd | Adam C. Hickman | N/A | January 2, 1883 | January 3, 1887 | Owatonna | Steele County. |
| 24th | Adam C. Hickman | N/A | January 2, 1883 | January 3, 1887 | Owatonna | Steele County. |
| 25th | Charles Schretz Crandell | Republican | January 4, 1887 | January 5, 1891 | Owatonna | Steele County. |
| 26th | Charles Schretz Crandell | Republican | January 4, 1887 | January 5, 1891 | Owatonna | Steele County. |
| 27th | Charles Schretz Crandell | Republican | January 4, 1887 | January 5, 1891 | Owatonna | Steele County. |
| 28th | Charles Schretz Crandell | Republican | January 4, 1887 | January 5, 1891 | Owatonna | Steele County. |
| 29th | Wesley A. Sperry | Republican | January 8, 1895 | January 2, 1899 | Owatonna | Steele County. |
| 30th | Wesley A. Sperry | Republican | January 8, 1895 | January 2, 1899 | Owatonna | Steele County. |
| 31st | George D. McArthur | Republican | January 3, 1899 | January 5, 1903 | Blue Earth City | Faribault County. |
| 32nd | George D. McArthur | Republican | January 3, 1899 | January 5, 1903 | Blue Earth City | Faribault County. |
| 33rd | Frank E. Putnam | Republican | January 6, 1903 | January 4, 1915 | Blue Earth | Faribault County. |
| 34th | Frank E. Putnam | Republican | January 6, 1903 | January 4, 1915 | Blue Earth | Faribault County. |
| 35th | Frank E. Putnam | Republican | January 6, 1903 | January 4, 1915 | Blue Earth | Faribault County. |
| 36th | Frank E. Putnam | Republican | January 6, 1903 | January 4, 1915 | Blue Earth | Faribault County. |
| 37th | Frank E. Putnam | Republican | January 6, 1903 | January 4, 1915 | Blue Earth | Faribault County. |
| 38th | Frank E. Putnam | Republican | January 6, 1903 | January 4, 1915 | Blue Earth | Faribault County. |
| 39th | John Steffen | Nonpartisan | January 5, 1915 | January 6, 1919 | Troy | Lincoln, Murray and Pipestone counties. |
| 40th | John Steffen | Nonpartisan | January 5, 1915 | January 6, 1919 | Troy | Lincoln, Murray and Pipestone counties. |
| 41st | Floyd E. Lindsley | Nonpartisan | January 7, 1919 | January 1, 1923 | Garvin | Lincoln, Murray and Pipestone counties. |
| 42nd | Floyd E. Lindsley | Nonpartisan | January 7, 1919 | January 1, 1923 | Garvin | Lincoln, Murray and Pipestone counties. |
| 43rd | Louis P. Johnson | Nonpartisan | January 2, 1923 | January 5, 1931 | Ivanhoe | Lincoln, Murray and Pipestone counties. |
| 44th | Louis P. Johnson | Nonpartisan | January 2, 1923 | January 5, 1931 | Ivanhoe | Lincoln, Murray and Pipestone counties. |
| 45th | Louis P. Johnson | Nonpartisan | January 2, 1923 | January 5, 1931 | Ivanhoe | Lincoln, Murray and Pipestone counties. |
| 46th | Louis P. Johnson | Nonpartisan | January 2, 1923 | January 5, 1931 | Ivanhoe | Lincoln, Murray and Pipestone counties. |
| 47th | John Vincent Webber | Nonpartisan | January 6, 1931 | October 4, 1946 | Slayton | Lincoln, Murray and Pipestone counties. |
| 48th | John Vincent Webber | Nonpartisan | January 6, 1931 | October 4, 1946 | Slayton | Lincoln, Murray and Pipestone counties. |
| 49th | John Vincent Webber | Nonpartisan | January 6, 1931 | October 4, 1946 | Slayton | Lincoln, Murray and Pipestone counties. |
| 50th | John Vincent Webber | Nonpartisan | January 6, 1931 | October 4, 1946 | Slayton | Lincoln, Murray and Pipestone counties. |
| 51st | John Vincent Webber | Nonpartisan | January 6, 1931 | October 4, 1946 | Slayton | Lincoln, Murray and Pipestone counties. |
| 52nd | John Vincent Webber | Nonpartisan | January 6, 1931 | October 4, 1946 | Slayton | Lincoln, Murray and Pipestone counties. |
| 53rd | John Vincent Webber | Nonpartisan | January 6, 1931 | October 4, 1946 | Slayton | Lincoln, Murray and Pipestone counties. |
| 54th | John Vincent Webber | Nonpartisan | January 6, 1931 | October 4, 1946 | Slayton | Lincoln, Murray and Pipestone counties. |
| 54th | Vacant | Vacant | October 5, 1956 | January 6, 1946 | | Lincoln, Murray and Pipestone counties. |
| 55th | Hans Pederson | Nonpartisan | January 7, 1947 | January 3, 1954 | Ruthton | Lincoln, Murray and Pipestone counties. |
| 56th | Hans Pederson | Nonpartisan | January 7, 1947 | January 3, 1954 | Ruthton | Lincoln, Murray and Pipestone counties. |
| 57th | Hans Pederson | Conservative | January 7, 1947 | January 3, 1954 | Ruthton | Lincoln, Murray and Pipestone counties. |
| 58th | Hans Pederson | Conservative | January 7, 1947 | January 3, 1954 | Ruthton | Lincoln, Murray and Pipestone counties. |
| 59th | Joseph Vadheim | Conservative | January 4, 1955 | January 7, 1963 | Tyler | Lincoln, Murray and Pipestone counties. |
| 60th | Joseph Vadheim | Conservative | January 4, 1955 | January 7, 1963 | Tyler | Lincoln, Murray and Pipestone counties. |
| 61st | Joseph Vadheim | Conservative | January 4, 1955 | January 7, 1963 | Tyler | Lincoln, Murray and Pipestone counties. |
| 62nd | Joseph Vadheim | Conservative | January 4, 1955 | January 7, 1963 | Tyler | Lincoln, Murray and Pipestone counties. |
| 63rd | Michael McGuire | Liberal | January 8, 1963 | January 2, 1967 | Montgomery | Le Sueur and Scott counties. |
| 64th | Michael McGuire | Liberal | January 8, 1963 | January 2, 1967 | Montgomery | Le Sueur and Scott counties. |
| 65th | Rollin Glewwe | Conservative | January 3, 1967 | January 1, 1973 | South Saint Paul | Dakota County. |
| 66th | Rollin Glewwe | Conservative | January 3, 1967 | January 1, 1973 | South Saint Paul | Dakota County. |
| 67th | Rollin Glewwe | Conservative | January 3, 1967 | January 1, 1973 | South Saint Paul | Dakota County. |
| 68th | Myrton Wegener | DFL | January 2, 1973 | January 3, 1983 | Bertha | Mille Lacs, Morrison and Todd counties. |
| 69th | Myrton Wegener | DFL | January 2, 1973 | January 3, 1983 | Bertha | Mille Lacs, Morrison and Todd counties. |
| 70th | Myrton Wegener | DFL | January 2, 1973 | January 3, 1983 | Bertha | Mille Lacs, Morrison and Todd counties. |
| 71st | Myrton Wegener | DFL | January 2, 1973 | January 3, 1983 | Bertha | Mille Lacs, Morrison and Todd counties. |
| 72nd | Myrton Wegener | DFL | January 2, 1973 | January 3, 1983 | Bertha | Mille Lacs, Morrison and Todd counties. |
| 73rd | Don Anderson | Independent Republican | January 4, 1983 | January 7, 1991 | Wadena | Douglas, Otter Tail, Todd and Wadena counties. |
| 74th | Don Anderson | Independent Republican | January 4, 1983 | January 7, 1991 | Wadena | Douglas, Otter Tail, Todd and Wadena counties. |
| 75th | Don Anderson | Independent Republican | January 4, 1983 | January 7, 1991 | Wadena | Douglas, Otter Tail, Todd and Wadena counties. |
| 76th | Don Anderson | Independent Republican | January 4, 1983 | January 7, 1991 | Wadena | Douglas, Otter Tail, Todd and Wadena counties. |
| 77th | Dallas Sams | DFL | January 8, 1991 | January 4, 1991 | Staples | Douglas, Otter Tail, Todd and Wadena counties. |
| 78th | Don Samuelson | DFL | January 5, 1993 | January 6, 2003 | Brainerd | Cass, Crow Wing and Morrison counties. |
| 79th | Don Samuelson | DFL | January 5, 1993 | January 6, 2003 | Brainerd | Cass, Crow Wing and Morrison counties. |
| 80th | Don Samuelson | DFL | January 5, 1993 | January 6, 2003 | Brainerd | Cass, Crow Wing and Morrison counties. |
| 81st | Don Samuelson | DFL | January 5, 1993 | January 6, 2003 | Brainerd | Cass, Crow Wing and Morrison counties. |
| 82nd | Don Samuelson | DFL | January 5, 1993 | January 6, 2003 | Brainerd | Cass, Crow Wing and Morrison counties. |
| 83rd | Paul Koering | Republican | January 7, 2003 | January 3, 2011 | Fort Ripley | Crow Wing and Morrison counties. |
| 84th | Paul Koering | Republican | January 7, 2003 | January 3, 2011 | Fort Ripley | Crow Wing and Morrison counties. |
| 85th | Paul Koering | Republican | January 7, 2003 | January 3, 2011 | Fort Ripley | Crow Wing and Morrison counties. |
| 86th | Paul Koering | Republican | January 7, 2003 | January 3, 2011 | Fort Ripley | Crow Wing and Morrison counties. |
| 87th | Paul Gazelka | Republican | January 4, 2011 | January 7, 2013 | Brainerd | Crow Wing and Morrison counties. |
| 88th | Torrey Westrom | Republican | January 8, 2013 | Incumbent | Elbow Lake | Big Stone, Douglas, Grant, Pope, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Traverse and Wilkin counties. |
| 89th | Torrey Westrom | Republican | January 8, 2013 | Incumbent | Elbow Lake | Big Stone, Douglas, Grant, Pope, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Traverse and Wilkin counties. |
| 90th | Torrey Westrom | Republican | January 8, 2013 | Incumbent | Elbow Lake | Big Stone, Douglas, Grant, Pope, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Traverse and Wilkin counties. |
| 91st | Torrey Westrom | Republican | January 8, 2013 | Incumbent | Elbow Lake | Big Stone, Douglas, Grant, Pope, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Traverse and Wilkin counties. |