# Minnesota Senate, District 6

The Minnesota Senate, District 6, is located in St. Louis County and centered on the Mesabi Iron Range. It is currently represented by Independent David Tomassoni.

## List of senators

| Session | Senator | Party | Term start | Term end | Home | Location |
| 1st | Aaron C. Hudson | Republican | December 2, 1857 | December 6, 1859 | Florence | Goodhue |
| 2nd | Robert N. McLaren | Non-partisan | December 7, 1859 | January 6, 1862 | Red Wing | Goodhue |
| 3rd | Robert N. McLaren | Non-partisan | December 7, 1859 | January 6, 1862 | Red Wing | Goodhue |
| 3rd | Robert N. McLaren | Non-partisan | December 7, 1859 | January 6, 1862 | Monticello | Carver Goodhue Kandiyohi McLeod Meeker Monongalia (defunct) Wright |
| 3rd | Samuel Bennett | Republican | January 8, 1861 | January 5, 1863 | Monticello | Carver Goodhue Kandiyohi McLeod Meeker Monongalia (defunct) Wright |
| 4th | Samuel Bennett | Republican | January 8, 1861 | January 5, 1863 | Monticello | Carver Goodhue Kandiyohi McLeod Meeker Monongalia (defunct) Wright |
| 5th | Charles A. Warner | Non-partisan | January 6, 1863 | January 2, 1865 | Chaska | Carver Goodhue Kandiyohi McLeod Meeker Monongalia (defunct) Wright |
| 6th | Charles A. Warner | Non-partisan | January 6, 1863 | January 2, 1865 | Chaska | Carver Goodhue Kandiyohi McLeod Meeker Monongalia (defunct) Wright |
| 7th | G.D. George | Non-partisan | January 3, 1865 | January 7, 1867 | Rockford | Carver Goodhue Kandiyohi McLeod Meeker Monongalia (defunct) Wright |
| 8th | G.D. George | Non-partisan | January 3, 1865 | January 7, 1867 | Rockford | Carver Goodhue Kandiyohi McLeod Meeker Monongalia (defunct) Wright |
| 9th | Hanford Lennox Gordon | Republican | January 8, 1867 | January 7, 1869 | St. Cloud | Kandiyohi McLeod Meeker Monongalia (defunct) Wright |
| 10th | Hanford Lennox Gordon | Republican | January 8, 1867 | January 7, 1869 | St. Cloud | Kandiyohi McLeod Meeker Monongalia (defunct) Wright |
| 11th | Dana E. King | Republican | January 8, 1869 | January 2, 1871 | Greenleaf | Kandiyohi McLeod Meeker Monongalia (defunct) Wright |
| 12th | Dana E. King | Republican | January 8, 1869 | January 2, 1871 | Greenleaf | Kandiyohi McLeod Meeker Monongalia (defunct) Wright |
| 13th | William Bonniwell | Democratic | January 3, 1871 | January 1, 1872 | Hutchinson | Kandiyohi McLeod Meeker Monongalia (defunct) Wright |
| 14th | Edward Harrison Hutchins | Republican | January 2, 1872 | January 5, 1874 | Winnebago | Faribault |
| 15th | Edward Harrison Hutchins | Republican | January 2, 1872 | January 5, 1874 | Winnebago | Faribault |
| 16th | Simeon P. Child | Republican | January 6, 1874 | January 3, 1876 | Blue Earth | Faribault |
| 17th | Simeon P. Child | Republican | January 6, 1874 | January 3, 1876 | Blue Earth | Faribault |
| 18th | J.P. West | Republican | January 4, 1876 | January 7, 1878 | Wells | Faribault |
| 19th | J.P. West | Republican | January 4, 1876 | January 7, 1878 | Wells | Faribault |
| 20th | Daniel F. Goodrich | Republican | January 8, 1878 | January 6, 1879 | Blue Earth | Faribault |
| 21st | Rial B. Johnson | Non-partisan | January 7, 1879 | January 1, 1883 | Blue Earth | Faribault |
| 22nd | Rial B. Johnson | Non-partisan | January 7, 1879 | January 1, 1883 | Blue Earth | Faribault |
| 23rd | Reuben M. Ward | Non-partisan | January 2, 1883 | January 3, 1887 | Fairmont | Jackson Martin |
| 24th | Reuben M. Ward | Non-partisan | January 2, 1883 | January 3, 1887 | Fairmont | Jackson Martin |
| 25th | Frank A. Day | Republican | January 4, 1887 | January 31, 1895 | Fairmont | Jackson Martin |
| 26th | Frank A. Day | Republican | January 4, 1887 | January 31, 1895 | Fairmont | Jackson Martin |
| 27th | Frank A. Day | Republican | January 4, 1887 | January 31, 1895 | Fairmont | Jackson Martin |
| 28th | Frank A. Day | Republican | January 4, 1887 | January 31, 1895 | Fairmont | Jackson Martin |
| 29th | Frank A. Day | Republican | January 4, 1887 | January 31, 1895 | Fairmont | Jackson Martin |
| 30th | Frank A. Day | Republican | January 4, 1887 | January 31, 1895 | Fairmont | Jackson Martin |
| 30th | Vacant | | January 31, 1895 | January 26, 1897 | | Jackson Martin |
| 30th | Howard Dunn | Republican | January 26, 1897 | January 2, 1899 | Fairmont | Freeborn Martin Watonwan |
| 31st | Sam Sweningsen | Republican | January 3, 1899 | January 5, 1905 | Austin | Mower |
| 32nd | Sam Sweningsen | Republican | January 3, 1899 | January 5, 1905 | Austin | Mower |
| 33rd | Alexander S. Campbell | Republican | January 6, 1905 | January 6, 1919 | Austin | Mower |
| 34th | Alexander S. Campbell | Republican | January 6, 1905 | January 6, 1919 | Austin | Mower |
| 35th | Alexander S. Campbell | Republican | January 6, 1905 | January 6, 1919 | Austin | Dodge Mower |
| 36th | Alexander S. Campbell | Republican | January 6, 1905 | January 6, 1919 | Austin | Dodge Mower |
| 37th | Bernhart N. Anderson | Republican | January 7, 1919 | January 1, 1923 | Manchester | Freeborn |
| 38th | Bernhart N. Anderson | Republican | January 7, 1919 | January 1, 1923 | Manchester | Freeborn |
| 39th | Bernhart N. Anderson | Republican | January 7, 1919 | January 1, 1923 | Manchester | Freeborn |
| 40th | Bernhart N. Anderson | Republican | January 7, 1919 | January 1, 1923 | Manchester | Freeborn |
| 41st | Bernhart N. Anderson | Republican | January 7, 1919 | January 1, 1923 | Manchester | Freeborn |
| 42nd | Bernhart N. Anderson | Republican | January 7, 1919 | January 1, 1923 | Manchester | Freeborn |
| 43rd | William Nelson | Non-partisan | January 2, 1923 | January 3, 1927 | Albert Lea | Freeborn |
| 44th | William Nelson | Non-partisan | January 2, 1923 | January 3, 1927 | Albert Lea | Freeborn |
| 45th | J.O. Peterson | Non-partisan | January 4, 1927 | January 5, 1931 | Albert Lea | Freeborn |
| 46th | J.O. Peterson | Non-partisan | January 4, 1927 | January 5, 1931 | Albert Lea | Freeborn |
| 47th | J.S. McCornack | Non-partisan | January 6, 1931 | January 7, 1935 | Bancroft | Freeborn |
| 48th | J.S. McCornack | Non-partisan | January 6, 1931 | January 7, 1935 | Bancroft | Freeborn |
| 49th | Alfred Berglund, Sr. | Non-partisan | January 8, 1935 | January 6, 1947 | Albert Lea | Freeborn |
| 50th | Alfred Berglund, Sr. | Non-partisan | January 8, 1935 | January 6, 1947 | Albert Lea | Freeborn |
| 51st | Alfred Berglund, Sr. | Non-partisan | January 8, 1935 | January 6, 1947 | Albert Lea | Freeborn |
| 52nd | Alfred Berglund, Sr. | Non-partisan | January 8, 1935 | January 6, 1947 | Albert Lea | Freeborn |
| 53rd | Alfred Berglund, Sr. | Non-partisan | January 8, 1935 | January 6, 1947 | Albert Lea | Freeborn |
| 54th | Alfred Berglund, Sr. | Non-partisan | January 8, 1935 | January 6, 1947 | Albert Lea | Freeborn |
| 55th | Helmer Myre | Non-partisan | January 7, 1947 | January 1, 1951 | Albert Lea | Freeborn |
| 56th | Helmer Myre | Non-partisan | January 7, 1947 | January 1, 1951 | Albert Lea | Freeborn |
| 57th | Earl L. Engbritson | Conservative | January 2, 1951 | January 3, 1955 | Hollandale | Freeborn |
| 58th | Earl L. Engbritson | Conservative | January 2, 1951 | January 3, 1955 | Hollandale | Freeborn |
| 59th | Rudolph William Hanson | Conservative | January 4, 1955 | January 7, 1963 | Albert Lea | Freeborn |
| 60th | Rudolph William Hanson | Conservative | January 4, 1955 | January 7, 1963 | Albert Lea | Freeborn |
| 61st | Rudolph William Hanson | Conservative | January 4, 1955 | January 7, 1963 | Albert Lea | Freeborn |
| 62nd | Rudolph William Hanson | Conservative | January 4, 1955 | January 7, 1963 | Albert Lea | Freeborn |
| 63rd | Charles G. Langley | Conservative | January 8, 1963 | January 2, 1967 | Red Wing | Goodhue |
| 64th | Charles G. Langley | Conservative | January 8, 1963 | January 2, 1967 | Red Wing | Goodhue |
| 65th | George Conzemius | Liberal | January 3, 1967 | January 1, 1973 | Cannon Falls | Dakota Goodhue |
| 66th | George Conzemius | Liberal | January 3, 1967 | January 1, 1973 | Cannon Falls | Dakota Goodhue |
| 67th | George Conzemius | Liberal | January 3, 1967 | January 1, 1973 | Cannon Falls | Dakota Goodhue |
| 68th | Tony Perpich | Liberal | January 2, 1973 | January 3, 1977 | Eveleth | Cook Lake St. Louis |
| 69th | Tony Perpich | Liberal | January 2, 1973 | January 3, 1977 | Eveleth | Cook Lake St. Louis |
| 70th | Doug Johnson | DFL | January 4, 1977 | January 6, 2003 | Cook | Cook Lake St. Louis |
| 71st | Doug Johnson | DFL | January 4, 1977 | January 6, 2003 | Cook | Cook Koochiching Lake St. Louis |
| 72nd | Doug Johnson | DFL | January 4, 1977 | January 6, 2003 | Cook | Cook Koochiching Lake St. Louis |
| 73rd | Doug Johnson | DFL | January 4, 1977 | January 6, 2003 | Cook | Cook Koochiching Lake St. Louis |
| 74th | Doug Johnson | DFL | January 4, 1977 | January 6, 2003 | Cook | Cook Koochiching Lake St. Louis |
| 75th | Doug Johnson | DFL | January 4, 1977 | January 6, 2003 | Cook | Cook Koochiching Lake St. Louis |
| 76th | Doug Johnson | DFL | January 4, 1977 | January 6, 2003 | Cook | Cook Koochiching Lake St. Louis |
| 77th | Doug Johnson | DFL | January 4, 1977 | January 6, 2003 | Cook | Cook Koochiching Lake St. Louis |
| 78th | Doug Johnson | DFL | January 4, 1977 | January 6, 2003 | Cook | Cook Koochiching Lake St. Louis |
| 79th | Doug Johnson | DFL | January 4, 1977 | January 6, 2003 | Cook | Cook Koochiching Lake St. Louis |
| 80th | Doug Johnson | DFL | January 4, 1977 | January 6, 2003 | Tower | Cook Koochiching Lake St. Louis |
| 81st | Doug Johnson | DFL | January 4, 1977 | January 6, 2003 | Tower | Cook Koochiching Lake St. Louis |
| 82nd | Doug Johnson | DFL | January 4, 1977 | January 6, 2003 | Tower | Cook Koochiching Lake St. Louis |
| 83rd | Tom Bakk | DFL | January 7, 2003 | January 7, 2013 | Cook | Carlton Cook Lake St. Louis |
| 84th | Tom Bakk | DFL | January 7, 2003 | January 7, 2013 | Cook | Carlton Cook Lake St. Louis |
| 85th | Tom Bakk | DFL | January 7, 2003 | January 7, 2013 | Cook | Carlton Cook Lake St. Louis |
| 86th | Tom Bakk | DFL | January 7, 2003 | January 7, 2013 | Cook | Carlton Cook Lake St. Louis |
| 87th | Tom Bakk | DFL | January 7, 2003 | January 7, 2013 | Cook | Carlton Cook Lake St. Louis |
| 88th | Dave Tomassoni | DFL | January 8, 2013 | Incumbent | Chisholm | Itasca St. Louis |
| 89th | Dave Tomassoni | DFL | January 8, 2013 | Incumbent | Chisholm | Itasca St. Louis |
| 90th | Dave Tomassoni | DFL | January 8, 2013 | Incumbent | Chisholm | Itasca St. Louis |
| 91st | Dave Tomassoni | Independent | January 8, 2013 | Incumbent | Chisholm | Itasca St. Louis |