# Minnesota Senate, District 7

The Minnesota Senate, District 7, is located in St. Louis County and centered on the city of Duluth. It is currently represented by DFLer Jen McEwen.

## List of senators

| Session | Senator | Party | Term start | Term end | Home | Location |
| 1st | George Bradley | Non | December 2, 1857 | December 6, 1859 | Belle Plaine | Scott |
| 1st | Richard G. Murphy | Non | December 2, 1857 | December 6, 1859 | Shakopee | Scott |
| 2nd | J.F. Baldwin | Non | December 7, 1859 | January 7, 1861 | Belle Plaine | Scott |
| 3rd | Archibald Hayes | Non | January 8, 1861 | January 6, 1862 | Hastings | Dakota |
| 4th | Charles Nash | Dem | January 7, 1862 | January 4, 1864 | Hastings | Dakota |
| 5th | Charles Nash | Dem | January 7, 1862 | January 4, 1864 | Hastings | Dakota |
| 6th | Dudley F. Langley | Non | January 5, 1864 | January 7, 1867 | Hastings | Dakota |
| 7th | Dudley F. Langley | Non | January 5, 1864 | January 7, 1867 | Hastings | Dakota |
| 8th | Dudley F. Langley | Non | January 5, 1864 | January 7, 1867 | Hastings | Dakota |
| 9th | N.C. Draper | Rep | January 8, 1867 | January 6, 1868 | Hastings | Dakota |
| 10th | Seagrave Smith | Dem | January 7, 1868 | January 3, 1870 | Hastings | Dakota |
| 11th | Seagrave Smith | Dem | January 7, 1868 | January 3, 1870 | Hastings | Dakota |
| 12th | Reuben Chewning | Dem | January 4, 1870 | January 1, 1872 | Farmington | Dakota |
| 13th | Reuben Chewning | Dem | January 4, 1870 | January 1, 1872 | Farmington | Dakota |
| 14th | Samuel Beman | Rep | January 2, 1872 | January 4, 1875 | St. Charles | Winona |
| 15th | Samuel Beman | Rep | January 2, 1872 | January 4, 1875 | St. Charles | Winona |
| 16th | Samuel Beman | Rep | January 2, 1872 | January 4, 1875 | St. Charles | Winona |
| 17th | H.W. Hill | Dem | January 5, 1875 | January 1, 1877 | St. Charles | Winona |
| 18th | H.W. Hill | Dem | January 5, 1875 | January 1, 1877 | St. Charles | Winona |
| 19th | J.F. Remore | Rep | January 2, 1877 | January 6, 1879 | St. Charles | Winona |
| 20th | J.F. Remore | Rep | January 2, 1877 | January 6, 1879 | St. Charles | Winona |
| 21st | H.W. Hill | Dem | January 7, 1879 | January 3, 1881 | St. Charles | Winona |
| 22nd | Samuel Beman | Rep | January 4, 1881 | January 1, 1883 | St. Charles | Winona |
| 23rd | A.M. Crosby | Non | January 2, 1883 | January 3, 1887 | Adrian | Murray Nobles Pipestone Rock |
| 24th | A.M. Crosby | Non | January 2, 1883 | January 3, 1887 | Adrian | Murray Nobles Pipestone Rock |
| 25th | Warrington Brown | Rep | January 4, 1887 | January 5, 1891 | Pipestone | Murray Nobles Pipestone Rock |
| 26th | Warrington Brown | Rep | January 4, 1887 | January 5, 1891 | Pipestone | Murray Nobles Pipestone Rock |
| 27th | Jay LaDue | Alliance | January 6, 1891 | January 7, 1895 | Luverne | Murray Nobles Pipestone Rock |
| 28th | Jay LaDue | Dem | January 6, 1891 | January 7, 1895 | Luverne | Murray Nobles Pipestone Rock |
| 29th | Herbert J. Miller | Rep | January 8, 1895 | January 2, 1899 | Luverne | Murray Nobles Pipestone Rock |
| 30th | Herbert J. Miller | Rep | January 8, 1895 | January 2, 1899 | Luverne | Murray Nobles Pipestone Rock |
| 31st | Samuel Lord | Rep | January 3, 1899 | January 7, 1907 | Kasson | Dodge |
| 32nd | Samuel Lord | Rep | January 3, 1899 | January 7, 1907 | Kasson | Dodge |
| 33rd | Samuel Lord | Rep | January 3, 1899 | January 7, 1907 | Kasson | Dodge |
| 34th | Samuel Lord | Rep | January 3, 1899 | January 7, 1907 | Kasson | Dodge |
| 35th | Daniel E. White | Rep | January 8, 1907 | January 2, 1911 | Claremont | Dodge |
| 36th | Daniel E. White | Rep | January 8, 1907 | January 2, 1911 | Claremont | Dodge |
| 37th | Fremont Jackson Thoe | Rep | January 3, 1911 | January 4, 1915 | Hayfield | Dodge |
| 38th | Fremont Jackson Thoe | Rep | January 3, 1911 | January 4, 1915 | Hayfield | Dodge |
| 39th | Frank E. Putnam | Rep | January 5, 1915 | January 5, 1931 | Blue Earth | Faribault |
| 40th | Frank E. Putnam | Rep | January 5, 1915 | January 5, 1931 | Blue Earth | Faribault |
| 41st | Frank E. Putnam | Rep | January 5, 1915 | January 5, 1931 | Blue Earth | Faribault |
| 42nd | Frank E. Putnam | Rep | January 5, 1915 | January 5, 1931 | Blue Earth | Faribault |
| 43rd | Frank E. Putnam | Rep | January 5, 1915 | January 5, 1931 | Blue Earth | Faribault |
| 44th | Frank E. Putnam | Rep | January 5, 1915 | January 5, 1931 | Blue Earth | Faribault |
| 45th | Frank E. Putnam | Rep | January 5, 1915 | January 5, 1931 | Blue Earth | Faribault |
| 46th | Frank E. Putnam | Rep | January 5, 1915 | January 5, 1931 | Blue Earth | Faribault |
| 47th | Charles Leonard Todd | Non | January 6, 1931 | September 9, 1932 | Wells | Faribault |
| 47th | Vacant | | September 9, 1932 | January 3, 1933 | | Faribault |
| 48th | Daniel D. Murphy | Lib | January 3, 1933 | December 3, 1944 | Blue Earth | Faribault |
| 49th | Daniel D. Murphy | Lib | January 3, 1933 | December 3, 1944 | Blue Earth | Faribault |
| 50th | Daniel D. Murphy | Lib | January 3, 1933 | December 3, 1944 | Blue Earth | Faribault |
| 51st | Daniel D. Murphy | Lib | January 3, 1933 | December 3, 1944 | Blue Earth | Faribault |
| 52nd | Daniel D. Murphy | Lib | January 3, 1933 | December 3, 1944 | Blue Earth | Faribault |
| 53rd | Daniel D. Murphy | Lib | January 3, 1933 | December 3, 1944 | Blue Earth | Faribault |
| 53rd | Vacant | | December 3, 1944 | January 2, 1945 | | Faribault |
| 54th | David M. Carey | Con | January 2, 1945 | January 3, 1955 | Wells | Faribault |
| 55th | David M. Carey | Con | January 2, 1945 | January 3, 1955 | Wells | Faribault |
| 56th | David M. Carey | Con | January 2, 1945 | January 3, 1955 | Wells | Faribault |
| 57th | David M. Carey | Con | January 2, 1945 | January 3, 1955 | Wells | Faribault |
| 58th | David M. Carey | Con | January 2, 1945 | January 3, 1955 | Wells | Faribault |
| 59th | Ernest Noral Jerome Anderson | Con | January 4, 1955 | January 5, 1959 | Frost | Faribault |
| 60th | Ernest Noral Jerome Anderson | Con | January 4, 1955 | January 5, 1959 | Frost | Faribault |
| 61st | Ernest Noral Jerome Anderson | Con | January 4, 1955 | January 5, 1959 | Frost | Faribault |
| 62nd | Ernest Noral Jerome Anderson | Con | January 4, 1955 | January 5, 1959 | Frost | Faribault |
| 63rd | Arnin Orvin Sundet | Con | January 6, 1959 | January 4, 1971 | Faribault | Le Sueur Rice |
| 64th | Arnin Orvin Sundet | Con | January 6, 1959 | January 4, 1971 | Faribault | Le Sueur Rice |
| 65th | Arnin Orvin Sundet | Con | January 6, 1959 | January 4, 1971 | Faribault | Le Sueur Rice |
| 66th | Arnin Orvin Sundet | Con | January 6, 1959 | January 4, 1971 | Faribault | Le Sueur Rice |
| 67th | Clarence Mark Purfeest | Lib | January 5, 1971 | January 1, 1973 | Faribault | Le Sueur Rice |
| 68th | Sam Solon | DFL | January 2, 1973 | December 28, 2001 | Duluth | St. Louis |
| 69th | Sam Solon | DFL | January 2, 1973 | December 28, 2001 | Duluth | St. Louis |
| 70th | Sam Solon | DFL | January 2, 1973 | December 28, 2001 | Duluth | St. Louis |
| 71st | Sam Solon | DFL | January 2, 1973 | December 28, 2001 | Duluth | St. Louis |
| 72nd | Sam Solon | DFL | January 2, 1973 | December 28, 2001 | Duluth | St. Louis |
| 73rd | Sam Solon | DFL | January 2, 1973 | December 28, 2001 | Duluth | St. Louis |
| 74th | Sam Solon | DFL | January 2, 1973 | December 28, 2001 | Duluth | St. Louis |
| 75th | Sam Solon | DFL | January 2, 1973 | December 28, 2001 | Duluth | St. Louis |
| 76th | Sam Solon | DFL | January 2, 1973 | December 28, 2001 | Duluth | St. Louis |
| 77th | Sam Solon | DFL | January 2, 1973 | December 28, 2001 | Duluth | St. Louis |
| 78th | Sam Solon | DFL | January 2, 1973 | December 28, 2001 | Duluth | St. Louis |
| 79th | Sam Solon | DFL | January 2, 1973 | December 28, 2001 | Duluth | St. Louis |
| 80th | Sam Solon | DFL | January 2, 1973 | December 28, 2001 | Duluth | St. Louis |
| 81st | Sam Solon | DFL | January 2, 1973 | December 28, 2001 | Duluth | St. Louis |
| 82nd | Sam Solon | DFL | January 2, 1973 | December 28, 2001 | Duluth | St. Louis |
| 82nd | Vacant | | December 28, 2001 | February 4, 2002 | | St. Louis |
| 83rd | Yvonne Prettner Solon | DFL | February 4, 2002 | January 3, 2011 | Duluth | St. Louis |
| 84th | Yvonne Prettner Solon | DFL | February 4, 2002 | January 3, 2011 | Duluth | St. Louis |
| 85th | Yvonne Prettner Solon | DFL | February 4, 2002 | January 3, 2011 | Duluth | St. Louis |
| 86th | Yvonne Prettner Solon | DFL | February 4, 2002 | January 3, 2011 | Duluth | St. Louis |
| 87th | Roger Reinert | DFL | January 4, 2011 | January 2, 2017 | Duluth | St. Louis |
| 88th | Roger Reinert | DFL | January 4, 2011 | January 2, 2017 | Duluth | St. Louis |
| 89th | Roger Reinert | DFL | January 4, 2011 | January 2, 2017 | Duluth | St. Louis |
| 90th | Erik Simonson | DFL | January 3, 2017 | January 4, 2021 | Duluth | St. Louis |
| 91st | Jen McEwen | DFL | January 5, 2021 | Incumbent | Duluth | St. Louis |