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Based on results from the November 2010 election in Minnesota, the Republicans now control both the Minnesota House and Senate for the 2011-2012 Legislative session. As a result, there is new leadership with new committee chairs and committee members.
Democratic candidate Mark Dayton won the gubernatorial election. The Governor is critical in decisions regarding animals. All bills passed must be signed into law by the Governor. To review statewide results for Governor, go to: MN Secretary of State
To review election results, scroll below or go to MN Secretary of State: Election Results
To find out what district you live in, go to: Minnesota District Finder
ELECTION RESULTS BY SENATE AND HOUSE DISTRICTS
The chart below lists legislators elected to the Minnesota House or Senate.
2011-2012 MINNESOTA STATE LEGISLATORS |
| District |
Legislator's Name |
Body |
Political Party |
Newly elected or Incumbent |
Other |
| 1 |
Leroy Stumpf |
Senate |
DFL |
Incumbent
|
|
| 1A |
Dan Fabian |
House |
|
Newly Elected |
|
| 1B |
Debra Kiel |
House |
|
Newly Elected |
|
| 2 |
Rod Skoe |
Senate |
DFL |
Incumbent |
|
| 2A |
Kent Eken |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 2B |
David Hancock |
House |
|
Newly Elected |
|
| 3 |
Tom Saxhaug |
Senate |
DFL |
Incumbent |
|
| 3A |
Tom Anzelc |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 3B |
Carolyn McElfatrick |
House |
|
Newly Elected |
|
| 4 |
John Carlson |
Senate |
Republican |
Newly Elected |
|
| 4A |
John Persell |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 4B |
Larry Howes |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 5 |
David Tomassoni |
Senate |
DFL |
Incumbent |
|
| 5A |
Tom Rukavina |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 5B |
Carly Melin |
House |
|
Newly Elected (Special election) |
|
| 6 |
Thomas Bakk |
Senate |
DFL |
Incumbent |
|
| 6A |
David Dill |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 6B |
Mary Murphy |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 7 |
Roger Reinert |
Senate |
DFL |
Newly Elected (but was a former House Rep) |
|
| 7A |
Thomas Huntley |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 7B |
Kerry Gauthier |
Senate |
|
Newly Elected |
|
| 8 |
Tony Lourey |
Senate |
DFL |
Incumbent |
|
| 8A |
Bill Hilty |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 8B |
Roger Crawford |
House |
|
Newly Elected |
|
| 9 |
Keith Langseth |
Senate |
DFL |
Incumbent |
|
| 9A |
Morrie Lanning |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 9B |
Paul Marquart |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 10 |
Gretchen Hoffman |
Senate |
Republican |
Newly Elected |
|
| 10A |
Bud Nornes |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 10B |
Mark Murdock |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 11 |
Bill Ingebrigtsen |
Senate |
Republican |
Incumbent |
|
| 11A |
Torrey Westrom |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 11B |
Mary Franson
|
House |
|
Newly Elected |
|
| 12 |
Paul Gazelka
|
Senate |
Republican |
Newly Elected |
|
| 12A |
John Ward |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 12B |
Mike LeMieur |
House |
|
Newly Elected |
|
| 13 |
Joe Gimse |
Senate |
Republican |
Incumbent |
|
| 13A |
Paul Anderson |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 13B |
Bruce Vogel |
House |
|
Newly Elected |
|
| 14 |
Michelle Fischbach |
Senate |
Republican |
Incumbent |
|
| 14A |
Tim O'Driscoll
|
House |
|
Newly Elected |
|
| 14B |
Larry Hosch |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 15 |
John Pederson
|
Senate |
Republican |
Newly Elected |
|
| 15A |
Steve Gottwalt |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 15B |
King Banaian
|
House |
|
Newly Elected |
|
| 16 |
David M. Brown |
Senate |
Republican |
Newly Elected |
|
| 16A |
Sondra Erickson |
House |
|
Newly Elected (non-consecutive term) |
|
| 16B |
Mary Kiffmeyer |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 17 |
Sean Neinow |
Senate |
Republican |
Newly Elected |
|
| 17A |
Kurt Daudt |
House |
|
Newly Elected |
|
| 17B |
Bob Barrett |
House |
|
Newly Elected |
|
| 18 |
Scott Newman
|
Senate |
Republican |
Newly Elected |
|
| 18A |
Ron Shimanski |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 18B |
Dean Urdahl |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 19 |
Amy Koch |
Senate |
Republican |
Incumbent |
|
| 19A |
Bruce Anderson |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 19B |
Joe McDonald
|
House |
|
Newly Elected |
|
| 20 |
Gary Kubly |
Senate |
DFL |
Incumbent |
|
| 20A |
Andrew Falk |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 20B |
Lyle Koenen |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 21 |
Gary Dahms
|
Senate |
Republican |
Newly Elected |
|
| 21A |
Chris Swedzinski
|
House |
|
Newly Elected |
|
| 21B |
Paul Torkelson |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 22 |
Doug Magnus |
Senate |
Republican |
Newly Elected (had been in House prior) |
|
| 22A |
Joe Schomacker |
House |
|
Newly Elected |
|
| 22B |
Rod Hamilton |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 23 |
Kathy Sheran |
Senate |
DFL |
Incumbent |
|
| 23A |
Terry Morrow |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 23B |
Kathy Brynaert |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 24 |
Julie Rosen |
Senate |
Republican |
Incumbent |
|
| 24A |
Bob Gunther |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 24B |
Tony Cornish |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 25 |
Al DeKruif |
Senate |
Republican |
Newly Elected |
|
| 25A |
Glenn Gruenhagen
|
House |
|
Newly Elected |
|
| 25B |
Kelby Woodard |
House |
|
Newly Elected |
|
| 26 |
Mike Parry |
Senate |
Republican |
Incumbent |
|
| 26A |
Kory Kath |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 26B |
Patti Fritz |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 27 |
Dan Sparks |
Senate |
DFL |
Incumbent |
|
| 27A |
Rich Murray |
House |
|
Newly Elected |
|
| 27B |
Jeanne Poppe |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 28 |
John Howe
|
Senate |
Republican |
Newly Elected |
|
| 28A |
Tim Kelly |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 28B |
Steve Drazkowski |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 29 |
David Senjem |
Senate |
Republican |
Incumbent |
|
| 29A |
Duane Quam
|
Hous |
|
Newly Elected
|
|
| 29B |
Kim Norton |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 30 |
Carla Nelson |
Senate |
Republican |
Newly Elected |
|
| 30A |
Tina Liebling |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 30B |
Mike Benson |
House |
|
Newly Elected |
|
| 31 |
Jeremy Miller |
Senate |
|
Newly Elected |
|
| 31A |
Gene Pelowski Jr. |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 31B |
Greg Davids |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 32 |
Warren Limmer |
Senate |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 32A |
Joyce Peppin |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 32B |
Kurt Zellers |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 33 |
Gen Olson |
Senate |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 33A |
Steve Smith |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 33B |
Connie Doepke |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 34 |
Julianne Ortman |
Senate |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 34A |
Ernie Leidiger |
House |
|
Newly Elected |
|
| 34B |
Joe Hoppe |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 35 |
Claire Robling |
Senate |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 35A |
Michael Beard |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 35B |
Mark Buesgens |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 36 |
Dave Thompson
|
Senate |
|
Newly Elected |
|
| 36A |
Mary Liz Holberg |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 36B |
Pat Garofalo |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 37 |
Chris Gerlach |
Senate |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 37A |
Tara Mack |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 37B |
Kurt Bills |
House |
|
Newly Elected |
|
| 38 |
Ted Daley |
Senate |
|
Newly Elected |
|
| 38A |
Diane Anderson |
House |
|
Newly Elected |
|
| 38B |
Doug Wardlow |
House |
|
Newly Elected |
|
| 39 |
James Metzen |
Senate |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 39A |
Rick Hansen |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 39B |
Joe Atkins |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 40 |
Dan Hall |
Senate |
|
Newly Elected |
|
| 40A |
Pam Myhra |
House |
|
Newly Elected |
|
| 40B |
Ann Lenczewski |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 41 |
Geoff Michel |
Senate |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 41A |
Keith Downey |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 41B |
Pat Mazorol |
House |
|
Newly Elected |
|
| 42 |
David Hann |
Senate |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 42A |
Kirk Stensrud |
House |
|
Newly Elected |
|
| 42B |
Jenifer Loon |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 43 |
Terri Bonoff |
Senate |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 43A |
Sarah Anderson |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 43B |
John Benson |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 44 |
Ron Latz |
Senate |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 44A |
Steve Simon |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 44B |
Ryan Winkler |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 45 |
Ann Rest |
Senate |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 45A |
Sandra Peterson |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 45B |
Lyndon Carlson, Sr. |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 46 |
Linda Scheid |
Senate |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 46A |
Michael V. Nelson |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 46B |
Debra Hilstrom |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 47 |
Benjamin Kruse |
Senate |
|
Newly Elected |
|
| 47A |
Denise Dittrich |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 47B |
Melissa Hortman |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 48 |
Michael Jungbauer |
Senate |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 48A |
Tom Hackbarth |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 48B |
Jim Abeler |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 49 |
Michelle Benson
|
Senate |
|
Newly Elected |
|
| 49A |
Peggy Scott |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 49B |
Branden Petersen |
House |
|
Newly Elected |
|
| 50 |
Barbara Goodwin
|
Senate |
|
Newly Elected |
|
| 50A |
Carolyn Laine |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 50B |
Kate Knuth |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 51 |
Pam Wolf |
Senate |
|
Newly Elected |
|
| 51A |
Tim Sanders |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 51B |
Tom Tillberry |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 52 |
Ray Vandeveer |
Senate |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 52A |
Bob Dettmer |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 52B |
Matt Dean |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 53 |
Roger Chamberlain |
Senate |
|
Newly Elected |
|
| 53A |
Linda Runbeck |
House |
|
Newly Elected |
|
| 53B |
Carol McFarlane |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 54 |
John Marty |
Senate |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 54A |
Mindy Greiling |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 54B |
Bev Scalze |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 55 |
Charles Wiger |
Senate |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 55A |
Leon Lillie |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 55B |
Nora Slawik |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 56 |
Ted Lillie |
Senate |
|
Newly Elected |
|
| 56A |
Kathy Lohmer |
House |
|
Newly Elected |
|
| 56B |
Andrea Kieffer |
House |
|
Newly Elected |
|
| 57 |
Katie Sieben |
Senate |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 57A |
John Kriesel
|
House |
|
Newly Elected |
|
| 57B |
Denny McNamara |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 58 |
Linda Higgins |
Senate |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 58A |
Joe Mullery |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 58B |
Bobby Joe Champion |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 59 |
Kari Dziedzic |
Senate |
|
Newly Elected
(special election) |
|
| 59A |
Diane Loeffler |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 59B |
Phyllis Kahn |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 60 |
Scott Dibble |
Senate |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 60A |
Marion Greene
|
House |
|
Newly Elected |
|
| 60B |
Frank Hornstein |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 61 |
Jeff Hayden |
Senate |
|
Incumbent
(had been in House) |
|
| 61A |
Karen Clark |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 61B |
Susan Allen |
House |
|
Newly Elected
(special election) |
|
| 62 |
Patricia Torres Ray |
Senate |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 62A |
Jim Davnie |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 62B |
Jean Wagenius |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 63 |
Kenneth Kelash |
Senate |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 63A |
Paul Thissen |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 63B |
Linda Slocum |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 64 |
Dick Cohen |
Senate |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 64A |
Erin Murphy |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 64B |
Michael Paymar |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 65 |
Sandra Pappas |
Senate |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 65A |
Rena Moran
|
House |
|
Newly elected |
|
| 65B |
Carlos Marliani |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 66 |
Mary Jo McGuire |
Senate |
|
Newly elected (special election) |
|
| 66A |
John Lesch |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 66B |
Alice Hausman |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 67 |
John M. Harrington
|
Senate |
|
Newly elected |
|
| 67A |
Tim Mahoney |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
| 67B |
Sheldon Johnson |
House |
|
Incumbent |
|
VOTING RECORD: HUMANE SCORECARD
To find out more about how Minnesota legislators vote on animal issues, go to Minnesota Voters for Animal Protection (MVAP). MVAP is a nonpartisan, nonprofit, local organization that has recently compiled a Minnesota Humane Scorecard to assess how Minnesota legislators vote on animal issues. Please review the scorecard to get a better idea about legislators' voting records.
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