77th Minnesota Legislature

The seventy-seventh Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 8, 1991. The 67 members of the Minnesota Senate and the 134 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives were elected during the General Election of November 6, 1990.

Sessions
The legislature met in a regular session from January 8, 1991, to May 20, 1991. A continuation of the regular session was held between January 6, 1992, and April 16, 1992. There were no special sessions of the seventy-seventh Legislature.

Party summary

 * Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Membership changes" section, below.

Senate

 * President of the Senate
 * Jerome M. Hughes (DFL-Maplewood)


 * Senate Majority Leader
 * Roger Moe (DFL-Erskine)


 * Senate Minority Leader
 * Duane Benson (IR-Lanesboro)

House of Representatives

 * Speaker of the House
 * Until January 6, 1992 Robert Vanasek (DFL-New Prague)
 * After January 6, 1992 Dee Long (DFL-Minneapolis)


 * House Majority Leader
 * Until July 11, 1991 Dee Long (DFL-Minneapolis)
 * After July 11, 1991 Alan Welle (DFL-Willmar)


 * House Minority Leader
 * Terry Dempsey (IR-New Ulm)