79th Minnesota Legislature

The seventy-ninth Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 3, 1995. The 67 members of the Minnesota Senate were elected during the general election of November 3, 1992, and the 134 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives were elected during the general election of November 8, 1994.

Sessions
The legislature met in a regular session from January 3, 1995, to May 22, 1995. A special session convened from May 23, 1995, to May 25, 1995, to consider funding for K-12 schools and other unfinished business.

A continuation of the regular session was held between January 16, 1996, and April 3, 1996.

Party summary

 * Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Membership changes" section, below. On September 23, 1995, the Independent Republican Party changed its name back to the Republican Party.

Senate

 * President of the Senate
 * Allan Spear (DFL-Minneapolis)


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


 * Senate Minority Leader
 * Dean Johnson (R-Willmar)

House of Representatives

 * Speaker of the House
 * Irv Anderson (DFL-International Falls)


 * House Majority Leader
 * Phil Carruthers (DFL-Brooklyn Center)


 * House Minority Leader
 * Steve Sviggum (R-Kenyon)