85th Minnesota Legislature

The eighty-fifth Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 3, 2007. The 67 members of the Minnesota Senate and the 134 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives were all elected during the General Election on November 7, 2006.

Sessions
The legislature met in regular session beginning January 3, 2007 and ending May 21, 2007. A bill passed on February 22 required the state to generate a significant amount of its energy needs from renewable sources.

A special session was convened September 11, 2007 to pass legislature relating to floods in southeast Minnesota and the I-35W Mississippi River bridge.

The legislature re-convened for regular session on February 12, 2008 and adjourned in May.

Party summary

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

Senate

 * President of the Senate
 * James Metzen (DFL-South St. Paul)


 * Senate Majority Leader
 * Lawrence Pogemiller (DFL-Minneapolis)


 * Senate Minority Leader
 * David Senjem (R-Rochester)

House of Representatives

 * Speaker of the House
 * Margaret Anderson Kelliher (DFL-Minneapolis)


 * House Majority Leader
 * Anthony Sertich (DFL-Chisholm)


 * House Minority Leader
 * Marty Seifert (R-Marshall)