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81st Minnesota Legislature

1999 to 2000 legislative session From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

81st Minnesota Legislature
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The 81st Minnesota Legislature]' first convened on January 5, 1999. The 67 members of the Minnesota State Senate were elected during the general election of November 5, 1996, and the 134 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives were elected during the general election of November 3, 1998.

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Sessions

The legislature met in a regular session from January 5, 1999, to May 17, 1999. A continuation of the regular session was held between February 1, 2000, and May 17, 2000. There were no special sessions of the 81st Legislature, and the Legislature met for a total of 118 regular legislative days.[1]

Party summary

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

Senate

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House of Representatives

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Leadership

Senate

President of the Senate
Allan Spear (DFL-Minneapolis)[8]
Senate Majority Leader
Roger Moe (DFL-Erskine)[9]
Senate Minority Leader
Dick Day (R-Owatonna)[9]

House of Representatives

Speaker of the House
Steve Sviggum (R-Kenyon)[10]
House Majority Leader
Tim Pawlenty (R-Eagen)[11]
House Minority Leader
Tom Pugh (DFL-South St. Paul)[11]

Members

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Membership changes

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Notes

  1. Previously a Republican, Dean Johnson joined the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party on January 12, 2000.[3]
  2. Elected as an Independent, Charlie Berg joined the Republican Party of Minnesota on June 15, 2000.[4]
  3. Previously a member of the DFL, Bob Lessard became an Independent on July 18, 2000.[5]
  4. Previously a Republican, Doug Reuter became an Independent on May 18, 1999.[7]

References

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