Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus

The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus is the formal organization of the Republican members of the Minnesota Senate. With 33 members, the current minority leader is Senator Mark Johnson.

Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus
Leader	Mark Johnson
Deputy Leader	Michelle Benson
Ideology	Conservatism
State party	Republican Party of Minnesota
Senators	32 / 67
Website
www.mnsenaterepublicans.com

List of caucus leaders

The Republicans have held a majority in the Senate after just two elections since party organization resumed in 1973.^[1] The list of caucus leaders is as follows:

Minnesota Senate Republican leaders, 1973–present

Senator	Start[2]	End
Harold Krieger	January 2, 1973	January 1, 1975[3]
Robert Ashbach	January 2, 1975	January 3, 1983[4]
James Ulland	January 4, 1983	January 9, 1985[5]
Glen Taylor	January 9, 1985	January 5, 1987[6]
Duane Benson	January 6, 1987	January 4, 1993[7]
Dean Johnson	January 5, 1993	July 9, 1997[8]
Dick Day	July 9, 1997	January 2, 2007[9]
David Senjem	January 3, 2007	January 3, 2011[10]
Amy Koch	January 4, 2011	December 15, 2011[11]
David Senjem	December 27, 2011	January 7, 2013[10]
David Hann	January 8, 2013	January 2, 2017[12]
Paul Gazelka	January 3, 2017	September 1, 2021[13]
Jeremy Miller	September 9, 2021	January 3, 2023
Mark Johnson	January 3, 2023	present