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Monday, January 1, 2018

The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower house of the Legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota. There are 134 members, exactly twice as many as the Minnesota Senate. Floor sessions are held in the north wing of the State Capitol in Saint Paul. Offices for members and staff, as well as most committee hearings, are located in the nearby State Office Building.

History


Minnesota House of Representatives election, 2014 - Wikipedia
Minnesota House of Representatives election, 2014 - Wikipedia. Source : en.wikipedia.org

Following the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920, women were eligible for election to the Legislature. In 1922, Mabeth Hurd Paige, Hannah Kempfer, Sue Metzger Dickey Hough, and Myrtle Cain were elected to the House of Representatives.

Elections


Tony Albright (R) 55B - Minnesota House of Representatives
Tony Albright (R) 55B - Minnesota House of Representatives. Source : www.house.leg.state.mn.us

Each Senate district is divided in half and given the suffix A or B (for example, House district 32B is geographically within Senate district 32). Members are elected for two-year terms. Districts are redrawn after the decennial United States Census in time for the primary and general elections in years ending in 2. The most recent election was held on November 8, 2016.

Composition


Minnesota House of Representatives Redistricting
Minnesota House of Representatives Redistricting. Source : bdistricting.com

90th Minnesota Legislature (2017â€"19)

Members, 2017â€"19

*Elected in a special election.
†Elected to non-consecutive terms.

See also


Ilhan Omar (DFL) 60B - Minnesota House of Representatives
Ilhan Omar (DFL) 60B - Minnesota House of Representatives. Source : www.house.leg.state.mn.us

  • Minnesota Senate
  • Minnesota Legislature

Notes


Kelly Fenton (R) 53B - Minnesota House of Representatives
Kelly Fenton (R) 53B - Minnesota House of Representatives. Source : www.house.leg.state.mn.us

References


Statehouse Control May Rest In Greater MN Races « WCCO | CBS Minnesota
Statehouse Control May Rest In Greater MN Races « WCCO | CBS Minnesota. Source : minnesota.cbslocal.com

External links


Liz Olson (DFL) 07B - Minnesota House of Representatives
Liz Olson (DFL) 07B - Minnesota House of Representatives. Source : www.house.leg.state.mn.us

  • Official website


Minnesota House of Representatives Redistricting
Minnesota House of Representatives Redistricting. Source : bdistricting.com

 
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