| Seventy-seventh Minnesota Legislature | |||||
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Minnesota Legislature | ||||
| Jurisdiction | Minnesota,United States | ||||
| Meeting place | Minnesota State Capitol | ||||
| Term | January 8, 1991 (1991-01-08) – January 5, 1993 (1993-01-05) | ||||
| Website | www | ||||
| Minnesota State Senate | |||||
| Members | 67 Senators | ||||
| President | Jerome M. Hughes | ||||
| Majority Leader | Roger Moe | ||||
| Minority Leader | Duane Benson | ||||
| Party control | Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party | ||||
| Minnesota House of Representatives | |||||
| Members | 134 Representatives | ||||
| Speaker | Robert Vanasek, Dee Long | ||||
| Majority Leader | Dee Long, Alan Welle | ||||
| Minority Leader | Terry Dempsey | ||||
| Party control | Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party | ||||
Theseventy-seventhMinnesota Legislature first convened on January 8, 1991. The 67 members of theMinnesota Senate and the 134 members of theMinnesota House of Representatives were elected during the General Election of November 6, 1990.
The legislature met in aregular session from January 8, 1991, to May 20, 1991. A continuation of the regular session was held between January 6, 1992, and April 16, 1992. There were no special sessions of the seventy-seventh Legislature.[1]
| Party[2] (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | Vacant | ||
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| DFL | IR | |||
| End ofprevious Legislature | 44 | 23 | 67 | 0 |
| Begin | 46 | 21 | 67 | 0 |
| December 7, 1991 | 20 | 66 | 1 | |
| January 9, 1992 | 21 | 67 | 0 | |
| May 20, 1992 | 20 | 66 | 1 | |
| Latest voting share | 69% | 30% | ||
| Beginning of thenext Legislature | 45 | 22 | 67 | 0 |
| Party[3] (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | Vacant | ||
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| DFL | IR | |||
| End ofprevious Legislature | 78 | 52 | 130 | 4 |
| Begin | 79 | 53 | 132 | 2 |
| February 7, 1991 | 54 | 133 | 1 | |
| February 18, 1991 | 55 | 134 | 0 | |
| November 1, 1991 | 78 | 133 | 1 | |
| January 2, 1992 | 56 | 134 | 0 | |
| May 7, 1992 | 55 | 133 | 1 | |
| May 11, 1992 | 54 | 132 | 2 | |
| July, 1992 | 79[nb 1] | 53 | ||
| December 14, 1992 | 78 | 131 | 3 | |
| Latest voting share | 58% | 40% | ||
| Beginning of thenext Legislature | 86 | 47 | 133 | 1 |
| District | Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date successor seated |
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| 42 | Don Storm (IR) | Resigned December 7, 1991, to accept appointment to theMinnesota Public Utilities Commission.[9] | Roy Terwilliger (IR) | January 9, 1992[10] |
| 08 | Jim Gustafson (IR) | Resigned May 20, 1992, to accept appointment to the position of Commissioner of theIron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board.[11] | Remained vacant | |
| District | Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date successor seated |
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| 32B | Elton Redalen (IR) | Resigned January 7, 1991, to accept appointment as the Commissioner of theMinnesota Department of Agriculture. Was reelected, but resigned before the 77th Legislature convened.[12] | Greg Davids (IR) | February 18, 1991[13] |
| 50B | Joe Quinn (DFL) | Resigned January 7, 1991, to accept appointment as aMinnesota Judicial District Court Judge. Was reelected, but resigned before the 77th Legislature convened.[14] | Phil Heir (IR) | February 7, 1991[15] |
| 47A | Linda Scheid (DFL) | Resigned November 1, 1991, to become Vice President for Community Affairs with Burnet Realty.[16] | Rich Krambeer (IR) | January 2, 1992[17] |
| 44A | Sally Olsen (IR) | Resigned May 7, 1992, to accept appointment as aMinnesota Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals Judge.[18] | Remained vacant | |
| 23A | Terry Dempsey (IR) | Resigned May 11, 1992, to accept appointment as aMinnesota Judicial District Court Judge.[19] | Remained vacant | |
| 44B | Gloria Segal (DFL) | Resigned December 14, 1992, for health reasons related to a cancerous tumor.[20] | Remained vacant | |
| Preceded by | Seventy-seventh Minnesota Legislature 1991—1993 | Succeeded by |