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Family Connections within the Minnesota Legislature
Compiled by the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library
The following is a list of known family connections in the Legislature.
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Generation to Generation
- Alfred Elisha Ames (Territorial House 1853; Democratic Constitutional Convention 1857) is the father of Albert Alonzo Ames (House 1867)
- Don A. Anderson (Senate 1983-1990) is the father of Mark Anderson (House 2013-Present)
- Alexis Bailly (Territorial House 1849) is the father of Henry G. Bailly (Territorial Council 1856-57; Democratic Constitutional Convention 1857; Senate 1857-58)
- Riley Lucas Bartholomew (Republican Constitutional Convention 1857; Senate 1859-60) is the father-in-law of Edgar Nash (House 1872)
- Segur Halvorson Berg (House 1877) is the father of Halvor Sigurd Berg (House 1875)
- Thaddeus Lewis Biernat (House 1949-56) is the father of Len Francis Biernat (House 1997-2004)
- Jerome V. Blatz (Senate 1963-66; Senate 1967-72; Senate 1973-76) is the father of Kathleen Ann Blatz (House 1979-82; House 1983-92; House 1993-94) and is the father-in-law of Thomas R. Berkelman (House 1977-83)
- John R. Blomquist (House 1947-54) is the grandfather-in-law of Stephen E. Dille (House 1987-92; Senate 1993-2002 : Senate 2003-2010)
- William T. Bonniwell, Jr. (Senate 1871; House 1877; Senate 1878-82) is the father of Harlow H. Bonniwell, Sr. (Senate 1915-35)
- George C. Chamberlain (House 1862-63) is the great great grandfather of Steven Douglas Strachan (House 2003-2004)
- Sampson Reed Child (House 1913-14) is the father of Sherman Walker Child (House 1917-18; House 1921-22; Senate 1923-34)
- Joseph Covert (House 1876; House 1879-80) is the grandfather of Homer J. Covert (House 1935-36; House 1939-44; Senate 1951-54)
- Edwin Cox (House 1889-90) is the great grandfather of Raymond Cox (House 2003-2006)
- G. G. Dalen (House 1903-06) is the father of G. H. Dalen (House 1935-38)
- John V. Daniels (Senate 1862-68; House 1875; Senate 1876-77; House 1881) is the father of Milton J. Daniels (House 1883-86; Senate 1887-90)
- Portius C. Deming (House 1899-1904) is the father of Calvin Deming (House 1927-30)
- James F. Dilley (House 1873-74; House 1876-77) is the father of Guy E. Dilley (House 1919-30)
- William B. Dosland (Senate 1959-62; Senate 1963-72) is the father-in-law of Randy P. Kamrath (Senate 1981-86)
- Lewis Duemke (House 1923-26; Senate 1927-32) is the father of Emmett L. Duemke, Sr. (House 1939-44; Senate 1945-54)
- Robert Campbell Dunn (House 1889-90; House 1893-94; House 1911-14; Senate 1915-18) is the grandfather of Robert G. Dunn (House 1965-66; House 1967-72; Senate 1973-80)
- Willis Roy Eken (House 1971-72; House 1973-84) is the father of Bernhard Kent Eken (House 2003-2012; Senate 2013-Present)
- H. G. Emmons (House 1877-78) is the father of Henry H. Emmons (House 1919-21)
- Alexander Faribault (Territorial House 1851) is the father-in-law of William Henry Forbes (Territorial Council 1849-51; Territorial Council 1852-53)
- Robert Joseph Faricy (House 1887-90) is the grandfather of Ray W. Faricy (House 1971-72; House 1973-80)
- Knut K. Finseth (House 1868) is the grandfather of Albert Harold Quie (Senate 1955-1958)
- Lafayette Gilbert Mortiere Fletcher (Senate 1883-86) is the father of George Henry Fletcher (House 1893-94)
- Peter Anners Gandrud (House 1901-06; Senate 1915-22) is the great great grandfather of Mary A. Olson (Senate 2007-2010)
- Thore Glende (House 1927-29) is the father of Eric A. Glende (House 1931-32)
- Willis Arnold Gorman (Democratic Constitutional Convention 1857) is the father of Richard L. Gorman (House 1885-86)
- Clifford C. Graba (House 1955-56; House 1959-60) is the father of Jerome Graba (House 1983-84) and is the father of Joseph P. Graba (House 1971-72; House 1973-76)
- Robert R. Greer (House 1883-84) is the father of Harry M. Greer (House 1949) and is the father of Herbert L. Greer (House 1927-28)
- Earl B. Gustafson (House 1963-66; House 1969-70; Senate 1971-72) is the father of Ben E. Gustafson (House 1981-84)
- John N. Hanson (House 1873-74) is the great great grandfather of David H. Senjem (Senate 2003-2012; Senate 2013-Present)
- Roy E. Hilton (House 1935-46) is the father of Judson D. Hilton (House 1947-48)
- Victor Holmquist (House 1919-22; House 1927-28) is the father of Stanley Willard Holmquist, Sr. (House 1947-54; Senate 1955-62; Senate 1963-72)
- Roy W. Holsten (Senate 1967-72) is the father of Mark William Holsten (House 1993-2002; House 2003)
- John B. Hompe (House 1889-90; Senate 1891-94; House 1915-32) is the father of Edward Gordon Hompe (House 1939-42) and is the father of Bernard A. Hompe (House 1943-44)
- Edward Harrison Hutchins (Senate 1872-73) is the great great grandfather of Stephen E. Dille (House 1987-92; Senate 1993-2002 : Senate 2003-2010)
- David Wallace Illsley (Senate 1923-26) is the father of Ralph H. Illsley (House 1945-52)
- Parsons King Johnson (Territorial House 1849; Territorial House 1856) is the grandfather of Frank B. Johnson (House 1947-49)
- Victor N. Jude (House 1957-62; House 1963-66; Senate 1967-72) is the father of Thaddeus Jude (House 1973-82; Senate 1983-88)
- James R. Keller (House 1949-50; Senate 1951-62) is the father of Patricia Louise Kronebusch (Senate 1981-86)
- Delores J. Knaak (Senate 1977-80) is the mother of Frederic W. Knaak (Senate 1983-92)
- Daniel J. Knuth (House 1983-88) is the father of Katherine Knuth (House 2007-2012)
- Howard A. Knutson (House 1967-72; Senate 1973-82; Senate 1983-90) is the father of David L. Knutson (Senate 1993-2002; Senate 2003-2004)
- Joseph A. Kozlak, Sr. (House 1921-22; House 1925-34; Senate 1935-38; House 1941-42) is the father of John S. Kozlak (House 1969-70)
- Peter Nilsen Langemo (House 1878-80) is the grandfather-in-law of Roy L. Voxland (House 1945-62; House 1963-66; House 1967-70)
- Robert Latz (House 1959-62; House 1963-66) is the father of Ronald Steven Latz (House 2003-2006; Senate 2007-2012; Senate 2013-Present)
- James Franklin Lee (House 1911-14) is the father of Robert Franklin Lee, Sr. (House 1933-36; House 1939-50)
- Ignatius Lemm (Senate 1927-30) is the father of Homer F. Lemm, Sr. (Senate 1951-54)
- Ole Olson Lende (Senate 1887-90; House 1893-94) is the father of Edward Lende (House 1909-10)
- Rebecca Jo Lourey (House 1991-92; House 1993-96; Senate 1997-2006) is the mother of Tony Lourey (Senate 2007-2012; Senate 2013-Present)
- George Allison MacKenzie, Sr. (House 1905-06; House 1909-12) is the father of Claude Hillel MacKenzie (Senate 1923-36)
- Henry C. Magoon (House 1862) is the father-in-law of Elijah Easton (House 1869)
- Kenneth James McDonald (House 1977-82; House 1983-90) is the father of Joe McDonald (House 2011-2012; House 2013-Present)
- John Henry McKee, Sr. (House 1951-54; Senate 1955-62; Senate 1963-66) is the father-in-law of Wendell Richard Anderson (House 1959-62; Senate 1963-66; Senate 1967-70)
- Malcom McKenzie (House 1877) is the grandfather of Claude Hillel MacKenzie (Senate 1923-36) and is the father of George Allison MacKenzie, Sr. (House 1905-06; House 1909-12)
- Sumner T. McKnight (House 1923-28; Senate 1929-30) is the father of Henry Turney McKnight, Sr. (Senate 1963-66; Senate 1967-70)
- John L. Merriam (House 1870-71) is the father of William Rush Merriam (House 1883-84; House 1887-88)
- Howard I. Nelson (House 1959-60; Senate 1963-70) is the father of Peter C. Nelson (House 2003-2006) and is the grandfather of Laurie Halverson (House 2013-Present)
- John Nicols (Senate 1864-65; Senate 1872-73) is the father-in-law of William Blake Dean (Senate 1891-94)
- Boleslaw G. Novak (House 1915-18; Senate 1935-58) is the father of Edward G. Novak (Senate 1959-62; Senate 1963-66; Senate 1967-72; Senate 1973-74)
- Bernard P. Omann, Sr. (Senate 1980; House 1983-86) is the father of Bernard P. Omann, Jr. (House 1987-92)
- Ole I. Opdahl (House 1903-06) is the great grandfather of Bud B. Nornes (House 1997-2012; House 2013-Present)
- Abraham Ozmun (House 1859-60) is the father of Edward Henry Ozmun (Senate 1895-98)
- John T. Perry (House 1921-22) is the great grandfather of Debra Kiel (House 2011-2012; House 2013-Present)
- Doug Peterson (House 1991-92; House 1993-2002) is the father of Aaron Peterson (House 2003-08)
- Harry W. Peterson (House 1965-66; House 1967-72; House 1973-74) is the grandfather of Aaron Peterson (House 2003-08) and is the father of Doug Peterson (House 1991-92; House 1993-2002)
- Charles Alfred Pillsbury (Senate 1878-82; Senate 1883-86) is the grandfather of George Sturgis Pillsbury (Senate 1971-72; Senate 1973-82)
- John Sargent Pillsbury (Senate 1864-68; Senate 1871; Senate 1873-75) is the grandfather of John Pillsbury Snyder (House 1927-28) and is the father-in-law of Frederic Beal Snyder (House 1897-98; Senate 1899-1902) and is the grandfather of Richard Pillsbury Gale (House 1939-40)
- Alexander Hayford Reed (House 1870) is the father of Frank E. Reed (House 1917-18)
- Christian Rosenmeier (Senate 1923-32) is the father of Gordon Rosenmeier (Senate 1941-70)
- Patrick J. Ryan (House 1919-20) is the father of Roy R. Ryan (House 1967-72; House 1973-74)
- Martin Olav Sabo (House 1961-62; House 1963-72; House 1973-78) is the father of Julie Ann Sabo (Senate 2001-2002)
- John Benjamin Sanborn (House 1859-60; Senate 1861; House 1872; House 1881-82; Senate 1891-94) is the father of John B. Sanborn (House 1913-14; House 1915-16)
- Ernest E. Schafer (House 1963-66; House 1967-70) is the father of Gary L. Schafer (House 1981-82; House 1983-92)
- Robert J. Sheran (House 1947-50) is the father of Kathleen J. Sheran (Senate 2007-2012; Senate 2013-Present)
- Michael R. Sieben (House 1973-82) is the father of Katie Sieben (House 2003-2006; Senate 2007-2012; Senate 2013-Present)
- Frederic Beal Snyder (House 1897-98; Senate 1899-1902) is the father of John Pillsbury Snyder (House 1927-28)
- William Somerville (House 1871) is the father of George Washington Somerville (Senate 1899-1906)
- Lars Johan Stark (House 1865; House 1875) is the father of Edward W. Stark (House 1901-04)
- John D. Sullivan (Senate 1911-14; Senate 1915-30) is the father of Henry Holland Sullivan (Senate 1935-54)
- Oscar A. Swenson (House 1913-14; House 1915-32; Senate 1937-50) is the grandfather of Douglas G. Swenson (House 1987-92; House 1993-98) and is the grandfather of Howard Swenson (House 1995-2002; House 2003-2004)
- Swen Swenson (House 1887-88) is the great grandfather of Howard Swenson (House 1995-2002; House 2003-2004) and is the great grandfather of Douglas G. Swenson (House 1987-92; House 1993-98) and is the father of Carl L. Swenson (Senate 1915-18) and is the father of Oscar A. Swenson (House 1913-14; House 1915-32; Senate 1937-50)
- Lars O. Teigen (House 1905-06; House 1915-26) is the father of Albert E. Teigen (House 1939-42)
- Jonathan Peterson Temple (House 1889-90) is the father of Judson C. Temple (House 1893-94)
- P(atrick?) H. Thornton (House 1879-82) is the father of Joseph M. Thornton (House 1913-14; House 1915-18)
- Ambrose Tighe (House 1903-04; House 1907-08) is the father of Richard Lodge Tighe (House 1935-38)
- Abraham Van Vorhes (Territorial House 1856) is the father of Andrew Jackson Van Vorhes (House 1859-60)
- Lynn Wardlow (House 2003-2008) is the father of Douglas Wardlow (House 2011-2012)
- William Drew Washburn, Sr. (House 1871) is the father of William Drew Washburn, Jr. (House 1901-02; House 1905-06; House 1909-12; House 1917-18; House 1921-26)
- Charles R. Weaver, Sr. (House 1967-72; House 1973-74) is the father of Charlie Weaver, Jr. (House 1989-98)
- Knud Magnus Wefald (House 1913-14; House 1915-16) is the father of Knut Magnus Wefald (Senate 1947-58)
- Horace B. Wilson (House 1877; Senate 1879-82) is the father of Frank M. Wilson (House 1893-94)
- Francis Wrabeck (House 1879-80) is the father of Frank M. Wrabek (Senate 1951-54)
- Fred Beriah Wright (House 1907-10) is the father of Donald Orr Wright, Sr. (House 1927-34; Senate 1935-54; Senate 1955-62; Senate 1963-70)
- John Matthew Zwach, Sr. (House 1935-46; Senate 1947-62; Senate 1963-66) is the father of Barbara Sykora (House 1995-2002; House 2003-2006)
Cousins, Uncles, Aunts, In-Laws, Etc.
- Elmer Lee Andersen (Senate 1949-58) is the brother-in-law of Stanley Willard Holmquist, Sr. (House 1947-54; Senate 1955-62; Senate 1963-72)
- Delbert F. Anderson (House 1953-60; House 1967-74; House 1977-80) is the first cousin once removed of Paul H. Anderson (House 2009-2012; House 2013-Present)
- Paul H. Anderson (House 2009-2012; House 2013-Present) is the first cousin once removed of Delbert F. Anderson (House 1953-60; House 1967-74; House 1977-80)
- Gordon Backlund (House 1985-86) is the brother-in-law of Daniel J. Knuth (House 1983-88) and is the uncle of Katherine Knuth (House 2007-2012)
- Samuel Russell Barr (House 1961-62; House 1963-66; House 1967-72) is the brother-in-law of Joe A. Josefson (Senate 1955-62; Senate 1963-76)
- Brian Merritt Bergson (House 1993-94) is the great nephew of Leonidas Merritt (House 1893-94)
- Harlow H. Bonniwell, Sr. (Senate 1915-35) is the (Other - see full record notes) of Milan Bonniwell (Senate 1951-58)
- Milan Bonniwell (Senate 1951-58) is the (Other - see full record notes) of Harlow H. Bonniwell, Sr. (Senate 1915-35) and is the (Other - see full record notes) of William T. Bonniwell, Jr. (Senate 1871; House 1877; Senate 1878-82)
- William T. Bonniwell, Jr. (Senate 1871; House 1877; Senate 1878-82) is the (Other - see full record notes) of Milan Bonniwell (Senate 1951-58)
- Ripley Bernard Brower (Senate 1899-1906) is the (Other - see full record notes) of Stephen E. Dille (House 1987-92; Senate 1993-2002 : Senate 2003-2010)
- Frank Clague (House 1903-06; Senate 1907-14) is the brother-in-law of Miles Porter (House 1913-14)
- Janet H. Clark (House 1975-82; House 1983-84) is the (Other - see full record notes) of Stephen E. Dille (House 1987-92; Senate 1993-2002 : Senate 2003-2010)
- Alonzo B. Cole (Senate 1895-98; Senate 1903-06; House 1923-24) is the uncle of Claude Lynn Cole (Senate 1943-48)
- Claude Lynn Cole (Senate 1943-48) is the nephew of Alonzo B. Cole (Senate 1895-98; Senate 1903-06; House 1923-24)
- Steve Dehler (House 1993-2002) is the cousin of Ken Otremba (House 1995-97) and is the cousin-in-law of Mary Ellen Otremba (House 1997-2010) and is the nephew of Sylvester B. Uphus (House 1983-92)
- Alfonse J. Demeules (House 1883-84) is the nephew of Zephirin Demeules (House 1872-73)
- Zephirin Demeules (House 1872-73) is the uncle of Alfonse J. Demeules (House 1883-84)
- Gaylin L.R. Den Ouden (House 1977-86) is the brother-in-law of Marion O. Menning (House 1975-76; Senate 1977-82)
- Stephen E. Dille (House 1987-92; Senate 1993-2002 : Senate 2003-2010) is the (Other - see full record notes) of Janet H. Clark (House 1975-82; House 1983-84) and is the (Other - see full record notes) of Ripley Bernard Brower (Senate 1899-1906) and is the great nephew of Peter E. Hanson (Senate 1895-98)
- Arlen Ingolf Erdahl (House 1963-66; House 1967-70) is the cousin of Dale E. Erdahl (House 1971-72; House 1973-74)
- Dale E. Erdahl (House 1971-72; House 1973-74) is the cousin of Arlen Ingolf Erdahl (House 1963-66; House 1967-70)
- Richard Pillsbury Gale (House 1939-40) is the cousin of John Pillsbury Snyder (House 1927-28) and is the nephew of Frederic Beal Snyder (House 1897-98; Senate 1899-1902)
- Charles Duncan Gilfillan (House 1865; House 1876; Senate 1878-82; Senate 1883-86) is the (Other - see full record notes) of John Bachop Gilfillan (Senate 1876-82; Senate 1883-85)
- John Bachop Gilfillan (Senate 1876-82; Senate 1883-85) is the (Other - see full record notes) of Charles Duncan Gilfillan (House 1865; House 1876; Senate 1878-82; Senate 1883-86)
- Ben E. Gustafson (House 1981-84) is the nephew of James Gustafson (Senate 1985-92)
- James Gustafson (Senate 1985-92) is the uncle of Ben E. Gustafson (House 1981-84)
- Laurie Halverson (House 2013-Present) is the niece of Peter C. Nelson (House 2003-2006)
- Peter E. Hanson (Senate 1895-98) is the great uncle of Stephen E. Dille (House 1987-92; Senate 1993-2002 : Senate 2003-2010)
- Dean P. Hartle (House 1985-92) is the nephew of John A. Hartle (House 1935-62; House 1963-66; House 1967-68)
- John A. Hartle (House 1935-62; House 1963-66; House 1967-68) is the uncle of Dean P. Hartle (House 1985-92)
- John A. Hoffman (Senate 2013-Present) is the brother-in-law of Yvonne Selcer (House 2013-Present)
- Stanley Willard Holmquist, Sr. (House 1947-54; Senate 1955-62; Senate 1963-72) is the brother-in-law of Elmer Lee Andersen (Senate 1949-58)
- Henry Jackson (Territorial House 1849) is the brother-in-law of Parsons King Johnson (Territorial House 1849; Territorial House 1856)
- Frank B. Johnson (House 1947-49) is the great nephew of Henry Jackson (Territorial House 1849)
- Parsons King Johnson (Territorial House 1849; Territorial House 1856) is the brother-in-law of Henry Jackson (Territorial House 1849)
- Joe A. Josefson (Senate 1955-62; Senate 1963-76) is the brother-in-law of Samuel Russell Barr (House 1961-62; House 1963-66; House 1967-72)
- Margaret Anderson Kelliher (House 1999-2010) is the (Other - see full record notes) of Marty Seifert (House 1997-2010)
- Jefferson Parish Kidder (House 1861; House 1863-64) is the (Other - see full record notes) of Orlando Burr Kidder (House 1881)
- Orlando Burr Kidder (House 1881) is the (Other - see full record notes) of Jefferson Parish Kidder (House 1861; House 1863-64)
- Daniel J. Knuth (House 1983-88) is the brother-in-law of Gordon Backlund (House 1985-86)
- Katherine Knuth (House 2007-2012) is the niece of Gordon Backlund (House 1985-86)
- Peter Nilsen Langemo (House 1878-80) is the (Other - see full record notes) of James Ramstad (Senate 1981-82; Senate 1983-90)
- Mike LeMieur (House 2011-2012) is the nephew of Stephen G. Wenzel (House 1973-82; House 1983-92; House 1993-2001)
- Edward Lende (House 1909-10) is the cousin of Olai Andreason Lende (Senate 1911-14; Senate 1915-18) and is the first cousin once removed of Oscar Olaus Peterson (House 1949-56)
- Olai Andreason Lende (Senate 1911-14; Senate 1915-18) is the nephew of Ole Olson Lende (Senate 1887-90; House 1893-94) and is the cousin of Edward Lende (House 1909-10) and is the first cousin once removed of Oscar Olaus Peterson (House 1949-56)
- Ole Olson Lende (Senate 1887-90; House 1893-94) is the great uncle of Oscar Olaus Peterson (House 1949-56) and is the uncle of Olai Andreason Lende (Senate 1911-14; Senate 1915-18)
- Martin J. McGowan, Jr. (House 1959-62; House 1963-66) is the uncle of Richard Michael Nolan (House 1969-72) and is the first cousin once removed of Nora Slawik (House 1997-98; House 2001-2002; House 2003-2012)
- John McKusick (Senate 1863-66) is the (Other - see full record notes) of Levi H. McKusick (House 1883-86; House 1889-90; Senate 1899-1902)
- Levi H. McKusick (House 1883-86; House 1889-90; Senate 1899-1902) is the (Other - see full record notes) of John McKusick (Senate 1863-66) and is the (Other - see full record notes) of William McKusick (Territorial House 1854; Senate 1859-60; Senate 1874-75)
- William McKusick (Territorial House 1854; Senate 1859-60; Senate 1874-75) is the (Other - see full record notes) of Levi H. McKusick (House 1883-86; House 1889-90; Senate 1899-1902)
- Marion O. Menning (House 1975-76; Senate 1977-82) is the brother-in-law of Gaylin L.R. Den Ouden (House 1977-86)
- Leonidas Merritt (House 1893-94) is the great uncle of Brian Merritt Bergson (House 1993-94)
- Dorilus Morrison (Senate 1864-65) is the first cousin once removed of William Drew Washburn, Jr. (House 1901-02; House 1905-06; House 1909-12; House 1917-18; House 1921-26) and is the cousin of William Drew Washburn, Sr. (House 1871)
- Steven Morse (Senate 1987-92; Senate 1993-99) is the brother-in-law of Allen J. Quist (House 1983-88)
- Peter C. Nelson (House 2003-2006) is the uncle of Laurie Halverson (House 2013-Present)
- Richard Michael Nolan (House 1969-72) is the nephew of Martin J. McGowan, Jr. (House 1959-62; House 1963-66)
- Ken Otremba (House 1995-97) is the cousin of Steve Dehler (House 1993-2002)
- Mary Ellen Otremba (House 1997-2010) is the cousin-in-law of Steve Dehler (House 1993-2002)
- Raymond L. Pavlak (House 1965-66; House 1967-72; House 1973-74) is the cousin of Robert L. Pavlak, Sr. (House 1967-72; House 1973-74; House 1979)
- Robert L. Pavlak, Sr. (House 1967-72; House 1973-74; House 1979) is the cousin of Raymond L. Pavlak (House 1965-66; House 1967-72; House 1973-74)
- Oscar Olaus Peterson (House 1949-56) is the first cousin once removed of Edward Lende (House 1909-10) and is the first cousin once removed of Olai Andreason Lende (Senate 1911-14; Senate 1915-18) and is the great nephew of Ole Olson Lende (Senate 1887-90; House 1893-94)
- Charles Alfred Pillsbury (Senate 1878-82; Senate 1883-86) is the first cousin once removed of John Pillsbury Snyder (House 1927-28) and is the nephew of John Sargent Pillsbury (Senate 1864-68; Senate 1871; Senate 1873-75)
- John Sargent Pillsbury (Senate 1864-68; Senate 1871; Senate 1873-75) is the uncle of Charles Alfred Pillsbury (Senate 1878-82; Senate 1883-86)
- Lewis Porter, Jr. (Senate 1867) is the first cousin once removed of Miles Porter (House 1913-14)
- Miles Porter (House 1913-14) is the first cousin once removed of Lewis Porter, Jr. (Senate 1867) and is the brother-in-law of Frank Clague (House 1903-06; Senate 1907-14)
- Allen J. Quist (House 1983-88) is the brother-in-law of Steven Morse (Senate 1987-92; Senate 1993-99)
- James Ramstad (Senate 1981-82; Senate 1983-90) is the (Other - see full record notes) of Roy L. Voxland (House 1945-62; House 1963-66; House 1967-70) and is the (Other - see full record notes) of Peter Nilsen Langemo (House 1878-80)
- Marty Seifert (House 1997-2010) is the (Other - see full record notes) of Margaret Anderson Kelliher (House 1999-2010)
- Harry A. Sieben, Jr. (House 1971-72; House 1973-82; House 1983-84) is the uncle of Katie Sieben (House 2003-2006; Senate 2007-2012; Senate 2013-Present)
- Katie Sieben (House 2003-2006; Senate 2007-2012; Senate 2013-Present) is the niece of Harry A. Sieben, Jr. (House 1971-72; House 1973-82; House 1983-84)
- Nora Slawik (House 1997-98; House 2001-2002; House 2003-2012) is the first cousin once removed of Martin J. McGowan, Jr. (House 1959-62; House 1963-66)
- Frederic Beal Snyder (House 1897-98; Senate 1899-1902) is the uncle of Richard Pillsbury Gale (House 1939-40)
- John Pillsbury Snyder (House 1927-28) is the cousin of Richard Pillsbury Gale (House 1939-40) and is the first cousin once removed of Charles Alfred Pillsbury (Senate 1878-82; Senate 1883-86)
- Archibald A. Stone, Jr. (House 1917-18) is the (Other - see full record notes) of H. Ward Stone (House 1878; House 1903-06) and is the (Other - see full record notes) of Heman W. Stone (House 1897-98; Senate 1903-06) and is the (Other - see full record notes) of Lane K. Stone (House 1875; House 1881-82; House 1891-92)
- H. Ward Stone (House 1878; House 1903-06) is the (Other - see full record notes) of Lane K. Stone (House 1875; House 1881-82; House 1891-92) and is the (Other - see full record notes) of Heman W. Stone (House 1897-98; Senate 1903-06) and is the (Other - see full record notes) of Archibald A. Stone, Jr. (House 1917-18)
- Heman W. Stone (House 1897-98; Senate 1903-06) is the (Other - see full record notes) of Lane K. Stone (House 1875; House 1881-82; House 1891-92) and is the (Other - see full record notes) of H. Ward Stone (House 1878; House 1903-06) and is the (Other - see full record notes) of Archibald A. Stone, Jr. (House 1917-18)
- Lane K. Stone (House 1875; House 1881-82; House 1891-92) is the (Other - see full record notes) of H. Ward Stone (House 1878; House 1903-06) and is the (Other - see full record notes) of Archibald A. Stone, Jr. (House 1917-18) and is the (Other - see full record notes) of Heman W. Stone (House 1897-98; Senate 1903-06)
- Carl L. Swenson (Senate 1915-18) is the nephew of Lars Swenson (Senate 1887-90) and is the great uncle of Douglas G. Swenson (House 1987-92; House 1993-98) and is the great uncle of Howard Swenson (House 1995-2002; House 2003-2004)
- Douglas G. Swenson (House 1987-92; House 1993-98) is the great nephew of Carl L. Swenson (Senate 1915-18)
- Howard Swenson (House 1995-2002; House 2003-2004) is the great nephew of Carl L. Swenson (Senate 1915-18)
- Lars Swenson (Senate 1887-90) is the uncle of Carl L. Swenson (Senate 1915-18) and is the uncle of Oscar A. Swenson (House 1913-14; House 1915-32; Senate 1937-50)
- Oscar A. Swenson (House 1913-14; House 1915-32; Senate 1937-50) is the nephew of Lars Swenson (Senate 1887-90)
- Daniel F. Temple (Senate 1867) is the uncle of Judson C. Temple (House 1893-94)
- Judson C. Temple (House 1893-94) is the nephew of Daniel F. Temple (Senate 1867)
- Sylvester B. Uphus (House 1983-92) is the uncle of Steve Dehler (House 1993-2002)
- Barbara Vickerman (House 1993-97) is the cousin-in-law of James A. Vickerman (Senate 1987-92; Senate 1993-2010)
- James A. Vickerman (Senate 1987-92; Senate 1993-2010) is the cousin-in-law of Barbara Vickerman (House 1993-97)
- Roy L. Voxland (House 1945-62; House 1963-66; House 1967-70) is the (Other - see full record notes) of James Ramstad (Senate 1981-82; Senate 1983-90)
- William Drew Washburn, Sr. (House 1871) is the cousin of Dorilus Morrison (Senate 1864-65)
- William Drew Washburn, Jr. (House 1901-02; House 1905-06; House 1909-12; House 1917-18; House 1921-26) is the first cousin once removed of Dorilus Morrison (Senate 1864-65)
- Charlie Weaver, Jr. (House 1989-98) is the nephew of John L. Weaver (House 1979-82)
- John L. Weaver (House 1979-82) is the uncle of Charlie Weaver, Jr. (House 1989-98)
- Stephen G. Wenzel (House 1973-82; House 1983-92; House 1993-2001) is the uncle of Mike LeMieur (House 2011-2012)