Party Control of the House of Representatives (All Sessions)
Date |
Event |
Note |
Total Seats |
C/R/IR |
L/DFL |
Other |
Margin |
1/7/1997
|
Convenes
|
[Total seats possible = 134]
|
134
|
64
|
70
|
0
|
6
|
9/4/1997
|
Death
|
Rep. Ken Otremba (DFL, 11B)
|
133
|
64
|
69
|
0
|
5
|
11/13/1997
|
Special election
|
Mary Ellen Otremba (DFL) won the special election for a House seat in District 11B on November 4, 1997. She was sworn in on November 13, 1997.
|
134
|
64
|
70
|
0
|
6
|
12/7/1997
|
Resignation
|
Rep. LeRoy Koppendrayer (R, 17A) resigned to take an appointment as Commissioner of Public Utilities. He was named on December 5, 1997 and began serving in the PUC on December 8, 1997.
|
133
|
63
|
70
|
0
|
7
|
12/22/1997
|
Death
|
Rep. Barb Vickerman (R, 23A)
|
132
|
62
|
70
|
0
|
8
|
1/15/1998
|
Resignation
|
Rep. Doug Swenson (R, 51B) resigned to take an appointment to 10th District Court. He was named on December 19, 1997 and resigned effective on January 15, 1998..
|
131
|
61
|
70
|
0
|
9
|
1/20/1998
|
Special election
|
Sondra Erickson (R) won the special election for a House seat in District 17A on January 6, 1998. He was sworn in on January 20, 1998.
|
132
|
62
|
70
|
0
|
8
|
1/20/1998
|
Convenes
|
Districts 23A and 51B were vacant at the convening of the legislature.
[Total seats possible = 134]
|
132
|
62
|
70
|
0
|
8
|
1/29/1998
|
Special election
|
James Clark (R) won the special election for a House seat in District 23A on January 20, 1998. He was sworn in on January 29, 1998.
|
133
|
63
|
70
|
0
|
7
|
2/5/1998
|
Special election
|
Ray Vandeveer (R) won the special election for a House seat in District 51B on January 27, 1998. He was sworn in on February 5, 1998.
|
134
|
64
|
70
|
0
|
6
|
C=Conservative R=Republican IR=Independent Republican L=Liberal DFL=Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Party Control of the Senate (All Sessions)
Date |
Event |
Note |
Total Seats |
C/R/IR |
L/DFL |
Other |
Margin |
1/7/1997
|
Convenes
|
[Total seats possible = 67]
|
67
|
24
|
42
|
1
|
18
* During this time, Senator Charlie Berg did not caucus with the Republicans or the Democrats. He is not included in the calculation of the margin.
|
1/20/1998
|
Convenes
|
[Total seats possible = 67]
|
67
|
24
|
42
|
1
|
18
* During this time, Senator Charlie Berg did not caucus with the Republicans or the Democrats. He is not included in the calculation of the margin.
|
C=Conservative R=Republican IR=Independent Republican L=Liberal DFL=Democratic-Farmer-Labor
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