Party Control of the House of Representatives (All Sessions)
Date |
Event |
Note |
Total Seats |
C/R/IR |
L/DFL |
Other |
Margin |
1/3/2017
|
Convenes
|
District 32B was vacant at the convening of the Legislature.
[Total seats possible = 134]
|
133
|
76
|
57
|
0
|
19
|
2/21/2017
|
Special election
|
Anne Neu (R) won the special election for the House seat in District 32B on February 14, 2017. She was sworn in on February 21, 2017.
|
134
|
77
|
57
|
0
|
20
|
11/30/2017
|
Resignation
|
Rep. Tony Cornish (R, 23B) resigned effective November 30, 2017.
|
133
|
76
|
57
|
0
|
19
|
2/20/2018
|
Special election
|
Jeremy Munson (R) won the special election for the House District 23B seat on February 12, 2018. He was sworn in on February 20, 2018.
|
134
|
77
|
57
|
0
|
20
|
2/20/2018
|
Convenes
|
[Total seats possible = 134]
|
134
|
77
|
57
|
0
|
20
|
4/20/2018
|
Resignation
|
Rep. Paul Thissen (DFL, 61B) resigned effective April 20, 2018. He was appointed to the Minnesota Supreme Court. No special election was held.
|
133
|
77
|
56
|
0
|
21
|
7/2/2018
|
Resignation
|
Rep. Joyce Peppin (R, 34A) resigned to take a job in the private sector. No special election was held.
|
132
|
76
|
56
|
0
|
20
|
9/5/2018
|
Resignation
|
Rep. Paul Rosenthal (DFL, 49B) resigned to take a position in another state. No special election was held.
|
131
|
76
|
55
|
0
|
21
|
12/10/2018
|
Resignation
|
Rep. Jeff Howe (R, 13A) resigned well before the election effective December 10, 2018 in order to take the Senate District 13 seat he won in a special election on November 6, 2018.
|
130
|
75
|
55
|
0
|
20
|
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 |
1/3/2017
|
Convenes
|
[Total seats possible = 67]
|
67
|
34
|
33
|
0
|
1
|
12/15/2017
|
Resignation
|
Sen. Dan Schoen (DFL, 54) resigned effective December 15, 2017.
|
66
|
34
|
32
|
0
|
2
|
2/20/2018
|
Special election
|
Former House member Karla Bigham (DFL) was elected in Senate District 54 on February 12, 2018. She was sworn in on February 20, 2018.
|
67
|
34
|
33
|
0
|
1
|
2/20/2018
|
Convenes
|
[Total seats possible = 67]
|
67
|
34
|
33
|
0
|
1
|
5/25/2018
|
Resignation
|
Sen. Michelle Fischbach (R, 13) resigned.
|
66
|
33
|
33
|
0
|
0
|
12/11/2018
|
Special election
|
Rep. Jeff Howe (R, 13A) was elected in a special election in Senate District 13 on November 6, 2018. He was sworn in on December 11, 2018.
|
67
|
34
|
33
|
0
|
1
|
1/2/2019
|
Resignation
|
Sen. Tony Lourey (DFL, 11) resigned to become the Commissioner of Human Services under Governor Tim Walz.
|
66
|
34
|
32
|
0
|
2
|
C=Conservative R=Republican IR=Independent Republican L=Liberal DFL=Democratic-Farmer-Labor