86th Minnesota Legislature

The eighty-sixth Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 6, 2009 and ended upon the beginning of the next Legislature in January 2011. The 67 members of the Minnesota Senate were elected during the 2006 General Election, and the 134 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives were elected during the 2008 General Election.

Sessions

Two special sessions were held. The first was for several hours on May 17, 2010, to complete a budget bill. The second special session was held October 18, 2010, to provide disaster relief to flood areas in Southern Minnesota.

Leadership

Senate

;President of the Senate
;Senate Majority Leader
;Senate Minority Leader

House of Representatives

;Speaker of the House
;House Majority Leader
;House Minority Leader

Senate Members

Members: 2009-2010

District	Name	Party	Residence	First elected
1	LeRoy A. Stumpf	DFL	Thief River Falls	1982
2	Rod Skoe	DFL	Clearbrook	2002
3	Tom Saxhaug	DFL	Grand Rapids	2002
4	Mary Olson	DFL	Bemidji	2006
5	Dave Tomassoni	DFL	Chisholm	2000
6	Tom Bakk	DFL	Cook	2002
7	Yvonne Prettner Solon	DFL	Duluth	2002
8	Tony Lourey	DFL	Kerrick	2006
9	Keith Langseth	DFL	Glyndon	1980
10	Dan Skogen	DFL	Hewitt	2006
11	Bill Ingebrigtsen	Rep	Alexandria	2006
12	Paul Koering	Rep	Fort Ripley	2002
13	Joe Gimse	Rep	Willmar	2006
14	Michelle Fischbach	Rep	Paynesville	1996
15	Tarryl Clark	DFL	St. Cloud	2006
16	Lisa Fobbe	DFL	Zimmerman	2008
17	Rick Olseen	DFL	Harris	2006
18	Steve Dille	Rep	Dassel	1992
19	Amy Koch	Rep	Buffalo	2006
20	Gary Kubly	DFL	Granite Falls	2002
21	Dennis Frederickson	Rep	New Ulm	1982
22	Jim Vickerman	DFL	Tracy	1986
23	Kathy Sheran	DFL	Mankato	2006
24	Julie Rosen	Rep	Fairmont	2002
25	Kevin Dahle	DFL	Northfield	2008
26	Mike Parry	Rep	Waseca	2010
27	Dan Sparks	DFL	Austin	2002
28	Steve Murphy	DFL	Red Wing	1992
29	David Senjem	Rep	Rochester	2002
30	Ann Lynch	DFL	Rochester	2006
31	Sharon Erickson Ropes	DFL	Winona	2006
32	Warren Limmer	Rep	Maple Grove	1994
33	Gen Olson	Rep	Minnetrista	1982
34	Julianne Ortman	Rep	Chanhassen	2002
35	Claire Robling	Rep	Jordan	1996
36	Pat Pariseau	Rep	Farmington	1988
37	Chris Gerlach	Rep	Apple Valley	2004
38	Jim Carlson	DFL	Eagan	2006
39	James Metzen	DFL	South Saint Paul	1986
40	John Doll	DFL	Burnsville	2006
41	Geoff Michel	Rep	Edina	2002
42	David Hann	Rep	Eden Prairie	2002
43	Terri Bonoff	DFL	Hopkins	2004
44	Ron Latz	DFL	St. Louis Park	2006
45	Ann Rest	DFL	New Hope	2000
46	Linda Scheid	DFL	Brooklyn Park	1996
47	Leo Foley	DFL	Coon Rapids	1996
48	Mike Jungbauer	Rep	East Bethel	2002
49	Debbie Johnson	Rep	Ham Lake	2000
50	Satveer Chaudhary	DFL	Fridley	2000
51	Don Betzold	DFL	Fridley	1992
52	Ray Vandeveer	Rep	Forest Lake	2006
53	Sandy Rummel	DFL	White Bear Lake	2006
54	John Marty	DFL	Roseville	1986
55	Charles Wiger	DFL	Maplewood	1996
56	Kathy Saltzman	DFL	Woodbury	2006
57	Katie Sieben	DFL	Newport	2006
58	Linda Higgins	DFL	Minneapolis	1996
59	Lawrence Pogemiller	DFL	Minneapolis	1982
60	D. Scott Dibble	DFL	Minneapolis	2002
61	Linda Berglin	DFL	Minneapolis	1980
62	Patricia Torres Ray	DFL	Minneapolis	2006
63	Ken Kelash	DFL	Minneapolis	2008
64	Dick Cohen	DFL	Saint Paul	1986
65	Sandy Pappas	DFL	Saint Paul	1990
66	Ellen Anderson	DFL	Saint Paul	1992
67	Mee Moua	DFL	Saint Paul	2002