Minnesota's 3rd Senate District


District 3 of the Minnesota Senate encompasses Lake and Cook counties, as well as part of St. Louis County. It is currently represented by Grant Hauschild of the DFL, who was elected in 2022.

List of senators

SessionSenatorPartyTerm startTerm endHomeLocation
1stHenry G. BaillyDemocraticDecember 2, 1857December 6, 1859HastingsDakota
1stDennis William Chauncey DunwellNon-partisanDecember 2, 1857December 6, 1859West St. PaulDakota
2ndA.H. NorrisNon-partisanDecember 12, 1859January 7, 1861HastingsDakota
2ndEli RobinsonNon-partisanDecember 12, 1859January 7, 1861HastingsDakota
3rdSeth GibbsNon-partisanJanuary 8, 1861January 1, 1862ClearwaterAitkin
Andy Johnson
Becker
Breckenridge
Buchanan
Carlton
Cass
Clay
Crow Wing
Douglas
Itasca
Lake
Morrison
Otter Tail
Pembina
Polk
Pope
St. Louis
Stearns
Todd
Toombs
Wadena
Wilkin
4thSylvanus LowryDemocraticJanuary 2, 1862February 22, 1862St. CloudAitkin
Andy Johnson
Becker
Breckenridge
Buchanan
Carlton
Cass
Clay
Crow Wing
Douglas
Itasca
Lake
Morrison
Otter Tail
Pembina
Polk
Pope
St. Louis
Stearns
Todd
Toombs
Wadena
Wilkin
4thWilliam S. MooreNon-partisanSeptember 10, 1862January 4, 1863St. CloudAitkin
Andy Johnson
Becker
Breckenridge
Buchanan
Carlton
Cass
Clay
Crow Wing
Douglas
Itasca
Lake
Morrison
Otter Tail
Pembina
Polk
Pope
St. Louis
Stearns
Todd
Toombs
Wadena
Wilkin
5thWilliam S. MooreNon-partisanSeptember 10, 1862January 4, 1863St. CloudAitkin
Andy Johnson
Becker
Breckenridge
Buchanan
Carlton
Cass
Clay
Crow Wing
Douglas
Itasca
Lake
Morrison
Otter Tail
Pembina
Polk
Pope
St. Louis
Stearns
Todd
Toombs
Wadena
Wilkin
6thJoseph P. WilsonDemocraticJanuary 5, 1863January 2, 1865St. CloudAitkin
Andy Johnson
Becker
Breckenridge
Buchanan
Carlton
Cass
Clay
Crow Wing
Douglas
Itasca
Lake
Morrison
Otter Tail
Pembina
Polk
Pope
St. Louis
Stearns
Todd
Toombs
Wadena
Wilkin
7thLouis A. EvansDemocraticJanuary 3, 1865January 1, 1866St. CloudAitkin
Andy Johnson
Becker
Breckenridge
Buchanan
Carlton
Cass
Clay
Crow Wing
Douglas
Itasca
Lake
Morrison
Otter Tail
Pembina
Polk
Pope
St. Louis
Stearns
Todd
Toombs
Wadena
Wilkin
8thReuben M. RichardsonNon-partisanJanuary 2, 1866January 7, 1867Torah?Aitkin
Andy Johnson
Becker
Breckenridge
Buchanan
Carlton
Cass
Clay
Crow Wing
Douglas
Itasca
Lake
Morrison
Otter Tail
Pembina
Polk
Pope
St. Louis
Stearns
Todd
Toombs
Wadena
Wilkin
9thLouis A. EvansDemocraticJanuary 8, 1867January 6, 1868St. CloudAitkin
Andy Johnson
Becker
Breckenridge
Buchanan
Carlton
Cass
Clay
Crow Wing
Douglas
Itasca
Lake
Morrison
Otter Tail
Pembina
Polk
Pope
St. Louis
Stearns
Todd
Toombs
Wadena
Wilkin
10thCharles Andrew GilmanRepublicanJanuary 7, 1868January 3, 1870St. CloudAitkin
Andy Johnson
Becker
Breckenridge
Buchanan
Carlton
Cass
Clay
Crow Wing
Douglas
Itasca
Lake
Morrison
Otter Tail
Pembina
Polk
Pope
St. Louis
Stearns
Todd
Toombs
Wadena
Wilkin
11thCharles Andrew GilmanRepublicanJanuary 7, 1868January 3, 1870St. CloudAitkin
Andy Johnson
Becker
Breckenridge
Buchanan
Carlton
Cass
Clay
Crow Wing
Douglas
Itasca
Lake
Morrison
Otter Tail
Pembina
Polk
Pope
St. Louis
Stearns
Todd
Toombs
Wadena
Wilkin
12thWilliam Chester WaiteNon-partisanJanuary 4, 1870January 1, 1872St. CloudAitkin
Andy Johnson
Becker
Breckenridge
Buchanan
Carlton
Cass
Clay
Crow Wing
Douglas
Itasca
Lake
Morrison
Otter Tail
Pembina
Polk
Pope
St. Louis
Stearns
Todd
Toombs
Wadena
Wilkin
13thWilliam Chester WaiteNon-partisanJanuary 4, 1870January 1, 1872St. CloudAitkin
Andy Johnson
Becker
Breckenridge
Buchanan
Carlton
Cass
Clay
Crow Wing
Douglas
Itasca
Lake
Morrison
Otter Tail
Pembina
Polk
Pope
St. Louis
Stearns
Todd
Toombs
Wadena
Wilkin
14thJohn Quincy FarmerRepublicanJanuary 2, 1872January 6, 1873Spring ValleyFillmore
15thWilliam MeighenRepublicanJanuary 7, 1873January 1, 1877ForestvilleFillmore
16thWilliam MeighenRepublicanJanuary 7, 1873January 1, 1877ForestvilleFillmore
17thWilliam MeighenRepublicanJanuary 7, 1873January 1, 1877ForestvilleFillmore
18thWilliam MeighenRepublicanJanuary 7, 1873January 1, 1877ForestvilleFillmore
19thCharles G. EdwardsRepublicanJanuary 2, 1877January 6, 1879Spring ValleyFillmore
20thCharles G. EdwardsRepublicanJanuary 2, 1877January 6, 1879Spring ValleyFillmore
21stCalvin Siscoe PowersNon-partisanJanuary 7, 1879January 1, 1883FountainFillmore
22ndCalvin Siscoe PowersNon-partisanJanuary 7, 1879January 1, 1883FountainFillmore
23rdWilliam L. HollisterRepublicanJanuary 2, 1883?AustinMower
23rdVacant?January 6, 1885AustinMower
24thW.T. WilkinsNon-partisanJanuary 6, 1885January 3, 1887AustinMower
25thOtis W. GibsonDemocraticJanuary 4, 1887January 5, 1891AustinMower
26thOtis W. GibsonDemocraticJanuary 4, 1887January 5, 1891AustinMower
27thOscar AyersRepublicanJanuary 6, 1891January 7, 1895AustinMower
28thOscar AyersRepublicanJanuary 6, 1891January 7, 1895AustinMower
29thSam SweningsonRepublicanJanuary 8, 1895January 2, 1899AustinMower
30thSam SweningsonRepublicanJanuary 8, 1895January 2, 1899AustinMower
31stAllen J. GreerRepublicanJanuary 3, 1899January 5, 1903Lake CityWabasha
32ndAllen J. GreerRepublicanJanuary 3, 1899January 5, 1903Lake CityWabasha
33rdLytle O. CookeRepublicanJanuary 6, 1903January 4, 1915Lake CityWabasha
34thLytle O. CookeRepublicanJanuary 6, 1903January 4, 1915Lake CityWabasha
35thLytle O. CookeRepublicanJanuary 6, 1903January 4, 1915Lake CityWabasha
36thLytle O. CookeRepublicanJanuary 6, 1903January 4, 1915Lake CityWabasha
37thLytle O. CookeRepublicanJanuary 6, 1903January 4, 1915Lake CityWabasha
38thLytle O. CookeRepublicanJanuary 6, 1903January 4, 1915Lake CityWabasha
39thJames A. CarleyDemocraticJanuary 5, 1915January 5, 1931PlainviewWabasha
40thJames A. CarleyDemocraticJanuary 5, 1915January 5, 1931PlainviewWabasha
41stJames A. CarleyDemocraticJanuary 5, 1915January 5, 1931PlainviewWabasha
42ndJames A. CarleyDemocraticJanuary 5, 1915January 5, 1931PlainviewWabasha
43rdJames A. CarleyDemocraticJanuary 5, 1915January 5, 1931PlainviewWabasha
44thJames A. CarleyDemocraticJanuary 5, 1915January 5, 1931PlainviewWabasha
45thJames A. CarleyDemocraticJanuary 5, 1915January 5, 1931PlainviewWabasha
46thJames A. CarleyDemocraticJanuary 5, 1915January 5, 1931PlainviewWabasha
47thBlake C. Fisk, Sr.Non-partisanJanuary 6, 1931January 7, 1935WabashaWabasha
48thBlake C. Fisk, Sr.Non-partisanJanuary 6, 1931January 7, 1935WabashaWabasha
49thJames A. CarleyDemocraticJanuary 8, 1935May 14, 1952PlainviewWabasha
50thJames A. CarleyDemocraticJanuary 8, 1935May 14, 1952PlainviewWabasha
51stJames A. CarleyDemocraticJanuary 8, 1935May 14, 1952PlainviewWabasha
52ndJames A. CarleyDemocraticJanuary 8, 1935May 14, 1952PlainviewWabasha
53rdJames A. CarleyDemocraticJanuary 8, 1935May 14, 1952PlainviewWabasha
54thJames A. CarleyDFLJanuary 8, 1935May 14, 1952PlainviewWabasha
55thJames A. CarleyDFLJanuary 8, 1935May 14, 1952PlainviewWabasha
56thJames A. CarleyDFLJanuary 8, 1935May 14, 1952PlainviewWabasha
57thJames A. CarleyDFLJanuary 8, 1935May 14, 1952PlainviewWabasha
57thVacantMay 14, 1952January 5, 1953PlainviewWabasha
58thRobert R. DunlapConservativeJanuary 6, 1953January 2, 1967PlainviewWabasha
59thRobert R. DunlapConservativeJanuary 6, 1953January 2, 1967PlainviewWabasha
60thRobert R. DunlapConservativeJanuary 6, 1953January 2, 1967PlainviewWabasha
61stRobert R. DunlapConservativeJanuary 6, 1953January 2, 1967PlainviewWabasha
62ndRobert R. DunlapConservativeJanuary 6, 1953January 2, 1967PlainviewWabasha
63rdRobert R. DunlapConservativeJanuary 6, 1953January 2, 1967PlainviewOlmsted
Wabasha
64thRobert R. DunlapConservativeJanuary 6, 1953January 2, 1967PlainviewOlmsted
Wabasha
65thCliff SommerConservativeJanuary 3, 1967January 4, 1971OwatonnaDodge
Olmsted
Steele
66thCliff SommerConservativeJanuary 3, 1967January 4, 1971OwatonnaDodge
Olmsted
Steele
67thMel FrederickConservativeJanuary 5, 1971January 1, 1973West ConcordDodge
Olmsted
Steele
68thNorbert P. Arnold, Jr.LiberalJanuary 2, 1973January 3, 1977PengillyBeltrami
Itasca
Koochiching
69thNorbert P. Arnold, Jr.LiberalJanuary 2, 1973January 3, 1977PengillyBeltrami
Itasca
Koochiching
70thBob LessardDFLJanuary 4, 1977January 2, 2001International FallsBeltrami
Itasca
Koochiching
71stBob LessardDFLJanuary 4, 1977January 2, 2001International FallsBeltrami
Itasca
Koochiching
72ndBob LessardDFLJanuary 4, 1977January 2, 2001International FallsBeltrami
Itasca
Koochiching
73rdBob LessardDFLJanuary 4, 1977January 2, 2001International FallsItasca
Koochiching
74thBob LessardDFLJanuary 4, 1977January 2, 2001International FallsItasca
Koochiching
75thBob LessardDFLJanuary 4, 1977January 2, 2001International FallsItasca
Koochiching
76thBob LessardDFLJanuary 4, 1977January 2, 2001International FallsItasca
Koochiching
77thBob LessardDFLJanuary 4, 1977January 2, 2001International FallsItasca
Koochiching
78thBob LessardDFLJanuary 4, 1977January 2, 2001International FallsAitkin
Itasca
Koochiching
St. Louis
79thBob LessardDFLJanuary 4, 1977January 2, 2001International FallsAitkin
Itasca
Koochiching
St. Louis
80thBob LessardDFLJanuary 4, 1977January 2, 2001International FallsAitkin
Itasca
Koochiching
St. Louis
81stBob LessardDFLJanuary 4, 1977January 2, 2001International FallsAitkin
Itasca
Koochiching
St. Louis
82ndBob LessardIndependenceJanuary 2, 2001January 6, 2003International FallsAitkin
Itasca
Koochiching
St. Louis
83rdTom SaxhaugDFLJanuary 7, 2003January 7, 2013Grand RapidsAitkin
Itasca
Koochiching
Lake of the Woods
84thTom SaxhaugDFLJanuary 7, 2003January 7, 2013Grand RapidsAitkin
Itasca
Koochiching
Lake of the Woods
85thTom SaxhaugDFLJanuary 7, 2003January 7, 2013Grand RapidsAitkin
Itasca
Koochiching
Lake of the Woods
86thTom SaxhaugDFLJanuary 7, 2003January 7, 2013Grand RapidsAitkin
Itasca
Koochiching
Lake of the Woods
87thTom SaxhaugDFLJanuary 7, 2003January 7, 2013Grand RapidsAitkin
Itasca
Koochiching
Lake of the Woods
88thTom BakkDFLJanuary 8, 2013January 2, 2023CookCook
Koochiching
Lake
St. Louis
89thTom BakkDFLJanuary 8, 2013January 2, 2023CookCook
Koochiching
Lake
St. Louis
90thTom BakkDFLJanuary 8, 2013January 2, 2023CookCook
Koochiching
Lake
St. Louis
91stTom BakkIndependentJanuary 8, 2013January 2, 2023CookCook
Koochiching
Lake
St. Louis
92ndTom BakkIndependentJanuary 8, 2013January 2, 2023CookCook
Koochiching
Lake
St. Louis
93rdGrant HauschildDFLJanuary 3, 2023IncumbentHermantownCook
Itasca
Koochiching
Lake
St. Louis